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The riverside harbour is among the classiest in the Lower Mainland.

In the Old City of New Westminster

About 20 kilometres east of Vancouver is British Columbia's oldest incorporated city, New Westminster. The city was formerly the province's fishing and business hub and is blessed with one of the tidiest wharfs in the Lower Mainland, the Westminster Quay.

Riverside Attraction

The city's main attraction houses a hotel and several residential and office spaces. But the two-kilometre (1.2 mile) harbour is best known for its small but dainty two-level public market that's home to 30 retail stores.

Gorge, Go Round or Gamble

There's the SS Samson V Maritime Museum, Russian Foxtrot U-521 Submarine Tour, Royal City Star Riverboat Casino and the nearby Antique Alley. The Westminster Quay Public Market plays host to a number of festivals and special events like the Chinese New Year, Chilli Cook-off and Oktoberfest.

Since opening day in August, 1985, the Westminster Quay Public Market has been a bustling hub of activity on the waterfront of New Westminster. In fact, the First Nations people interpret the word "Quay" to mean "gathering place".

Docked just steps away from the Market is the Samson V floating museum. Go back in time through stories and pictures of New Westminster on the only original paddlewheeler still in existence on the Fraser River. Cruise past all of the modern activity on the Fraser with Paddle Wheeler River Adventures, which includes a narrated historical account of the early days of New Westminster, B.C.'s first incorporated city.

Add to your visit a tour of boardwalk, or cross the tracks to Antique Alley.

- Casino
- Shopping
- Fresh produce market
- Scenic boardwalk
- Playground
- Heritage site/building