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Hyack focusing on family fun for 2015

The Hyack Festival Association is embarking on a busy year of activities and is trying to find a way back into the city’s good books. Don Swindells, the association’s 2015 president, said the association has a number of events in the works for 2015.

The Hyack Festival Association is embarking on a busy year of activities and is trying to find a way back into the city’s good books.

Don Swindells, the association’s 2015 president, said the association has a number of events in the works for 2015.

“The Hyack Festival is extremely busy and bringing together people from all across the Pacific Northwest and different parts of British Columbia,” he said. “We do this so they can enjoy the City of New Westminster, the events we put on, whether it’s uptown, downtown, Sapperton – we want to make sure that everyone who comes to New West certainly enjoys the city and what Hyack has to offer.”

Hyack will kick off its 2015 events by crowning Miss New Westminster. The New Westminster Hyack ambassadors speech and presentation evening is being held on Friday, March 27 at 7 p.m. in the Bernie Legge Theatre and the pageant is the following night at Anvil Centre.

The antique fair will take place on the Victoria Day long weekend and the Hyack International Parade will hit the streets the following weekend. The uptown street festival will take place when the May 23 parade ends.

When the Downtown New Westminster Business Improvement Association decided against holding its annual Show and Shine, Hyack offered to host this year’s event.

“The Hyack Festival Association is extremely happy to be taking on the show and shine this year, which will be Sunday, July 12. This has been a long time coming for Hyack,” Swindells said. “We certainly appreciate the downtown BIA giving Hyack the opportunity to take this on. We have had numerous discussions with the BIA.”

Swindells said Hyack aims to offer fun, family-oriented events for all community members.

“Every year the Hyack president has a theme. This year’s theme is Laugh out Loud in New West,” he said, adding the #lolinnewwest hashtag will be found on Twitter. “We are trying to make every event that you come to fun, we want to make it something that you enjoy attending, something you bring your kids to.”