as seen around New Westminster

River Market @ New Westminster Quay

I recently had the pleasure to spend some time down at the new River Market in New Westminster at the Quay. After shopping a few times at the Donald's Market I ventured further inside to see what other offerings were there.

The great wall tea was my first stop. Friendly staff and aromatic teas are the draw to this lovely little shop. The wall is a clever way to display and store the over 100 types of tea available.The blog Tenth to the Fraser wrote a great review of the tea company here! My family has been enjoying a fantastic Cream Earl Grey - Delicious!

We then checked out the Tiny store beside the tea shop. Everything sold there is made locally. We tried two of the delicious jams; Huckleberry and Saskatoon berry.

I love the art throughout the market including these beautiful panels that hang over the escalators, it really says west coast to me.

The fun art that is all over the market is playful and unexpected.

Even the super modern wash-rooms have fun touches

We attended a birthday party at the Vancouver Circus School

This was a big hit with my five year old daughter, especially the silks and giant trampoline.

I look forward to seeing what else will move into the new market this spring and summer!

“She slipped softly from a summer stream, as seamless as a summer’s dream.”
Toby Barazzuol.

UBE Open house Phase 1

New Westminster, a relatively small city, with some big city issues.

This week Translink is hosting the second of a series of five workshops designed to listen to the public and gain support for the UBE (United Boulevard Extension)

Last December Translink held a few open house discussions on the same topic. Hundreds of local residents turned out to give an opinion. Since I live in Sapperton, the proposed neighbourhood to inherit the new highway extension I also attended some of these meetings.

The opinions as to what the future of transportation in New Westminster should look like differ greatly depending on who you ask.

One thing is certain, there are a lot of drivers in this city and many thousands more travel through New West on their way to other destinations.
This city is a transportation hub, with major traffic on many local streets, a busy truck route, railways, public buses and Skytrain, river transport, huge bridges, bike trails and even some walking paths.

What we want for this city and how to move people and products to and through New Westminster is up for debate, so attend one or more of these meetings and add your voice to the conversation.

Phase 1: Community Concerns and Ideas Workshops

Share your transportation concerns

Saturday, March 12, 2011 9:30 a.m. to noon

Sapperton Pensioners Hall

318 Keary Street, New Westminster

Share your ideas on the solutions

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Sapperton Pensioners Hall

Seed Swap! March 6th 2011

SEEDY SUNDAY
Date: Sunday March 6th, 2-5pm
Location: New Westminster Public Library, Auditorium



Come out to this public event hosted by the New Westminster Community Gardening Society!
Our first seed swap!
Share some seeds and meet other local gardeners.