Assault Leaves Man Injured + Winter Plant Workshop

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November 06, 2025

🔍️ The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Experience - New West – 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM

🗣️ English Conversation Circles at the Welcome Centre – 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM

👶 Babytime (0-12 months) – 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM

🧸 Baby Social Toy Swap – 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

📝 Resume Clinic with BCNSP – 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM

🍅 Farmers Market – 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM

📚️ Drop-in Wildfires Bookshop – 5:45 PM

🚲️ The Climate Cycle: Bicycles, History and the Road Ahead – 6:00 PM

🌧️ Raincoast Conservation Foundation – 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM

🏘️ A First Time Homebuyer's Workshop – 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

🏙️ City Matters - Massey Victory Heights Edition – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

🪡 Sewing Beginner(50+ years) at təməsew̓txʷ – 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

🍽️ Dine and Donate Local: A Community Dinner for a Cause – 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

🎙️ Georgie's Local Karaoke Night – 7:00 PM

🎭️ Howe Sound New West Bingpot! Thursday Trivia – 7:00 PM

🎙️ The Terminal Pub Colossal Thursdays Karaoke – 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

🎤 Notorious Grey Fox Open Mic Jam – 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM

🦺 Personal Emergency Preparedness Information Session (19+) – 7:15 PM

👣 The 39 Steps at Douglas College – 7:30 PM

November 07, 2025

🔍️ The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Experience - New West – 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM

🧒 Toddler Time (12-36 months) – 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM

👶 Babytime (0-12 months) – 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM

🍼 Baby Social (0-23 months) – 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM

💑 City Love Scavenger Hunt For Couples - New West Area – 1:00 PM

🗣️ English Conversation Circles – 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

📚️ French Reading Buddies (6-9 years) – 4:00 PM to 4:45 PM

🎲 Friendsday Night Board Games – 6:00 PM to 11:30 PM

🎨 Brush Hour Paint Night - Glowing Forest – 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

🎲 Howe Sound Hitmix Bingo – 7:00 PM

🎙️ Howe Sound New West Karaoke Night – 7:00 PM

🎙️ Weekly Karaoke Every Friday – 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM

👣 The 39 Steps at Douglas College – 7:30 PM

🎭️ The Real Inspector Hound at Douglas College – 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM

🎸 Live Music at The Terminal - Mike Van Eyes – 8:30 PM to 11:30 PM

🎙️ Notorious Grey Fox Karaoke Friday Nights – 9:00 PM until Close

Be sure to add your name to the list for advanced access to the New Westminster Digital Christmas Cookbook! Watch the video to see what it is all about.

https://butterflynetworking.ca/christmas-cookbook-2025 

November 08, 2025

🔍️ The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Experience - New West – 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM

🗣️ Spanish Conversation Drop-in – 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

👮‍♀️ BC Women in Law Enforcement 2025 Information Session – 10:00 AM

🗣️ English Conversation Circles – 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM

📖 Storytime and Art Workshop with local author Stephanie Sy – 11:00 AM

🧵 Visible mending with Punjabi embroidery – 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM

💑 City Love Scavenger Hunt For Couples - New West Area – 1:00 PM

🎭️ Semaine nationale de l’immigration francophone - Choc Culture – 1:00 PM

📝 Amnesty International: Write for RIGHTS – 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM

☕️ Cacao y Otoño: Una ceremonia para reconectar – 1:45 PM to 3:30 PM

🐟️ River Basin Days: Spawntaneous Salmon – 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

🎭️ The Real Inspector Hound at Douglas College – 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM

🚲️ Youth Cycle Express: $2 Drop-in for Youth Ages 13 - 18 – 4:00 PM to 4:45 PM

🍽️ Bishop's Gala Dinner at Holy Eucharist Cathedral – 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

🪡 Needle Felting Workshop at Arrieta Art Studio – 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

🎉 12th Annual Chefs Charity Dinner – 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

🎶 Buwa Songs of Life, Love and Possitivity at Massey Theatre – 7:30 PM

🎙️ Karaoke Saturdays at Kelly O’Bryan’s – 9:00 PM

🕺 Saturday Dance Party at Georgie's – 10:00 PM to 1:00 AM

🕹️ Fighting Game Night – Phantom Alley

Working on the Christmas list, expect to see it in a couple of weeks.

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⚠️ Man Injured After Intervening in Attack on 8th Street Overpass

The New Westminster Police Department is asking for the public’s help following a violent assault near River Market on the evening of October 30, 2025.

Around 9:00 p.m., police responded to reports of a group of five people assaulting a man on the pedestrian overpass at the bottom of 8th Street. Officers arrived to find a man suffering from serious but non-life-threatening injuries. He was treated at the scene and later transported to hospital by BC Emergency Health Services.

According to witnesses, the injured man had intervened when he saw three men and two women attacking someone else. The group then turned on him. The original victim and suspects left the area before police arrived.

Investigators are now seeking additional witnesses and dash cam footage from the area of Columbia Street and 8th Street, between 8:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the New Westminster Police Department at 604-525-5411.

👉 Read the full police release here.

🌿 Discover Nature Up Close at the Winter Plant ID Workshop

Sharpen your observation skills and uncover the beauty of winter plants with the Fraser River Discovery Centre’s Winter Plant Identification Workshop on Saturday, November 15, 2025, from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM at 788 Quayside Drive, New Westminster.

When leaves fall and branches bare, there’s still so much to learn outdoors! This engaging, hands-on session will teach participants key traits for identifying trees and shrubs in winter, beginning with an indoor talk followed by an outdoor walk along the New West Boardwalk.

🌱 Instructor: Julia Alards-Tomalin, Program Head for Forest and Natural Areas Management at BCIT and author of Buds, Branches and Bark: A Guide to Winter ID in the Pacific Northwest.

🔍 What to Bring: A magnifying glass or hand lens (if available).
👥 Ages: 16+ | 💲 Fee: CA$28.20 | ⏰ Duration: 2 hours

Explore, observe, and deepen your connection to the natural world — even in the quiet of winter.

👉 Register here to reserve your spot.

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🌧️ What do you call a rainy day with no clouds? ☔️ 

A sunny surprise! 🌞 

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