Storage Facility + First Costco Business Centre

Issue #268

Author

Carla McNeil
June 20, 2025

Inside the New West Spotlight

 🌦️ Weather - Cloudy with showers

 😜 Rain Joke - Why was the math book sad during the storm? ➕➗ 

 🔦 Business Spotlight - Dependable Brake and Muffler

 🗓️ New West Events - Lots to choose from

 🗞️ New West Local News - Storage Facility + First Costco Business Centre

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Local New Westminster Weather

Historical Records for Today - Record high 25.6 2018 - Record low 8.9 2014

Dependable Brake & Muffler has earned a reputation as one of New Westminster’s top automotive service centres. Located at 202 6th Avenue, this well-known shop provides complete service for all types of vehicles—domestic and imports alike. From high-performance exhaust systems to custom pipe bending up to three inches, their team handles it all with precision and care.

This year’s tournament will take place on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at the scenic Mayfair Lakes Golf & Country Club in Richmond. Register today! Whether you’re swinging clubs or just soaking in the atmosphere, there’s something for everyone:

  • 🎯 FOUR Hole-in-One contests—each offering a chance to win up to $50,000 in prizes (cash, a new car, and more)

  • 🏆 Competitions for longest drive, straightest drive, and closest to the pin

  • 🍴 Delicious food and refreshments are served throughout the course

  • 🎉 A buffet dinner and awards banquet to close the day

  • 💎 And yes, someone once won a $15,000 diamond ring—so it really can happen!

Can’t attend the tournament? There’s still a way to take part—the online auction from July 05 to July 27, 2025, lets anyone in the community bid on exciting items from the comfort of home.

“Rotary builds playgrounds, supports students, and runs community projects,” she adds. “I think it’s important to give back to the place where you live and work. New West has this unique small-town feel, and events like this help keep that spirit alive.”

What truly sets Dependable Brake & Muffler apart is its commitment to honest, reliable service. Customers frequently praise the shop’s fair pricing, high-quality work, and the genuine kindness of the team. Joe, Frank, and their staff are known for going the extra mile—sometimes not even charging for small adjustments just to help a customer out.

Supporting local businesses means supporting the heart of our community!

Address: 202 6th Ave., New Westminster, BC V3L 1T6, Canada

Already know, like, and trust this business? Be sure to support Dependable Brake and Muffler, and leave them a Google Review

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Check out all of our local New Westminster Events

June 20, 2025

🍔 Between 2 Buns – 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM

🎉 Summer Solstice Patio Party – 5:00 PM at Match Eatery & Public House

👨‍🍳Culinary Kitchen – 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

🎲 Friendsday Night Board Games – Doors open at 6:00 PM

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

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

🎶 Westside Swing Band Saperton Community Hall – 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM

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

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

💃 Electric Ballroom – RedBar Lounge @ Starlight Casino

🎲 Board Night Game – Phantom Alley

June 21, 2025

📰 Shred A Thon – 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 National Indigenous People’s Day – 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM

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

⛪️ FÊTE DE LA SAINT-JEAN-BAPTISTE – 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM

🍅 Ask-A-Dietician – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

👕 Clothing swap ( event by donation) – 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM

🍩 B2B + Donuts – 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM

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

🚲️ Youth Cycle Express: $2 Drop-in for Youth – (For youth ages 13 - 18) 4:00 PM to 4:45 PM

🥍 Salmonbellies vs Timbermen – 5:00 PM @ Frank Crane Arena

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

💃 Electric Ballroom – RedBar Lounge @ Starlight Casino

🕹️ Fighting Game Night – Phantom Alley

June 22, 2025

🧘 Free Guided Meditation Session by Heartfulness – 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM

🚲️ Cap's Flat Repair Clinic – 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

🤸‍♀️ Women's Health and Fitness – 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

🎉 Festa de Junina at Rainbow Play Cafe! – 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

🎭️ The Chocolate Factory – 11:00 AM & 4:00 PM @ Massey Theatre

🍻 SO 11: Steal and Oak Anniversary Party – 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM

🍩 B2B + Donuts – 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM

⛸️ Public Skate – 1:15 PM to 2:45 PM

 🐂 Purpose High School: Mechanical Bull - Bullys - 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM

🧘 Meditation Class – 3:15 PM to 4:30 PM

🧘 Yang Tai Chi 24 form – 5:00 PM

🏈 Sunday and Monday Night Football – at the Terminal Pub

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LADERA RANCH, Calif. — Strategic Storage Growth Trust III, Inc. (SSGT III), a private real estate investment trust sponsored by an affiliate of SmartStop Self Storage REIT, has acquired a 1.18-acre parcel of land in New Westminster, British Columbia. The acquisition, made in collaboration with SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust, is part of a strategic expansion into high-growth Canadian markets.

The site, located on Tanaka Court with visibility from Boyd Street and Highway 91A, will become the future home of a six-story, Class A self-storage facility. Once completed, the facility will offer around 99,260 net rentable square feet, featuring approximately 1,170 climate-controlled storage units and two elevators to ensure convenient access.

Queensborough, once an industrial area, has rapidly evolved into a dense residential neighborhood with rising household incomes and a limited supply of self-storage options. The new development aims to meet growing demand in not only Queensborough but also surrounding areas such as Queen’s Park, Sapperton, Downtown New Westminster, Brow of the Hill, Glenbrooke North, and Victory Heights.

Construction is expected to begin in the second half of 2026, with a soft opening anticipated in late 2027.

SSGT III focuses on growth-oriented self-storage investments in North America and currently holds a portfolio of 16 operational properties across the U.S. and Canada. This New Westminster site represents a strategic move to strengthen its footprint in underdeveloped but high-potential regions of Greater Vancouver.

Photo by Daniel Chai/Daily Hive

The very first Costco Business Centre in Metro Vancouver is showing early signs of life, with construction preparations now visible at its future home in New Westminster’s Queensborough district. But before shoppers start planning their next bulk haul, it’s important to understand — this won’t be a typical Costco store.

Unlike the familiar Costco warehouse stores that cater to everyday households, the Costco Business Centre is designed specifically for businesses. These locations offer an entirely different shopping experience: no rotisserie chickens, clothing aisles, or optical departments here. Instead, expect pallet-load quantities of dry goods, commercial-grade kitchen equipment, office supplies, vending machine snacks, and even janitorial supplies. While regular members can still shop at Business Centres, the store’s layout and product selection are built with business customers in mind.

Located at 1085 Tanaka Court, the future store is taking over a former Lowe’s building just southwest of the Queensborough Landing Outlet Mall, near Value Village and Starlight Casino. The site spans roughly 13 acres and features a 142,400 sq. ft. building, which will be repurposed with some exterior modifications. Plans include the removal of the old Garden Centre’s roof and an upgrade to the surface parking lot — widening the stalls while reducing their number from 587 to 522.

Beedie, a local developer, acquired the property for $74 million in June 2024 following Lowe’s closure in 2023. The City of New Westminster issued a development permit in February 2025, and while no official opening date has been announced, a “Coming Soon!” sign now marks the site.

At present, the building remains boarded up, with only a couple of heavy-duty construction vehicles on site. But news of the project has already ignited buzz in the local community. Many residents are eager to have access to business-sized inventory without traveling to the U.S., while others are bracing for increased traffic congestion in the area.

Once complete, this location will join Costco’s limited but growing network of Business Centres in Canada — and expand the company’s presence in British Columbia, where it already operates 14 regular warehouse stores, including seven in Metro Vancouver. Costco also has plans to open at least two more locations in the region.

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⛈️ Why was the math book sad during the storm? ➕➗ 

It had too many problems to solve while it was raining. ⁉️ 

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