(Re)Claiming the New Westminster Waterfront

(Re)Claiming the New Westminster Waterfront, brings together a diverse set of community and Simon Fraser University partners to collect and share the stories of the people who worked on the waterfront in New Westminster. The Community Partners include the New Westminster Museum and Archives, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada - Pensioners' Organization and Local 502, as well as individuals from the local schools and the community.

Our understanding of history is incomplete without the experiences and perspectives of ordinary, working people. Too often ordinary citizens mistakenly feel that they have nothing special to contribute to our understanding of the past. Thus, community and SFU researchers are collecting the stories of workers on the New Westminster waterfront, with a special focus on the men and women who worked on the river and waterfront from the end of World War II til today.