Old + New West: Heritage Homes
Queen’s Park neighbourhood was one of New Westminster’s original suburban areas. In 1859, the Royal Engineers marked out the area that is now known as Queen’s Park. This included road allowances for wide streets and landscaped boulevards. The area soon began to attract various merchants and entrepreneurs who sought a prestigious location to live away […]
Old + New West: Brewery District
After the great fire of 1898, the New Westminster Brewery, originally located on the corner of Carnarvon and Eighth Street in downtown New Westminster, was rebuilt at Brunette and Columbia on the site of the defunct Jamieson brewery. After prohibition ended in 1920, the Sapperton Brewery was able to prosper, in part because of its […]
New West Grand Prix 2019
Starting in the late afternoon of July 9, Downtown New West will be quite different from all other Tuesdays. Instead of cars going up and down on 8th Street, more than 200 cyclists will be pedaling hard up the hill climb. Rather than sidewalks with a handful of pedestrians, spectators will cheer as loud as […]
Old + New West: Cycling
Gerald Hobbis, more popularly known as Cap, sold his first bicycle in 1932. In order to make it through the Depression and the war years, Cap and his brothers would take used bikes and fix them up. They made sure to rent out bikes as well. Cap’s Bike Shop and Original Bicycle Museum is still […]
Paddlewheeler Riverboat Tours: Celebrating 30 Wonderful Years Along the Fraser
♥ Happy 30th Anniversary! ♥ A treasured fixture to the Royal City is celebrating it’s 30th Birthday this Sunday. Congratulations to Paddlewheeler Riverboat Tours, plus the amazing team who runs the company, for hitting such an admirable milestone! If you haven’t taken this famous downstream tour yet, you’re surely missing out. Considered an essential BC […]
15 Things to Eat, See & Do in New West This July
Your definitive, fun-filled guide to taking on New West this July: yummy food, interesting eye-candy and awe-inspiring attractions, galore!
Tinypreneurs Club: A “Tiny” Insight Into the Future
Tinypreneurs Club is a non-profit organization structured for children, ages 5 to 15, to hone-in on their specialized crafts.
Retro New West: Capital City Arcade & Anny’s Dairy Bar
Retro: something that is imitative of a style, fashion, or design from the recent past. It could just be that Capital City Arcade has been transported to modern-day New West‒straight out of an 80’s flick. Or, maybe more likely, this new fixture to Sapperton is an overt homage to our never ending obsession for all […]
Old + New West – Queen’s Park Part 2
1914-1929: World War 1 and its Aftermath After Britain’s declaration of war on Germany on August 4, 1914, New West immediately felt the impact. The provincial exhibition was cancelled for the duration of the war and exhibitions buildings within the park became army barracks for recruits stationed in the city. However, even through the war, […]
Old + New West: Salmonbellies
Tomorrow marks the 130th anniversary of the New Westminster Salmonbellies’ first ever game. Although Lacrosse originated in eastern Canada, in the late 19th century the sport gradually made its way West and grew in popularity among the early settlers of the province of British Columbia. In 1880, two young lacrosse players from Ontario named Joseph […]