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Downtown New Westminster is getting a little Hollywood action this week — and one local hotel is offering guests the chance to get especially close to it.

The Rookie: North, the new ABC spinoff of the hit series The Rookie, is now filming in B.C. The series stars Jay Ellis as Alex Holland, a man who joins Washington State’s Pierce County Police Department as its oldest rookie.

According to Myrna at the Arundel Mansions Hotel, Tuesday was prep day, with filming scheduled for Wednesday, August 19, including both interior and exterior scenes at the historic downtown hotel.

And that’s not all.

Myrna says filming activity Wednesday morning will also include a car chase on Front Street and around the parkade, before production moves to the Arundel Mansions Hotel for afternoon and evening filming.

For locals who have ever wondered what it would be like to stay inside a building while a television series is being filmed, this could make for a rather unusual New West staycation.

Want in on the action?

Call the Arundel Mansions Hotel at 604-524-9498 and ask for the Special Rookie Rate.

You just might get a front-row seat to a little bit of Hollywood — without leaving New West.

A squirrel caused a brief power outage that affected parts of New Westminster on Monday morning, including Royal Columbian Hospital.

The outage began around 9:15 a.m. in the Uptown and Sapperton neighbourhoods after an electrical fault occurred at the New Westminster Substation. Approximately 5,000 customers were affected.

Power was restored in much of the area within about an hour, according to the City of New Westminster.

Royal Columbian Hospital was among the affected locations. Fraser Health said emergency protocols were activated immediately, with the hospital's backup generator providing power to maintain operations.

There was no reported impact on patient care. Full power was restored at the hospital at approximately 11:05 a.m., after which normal operations resumed.

While the outage was disruptive for thousands of customers, the unexpected culprit was notably small: a squirrel that caused the electrical fault at the substation.

Read the original story at Freshet News

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