If you get too hot after basking in the hammocks, playing a game of beach volleyball or sunning at the urban beach at Westminster Pier Park, you now have a place to cool down.
The latest addition to the riverfront is some water misters that are located on the riverfront, not far from the hammocks and tree planters (and west of the volleyball courts) at Westminster Pier Park.
“We are putting in misters in the timber wharf area,” said Erika Mashig, the city’s parks and open space planner. “I wouldn’t call them water features – they are going to be water misters that cool people down.”
The misters were set to be installed over the course of three days and were expected to be operating by Tuesday, July 7.
Save the date
Families will want to take note of a couple of activities that are taking place in New West on July 18.
The Queen’s Park Healthcare Foundation is presenting an afternoon of fun activities for the whole family, including face painting, Korki the clown, old-fashioned bicycles and bike checkups, a barbecue, an Ask a Vet booth, badminton and bocci. The Victoria Hill Community Day is taking place on Saturday, July 18 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the Woodlands Memorial Park at the Victoria Hill (former Woodlands) site.
July 18 is also the day that the Shadows and Dreams Theatre Company returns to the Queen’s Park Bandshell with its annual summer performance.
This year’s free presentation, Much Ado about Nothing, starts on Saturday, July 18 and continues on Sunday, July 19, Saturday and Sunday July 25 and 26 and Saturday and Sunday Aug. 1 and 2.
Performances run rain or shine – if there’s an audience, there’s a show.
Close-up on heritage
Royal City residents are invited to get up close to parts of the city’s past.
The next New Westminster Historical Society evening will focus on historical research through close-up photography.
“Photographs offer much information about a place, an event, a family, a location and so on. Sometimes a close-up view of a photo can open up a wealth of information,” states a press release.
The New Westminster Historical Society presentation is taking place on Wednesday, July 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the New Westminster Public Library. The program is free and there is no need to pre-register.
Blind Beginnings gets new home
Blind Beginnings is on the move – but it’s not going far.
New West native Shawn Marsolais founded the non-profit organization in 2008 to provide services to children and youth in B.C. who are blind or partially sighted, as well as their families. Born with a de-generative eye condition, Marsolais believes more blind children will reach their full potential when society expects the same of them as it expect of sighted children.
Since its formation, Blind Beginning has been sharing office space at 93 Sixth St. and has seen its programs steadily develop. As of July 1, Blind Beginnings will be located at 227 Sixth St., in a space it will share with Inclusion B.C.
“We are extremely happy to moving into this new space with Inclusion B.C.,” Marsolais said in a press release. “This a great opportunity to connect with other organizations that support people with disabilities, to work with a committed community partner and to capitalize on shared resources and knowledge.”
More information about Blind Beginnings can be found at www.blindbeginnings.ca or on Facebook and Twitter.
