News & Updates

A 133-year-old Queen’s Park heritage home at 239 Fourth Street is back on the market, offered “as-is, where-is” and in need of major reconstruction. The protected property remains within the Queen’s Park Heritage Conservation Area, with the City expecting it to be retained and restored. Could a buyer with vision and a commitment to heritage conservation give this remarkable house a new chapter?... read more

New Westminster City Council has approved an updated funding strategy for the Massey Victory Heights Street Lighting Replacement Program, including additional project funding. While costs have increased, the City's commitment to restore five original heritage lamp standards remains unchanged.... read more

The heritage street lights of Massey-Victory Heights have become the focus of an important community conversation about infrastructure renewal, neighbourhood character, and heritage preservation. Residents have their say in the design of the new, heritage-inspired light standards that are coming to the neighbourhood in 2027.... read more

Beyond the homes on this year's tour, discover three remarkable Places of Interest included with your Homes Tour admission — from the atmospheric Arundel Mansion to two of New Westminster’s most significant historic cathedrals. Enjoy architecture, community history, art, music, and refreshments as you explore another side of the city’s heritage story.... read more

A century ago, New Westminster residents were already grappling with housing affordability, density, and how to create practical homes for ordinary people.... read more

Longtime New Westminster heritage advocate Ethel Field has received Heritage BC’s Ruby Nobbs Distinguished Service Award. The honour recognizes decades of leadership, volunteerism, and dedication to preserving the city’s historic homes and neighbourhoods.... read more

This year’s Heritage Homes Tour explores the lasting legacy of Robert A. Berwick and how his designs helped shape the evolution of residential architecture in New Westminster. From Tudor Revival to early modernism, these homes reflect changing ideas about how people wanted to live.... read more

The House with the Golden Wall could easily be the title of a Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys mystery—but it is, in fact, the true story of what happened at 830 York Street in the early 1980s. A story that sounds like fiction—but isn’t. It's just one of the stories in Laughlin House's past.... read more

During renovations at the Laughlin House (featured on this year's Homes Tour), homeowner Terry Tomcko uncovered a long-lost family Bible - launching a search that reunited it with its original owner decades later. Here is his story.... read more

A $15,000 donation from a local resident Steve Norman is keeping New Westminster’s heritage home grants alive in 2026, following the City’s funding decision -- highlighting both the program’s value and the need for a long-term solution.... read more