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🧸 Drop-in Play at Quayside – 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM

🎨 DougZine Fest 2026 – 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM

👨‍👩‍👦 Nobody's Perfect Parenting Program – 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM

🎨 Paint & Sip at Match Eatery – 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

🎭 I Like My Trivia Neat | A Scottish Trivia Night – 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM

🧔‍♂ Inperson Dark Horse Men’s Group Open Intake Meeting – 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM

❓ Georgie's Local Trivia Night – 7:00 PM

🎲 Howe Sound Drag Bingo & Trivia – 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

🏃 Steel & Oak Run Club – 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Connect Youth (13+) – 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM

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

🧸 Drop-in Play at Quayside – 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM

👜 DIY Grab-and-Go Emergency Bag Workshop (50+ years) – 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

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

🍼 Baby Social (0-23 months) – 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

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

🎙 Rock Room Karaoke Nights at The Legion – 5:00 PM to 9:00 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

🖊 The Writer’s Chair: Maria Reva – 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

👻 The Ghost of New Westminster – 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM

❓ Steel & Oak Thursday Trivia Night – 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

🧸 Drop-in Play at Quayside – 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM

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🚌 School Field Trip Through Time – 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM

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

🛍 Artisan Craft Sale – 3:00 PM to 7:30 PM

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

🎭 Acting - Beginner (8 - 12 years) – 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM

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

🎲 Howe Sound Hitmix Bingo – 7:00 PM

🎭 Call Me Mommy Comedy Tour – 7:00 PM

🎙 Howe Sound New West Karaoke Night – 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

🤝 Referral Network Monthly Meet up – 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

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

👻 The Ghost of New Westminster – 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM

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

🎭 Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl – 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM

🎶 "We'll Meet Again" Concert: Songs of Hope and Remembrance – 7:30 PM

🎸 Neurodivergent Jam Night – 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM

🎶 Ray Boulay: The Boulay Sound – 9:00 PM

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

Bruce Albert Kinghorn (1938 - 2026) — died October 22, 2026
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Antonia Vanderhelm (1927 - 2026) — died October 22, 2026 in New Westminster
Read The full Obituary Here

Ethel Angelina Simpson (1929 - 2026) — died October 21, 2026
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William Arthur Parker (1940 - 2026) — died October 11, 2026 in New Westminster
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Peter Bernard Legge (1942 - 2026) — died September 29, 2026
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Ready to make music, move to the beat and connect with your creative community? A new monthly jam night is bringing neurodivergent musicians, performers and dancers together in downtown New Westminster!

Organized by Zell Couver, the Neurodivergent Jam Night takes place Friday, November 6, from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at Motion & Music Performing Arts on Carnarvon Street.

Designed as a welcoming, sensory-friendly gathering, the event aims to create more opportunities for neurodivergent artists to perform, collaborate and connect closer to home, without having to travel to Vancouver.

Participants are encouraged to bring their instruments, dance shoes and creativity for an evening of music, movement and community. Queer and disabled artists are especially welcomed, and Douglas College music students are invited to take part as well.

The event is free for neurodisabled performers and artists. Non-disabled artists are encouraged to contribute what they can, with proceeds supporting a Motion and Music bursary to help a student access music or dance lessons.

This is the first in a planned series of monthly jam nights at the venue. Advance RSVP is free, and attendees are asked to leave a note when reserving their spot.

Whether you're a musician, dancer or performer looking to meet like-minded creatives, this is an opportunity to share your talents and build connections in an inclusive local space.

📍 Where: Motion & Music Performing Arts, 630 Carnarvon Street, New Westminster
📅 When: Friday, November 6, 2026
⏰ Time: 7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
🔞 Age: 18+
🎟️ Admission: Free for neurodisabled performers and artists; pay-what-you-can encouraged for non-disabled artists.

🎟️ RSVP for Neurodivergent Jam Night

It's time to celebrate more of the local businesses that make New Westminster special!

This round, we're looking for New Westies' favourites in three delicious, stylish and energetic categories:

🥞 Best Pancakes – Who serves up your favourite stack?

💈 Best Barber – Who keeps New West looking sharp?

💪 Best Fitness Studio – Where do you love to get moving?

Nominations are now closed, and voting is officially OPEN! It's your chance to help your favourite local businesses earn some well-deserved recognition and those coveted Best of New West bragging rights — chosen by New Westies!

Every vote helps make this a meaningful celebration of our local business community.

👉 https://bestof.newwestspotlight.com

Remember to spread the word! Invite your friends, family and neighbours to vote, too.

Let's show our New West businesses some love! ❤️

Today is the LAST DAY to guess for this week’s prize!

🎁 This week’s prize (October 29 - November 4):
Win Gift Basket of Fire Safety Items from New Westminster Firefighters Charitable Society

Head to Facebook and Instagram and drop your guess.
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Thanks to Dynamic Health & Fitness and Fuel Hut for sponsoring

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