As one of Canada’s oldest cities, New Westminster is filled with history and is home to some of the province’s oldest structures. Follow along as we explore its historical roots and learn about the rich past of Downtown New West. We’ve listed four prominent buildings for you to explore, but be sure to do some of your own exploring along the way! Read more...
New West Craft is a handmade market hosted by the Arts Council of New Westminster. New West Craft aims to provide a welcoming environment for crafters, artisans, and makers to share their work with the community. Our markets take place on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of every month from 11 am to 4 pm at River Market in downtown Read more...
It has been suggested that Time was the first measure. Witnessing, questioning and documenting the movement of day into night; the change of seasons; the cyclical movement of sun, moon, and stars…has connected us intimately to our environment. Even before we were human, this type of phenomenological measure was “written into our biology, hard-coded in our DNA as circadian rhythms….coordinat(ing) each of our Read more...
The New West Cultural Crawl is a two-day visual art and cultural festival that celebrates and presents New Westminster’s creative character and diversity. A cultural experience that exists throughout the city’s neighbourhoods. Discover our historical heritage and the ‘New’ New West. New Westminster has a fantastic artistic landscape that continues to evolve with every passing year. Saturday and Sunday the Read more...
October 26-29 at the Surrey Arts Centre November 3-5 at the Anvil Theatre, New Westminster Every drama group has experienced the horrors of what can go wrong on opening night, and the ladies of the F.A.H.E.T.G. Dramatic Society are no different, with the possible exception that almost everything that could happen does! The scenery collapses, cues are missed, lines forgotten, Read more...