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Canada Day 2025 Review

Help Shape the Future of Canada Day Celebrations in New Westminster🍁


Project Update, October 31, 2025:

The results are in! Thank you for sharing your feedback and thoughts on the 2025 Canada Day event, and your patience while we compiled the results. 

Staff are now analyzing the feedback from the community to plan for more targeted community engagement to further explore how New Westminster may celebrate Canada Day in the future. Stay tuned for more opportunities to engage!


On July 1, 2025, the City of New Westminster hosted a free Canada Day celebration at Queen’s Park, featuring live entertainment, family-friendly activities, a beer garden, and food trucks. Thank you to everyone who joined us!

Here are a few snapshots from the event!

City volunteers at an information table

Children participating in an activity on the bandshell stage.

Family posing for a photo.

Outdoor spin class in the rose garden.

Now that the 2025 event has wrapped up, we want to hear your thoughts. What worked well? What could be improved? Should the City continue hosting Canada Day at all? Or if you didn't attend the City-hosted celebrations, why not and what could we change to encourage you to come in the future?

Your feedback will help guide Canada Day planning for next year and beyond to ensure that any celebration reflects the needs and values of the entire community.

Phases

Phases overview
Phase 1: Council motion on public engagement
Council motion on public engagement
Phase 3: Canada Day celebrations
Canada Day celebrations
Phase 4: Part 1: Engagement on Canada Day 2025
Part 1: Engagement on Canada Day 2025
Phase 5: Part 1: Engagement reporting
Part 1: Engagement reporting
Phase 7: Phase 2: Engagement reporting
Phase 2: Engagement reporting

Part 1: Engagement reporting

July 16, 2025 7:00 a.m. - November 1, 2025 7:00 a.m.

Project Update, October 31, 2025:

The results are in! Thank you for sharing your feedback and thoughts on the 2025 Canada Day event, and your patience while we compiled the results. Click here to read the report! Staff are now analyzing the feedback from the community to plan for more fulsome engagement to further explore how New Westminster may celebrate Canada Day in the future. Stay tuned for more opportunities to engage!

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Project Update, July 16, 2025:

This survey has now concluded. Thank you to everyone who took the time to share their feedback on this year's Canada Day celebrations and priorities for future events. Staff are now working to analyze the feedback received, and a What We Heard Report will be shared in the coming weeks. In the meantime, check out a quick highlight from the survey below: