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New Westminster BC 49°12′39″N 122°54′43″W / 49.2108°N 122.912°W / 49.2108; -122.912 ( William Clarkson House New Westminster municipality ( 16706 )
New Westminster (colloquially known as New West) is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District. It was founded by Major-General Richard Moody as the capital of the Colony of British Columbia in 1858 and continued in that role until the Mainland and Island ...
New Westminster's first city hall was located at the corner of Columbia Street and 6th Street, prior to its relocation in the 1950s. [7] 502 Columbia Street was the home of an Eaton's until 1977 and was an Army & Navy Store from 1978 until the company's dissolution in 2020.
New Westminster City Council is the governing body of New Westminster, British Columbia. The council consists of the mayor of New Westminster, and six councillors elected to serve a four-year term. [1] [2] The council was the first municipal government to be established in mainland British Columbia in 1860 by the Municipal Council Act. [3]
List of historic places in New Westminster; 0–9. 47th Battalion (British Columbia), CEF; 131st Battalion (Westminster), CEF; B. British Columbia Penitentiary; E.
New Westminster City Council: Seat: New Westminster City Hall: Term length: Four years, renewable: Constituting instrument: Municipal Council Act, 1860 Municipal Act, 1872: Inaugural holder: Leonard McClure (president) James Cunningham (mayor) Formation: President: 1860; 165 years ago () Mayor: 1873; 152 years ago () Website: www.newwestcity.ca ...
Most buildings considered "historic" in Alberta are from the post-railway era (e.g. after 1885 in Calgary, after 1891 in Edmonton). ... New Westminster, British ...
The Armoury [1] also called The Armouries [2] is a Canadian Forces armoury located at 530 Queens Avenue (at the corner of 6th Street) in New Westminster, British Columbia and it is the oldest active wooden military structure in Canada. It is the home of The Royal Westminster Regiment, an infantry reserve regiment.