Step inside and tour 12 exquisite homes spanning seven decades of heritage artistry blended with modern day living. Featured homes include a mid-century modern stunner, an Edwardian tour favourite, a Georgian Revival beauty and a handsome house with English Arts and Crafts influences. Updated kitchens and beautiful gardens await to help  you with your own décor ideas!

We have 11 wonderful houses on tour. Plus Irving House where lots of exciting things are happening. (Exterior paint job…) A lovely mix of homes spread out over the city. From Moody Park to Victory Heights.

Including:

A stunning Sapperton mid-century modern. (A G. Douglas Wylie house.)

1954 Victory Heights house with a fabulous renovation and an “intriguing” addition!

1940 small Glenbrooke house that would have been demolished anywhere else but whose owners made it work for their family’s needs with a subtle addition.

1912  Handsome Arts and Crafts House with a vintage twist—blends owner’s love of mid-century modern with a craftsman sensibility.

1926 Galbraith House—Georgian Revival with amazing stained glass.

1905 JJ. Johnston’s  Edwardian mansion with an extensive backyard makeover.

1906 Capt. W. H. Philpott House that has seen major interior updates.

1910 Chappell house.  Its popular design is evident throughout the lower mainland. Previously on tour with dark rich colours and wallpaper. It returns to the Tour with a brand new kitchen reno and new subtle paint hues.

1910 an adorable  Moody Park house with Arts and Crafts influences. A lovely home where every inch counts.

A 1949 Victory Heights house where the love of wood meets the perfect blend of whimsy and wit.

AND the H.L. Edmonds House at 443 Fifth Street.  A house rich in pedigree and heritage ideas.

Archaeological Investigation Confirms Potential Buildable Locations for New NWSS

May 11, 2017 – The Province and the New Westminster School District have committed that no construction for the new NWSS Project will take place on any known burial area. To confirm areas available for construction, Golder Associates, on behalf of the School District, conducted a heritage investigation and archaeological impact assessment of the project site to determine buildable locations for the new school.

Based on both previous and our most recent studies, we are satisfied that there are no known burial areas in the location of the new school. Similarly, research also confirmed the area reviewed next to the location of the new school could be developed for uses such as parking, a maintenance building and playing fields.

Heritage management and archaeological monitoring will continue during the development of the new secondary school to ensure the proper preservation and management of any discovered archaeological materials.

As committed, other areas of the site previously confirmed as being associated with past cemetery use will be memorialized through a passive park and memorial area. The Memorialization Advisory Committee will be engaged in determining how best to memorialize these dedicated and protected areas of the site.

The full Archaeological Impact Assessment Interim Report will be made available, once the formal review process has been completed with identified First Nations groups and the Archaeology Branch. We anticipate the report will be available this summer.

Please see the NWSS sitemap attached to this email. For more information about the Project, visit www.newnwss.ca.

Contact: New Westminster School District

info@sd40.bc.ca

604-517-6240

Show Your Support – Queens Park HCA

The New Westminster Heritage Preservation Society has provided funding for lawn signs in support of the HCA. If you’d like a sign for your lawn please send us an email through the link “Contact the QPRA”.

Presentations by:

Claude LeDoux (City Horticultural Manager) –  European Chafer Beetle

Britney Quail (City Planning Analyst) – Heritage Conservation Area Update

Heritage Conservation Area Information

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