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Sep 11, 2024 · Welcome to New Westminster. Located along the Lower Fraser River, on the homelands of the Halkomelem speaking people, New Westminster is at the center of Metro Vancouver. It has long been a crossroads of people, pathways, and ideas, where innovation and culture are interwoven and celebrated, making this city a great place to live, work, and visit.
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New Westminster (colloquially known as New West) is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District.
Oct 27, 2019 · Top Things to Do in New Westminster, British Columbia: See Tripadvisor's 10,633 traveller reviews and photos of New Westminster tourist attractions. Find what to do today, this weekend, or in October.
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New Westminster is located on the traditional territory of the Coast Salish peoples, and in particular that of the Qayqayt First Nation. The territory is unceded, meaning First Nations never surrendered their land through treatyor other means.
During the Fraser River and Cariboo gold rushes, New Westminster was the mainland’s mercantile centre and transportation hub. However, the city never displaced Victoria’s overall dominance, due to the latter’s easier access to ocean shipping. In 1868, the Legislative Council chose Victoria as the permanent capital of the recently united colonies of...
New Westminster’s population is also ethnically diverse. According to the 2021census, prominent ethnic groups within the city include Chinese(10.9 per cent of the population), South Asian (10.4 per cent), Filipino (8.7 per cent), Black(3.5 per cent) and Korean people (2 per cent). Most immigrants living in New Westminster cite their country of birt...
The salmon canning industry, penitentiary and a Labatt’s brewery were once major employers in the city. Today, major employers include the Royal Columbian Hospital and professional, scientific and technical services. The original SkyTrainline, opened in 1986, included a stop in New Westminster. This, combined with the city’s strategic location as t...
Few of the city’s colonial era buildings remain, the most well known being the Captain William Irving House (1864-65), now the city’s historic centre. A major fire in 1898 wiped out the downtown section and some residential areas. However, many structures built in the following decade survived. Behind the Irving House is the New Westminster Museum ...
From comedy clubs and freeplay arcades to historic shopping areas and paddlewheel boat rides, there truly is no shortage of unique and fun things to do in New Westminster, the first capital of BC, and the oldest official “city” in Western Canada.
Jul 27, 2024 · Home to theatre, festivals, markets, trivia nights, and live music. There are endless things to do in New Westminster.
As a central gathering place for more than 10,000 years, an early pioneer settlement, BC’s oldest incorporated city (1859), and the first capital of British Columbia, the land of New Westminster and the buildings on it tell a long story.
