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

🎃 Halloweekend: Strange Things on the Fraser – 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

💆 Kinsight Infant Massage at Quayside – 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM

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

🎨 New West Craft River Market – 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

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

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

👻 Spook-Tacular Saturday at Royal City Centre! – 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM

📖 Ukrainian Storytime (All Ages) – 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

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

🦇 Hallowe'en on the Quay 2026 – 5:00 PM to 7:00 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

🎃 Nightmare at Sapperton | Halloween Costume Party 2026 – 6:00 PM to 2:00 AM

🦊 Halloween at the Grey Fox – 8:00 PM

🎉 Halloween Party at Kelly O'Bryan's – 8:00 PM to 12:30 AM

😱 Halloween at Match – 9:00 PM

👻 DJ + Costume Pary at Georgie's Local – 9:00 PM

🧛 Celebrate Halloween at Quayside Tiki Bar – 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

🎃 Pumpkin Smash – 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM

☕ Coffee, Community and Conversation – 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM

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

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

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

🎨 Collage Workshop at Arrieta Art Studio – 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

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

✨ City Hall Illumination – Red – Project Red Ribbon – 5:00 PM

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

🎤 Kanan Gill: Not This Again – 7:00 PM

🎭 Comedy with an accent at the Flapper Lounge – 8:30 PM to 10:00 PM

🚑 Canadian Red Cross First Aid Training

🧸 Drop-in Play at Quayside – 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM

🛝 Babytalk Drop-in at Quayside – 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

🧘 Peace, Be Still Monday Meditation – 10:30 AM to 11:15 AM

✨ City Hall Illumination - Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month – 5:00 PM

🧩 Steel & Oak Puzzle Mondays – 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

🎨 Downtown’s Living Room at Anvil Centre – 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM

🎨 Evergreen Centrepiece Workshop (8+ years) – 5:45 PM to 8:00 PM

🎙 Begbie's Open Mic – 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM

Arts New West is presenting Visual Dialogue on Death & Dying, a community exhibition exploring death, dying, grief and loss through art. Featuring artists from across the Lower Mainland, the exhibition invites visitors to reflect on the many ways people experience and express grief — reminding us that there is no single right way to navigate loss.

The exhibition runs November 2–29, 2026, at the Gallery at Queen’s Park, with gallery hours Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

An opening reception is scheduled for Thursday, November 5, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., offering an opportunity to experience the exhibition and engage with its thoughtful themes.

The showcase is part of the fifth annual Dialogue on Death & Dying, organized around community workshops and engagement from November 2–13. The initiative is led by the New West Hospice Society, which works to encourage compassionate community conversations about end-of-life experiences and supporting loved ones.

By bringing art and community together, the exhibition creates space for reflection, connection and more open conversations about subjects that can be difficult to discuss.

For details about the broader Dialogue on Death & Dying program, visit the New West Hospice Society website.

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Construction is set to begin this week on Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Streets in New Westminster, bringing new walking and cycling improvements to the area between Columbia Street and London Street.

The project is part of the City’s Active Transportation Network Plan, with designs adjusted following public feedback gathered in summer 2025.

Planned upgrades include traffic diverters, speed cushions, improved sidewalks, quick-build protected bike lanes, and signal and street lighting improvements. Work will start on Ninth Street with the installation of speed cushions.

Construction is expected to run from October 2026 through spring 2027, weather permitting. Work hours are Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., with Saturday work possible from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Residents, commuters and local businesses should prepare for temporary lane closures, parking restrictions and traffic pattern changes. The City says access to homes and businesses, along with garbage and recycling services, will be maintained throughout construction.

People travelling through the area are encouraged to follow posted signs and detours. Updates are available through the City of New Westminster’s Roadworks page.

Check the City’s Roadworks Updates

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