Category: News & Events

  • CITY: Q2Q Ferry Schedule Announced

    CITY: Q2Q Ferry Schedule Announced

    Thanks to everyone who shared the Q to Q schedule survey with their members. The survey results can be viewed on the Be Heard webpage https://www.beheardnewwest.ca/qtoq . After reviewing the survey results, City of New Westminster staff and the Q to Q Ferry operator are updating the Q to Q Ferry sailing schedule. Effective May 1,…

  • QCB: Steel & Oak Seeks Expansion

    QCB: Steel & Oak Seeks Expansion

    Dear Quayside Community Board, Please find an attached letter for distribution to your members. The attachment is in regards to a Structural Change application we’ve submitted to the Province and a Zoning Bylaw text amendment sent to the City. The hopeful result of these applications will be an increase to our Tasting Room occupancy and our temporary…

  • FRASER HEALTH: Health Contact Centre coming to Begbie

    FRASER HEALTH: Health Contact Centre coming to Begbie

    The Fraser Health Authority has selected the Lower Mainland Purpose Society as the non-profit operator of a proposed Health Contact Centre at 40 Begbie Street in Downtown New Westminster. As proposed, this centre will include an overdose prevention site and other harm reduction services. Given that you are an important stakeholder in the City, staff…

  • DEVELOPMENT: BOSA PILE DRIVING RETURNS

    DEVELOPMENT: BOSA PILE DRIVING RETURNS

    [Preface: A Quay resident has expressed their concern that pile driving on the BOSA sites was going to return – when it was promised in the last development – that piling would not be the method of construction used.  Here is BOSA’s reply regarding the use of pile driving techniques to construct the two new…

  • SECURITY: Seizure of guns, drugs, and $$$

    SECURITY: Seizure of guns, drugs, and $$$

    [March 8, 2021] New Westminster – On February 27th at approximately 7:00 am New Westminster Police Department officers were called to the Quayside neighbourhood for a report of a disturbance. As officers exited their vehicles they could hear loud music coming from a suite several stories up. After locating the suite which was the source…

  • CITY: People, Parks & Pups

    CITY: People, Parks & Pups

    The Parks & Recreation Department is seeking input from all residents to help develop a long-term strategy called People, Parks and Pups: A strategy for sharing parks and open space in New Westminster. The strategy will consider all points of view in planning, designing and maintaining space for dogs that respects a diversity of park uses. It’s…

  • CITY: Q2Q Ferry wants to hear from you!

    CITY: Q2Q Ferry wants to hear from you!

    The City is running a survey on the Q to Q ferry service schedule and we’d love your help in getting the word out! The survey is open until March 24 and can be found here: https://www.beheardnewwest.ca/qtoq This brief survey is your opportunity to let us know what schedule would best meet your needs. Once the survey…

  • CITY: 1% Levy Tax Returns 2021

    CITY: 1% Levy Tax Returns 2021

    [cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_custom_headline level=”h5″ accent=”false”]New Westminster to reinstate 1% climate action levy in 2021[/x_custom_headline][cs_text] Dec 2, 2020 3:31 PM By: Theresa McManus | New Westminster RECORD A 1% climate action levy is returning…

  • Indigenous ‘Place of Learning’ Coming

    Indigenous ‘Place of Learning’ Coming

    [cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_custom_headline level=”h5″ accent=”false”]New Place of Learning about Indigenous heritage proposed for New Westminster[/x_custom_headline][cs_text] Dec 3, 2020 3:19 PM By: Theresea McManus New Westminster RECORD The Musqueam Indian Band and Fraser River…

  • CITY: ‘Shine Bright’ Dec 5-Jan 3

    CITY: ‘Shine Bright’ Dec 5-Jan 3

    [cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_custom_headline level=”h5″ accent=”false”]Let’s come together to light up New West![/x_custom_headline][cs_text]We are excited to introduce the Shine Bright New West holiday campaign. Residents, businesses, and community organizations are encouraged to collectively light…