New Westminster
A provincial heritage
New Westminster, located on a hillside overlooking the Fraser River, is the oldest incorporated city in BC, was once the provincial capital, and remains an urban hub of the Lower Mainland. The Royal City, as it is still known, began as a pioneer settlement and evolved into a stately Victorian city, and today remains graced with many grand Victorian and Edwardian heritage buildings.
Area facts
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Location: | 20 km east of Vancouver |
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Population: | 58,549 |
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Key Industries: | forestry, high-tech and fibre-optic industry |
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Transportation: | car, bus, SkyTrain |
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Schools: | kindergarten to grade 12; Douglas College, Justice Institute of British Columbia |
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Hospital: |
Royal Columbian Hospital is a provincial referral hospital (tertiary/trauma care centre) located in New Westminster, BC, with 416 acute beds that is a University of BC Affiliated teaching hospital that offers medical, surgical, advanced diagnostics & imaging, critical care, inpatient pediatrics, Levels II & III obstetrics, outpatient clinics, cardiac surgery, neurosciences, and tertiary programs as well as 24/7 emergency services with 84,000 visits annually |
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