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Royal City's cultural scene on display

Heritage Grill, Irving House, the Arts Council Gallery, the Van Dop Gallery and Freeflow Scenics Studio to name just a few. For more information, see this year's New Westminster Cultural Crawl website at http: //newwestcul turalcrawl.com.



Annual art 'crawl' set for mid-month

For this year's New Westminster Cultural Crawl, nearly 30 studios, galleries, homes and public presentations will display the artistic talents of the Royal City on Aug. 13 and 14. From watercolours to acrylics, photography and even artisan furniture,



New Westminster fire—aka 'Hyack Company'—celebrates 150 years

It then spent three decades in the Irving House and New Westminster Museum until the Firefighters Charitable Society took on the task of restoring it in 1993. “For the young fire fighters who come aboard, it's a living, breathing vehicle from the past.



Pancake breakfast and more in city

3Get in some summer reading by participating in the Victorian Book Club that's being launched at Irving House. The club is having its first meeting on Saturday, July 16 from 11 am to noon. The club is free and open to people aged 15 and older.



Community Calendar for Aug. 7

CJE SeniorLife is working with senior citizens and families across the Metropolitan Chicago through its new home safety assessments program to help spot possible safety hazards in the home. Through the service, a Certified Aging in-Place Specialist




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Irving House New Westminster - Bookshelf

Ghosts, True Tales of Eerie Encounters

Ghosts, True Tales of Eerie Encounters

Irving House One historic British Columbia residence claiming a ghost or two is New Westminster's Irving House. Begun in 1862 by the Royal Engineers, ...

A New Westminster album, glimpses of the city as it was

A New Westminster album, glimpses of the city as it was

Just below Irving House is St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church at Blackwood and ... The California State Telegraph Co. sponsored a cable to New Westminster, ...

The British Columbia historical quarterly

The British Columbia historical quarterly

The Irving house is an exceptionally well-preserved building and typifies admirably so much of the early history of New Westminster. ...

Royal city, a photographic history of New Westminster, 1858-1960

Royal city, a photographic history of New Westminster, 1858-1960

As I discovered the pieces to this book in the archival collections of the Irving House Historic Centre and the New Westminster Public Library, ...

The Greater Vancouver book, an urban encyclopedia

The Greater Vancouver book, an urban encyclopedia

NEW WESTMINSTER Irving House 302 Royal Avenue, New Westminster 1865 Captain William Irving, an early riverboat captain on the Fraser, built this fine ...

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New Westminster Parks, Culture & Recreation | 1865 Irving House
You can also visit Irving House online through a virtual tour. ... The City of New Westminster is offering website translation services provided by Google Translate. ...

New Westminster Parks, Culture & Recreation | Museum
The beginning of the New Westminster Museum and Archives is found in 1950, when the City of New Westminster purchased Irving House, one of the ...

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