2025 ANNUAL REPORT | STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES | 2025 ANNUAL REPORT
Asset Management and Infrastructure
New Westminster needs resilient infrastructure to deliver core services that support the community’s health, safety, and wellness needs today and into the future. The City works to improve its asset management practices and decision-making through inter- departmental collaboration.
In 2025, the City continued renewing and modernizing infrastructure across New Westminster to support long-term growth, climate resilience, and reliable public services. In the West End, major underground infrastructure upgrades combined sewer separation, watermain replacement, and green infrastructure features such as rain gardens to improve drainage and long-term system sustainability. The City also completed the Boundary Pump Station project, structural repairs along the Esplanade, and shoreline restoration and dyke improvements in Queensborough to help protect critical infrastructure and improve environmental resilience.
Major upgrades to civic facilities, parks, and utilities also progressed throughout the year. Renewal projects at Massey Theatre, fire halls, engineering facilities, and Queen’s Park improved accessibility, energy efficiency, safety, and long-term asset reliability. Parks infrastructure improvements included playground renewals, durable all-weather surfaces, and modernization of irrigation systems to improve water efficiency. The Electrical Utility also completed distribution circuit renewals, expanded underground electrical infrastructure, replaced end-of-life public EV charging stations, expanded charging infrastructure at City facilities, and finished Advanced Metering Infrastructure meter replacements for all residential customers.
The City also advanced climate resilience and emergency preparedness through planning, technology, and operational improvements. Work continued on development of the Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Plan to help prepare for climate impacts such as extreme heat, flooding, and wildfire smoke. New Geographic Information System (GIS) tools, digital asset tracking systems, and business continuity planning improved coordination, maintenance management, and emergency response readiness across departments. The City also expanded fibre connectivity through BridgeNet and modernized fire records systems to support more reliable and resilient operations.
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