New Westminster is Canada’s Recovery Capital
This Saturday marks the annual Recovery Day Festival that New Westminster has hosted for the past several years. Recovery Day- a national day where those who are recovering are celebrated has turned into a vibrant day of celebration as New Westminster transforms into the Recovery Capital of Canada as thousands descend upon the community to […]
New West: Bridal Capital of British Columbia
Weddings require a lot of planning and a lot of work! And it’s for this reason that New West is an attractive destination for prospective brides. We’re a one stop shop for all things matrimony.
New West Museum & Archives: Upcoming Programs & Attractions to End Off 2019
Happy Back-to-School season! As the weather begins to cool and people get back into the swing of their autumn schedules, the New West Museum & Archives soldiers on with an innumerable amount of programs and exhibitions. Read on to learn more about the attractions you’ll FALL for! -Upcoming Exhibits- 1. The Heat Is […]
SFU Philosopher’s Cafe: An Insight into the Human Mind
SFU Philosopher’s Cafe: An Insight into the Human Mind. Expand your perspectives and meet new people! Read more to find out each meeting’s themes and prepare for intellectual conversation!
Old + New West: The Golden Mile
Columbia Street in downtown New Westminster has always served as a central location where people would come and gather. Through time, the street has seen the glorious days of the 40’s and 50’s, when it was known as “The Golden Mile” and it has also faced its fair share of hardships that came along with […]
Retro New West: VRGE & Burger Heaven
The RETRO aspects of New Westminster that remain today! The city that epitomizes blending the old with the new.
Old + New West: CKNW
CKNW plays an important role in the fabric of New Westminster’s history. Even though the radio station is now located in Downtown Vancouver, the station was a product of New Westminster and the station’s birthplace still lives on in the “NW” of the stations call letters. To celebrate its upcoming 75th anniversary, 980 CKNW is […]
Old + New West: Hyack Square
Beginning in 1859, the Royal Engineers surveyed what is now Downtown New Westminster into a grid pattern parallel to the Fraser River. What is now known as Hyack Square was one of the oldest urban squares in the city, first established in 1860 as an extension of Merchant Square. Although New West residents greatly appreciated […]
Old + New West: The Quay
What is now known as the Quay was first surveyed by The Royal Engineers in 1860. They superimposed a grid pattern parallel to the Fraser River on the natural topography of the area with streets running up the hill and avenues across it. The area along the waterfront became a central industrial area for the […]
New West Museum & Archives: Unique Summer Attractions That’ll Keep You Cool!
The New West Museum & Archives has at least one large advantage over other existing museums, and it has to do with our city’s age! For thousands of years, the place we now know as New Westminster has been important to the Indigenous peoples of the North West Coast. As the first capital […]