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What’s happening in New West? Top picks for the June 17 to 19 weekend

1. Take a walk along Front Street and explore Westminster Pier Park and Sapperton Landing at the Pier 2 Landing event on Sunday, June 19. The celebration begins at 11 a.m. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Fourth Street elevator in Pier Park.
Theresa Mcmanus
Pier Park
A pilot project that assessed the idea of allowing beer and wine to be served at special events at Westminster Pier Park has been hailed as a success.

1.  Take a walk along Front Street and explore Westminster Pier Park and Sapperton Landing at the Pier 2 Landing event on Sunday, June 19. The celebration begins at 11 a.m. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Fourth Street elevator in Pier Park. Drop by the three locations between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. to enjoy activities like live entertainment, a barbecue, bike decorating, sandcastle building, community art projects, a pop-up museum, historical and environmental walking tours, cycling tours, a bike rodeo and more. For more information visit newwestcity.ca.

2.  Enjoy an afternoon of fun at the fifth annual Queensborough Children’s Festival, which celebrates children of all ages. The free event, taking place on Saturday, June 18 from noon to 3 p.m. at Ryall Park, includes live entertainment, craft stations, food and more. It runs rain or shine.

3.  Hunt for treasures at the Glenbrooke North Residents’ Association’s 17th annual garage sale on Saturday, June 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The neighbourhood is bounded by McBride Boulevard and Eighth Street and Sixth and 10 avenues. More info is available at www.glenbrookenorth.ca.

4.  Chill by the river and listen to Cranky Molluscs, an acoustic instrumental duo who will be performing a variety of world folk music on Saturday, July 18 from noon to 2 p.m. at River Market. The market is at 810 Quayside Dr.

5.  Pop into Exhibit-DDKG, featuring work by Dan Lefebrvre, Dave Dando, Kevin Jordan and Gavin Sawle. The opening reception takes place on Friday, June 17 from 6 to 11 p.m. at the Sixth Street Pop-up + Gallery at 42 Sixth St. The exhibit will also be open at the same location on Saturday, June 18.

6.  Tell TransLink what you think of the Pattullo Bridge changes being considered on this side of the bridge as part of the bridge replacement project. TransLink is having a public open house and inviting input on connections being considered as part of the bridge replacement project. The drop-in open house is on Saturday, June 18 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sapperton Pensioners Hall, 318 Keary St.

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