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After English, it’s the most common language in New Westminster Naveena Vijayan
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IGNITING AMBITIONS: From left, Jordan Letoria of Prince George , Kar-Hei Ng of Burnaby and Eleanor Szabo of Colwood take part in Camp Ignite at the
Queensborough fire hall. The New Westminster fire department co-hosted the three-day camp with Vancouver and Abbotsford, bringing teenage girls from around B.C. to the Lower Mainland to take part in a variety of activities designed to introduce them to the world of firefighting. In total, 27 teenagers took part in the camp — and photographer Jennifer Gauthier was on hand on Day 1 to take photos. Check out a feature story and more photo coverage on page 9 on this edition, and find more photography online at www.newwestrecord.ca. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER
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While you don’t need a reason to enjoy a cup of Halo Halo, the fact that Tagalog comes out on top among all the nonofficial mother tongues spoken in New Westminster is a valid one to raise a glass or two. The latest 2021 census released by Statistics Canada showed that as many as 3,270 people in New Westminster have Tagalog as their mother tongue (based on single responses) — this is marginally greater than those whose mother tongues are Mandarin (2,955) and Punjabi (2,815). Tagalog is also the most regularly and most often spoken non-official language at home in New Continued on page 3
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