I took a short walk this morning. The new 'Pier West' towers are finally occupied with a load of new residents. The area between the buildings is getting ready but there's a great deal left to do on the Westminster Park expansion. At least the boardwalk is partially opened now allowing access to the the Quay area. For years, it was closed off from the eastern side of Westminster Pier Park and the riverfront.
It seems like it has taken forever, but actually the pier foundations for the historical canneries used to be along this area of the waterfront. When we moved here in 1996, the whole site was just covered with asphalt and used as a parking area for the Quay.
It took several years to remove all of that and shore up the area for development. In June of 2019, the image below shows what the area looked like. So although it's slow in coming, it will be a big benefit for all of downtown New Westminster, BC.
