GOING, GOING....GONE!

H.C. Brice House

This turn-of-the-century home at 211 Foruth Street was demolished recently to make way for a new heritage-style home on the site. The house -- listed on the New Westminster Heritage Inventory-- was built in 1902. The house featured classical revival-style elements.

The New West Heritage Preservation Society is one of the largest and most active local heritage groups in British Columbia. The society enthusiastically advocates and supports restoration, and actively promotes community appreciation of New Westminster's history. For nearly 30 years, the society has strived to identify and preserve sites, buildings, neighborhoods, houses and vegetation which are important to the community's heritage. In addition, the society is recognized as "the voice of heritage" by local media and often appears before the municipal government on heritage matters.

The society has over 350 members and a broad base of stakeholders including: the Heritage Foundation, other heritage groups, municipal government representatives, local developers and real estate agents, local media, and the business improvement organization.

NWHPS values:

• respecting the past
• supporting heritage projects which meet a consistently high standard
• working as a team
• acknowledging that heritage values represent highest and best use of the community's resources in the long term