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In just 20 minutes from downtown Vancouver, via SkyTrain, you can discover the Royal City. New Westminster was founded by the Royal Engineers under the command of Colonel Richard Clement Moody, and named by Queen Victoria after her favourite neighbourhood in London, Westminster. The oldest city in western Canada, it was the capital of British Columbia between 1858 and 1866. Founded on a lofty hill where two branches of the Fraser River meet, New Westminster was chosen as much for the strategic value of its natural defenses as for the commercial potential of the area. In 1859, New Westminster was the mainland berth for the fleet of sternwheelers that plied the waters between Victoria and Yale, the starting point of the Cariboo Wagon Road. Fortunately, the only action the young city saw was the furious traffic and trade of the Gold Rush years. On July 17, 1860, New Westminster became the first incorporated city west of the Great Lakes. However, by the late 1860s the Fraser River gold rush had faded, and eventually the city lost its capital status to Victoria on Vancouver Island. In September 1898, the Great Fire destroyed the downtown area of New Westminster, sparing just two buildings - the Queen Hotel and the Burr Block. The citizenry had little choice but to accept the enormous challenge of rebuilding the city, which was accomplished by 1910. Till today, the downtown shopping district along Columbia Street is known as The Golden Mile. Not long ago, it used to be easy to distinguish Vancouver from its neighbours.

Bridges spanned Burrard Inlet and the Fraser River to connect with communities to the north and south, while buffer zones of undeveloped land defined where the Big Smoke left off and all else to the east began. By the 1970s, such distinctions had blurred to the point where one hardly noticed a transition from one city to the next, particularly between Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, and Port Moody. Positioned at the hub of the Greater Vancouver network today, New Westminster is a charming mix of old and new, with a picturesque waterfront and fabulous Victorian architecture - a vibrant and progressive city with a community rich in tradition and respect for its heritage.

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McQuarrie Hunter
Located in New Westminster, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Welcome to McQuarrie Hunter, New Westminster, BC, Canada. We believe that trust is the foundation of a good client-lawyer relationship, and we value the trust that clients have placed in our firm. We work hard to earn the confidence our clients place in...
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Tennis New Westminster
Located in New Westminster, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Welcome to Tennis New Westminster, Canada. Tennis New Westminster offers Tennis lessons are offered during the spring and summer seasons. For more information on our tennis programs check out our Spring and Summer Active Living Guides or call 604-777-510...
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Police Museum
Located in New Westminster, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Welcome to New Westminster Police Museum, New Westminster, Canada. When the new Police Service building opened in September 2001, a second unique event occurred; a new police museum was also opened! Located in the lobby of the new police station at 6th ...
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Old Bavaria Haus
Located in New Westminster, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Welcome to Old Bavaria Haus Restaurant, New Westminster, BC, Canada. Old Bavaria Haus is a nationally acclaimed Restaurant is nestled in a century old home that has been transformed into one of the lower mainland's most popular eating establishments. En...
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Holy Trinity Cathedral
Located in New Westminster, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Welcome to Holy Trinity Cathedral, New Westminster, BC, Canada. This is a historic parish opened in 1859. It has been a place for people to come and explore their faith journeys from the moment the Gold Rush first began to fill the Fraser River with adve...
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Justice Institute
Located in New Westminster, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Welcome to the Justice Institute, New Westminster, Canada. Welcome to the Justice Institute of BC’s new home on the web. As an organization committed to serving the educational needs of our clients and learners, the new site provides both new...
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Irving House
Located in New Westminster, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Welcome to Irving House, New Westminster, Canada. Located in the heart of the "Royal City", Irving House is one of the oldest community heritage sites in the province. Step back to 1865 as you enter the colonial home of Captain William Irving, ...
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The Met Hotel
Located in New Westminster, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Welcome to The Met Hotel, New Westminster, Canada. Greater Vancouver's oldest Heritage Hotel, The Met Hotel. Centrally located in New Westminster, and just steps to SkyTrain. Built in 1892 and originally known as the Burr Block, this building is one of ...
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Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine
Located in New Westminster, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Welcome to the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine , New Westminster, Canada. Naturopathic medicine was established in North America in 1896 by Benedict Lust when he founded the first naturopathic college, the Yungborn Health Institute in New Jers...
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Hillhouse Bed and Breakfast
Located in New Westminster, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Welcome Hillhouse Bed and Breakfast, New Westminster, BC, Canada. Sometimes I can't believe we have run Hillhouse Bed and Breakfast, New Westminster for more than a dozen years. This 1910 heritage home was the original home for eleven children and their ...
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Douglas College
Located in New Westminster, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Welcome to Douglas College, New Westminster, Canada. Douglas College is a major community college with two campuses in Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, one in New Westminster. A friendly college, Douglas College sports a team of excellent, a...
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New Westminster Museum
Located in New Westminster, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Welcome to New Westminster Museum, New Westminster, Canada. he New Westminster Museum’s long-term exhibitions concentrate on the local history of New Westminster through a series of displays. Exhibition themes represent the cultural heritage of the Roy...
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Inn at Westminster
Located in New Westminster, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Welcome to the Inn at Westminster, New Westminster, Canada. Overlooking the mighty Fraser River, The Inn at Westminster Quay Hotel is located in the heart of historic New Westminster, BC. Our New Westminster hotel features over 120 guestrooms with majest...
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The West Coast College of Massage Therapy
Located in New Westminster, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Welcome to The West Coast College of Massage Therapy, New Westminster, BC, Canada. Established in 1983 the West Coast College of Massage Therapy was the first and founding college of massage therapy education and training in British Columbia. Fully accre...
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New Westminster Floral Company
Located in New Westminster, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Welcome to New Westminster Floral Company, New Westminster, Canada. New Westminster Floral Company is your flower shop serving New Westminster, Burnaby, Coquitlam and the greater Vancouver area. We deliver everywhere in British Columbia, across Canada an...
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The Met Bar and Grill
Located in New Westminster, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Welcome to The Met Bar and Grill, New Westminster, BC, Canada.Located in the Met Hotel, this award winning pub has a seating capacity of 150 as well as an outside patio. The Met Bar and Grill offers daily food and drink specials are available, as well as ...
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Inn at Westminster Quay
Located in New Westminster, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The Inn at Westminster Quay Hotel is located in the heart of historic New Westminster, British Columbia overlooks the might Fraser River. The New Westminster hotel presents 120 guestrooms which offer majestic waterviews, avail yourself of complimentary hi...
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Massey Theatre
Located in New Westminster, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Welcome to the Massey Theatre, New Westminster, DC, Canada. Massey Theatre was origninally called the Vincent Massey Theatre. Vincent Massey was, of course, the first Canadian Governor General of Canada as well as the author of the pivotal "Massey Repor...
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The Boathouse Restaurant
Located in New Westminster, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Welcome to The Boathouse Restaurant, New Westminster, BC, Canada. Best of the west coast is presented at The Boathouse Restaurant, New Westminster. Only the best from BC waters farms and vineyards. We are committed to oceanwise principals and a financia...
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Samson V Maritime Museum
Located in New Westminster, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The Samson V is an old steam powered paddlewheeler that spent 40 years chugging up and down the Fraser River doing duty as a snag puller. Today the grand old dame is docked permanently at the New Westminster Quay, British Columbia as a floating museum kn...
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Boathouse Restaurant
Located in New Westminster, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
A warm welcome to you from the delectable Boathouse Restaurant. Specializing in the ultimate West Coast dining experience, offering the best quality and freshest seafood and premium meats in New Westminster. Proudly featuring an extensive wine list wit...
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