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🤖 How well do you know New West?

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🗣 Spanish Parent Support Circle (registered group) – 12:00 PM

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

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

🗣 English Conversation Circles – Friday Sessions – 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM

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

🎨 BYOB Paint Night – 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

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

🎲 Howe Sound Hitmix Bingo – 7:00 PM

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

👻 The Ghosts of New Westminster at Hyack Square – 7:00 PM

🎸 Sip n’ Strum Fridays at Mechanics of Music – 7:00 PM

🎲 Georgie’s Local Hot Bitch Rock & Roll Bingo – 7:00 PM

🧘 Healing Sound Bath at Yoga at the Quay – 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

👱‍♀ The Weight of Hair | Artist Talk + Reception – 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

🍸 Cocktails and Conjuring at the Flapper Lounge – 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

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

🎭 Murder For two at Anvil Theatre – 7:30 PM

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

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

🌱 Glenbrook Ravine Stewardship Event – 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

👩‍🚒 New Westminster Fire & Rescue Services Open House – 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

🗣 English Conversation Circles – 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM

🧑‍🎨 Cultural Crawl Kids' Art Workshop with Lee Chin – 11:00 AM

🎃 2026 All Hallows’ Eve Craft Market – 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

🎨 New West Cultural Crawl 2026 – 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM

🚢 Samson V Museum – 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM

🎂 Cake Festival Pop-Up: 2nd Edition – 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM

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

🌿 Nature to Art - Create your own herbarium – 2:30 PM

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

🏀 Rwandan community Hoops – 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM

🎶 Live Music Saturday's at the Flapper Lounge – 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM

🎸 Live Music Saturday at the Legion Branch 2 – 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM

📖 Talk on Crows and Ravens by June Hunter – 7:00 PM

🎭 Murder For two at Anvil Theatre – 7:30 PM

🎭 Vagabond Players Presents Things My Mother Taught Me – 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM

🎸 Ed, Salve and Friends at the Terminal Pub – 7:30 PM to 11:00 PM

🎶 Saturday Night Live Music at The Terminal Pub – 9:00 PM

🎙 Karaoke Saturdays at Kelly & Carlos O’Bryan’s – 9:00 PM to 12:30 AM

🎶 Georgies After Dark at Georgies Local – 9:30 PM

🕹 Fighting Game Night – Phantom Alley

🎃 2026 All Hallows’ Eve Craft Market – 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

🎨 New West Cultural Crawl 2026 – 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM

🦖 Kids Pokémon League - New West – 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM

🖼 Irving House Community Mural – 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

🚢 Samson V Museum – 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM

🎨 Cultural Crawl Kids' Art Workshop and Storytime – 1:00 PM

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

🎭 Vagabond Players Presents Things My Mother Taught Me – 2:00 PM

🍽 Community Lunch at You N Me' Cafe – 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

✨ City Hall Illumination - KidSport Powered by Sport BC Week – 5:00 PM

🎙 Georgie's Local Sunday Night Open Mic! – 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

🎭 Murder For two at Anvil Theatre – 7:30 PM

Waiting for the bus and wondering, “Where is it?” There’s an app for that.

If you regularly hop on a TransLink bus, SkyTrain or SeaBus around New Westminster, the Transit app could make your next trip a little less guess-and-check.

TransLink has partnered with Transit to give Metro Vancouver riders access to real-time arrivals, trip planning, step-by-step directions and service alerts — all from your phone. Even better, TransLink riders automatically get access to Transit Royale, the app’s premium subscription, at no additional cost.

For New West commuters, that means you can check what's coming up at New Westminster Station, track nearby buses and plan connections before you head out. Routes serving the station include the 102, 103, 105, 106, 109, 112 and 123, alongside the Expo Line.

The app can also help when your usual trip doesn't go according to plan. Service alerts can flag disruptions, moved stops and other changes, while step-by-step directions can help you navigate an unfamiliar route.

So before you sprint for the bus stop or spend five minutes wondering whether you just missed your bus, check the app first.

📱 Free to download | Available on iOS & Android

👉 [Download Transit and plan your next trip →] TransLink Mobile Services

What does it mean to belong, remember and find your place? Those ideas take centre stage at “What We Carry, Where We Stand: Poetry Reading,” a free and welcoming afternoon of poetry and spoken word during the New West Cultural Crawl.

On Saturday, October 3, from 2:30–3:30 p.m., head to Studio 417 at Anvil Centre for a casual gathering featuring local poets and their work. Presented in partnership with Janet Kvammen, City of New Westminster Poet Laureate, the reading explores themes of belonging, memory, movement and place through the power of poetry.

The event also offers a chance to connect with New West’s creative community and discover the voices and stories that help shape the city. While you’re there, be sure to check out the “What We Carry, Where We Stand” visual art exhibition on the fourth floor of Anvil Centre.

The event is free, offered in English and wheelchair accessible, with gender-neutral washrooms and a relaxed performance setting.

📍 Anvil Centre, Studio 417, 777 Columbia St.
📅 Saturday, October 3
⏰ 2:30–3:30 p.m.
🎟️ Free

📖 Come Listen, Connect & Be Inspired!

Congratulations to last week’s How Well Do You Know New West? winner. 🎉

You’ve won $50 Boston Pizza gift card and a $25 Landmark Cinemas gift card from Kinsight.

To claim your prize, please email, within 48 hours, us at [email protected]. We can’t wait to celebrate with you!

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