New Westminster
Also known as New Westminster, British Columbia, New Westminster, BC
city in British Columbia, Canada
Key facts
- Country
- Canada
- Province
- British Columbia
- Regional district
- Metro Vancouver
- Renamed
- July 20, 1859
- Incorporated
- July 16, 1860
- Founded by
- Richard Clement Moody
- Named after
- City of Westminster
- Type
- Mayor-council government
- Body
- New Westminster City Council
- Mayor
- Patrick Johnstone
- Councillors
- Ruby Campbell Tasha Henderson Jaimie McEvoy Nadine Nakagawa Paul Minhas Daniel Fontaine
- Mp
- Jake Sawatzky ( Lib. )
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New Westminster (colloquially known as New West, hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓: sӽəyəməɬ) is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District.
It was founded in 1858 by Richard Clement Moody as the capital of the Colony of British Columbia, and served as such until the mainland and Vancouver Island colonies were merged to form the new Colony of British Columbia in 1866. It was the British Columbia mainland's largest city from its foundation until the first decade of the 20th century, when it was surpassed in population by Vancouver.