New Westminster Environmental Almanac (2917 ... - Douglas College

Land Use Today
Education
New Westminster has a diversity of educational institutions ranging from
elementary to post-secondary. Currently there are nine elementary
schools, one middle school, and one junior/senior secondary school
constituting School District #40. Another middle school will be added in
Queensborough by January 2003. The School Board is the second largest
employer in New Westminster with 900 employees. Schools in New
Westminster are also the site of many parks and playing fields adding
13.1 hectares (32.4 acres) of greenspace to the City.
Higher-level education institutions include the New Westminster
campus of Douglas College, the BC Justice Institute, Boucher Institute of
Naturopathic Medicine, Sprott-Shaw Community College, and the West
Coast College of Massage Therapists.
Industry
The are occupied by industry in New Westminster, especially in
Downtown and Uptown, has been declining for the last couple of
decades. The fact that historically industrial areas of the City now have
high residential or commercial value as well as the fact that other
municipalities have larger tracts of land available for industry has
attracted some industry elsewhere. Today, most industry is concentrated
along the water front areas of Sapperton, in the Brunette Creek district,
and both the Queensborough and mainland banks of the Fraser’s North
Arm. Warehousing and storage along with wood and paper
manufacturing facilities account for 66% of the City’s industrial floor
space.
Agriculture
Today, the only agricultural areas left in the City are located in
Queensborough. The farms include a poplar tree farm and a small fruit
and vegetable farm and market.
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