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Thanks to everyone who shared the Q to Q schedule survey with their members. The survey results can be viewed on the Be Heard webpage https://www.beheardnewwest.ca/qtoq . After reviewing the survey results, City of New Westminster staff and the Q to Q Ferry operator are updating the Q to Q Ferry sailing schedule. Effective May 1, 2021, the Q to Q … Read More

Dear Quayside Community Board, Please find an attached letter for distribution to your members. The attachment is in regards to a Structural Change application we’ve submitted to the Province and a Zoning Bylaw text amendment sent to the City. The hopeful result of these applications will be an increase to our Tasting Room occupancy and our temporary patio becoming a permanent fixture. … Read More

The Fraser Health Authority has selected the Lower Mainland Purpose Society as the non-profit operator of a proposed Health Contact Centre at 40 Begbie Street in Downtown New Westminster. As proposed, this centre will include an overdose prevention site and other harm reduction services. Given that you are an important stakeholder in the City, staff want to ensure that we … Read More

[Preface: A Quay resident has expressed their concern that pile driving on the BOSA sites was going to return – when it was promised in the last development – that piling would not be the method of construction used.  Here is BOSA’s reply regarding the use of pile driving techniques to construct the two new towers.] ……From Bosa Development…………  Thank … Read More

[March 8, 2021] New Westminster – On February 27th at approximately 7:00 am New Westminster Police Department officers were called to the Quayside neighbourhood for a report of a disturbance. As officers exited their vehicles they could hear loud music coming from a suite several stories up. After locating the suite which was the source of the loud music, officers … Read More

The Parks & Recreation Department is seeking input from all residents to help develop a long-term strategy called People, Parks and Pups: A strategy for sharing parks and open space in New Westminster. The strategy will consider all points of view in planning, designing and maintaining space for dogs that respects a diversity of park uses. It’s important that we hear all … Read More