In the Community

You can get some quality SPF30 mineral sunscreen at Moody and Hume Park outdoor pools and the Grimston Park wading pool this summer.

Is flash mob still a thing? Turns out it is — a group of food enthusiasts plans to organize a surprise gathering at a different New Westminster-based small business every month. Their first ‘dessert and coffee flash mob’ was at Coming Home café on Sixth Street.

At New West's Poetry in the Park, you can see how the spoken word artists turn their deepest emotions around loss, anger, grief and acceptance into skillfully constructed poems — and also share one of yours.

There are a ton of ways to celebrate British Columbia Day this weekend. But the sweetest way is to nosh on the province's own classic dessert, the Nanaimo bar. 

About 26 direct descendants of Captain William Irving, who built Irving House over 150 years ago, gathered for the 60th wedding anniversary of his great-great-grandchild Grant Irving Briggs and his wife. The Record joined the celebrations.

Garden Gals have been creating nature-inspired paintings and art installations in New Westminster for 18 years now. For their new show, they challenged themselves to do something new: make visually-striking art with old and discarded objects.

What's happening at Fraser River Discovery Centre on the long weekend?

New Westminster’s Another Beer Company is celebrating its third anniversary this weekend, with a beer festival that’s aptly named ‘Cool’.

Thanks to New West’s brand new club, now it’s easier than ever to get your paddles out and be part of the global trend of pickleball. Join the club’s upcoming fundraiser tournament and get to meet the players, and play a round or two.

Armed Forces, veterans and first responders get in free to Salmonbellies July 28 game against the Coquitlam Adanacs