Coat of arms of New Westminster

Arms of New Westminster

The arms of the City of New Westminster, in British Columbia, Canada, were adopted by city council in 1860, the year when the city was incorporated, and formally granted to the city by the Canadian Heraldic Authority in 1994.

## Symbols

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Crest: A mural crown of silver and red, surmounted by a gold grizzly bear. The mural crown shows the status of New Westminster as a city, while the bear is a symbol of power.

Shield: A blue cross on a white field. The city's traditional industries are represented by the charges: a sailing ship for shipbuilding, a plowshare for agriculture, a fir tree for forestry, and two salmons for fishing.

Supporters: Two red lions, recalling the royal arms of Scotland. They each wear a medallion, one charged with a royal crown and the other with the symbol of the Hyack Anvil Battery.

Compartment: A forest mount and wavy ribbons on blue and silver, suggesting the city's setting on the Fraser River.

Scroll: The city motto, "In God We Trust" (shared with the national motto of the United States, inter alia).

## External links

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* City of Westminster – Coat of arms symbols

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New Westminster

* Metro Vancouver Regional District
* British Columbia

Culture and heritage|

* Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866)
* Fort Langley
* Hyack Festival
* Irving House
* Royal Engineers

Geography|

* Neighbourhoods
* Downtown
* Queensborough
* Queen's Park
* Sapperton
* more...
* Parks
* Queen's Park
* Tipperary Park
* Poplar Island

Government|

| Municipal government|

* City council
* Mayors
* Coat of arms

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Electoral ridings|

Federal
New Westminster—Burnaby
Provincial
Burnaby-New Westminster
New Westminster-Coquitlam
Richmond-Queensborough
Historical
List of historical electoral districts

Law enforcement|

* New Westminster Police Department
* Transit police

Other|

* New Westminster Indian Band

Education|

| Primary/secondary|

* School District 40
* New Westminster Secondary School
* VirtualSchoolBC

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Post-secondary|

* Douglas College
* Justice Institute of BC

Transportation|

| Bridges|

* Alex Fraser Bridge
* Annacis Island Swing Bridge
* New Westminster Bridge
* Pattullo Bridge
* Queensborough Bridge
* Queensborough Railway Bridge
* Skybridge

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Greenways|

* BC Parkway
* Central Valley Greenway

Public transit|

* Expo Line
* 22nd Street station
* Braid station
* Columbia station
* New Westminster station
* Sapperton station
* Bus routes
* Q to Q Ferry

Roads|

* 12th Street
* BC Highway 91A
* Columbia Street
* McBride Boulevard
* Stewardson Way

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