2024 NEW WESTMINSTER
Welcome to our 2024 A-List, featuring the very best as chosen by you, our dedicated readers in New Westminster.
This year, community outreach stands out as a shared theme among our winners. Some businesses, rooted in one neighborhood, have expanded to others thanks to the loyalty and demand of local residents. Many go above and beyond to treat their customers as people, not just transactions. And of course, there are the individuals who pour their hearts into the community—attending events, sponsoring fundraisers, supporting local sports teams, and advocating for those in need.
The owners of these businesses are proud to serve our growing region and are excited to showcase their achievements through quality products and outstanding service. So, as you shop around town, use this guide to discover New West's favorite spots, and share it with family and friends!
We’re inspired by our thriving local economy— it’s needed now more than ever. And remember, The Record is your destination for local news, sports, events, announcements, and more. Visit us at newwestminsterrecord.ca and sign up for our free daily newsletters to stay connected with your community.
Thank you! Let’s celebrate the best of our city together.
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Shops & Services
ACCOUNTANT
★ Brooks & Co. LLP
■ Olson & Co
AUTO SERVICE
★ Hyack Tire
■ Kal Tire
BANK/CREDIT UNION
★ RBC
■ VanCity
BED AND BREAKFAST
CANNABIS STORE
★ The Bohemian
■ Maple Leaf Greanery
CAR DEALER (NEW)
★ Key West Ford
■ Westminster Toyota
★ Carla B&B
BIKE STORE
★ Bikes for All
■ Cap's Bicycle Shop
CAR DEALER (USED)
★ Westminster Toyota
■ Key West Ford
CAR WASH & DETAILING
★ Senior Bro Auto Detailing
■ Rain City
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
★ Douglas College
■ Sprott Shaw College
CONSIGNMENT STORE
★ Found Boutique
■ Grand Central Consignment
CHILD CARE CENTRE
★ CEFA –Uptown Location
■ Mongio Early Learning Centre
CRAFT & HOBBY STORE
★ Cozy Yarns & Gifts
■ Fabricland
DANCE COMPANY
★ In Movement Dance Co
■ Boswell Dance Academy
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DRY CLEANER
★ Aloha Dry Cleaners
■ New West Dry Cleaners
ELECTRICIAN
★ Redford Electric
■ Pro-Tec Electrical Services LTD
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY BUSINESS
★ Refill Stop
■ The Zesty Lemon Clothing Company
EYEWEAR STORE
★ Lifetime Eyecare
■ FYI Doctors
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
★ Braun Financial Services Ltd.
■ Jason Osmond - TD Wealth Management
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
★ Floors Modern Ltd.
■ Royal City Hardwood
FLOWER SHOP
★ Uptown Florist
■ Chris's Flowers
FUNERAL HOME
★ Kearney Funeral Services
FURNITURE STORE
★ Champagne Taste Home
■ Big Box Outlet
GIFT BOUTIQUE
★ Good Omen
■ Churi
HARDWARE STORE
★ Home Hardware
■ Wal-mart
HEARING CENTRE
★ Connect Hearing
■ Hearing Life
HOTEL
★ Inn at the Quay
■ The Met
IN-HOME CARE
★ Nurse Next Door
■ Big Hearts Home Care
INSURANCE COMPANY
★ Westland Insurance
■ BCAA Insurance
JEWELLERY STORE
★ Royal City Jewellers
■ Chroma Nostaa Designs
KIDS' STORE
★ Kinderbooks
■ Baby Nook
LAWYER
★ Kinman & Associates
■ Cassady Law LLP
MORTGAGE BROKER
★ Mike Husband - CIBC Mortgages
Nazarina DiSpirito
MOVING COMPANY
★ Mr. Maple Moving
■ Metro Van Movers
MUSIC LESSONS
★ New West Music
■ Neil Douglas Guitar Shop
MUSIC STUDIO
MUSIC RETAIL STORE
★ Neil Douglas Guitar Shop
■ Groove Cat Books & Records
NEW BUSINESS (UNDER ONE YEAR)
★ BAK'D Cookies
★ New West Music
■ Champagne Nail Lounge
NOTARY PUBLIC
★ Chris Dupuis (TIE)
★ Engman & Gunther (TIE)
PAINT STORE
★ Sherwin Williams
■ Royal City ColoursBenjamin Moore
PET DAYCARE
★ Mindfull Mutts
■ Furry Friends
PET GROOMING
★ Tiffany's Grooming Salon
■ Royal City Paws
PET STORE
★ Bosley's
■ Vancouver
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PHARMACY
★ Londong Drugs
■ Pharmasave - Columbia Square
PHOTOGRAPHER
★ Gabor Gasztonyi Studio
■ ECU Photography PLUMBER
★ Marvel Plumbing & Drainage
■ PureWorks Plumbing
PRE-SCHOOL
★ Somewhere to Grow
■ Queen's Park Preschool
REALTOR
★ Bill HamiltonGrand Central Realty
■ Elise Weatherby
RESIDENTIAL/ COMMERCIAL PAINTER
★ Chromatics Painting
■ Walker Painting
RETIREMENT RESIDENCE
★ Thornbridge Gardens Retirement Centre
■ Buchanan Lodge
ROOFING COMPANY
★ BestWest Roofing Inc.
■ Penfolds Roofing
SHOPPING CENTRE
★ Royal City Centre
■ Columbia Square
STORAGE COMPANY
★ Public Storage
TATTOO PARLOUR
★ Avalon Tattoo Collective
■ Blue Aura Tattoo & Piercing Studio
THRIFT STORE
★ The Salvation Army Thrift Store
■ Found
VETERINARIAN
★ Columbia Square Animal Hospital
■ Alpine Animal Hospital
VINTAGE STORE
★ Orange Crush Velvet Vintage & Books
■ Uncommon
WOMEN’S
CLOTHING STORE
★ The Zesty Lemon
■
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Health & Fitness
ACUPUNCTURIST
★ Gathered Roots
Community
Acupuncture
■ Gary Chan
Acupuncture and Energy Healing
BARBER SHOP
★ Agnes Barbershop & Hair Design
■ Hub Barber Shop
BOTOX CLINIC
★ Triniti Laser
Clinic & Medi Spa
■ Healthy Skin Centre
CHIROPRACTOR
★ Columbia Integrated Health Centre
■ New West Chiropractic
DENTAL CLINIC
★ Queen's Park Dental
■ New West Dentistry & Implant Centre
DENTURE CLINIC
★ New West Dentureworks
■ Prime Denture Clinic
FITNESS/GYM
★ Dynamic Health & Fitness
■ Planet Fitness
HAIR SALON
★ Zoom Hair Studio
■ B-Bombshell Salon
HEALTH FOOD STORE
★ City Avenue Market
■ Goodway's Specialty Foods
LASER CLINIC
★ Healthy Skin Centre
■ New West Laser MDs
MARTIAL ARTS STUDIO
★ Gracie Barra New Westminster Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
■ Hawkes Martial Arts
MASSAGE THERAPIST
★ Columbia Integrated Health Centre
■ Queens Park Massage Therapy
MEDI-SPA
★ Vita Felice Medi Spa
■ Healthy Skin Centre
OPTOMETRIST
★ FYidoctors
■ Lifetime Eyecare
PERSONAL TRAINER
★ 3Wave Fitness & Health
■ Heart & Soul Fitness
NAIL SALON
★ Chi Nails
■ Champagne Nail Lounge
NATUROPATH
★ Polo Health + Longevity Centre
■ Foundations
Naturopathic Health Clinic
PHYSIOTHERAPIST
★ Columbia Integrated Health Centre
■ Launch Rehab Physiotherapy
PLACE TO GET A FACIAL
★ Sabai Thai
■ Art of Sauna & Spa
PLACE TO GET A MANICURE/PEDICURE
★ Chi Nails
■ Champagne Nail Lounge
SPORTS FACILITY
★ təməsewtxʷ Aquatic and Community Centre
■ Dynamic Fitness
TANNING SALON
★ Beach House Tanning & Swimwear
■ Solstice Tanning & Beauty
YOGA STUDIO
★ Oxygen Yoga
■ Yoga at the Quay
Eats & Sips
BAKERY
★ Kozak Ukraїnian Eatery
■ Pamola Bakery & Deli
BREAKFAST
RESTAURANT
★ Angelina's Dutch Corner
■ Sixth Street Grill
BUBBLE TEA
★ Coco Bubble Tea
■ Bubbleworld
BURGER
★ Burger Heaven
■ IT Char Burger
BUTCHER/MEAT SHOP
★ Queen's Park Meat & Deli
■ Full Basket Butcher
CATERER
★ Columbia Street Sandwich Company
■ Greens and Beans
CHINESE FOOD
★ Han Lin Noodle House
■ Chan's Garden
CHOCOLATE/ CANDY STORE
★ Candy Alley
■ Purdy's Chocolatier
COCKTAIL
★ Piva Modern Italian
■ Moodswing Café/Bar
COLD BEER & WINE STORE
★ JAK's Beer Wine & Spirits
CUP OF COFFEE
■ Harbour Wine & Spirits CRAFT BEER/ BREWERY
★ Steel & Oak Brewing Co.
■ Another Beer Company
★ Waves Coffee house
■ Craft Café
EGGS BENEDICT
★ Angelina's Dutch Corner
■ Sixth Street Grill
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NEW WESTMINSTER 2024
FAMILY RESTAURANT
★ White Spot
■ Old Spaghetti Factory
FINE DINING
RESTAURANT
★ Piva Modern Italian
■ Old Spaghetti Factory
FISH & CHIPS
★ Cockney Kings
Fish & Chips
■ White Spot
GELATO
★ Tres Galli Gelato Caffe
■ Delicia Café & Bakery
GREEK FOOD
★ Taverna Greka
■ Stefanos
GROCERY STORE
★ City Avenue Market
■ Save-On Foods
HAPPY HOUR
★ Georgies
■ El Santo
ICE CREAM
★ Rocky Point
■ Dairy Queen
INDIAN FOOD
★ 4 Seasons Chaat House
■ Royal Tandoori (TIE)
■ Indian Courtyard (TIE)
ITALIAN FOOD
★ Piva Modern Italian
■ Artusi
JAPANESE FOOD
★ Sushi Well
■ Ki Sushi
KOREAN FOOD
★ Chicko Chicken
■ The Babs Kitchen
LOWERMAINLAND PURPOSESOCIETY
TheBoardofDirectorsandStaffofthePurposeSociety thanktheNewWestRecordstaffandtheresidentsof NewWestminsterforrecognizingPurposeasthefavourite “CommunityServiceOrganization”.Thistypeofpublic recognitionisveryappreciatedbystaffandgoesalongway toboosttheirspiritsandkeepthemenergizedtocontinue theirworkinaverychallengingtime.Thesepastmonths havebeenverydifficultforsomeNewWestminsterand BurnabyresidentsandPurposestaffhaveworkedtirelessly tomitigatetheeffectsofalackofaffordablehousing,the consequencesofin ation,andtheincreasedpricesof groceries.Somepeoplehavebecomehomelessafterthey losttheirhousingandwerenotableto ndhousingthat theycanafford.Foodinsecuritycontinuestogrow,with moreandmoreindividualsandfamiliesaccessingthefood hampersthatPurposeprovides.
Currently,Purposeprovidesthefollowingservices,among others:ThePurposeSecondarySchoolforstudentswith specialneeds,childcarecentresinNewWestminsterand Burnaby,youthservices,includingyouthhubsinbothNew WestminsterandBurnaby,familyprograms,earlylearning programsforchildrenandfamilies,housingsupport programs,rentbanksinBurnabyandNewWestminster,
MEXICAN FOOD
★ Taqueria Playa Tropical
■ El Santo
ORGANIC FOOD STORE
★ City Avenue Market
■ Goodway's Specialty Foods
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NEW WESTMINSTER 2024
PATIO
★ Kelly O'Bryan's Restaurant & Carlos O'Bryan's Pub
■ Itilia Kitchen + Bar
PIZZA
★ L'Onore Pizza
■ Gino's
PRODUCE STORE
★ City Avenue Market
■ Kin's Farm Market
PUB
★ Kelly O'Bryan's Restaurant & Carlos O'Bryan's Pub
■ The River's Reach Pub
SPORTS BAR
★ Judge Begbie's Tavern
■ Georgie's Local Kitchen + Bar
SUNDAY BRUNCH
★ Angelina's Dutch Corner
■ Piva Modern Italian
SUSHI
★ Sushi Well
■ Sushi Heaven
THAI
★ Longtail Kitchen
■ Patsara Thai
VIETNAMESE FOOD
★ Saigon Ivy
■ Pho Chan
WINGS
★ Longtail Kitchen
■ The River's Reach Pub
•Establishedin1982
•AuthenticGreekfood
•Ownedandoperatedbylocal Mother/DaughtersTrio Eleni, Koula&Lena
•StunningviewsoftheFraser River
• 1/2blockawayfromColumbia Skytrainstation&4thSt. Parkade,AwardwinningPier ParkandNewWestminsterQuay
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Lets Talk
Social!
FACEBOOK PAGE
★ Yum Gourmet Donuts
■ Eat New West
★ Yum Gourmet Donuts
■ Weeza
TIK TOK
★ The Zesty Lemon Clothing Co.
WEBSITE
★ newwestrecord.ca
■ newwestcity.ca/parksand-recreation
Hot Spots & Hot Shots
ART GALLERY
★ New Media Gallery at the Anvil Centre
■ The Gallery at Queens Park
BOOKSTORE
★ Wildfires Bookshop
■ Groove Cat Books & Records
COMMUNITY FESTIVAL
★ Hyack Festival
■ Friday's on Front
COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATION
★ Purpose Society
■ Hyack Festival Association
DATE NIGHT ACTIVITY
★ Movie followed by a stroll on the pier
■ Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic Experience
LOCAL BUSINESS PERSON
★ John McMahon
■ Paul Minhas
LOCAL MUSICIAN
★ Clayton Hill
■ The Wavebirds
LOCAL POLITICIAN
★ Peter Julian
■ Paul Minhas
LOCAL SPORTS TEAM
★ Salmonbellies
■ Hyack Football
PERFORMING ARTS VENUE
★ Massey Theatre
■ Anvil Centre
RAINY DAY ACTIVITY
★ Landmark Cinema
■ Library
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