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November 9, 2011
Wesgroup and North Shore Credit Union Announce Approval of new mixed-use development project in the City of North Vancouver.
On October 3, 2011, the City of North Vancouver Council unanimously passed
fourth reading and final approval for the new mixed-use development project at 13th and Lonsdale.
This paves the way for North Shore Credit Union's (NSCU) new head office and Lonsdale branch, along with "The Prescott" – a Wesgroup Properties residential project. With final approvals in place, the new NSCU building and The Prescott are anticipated to be completed in 2014.
For full project details, please visit theprescott.ca. Click here for the Press Release.
October 29, 2011
The Brewery District - Grand Opening Celebration October 29, 2011
Join us at the celebration of New Westminster's newest community - The Brewery District.
Join us in welcoming Thrifty Foods, TD Canada Trust, Take Five Cafe, and the new health related services in the offices above - all of the newest members of the vibrant and diverse Sapperton community.
Giveaways, music, treats, and tons of activities and fun for the whole family - come support your local businesses, and support the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation.
Ribbon Cutting and Presentation starts at 10am, followed by the Community Street Fair from 11am - 2pm. JackFM will be live on site from 11am - 1pm, passing out prizes and playing tunes! Hope to see you and the family there.
For full event details, please visit thebrewerydistrict.ca or click here.
Click here for the Press Release.
September 29, 2011
Wesgroup Announces The Prescott | Signature North Shore Living
Formerly known at 13th+Lonsdale, Wesgroup is proud to announce The Prescott | Signature North Shore Living.
The Prescott is a unique and artfully designed mixed-use building, that will comprise of a 12-story, concrete residential tower with 84 view residences, along with a new head office and Lonsdale branch for the North Shore Credit Union.
The project identity was inspired by Sewell Prescott Moody, a man of intense vision and energy, a pioneer and community builder of what is now the City of North Vancouver.
For full details on The Prescott, please visit the project website.
June 13, 2011
2011 Party / Symphony at the Pier (North Vancouver)
The Lower Lonsdale Business Association presents North Vancouver's 5th Annual Party-at-the-Pier Family Festival, Celebrating Our Maritime Community, at The Shipyards located at the foot of Lonsdale Avenue on Saturday & Sunday, July 16 & 17, 2011.
Voted one of the best musical festivals on the North Shore this year's event will be even bigger and better offering family- friendly entertainment and activities throughout the weekend. The festival takes place rain or shine!
Wesgroup Properties and the North Shore Credit Union are proud to be participating sponsors of this community event. Click here for the full details on this amazing event, as well as the complete weekend schedule of activities. We hope to see you there!
June 6, 2011
Thrifty Foods at The Brewery District opening Fall 2011
Thrifty Foods will see several additions to their growing family of stores over the coming year. Each new store provides unique and exciting opportunities for you to try out their signature fresh departments in three more locations.
First off the block this autumn will be Sapperton in New Westminster. The Sapperton store is notable for its innovative green design and will be situated in The Brewery District, across from the Sapperton Skytrain Station. This sustainable mixed-use building complex, developed by Wesgroup Properties, is convenient to public transit and the Royal Columbian Hospital, part of a vibrant and walkable urban community.
Click here to read the full article in Thrifty Foods FRESH Magazine, or click here to download the PDF.
May 30, 2011
Greasing the wheels at Transit Stations
With 150,000 people coming and going each day on trains and buses, the intersection of Broadway Avenue and Commercial Drive is Vancouver's busiest public transportation hub.
According to the latest trend in city planning, this vibrant hub should be exploding with "transit-oriented development" – tall buildings filled with shops, offices and apartments. The theory is that if you put dense development near transit, especially rail stations, you'll have people living, working, shopping and travelling at maximum efficiency.
"Building mixed-used developments next to transit is the one area of development where we have common ground between the city, developers and the community," says John Conicella, vice-president of development strategy at Wesgroup Properties. "But the challenge the three groups have is that change is always the most difficult thing."
Wesgroup just built a four-storey health clinic at the Broadway and Commercial intersection. While it's the tallest building there, it's far shorter than what Mr. Conicella wanted to build. However, he said a denser development would have required a rezoning and another four to five years of waiting for approval – even though all sides thought density was a good idea.
Click here to read the full article by Frances Bula in The Globe and Mail, or click here to download the PDF.
May 12, 2011
Corix Centralizes in Langley at Gateway 200
A new 80,000 square foot multifaceted facility will centralize the Corix Group of Companies into one Langley location.
Construction of the North Langley facility will include a warehouse, shop and will employ more than 160 employees. The development, being done in partnership with Wesgroup Properties, is being built at the Gateway 200 Business Park.
The facility will allow Corix to consolidate their staff, operations and equipment from four offices, which will allow the company to provide better service to their customers, said Brian Vander Helm, the manager, facilities and fleet for Corix.
Corix specializes in products and utility solutions for sustainable infrastructure in the water, wastewater and energy sectors and provides field metering services for clients across North America.
Click here to read the full article in the Langley Times.
May 12, 2011
2011 Sapperton Day Street Festival
The 2011 Sapperton Day Street Festival is a non-profit community event put together by the Sapperton Business Association with some help from both the McBride Sapperton Business Association and Wesgroup Properties. This is its 9th consecutive year after returning from a short hiatus. Sapperton Days has been around since the early 1970's.
This year's event will support the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundations Campaigns to raise $2.8 million dollars for the Multipurpose Interventional Site and 1.1 million dollars for its Breast Health Center.
Come join us to celebrate the beginning of summer. We will be having crafts, BMX show, bouncy castles, clowns, games, live performances, mini-donuts, pancake breakfast, rock climbing wall, vendors and much, much, more...
Click here for the event poster and full details.
April 2011
Peeter Wesik named one of the Twenty Most Influential People in Residential Construction for 2011
The list was released by BC Homes Magazine in co-operation with the Canadian Home Builders' Association of BC.
"It astounds me how these individuals give so much to our industry without expectation of praise, so it is gratifying for us as an association to be able to highlight their achievements and thank them,"said M.J. Whitemarsh, the chief executive officer of the CHBA BC.
Click here to read the full article, and see the talent that comprises this impressive listing.
May 2011
River District neighbourhood set to launch this spring
ParkLane Homes is commencing development of the River District– a new
community of 130 acres located in southeast Vancouver on the Fraser River. The property, formerly known as East
Fraserlands, was previously the Canadian White Pine Mill and is one of the last pieces of undeveloped waterfront land in
the city.
The River District development plan is based on the principles of New Urbanism and features a well-planned mix of townhomes, low- and mid-rise apartments and high-rise towers. The future phases of the community will also include shops, a grocery and small format retail, a community plaza, two new schools, a community centre, park space and a waterfront pier.
ParkLane is also announcing that it will partner on the first phase of the project with veteran homebuilder Polygon Homes.
Click here to read the full press release.
May 2011
Growing demand for commercial strata space
The Brewery District in New Westminster is under construction on Phase One of the project, with 70% of the commercial strata office space being purchased by health care professionals.
Click here to read the full article on this growing trend in Western Investor.
March 1, 2011
Fraser Health: Growing from Greatness
A prominent tenant at our Gateway 200 project in Langley and a key partner, Fraser Health Authority is one of Canada's top-performing hospital systems with a strong focus on the quality of care it provides its patients.
Click here to read the full feature on Fraser Health Authority in Inside Health magazine.
February 1, 2011
Regional Spotlight: Pacific Northwest
Wesgroup was featured in the Winter 2011 Urban Land magazine wtihin the Regional Spotlight feature on the Pacific Northwest.
Click here to read the full feature on Wesgroup's current path and where we see the future of our cities.
December 2010
Brewing Up Change
Wesgroup Properties soon will see the first blossoming of its efforts to redevelop the former Labatt Brewery at the centre of Metro Vancouver.
Click here to read the full article from Building and Construction Canada magazine.
November 17, 2010
NSCU plans big new headquarters
North Shore Credit Union unveiled early plans for an "iconic" new headquarters at 13th Street and Lonsdale Avenue during a City of North Vancouver council meeting Monday.
It is still the credit union's preference to stay in the city, Smith said, and since the closure and sale of the Shell gas station on 13th Street last year, NSCU and developer Wesgroup have been developing a plan for a brand new building.
Click here to read the full story in the North Shore News.
November 15, 2010
3rd Annual Wesgroup Christmas Tree Sale and Sapperton Shops Event
Wesgroup Properties is hosting its 3rd Annual Christmas Tree Sale with all proceeds benefitting the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation, and sponsoring the Sapperton Santa Shops event.
The event is being held in the Sapperton Plaza on Saturday, December 11, 2010 from 11:00am to 3:00pm. Ensure the Christmas Tree sale is on your calendar - buy a tree and help support this community and the Royal Columbian Hospital.
October 15, 2010
East Vancouver Health Centre brings services under one roof
VANCOUVER – Today in the heart of the Commercial Drive area of Vancouver, Health Services Minister Kevin Falcon officially opened the new Grandview Woodland Community Health Centre, which will benefit patients by bringing a variety of health care services together in one location.
"We are proud to be a strategic partner of Vancouver Coastal Health" says Gino Nonni, president of Wesgroup Properties. "The overriding goal is to ensure delivery of high-quality, cost-efficient real estate services, enabling VCH to effectively and efficiently operate the community health centre on a long-term basis in a safer environment, and with the ability to more effectively deal with cost control, increased demand and future change."
Click here to read the full press release.
September 30, 2010
Firm building hub of industrial activity
CALGARY, AB - Wesview Industrial Park is a project by Wesgroup, a respected Vancouver-based company that has built more than 2.5 million square feet of industrial real estate in the Greater Vancouver area and owns enough land there to double that figure.
Click here to read the full story in the Calgary Herald.
September 16, 2010
Brewery District project changes phasing to build TransLink headquarters next
After TransLink announced last week it would move its headquarters to the Brewery District development in Sapperton, plans for the phasing of the large-scale construction project have been altered to make room for the transportation authority.
The first phase of the project, built by Vancouver-based Wesgroup Properties, is already under construction and is slated for completion by mid-2011.
Click here to read the full article (New Westminster NewsLeader).
September 3, 2010
TransLink and Wesgroup Properties sign long-term partnership
The new head office facility at The Brewery District will be located at the Sapperton SkyTrain Station in New Westminster,
BC next to the Royal Columbian Hospital.
Construction on the new TransLink and Transit Police facility will commence in early 2011, with completion in 2013. Click here for the full story.
September 7, 2010
Transforming the West
In 2005, Labatt Breweries was departing New Westminster, leaving the city feeling bittersweet about losing a piece of its history. Wesgroup Properties, against popular opinion, was vying to redevelop the beloved property into residential and commercial space. Click here for the full story.
August 30, 2010
NSCU considers new location for future head office and Lonsdale branch
North Shore Credit Union has signed a tentative, non-binding letter of intent with developer Wesgroup Properties to explore options for a new head office and branch.
Click here for the full article (NSCU Website).
August 25, 2010
Royal Columbian set to grow
Royal Columbian Hospital has submitted a concept expansion and renovation plan to the provincial government that would address the "huge need" for space at Royal Columbian Hospital. Click here for the full article (Royal City Record).
August 9, 2010
Something's Brewing at the Fraser River Discovery Centre
Wesgroup Properties a new exhibit highlighting the history of brewing tradition along the Fraser. Click here for the full article (New West NewsLeader).
May 25, 2010
It takes a Village: Vancouver Sustainable Energy
In an area of New Westminster known as the Molson brewery district (because it was once the site of a brewery), there's an opportunity to do just that. Click here for the full article (BC Business).
March 15, 2010
The Brewery District welcomes Thrifty Foods
Wesgroup Properties is pleased to announce the opening of a new 30,000 square foot Thrifty Foods location at The Brewery District – our new mixed-use development in New Westminster - scheduled to open Fall 2011. Click here for the full story.
March 8, 2010
Construction Begins at The Brewery District
On March 8, 2010, construction on The Brewery District development began! With completion slated for mid-2011, we have some exicing announcements coming in the next week. Sign up for our email communications to ensure you are notified about the news on The Brewery District.
February 3, 2010
Hopes high for Sapperton revitalization
The revitalization of the Sapperton neighbourhood, and The Brewery District's role in this evolution are profiled in this article. Click here for the full story.
January 23, 2010
Say hello to the City's Brewery District
A food store, brew pub, bank - all part of the plans as the old Labatt site is developed under a new name. Click here for the full story.
December 1, 2009
2nd Annual Christmas Tree Sale and Sapperton Shops Event
Wesgroup Properties is hosting its 2nd Annual Christmas Tree Sale with all proceeds benefitting the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation, and sponsoring the Sapperton Santa Shops event. The event is being held on Saturday, December 12, 2009 from 11:00am to 3:00pm. Ensure the Christmas Tree sale is on your calendar - buy a tree and help support this community and the Royal Columbian Hospital. Click here for full details.
November 30, 2009
BC Hydro Sustainable Communities Program
Wesgroup Properties is proud to partner with BC Hydro in the Power Smart Sustainable Communities Program. Click here to visit the BC Hydro website for additional information on the project, view the interactive map of all the innovative developments taking root in BC, and watch the video of our Vice President and Managing Director of Development speak about the significance of The Brewery District project to Wesgroup and the community.
November 25, 2009
The Brewery District takes shape
The New Westminster NewsLeader features an update on the recent development permit application for Phase I of The Brewery District. Click here for the full story.
November 19, 2009
Frito Lay Distribution Centre takes Top Honours at NAIOP Real Estate Awards.
The Frito Lay Distribution Centre, located at the PacificLink Business Park in Surrey, BC took top honours at the 2009 NAIOP Real Estate Excellence Awards held on November 19, 2009 winning the coveted Industrial Development of the Year award. Click here to see why Frito Lay chose PacificLink as the prime location for their landmark distribution centre.
October 19, 2009
Developer takes risks to positively transform communities
Wesgroup Properties and The Brewery District are profiled in Design, Develop and Construct Journal. Click here for the PDF article.
October 12, 2009
Wesgroup Properties supports "Your Health Matters"
The redevelopment of the former Labatt brewery site in New Westminster could be a step closer by the time your read this. Click here for the full story.
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July 15, 2008
Redevelopment of Labatt brewery site in New Westminster moves closer to reality
The redevelopment of the former Labatt brewery site in New Westminster could be a step closer by the time your read this. Click here for the full story.
June 9, 2008
Wesgroup builds more office space at Gateway 200
Wesgroup Properties is developer of the Gateway 200 project, located near 200th Street, immediately south of Highway 1.
April 4, 2008
Wesgroup donates $50,000 towards a Surgical Navigation System
On April 3, 2008, John Conicella, Vice President, Planning & Design at Wesgroup Properties, presented a cheque for $50,000 towards a Surgical Navigation System to Cheryl Bosley, Interim Executive Director, Burnaby Hospital Foundation.
March 28, 2008
A blooming good cause
They haven't fully bloomed quite yet, but the 100,000 flowers that were part of the Surrey Memorial Hospital Foundation's Tulips for Tomorrow campaign are poking up out of the ground.
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March 1, 2008
BC Business March 2008
Mission critical. The Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation has been raising funds in B.C. for 30 years.
January 21, 2008
Wesgroup Properties helps fund new Cardiac Surgery ICU
at Royal Columbian Hospital
New Westminster - January 21, 2008 - Wesgroup Properties announced today their pledge of $62,500 in support of the Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH) Foundation, with $17,500 immediately benefiting the new Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit (CSICU) through the purchase of state-of-the-art equipment.
January 1, 2008
2008 CSLA Awards of Excellence Program
National Honour Awards - East Fraserlands – Phase I Public Realm Plan
July 13, 2007
B.C. condo rush heating up market
Land constraints forcing cities to think vertically
Gino Nonni, the president of Vancouver-based developer Income Properties LP who also plots strategy for jointly owned Park Lane Homes, says the Fraser Valley appeals to developers because it has more available, lower-priced land.
April 1, 2006
Building a Healthier City
Local women join forces to raise money for Royal Columbian Hospital.
May 12, 2005
Industrial site set for extreme makeover
A local developer and builder plan to turn an industrial site on the banks of the Fraser River into Vancouver's latest new neighbourhood - with a little help from an urban design guru. Click here for the full story.
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