Waterfront Walking Tour + We All Need A Home

Issue #614

Author

Carla McNeil
June 01, 2026

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Historical Records for Today - Record high 30.6 1922 - Record low 5.0 1933

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Monday June 01, 2026

🛝 Outdoor Family Playtime Drop in at Moody Park – 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

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

🍽️ Seniors Week Lunch (50+ years) at Century House – 11:30 AM to 1:00 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

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

Tuesday June 02, 2026

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

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Partners in Aging Resource Fair (All ages welcome!) – 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM

📖 Mystery Book Talk at Douglas College Library – 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM

🤝 Client Engagement Event with Metro Vancouver – 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM

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

🚴 Tuesday Night Rides – 6:00 PM to 8:00 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 June 03, 2026

☕️ June Waves Wednesday at Waves Coffee House – 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM

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

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

🎨 Exploring Oil Pastels at Arrieta Art Studio – 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM

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

🐶 Disney's 101 Dalmatians Kids – 6:00 PM to 6:45 PM

🍻 Hyack Festival Burgers and Beers Fundraiser – 6:00 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

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

❓️Frankie G’s Trivia Night – 7:30 PM

Discover the stories that shaped New Westminster’s waterfront during the upcoming Our Working Waterfront Walking Tour hosted by the New Westminster Museum & Archives on June 7.

The guided morning walk will take participants along the city’s historic waterfront while exploring the people, industries, and landmarks that helped build New Westminster into a thriving riverfront community. Led by museum staff, the tour offers a chance to learn more about the city’s maritime roots and evolving waterfront culture through local stories and hidden historical details.

The experience wraps up at Steel & Oak Brewing Co., giving guests the opportunity to continue conversations about New Westminster’s past while enjoying one of the city’s modern waterfront gathering spaces.

The walking tour runs from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. starting at 788 Quayside Drive. Registration is required, and tickets are $5.

A powerful and heartfelt new theatre production is coming to Massey Theatre this June. We All Need A Home, presented by the Self Advocate Theatre Company, explores the importance of safe and accessible housing for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities through storytelling rooted in real lived experiences.

Created and performed by a talented cast of self-advocates, the production blends emotion, humour, and advocacy while shining a spotlight on inclusion, independence, and community connection.

Performances take place on June 4 at 7 p.m., June 5 at 12:30 p.m., and June 6 at 4 p.m. at Massey Theatre in New Westminster. Following each show, audiences are invited to stay for a special Talk Back session with the actors and co-creators.

The production also features accessible performances with ASL interpretation, captions, relaxed theatre settings, sensory-friendly spaces, and wheelchair seating to help ensure an inclusive experience for all attendees.

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