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Monday, September 21, 2009

Walking club 16Sept



6 people went on the walk , Marilyn, Linda, Ken, Judy, susan, Mariewe walked down the Drive to sky train and got the Millineum train toto New West station (quay).
Walk on Sept 19 2009, to New West Quay, we saw the Royal City stern wheel which was part of Casino now closed and the quay market is closed now.at the quay there are paddle wheel tours on the river and 32 foot soldier created by the royal western Regiment in new west at 6Th and queens Avenue. There is a children activity centre M.V. Expo tugger where they can interact sailing a tug this was created in l986.First market was in New West 1892-1898 bustling market on front street, then moved to Columbia l947-l986, when the quay was built.We saw lots of lovely flowers on the quay walk and 3 Lagoons in the residences on the quay with water fountains. Lulu Island on the river was named after Lulu sweet a debutante who was touring New West and Victoria.there is a park and washroom facilities with a cement submarine and Light House for the children to play as well as playground. In 1860 the first sawmill was built at Fraser mills.Across the river from quay there was a BC ferries dock possible being serviced.

At l:OO PM we sat looking out at the river and ate snack, then walked back to Skytrain , we toured the Samson V Museum which is free and open l2-5 Thurs to Sun and holidays, this stern wheeler sailed up and down the Fraser river and it is 1937 steam powered boat. add information at the end quay walk there is going to construction of underground reservoir with a 7.5 acre waterfront park on top.we walked back to Skytrain and homeward bound. written by Marilyn and Linda supplied Photographs

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