Summer Sparkle 2026 + Roadwork Along Sixth Street

Issue #608

Author

Carla McNeil
May 26, 2026

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Tuesday May 26, 2026

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

📖 Storytime (3-5 years) – 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM

📱 Bring Your Own Device Tech Cafe! – 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

📚️ Young Readers Book Club (9-12 years) – 3:45 PM to 4:45 PM

🎤 Ukulele Level 1 at Mechanics of Music Studio – 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM

🍺 Steel & Oak Beer and Board Games – 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

🎲 Howe Sound Hot B*tch Rock & Roll Bingo – 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

🎭️ Notorious Grey Fox Trivia Tuesdays – 7:00 PM

Wednesday May 27, 2026

💰️ Financial Aid (Welfare) Worker at NWPL – 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 CaRT Peer Navigators – 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM

👶 Babytime (0-23 months) – 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM

🎒 After-School Drop-In (5-12 years) – 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

🎙️ Mayor's State of the City: On the Road – 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM

🎤 Find Your Voice at Mechanics of Music Studio – 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM

📖 Pyjama Storytime (all ages) – 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM

🎨 Paint Nite Brand Creative Events – 6:30 PM to 8:30 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

🎭️ Drag Trivia at The Flapper Lounge – 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

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

❓️Frankie G’s Trivia Night – 7:30 PM

Thursday May 28, 2026

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

🍼 Baby Social – 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

👪️ Family Place Storytime & Play Lab – 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM

🛝 Thrive Together Playgroup (Pre-Registered) – 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM

💄 Tighter and Brighter Event – 4:00 PM to 7:30 PM

📝 New West Chamber AGM & Reception – 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

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

📚️ Drop-in Wildfires Bookshop – 5:45 PM

📜 Women's Poetry Workshop for Newcomers – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

❤️ Heels, Hearts, & Hope Fundraiser – 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM

🎙️ Georgie's Local Karaoke Night – 7:00 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

🎭️ Game on with Melody Mangler at The Flapper Lounge – 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

🎤 Notorious Grey Fox Open Mic Jam – 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM

Photo Courtesy of New Westminster Chamber of Commerce

New Westminster is getting a summer refresh. The New Westminster Chamber of Commerce and the City of New Westminster are inviting businesses, students, and community volunteers to take part in Summer Sparkle 2026, a city-wide beautification project happening June 6.

The initiative will bring volunteers together to help brighten commercial districts across Uptown, Downtown, Sapperton, Queensborough, and the West End through storefront cleanup and basic maintenance projects designed to boost community pride and revitalize local shopping areas.

Local businesses can register to receive volunteer support at no cost, while also having the option to access discounted group rates for additional services such as window cleaning and pressure washing.

Organizers say the event is about more than beautification — it’s an opportunity for the community to connect, support local businesses, and celebrate the neighbourhood spaces where residents shop, gather, and work. Volunteers will also receive snacks courtesy of Costco Business Centre Queensborough.

Registration for both businesses and volunteers is open until May 30.

📍 June 6 | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
🏙️ Locations across New Westminster commercial districts
🤝 Volunteer & business registration now open

Drivers and pedestrians in Uptown New Westminster should prepare for temporary traffic disruptions this week as the City completes concrete sidewalk, curbing, asphalt, and catch basin repairs along Sixth Street between Sixth Avenue and Seventh Avenue.

Construction work is scheduled to take place May 25 to 28 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., with traffic impacts expected throughout the area during working hours.

According to Uptown New West, the alleyway located between Mean Poutine and TD will be closed while crews are on site. Single-lane alternating traffic will also be in effect along Sixth Street between Sixth Avenue and Belmont Street, which may result in delays for drivers and transit users.

Residents and visitors are encouraged to plan ahead, allow extra travel time, and follow directions from traffic control personnel and posted no-parking signage while work is underway.

City officials say the repairs are part of ongoing infrastructure improvements aimed at maintaining safety and accessibility in the Uptown neighbourhood.

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