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Historical Records for Today - Record high 24.4 1945, 1952 - Record low -0.6 1905
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Thursday October 08, 2026
🗣 English Conversation Circles at the Welcome Centre – 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
🌲 Fall Tree Sale – 10:00 AM
👩🍼 Babytime (0-12 months) – 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
📖 Fraser River Literary Festival Storytime and Craft – 11:00 AM
🍼 Baby Social (0-23 months) – 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
🍅 New West Farmers Market – 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
🎙 Rock Room Karaoke Nights at The Legion – 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
🍄 Mushroom Growing Workshop at NWFM – 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
📚 Drop-in Wildfires Bookshop – 5:45 PM
🎙 Georgie's Local Karaoke Night – 7:00 PM
🎭 Howe Sound New West Bingpot! Thursday Trivia – 7:00 PM
❓ Steel & Oak Thursday Trivia Night – 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
🎭 Comedy Exposed at the Flapper Lounge – 7:00 PM to 9:00 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
🎭 Vagabond Players Presents Things My Mother Taught Me – 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
🗳️ Advance Voting Day - General Local Election – 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Friday October 09, 2026
🗳 Advance Voting Day - General Local Election – 8:00 AM to 8:00 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
📚 French Reading Buddies (6-9 years) – 4:00 PM to 4:45 PM
🎲 Friendsday Night Board Games – 6:00 PM to 11:30 PM
🎸 Sip n’ Strum Fridays at Mechanics of Music – 7:00 PM
🎲 Georgie’s Local Hot Bitch Rock & Roll Bingo – 7:00 PM
🎲 Howe Sound Hitmix Bingo – 7:00 PM
🎙 Howe Sound New West Karaoke Night – 7:00 PM
👻 The Ghosts of New Westminster – 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM
🎙 Open Mic Night at You N' Me Cafe – 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
💃 Café Dance Nights at You N Me' Cafe – 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
🎙 Weekly Karaoke Every Friday – 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
🎙 Notorious Grey Fox Karaoke Friday Nights – 9:00 PM until Close
Saturday October 10, 2026
🗳 Advance Voting Day - General Local Election – 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM
🎸 Open Mic Night at You N Me' Cafe – 10:00 AM
🗣 Spanish Conversation Drop-in – 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
🗣 English Conversation Circles – Saturday Sessions – 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
🎭 Aamne Samne – 2:00 PM
🚲 Youth Cycle Express: $2 Drop-in for Youth Ages 13 - 18 – 4:00 PM to 4:45 PM
🎸 Live Music Saturday at the Legion Branch 2 – 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM
🎭 Vagabond Players Presents Things My Mother Taught Me – 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
🎙 Johnny Elvis at The Terminal Pub – 9:00 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
Your old Halloween costume might be someone else’s perfect look.
Before you spend money on a brand-new costume this Halloween, take a peek inside that overflowing costume bin. The New West Farmers Market is giving gently used costumes another chance to shine with its Halloween Costume Swap at Tipperary Park.
From October 15 to 29, market-goers can stop by the info booth between 3 PM and 7 PM to drop off a clean, gently used costume — or simply browse the collection and find a new-to-you costume to take home. And yes, you can take one even if you don’t have a costume to donate.
That means last year’s witch, wizard, superhero, dinosaur or mysteriously expensive costume that was worn exactly once could get a whole new Halloween adventure. It’s also a fun way to save money, keep perfectly good costumes out of the landfill, and embrace a more waste-free, circular approach to Halloween.
The swap runs alongside the New West Farmers Market’s regular Thursday market at Tipperary Park, where you can also shop local produce, prepared foods, crafts and more. The 2026 market season runs through October 29.
🎃 October 15–29
🕒 3 PM–7 PM
📍 Tipperary Park, New Westminster
💰 FREE — no registration required
So, New West, check that costume closet. One person's old costume could be another person's Halloween masterpiece.
New Westminster Police are investigating a residential arson in the 800 block of York Street and are looking into a possible connection to a break and enter reported at the same home just one day earlier.
Police were called by New Westminster Fire and Rescue Services at approximately 3:45 a.m. on October 5, after firefighters responded to a residential fire. Officers had attended the same property the previous day as part of a break and enter investigation.
The investigation is still in its early stages, but police believe both incidents were targeted and are working to determine whether—and how—the two events are connected. The residents were not home when the fire occurred, and no injuries were reported, although the home sustained significant damage.
Investigators are continuing to gather evidence and speak with potential witnesses. Police say there is currently no indication of an ongoing risk to the public.
Anyone with information about either incident is asked to contact the New Westminster Police Department at 604-525-5411.
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