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We’re looking for a new Treasurer for our Board of Directors!

December 30, 2025 By Nic Murker

We’re looking for a new Treasurer to join our Board of Directors!

If you’re passionate about food security, local businesses and economic development, and healthy eating, this could be the role for you!

View the Board Position here.

About NWFM

The New West Farmers Market Society (NWFM) focuses on environmentally sustainable food production by bringing locally grown and produced foods to the community, thereby contributing to local economic development, healthy eating, and food security while connecting with our heritage of having a vibrant city market.

As a non-profit society, NWFM is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors who are elected for one-year terms.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Treasurer to join the NWFM Board of Directors in 2026.

All Directors are expected to:

  • Attend and participate in all Board and relevant Committee meetings
  • Represent the Market as needed in the community or at meetings with partners

The Treasurer is responsible for leading the financial management of NWFM, including:

  • Collaborate with Board and Staff to develop annual operating budget
  • Analyze cash position and make decisions around investment management
  • Develop annual financial report and present annual financials to members at the AGM
  • Prepare a budget-to-actual analysis to the Board
  • Provide direction to outsourced accounting firm as needed
  • Provide financial data for grant applications as needed

The Treasurer can expect to spend an average of 5-8 hours per month on NWFM-related work. 

The successful candidate will have a background in accounting or finance, an interest in supporting the New West community, and the ability to contribute their time. Non-profit or Board experience is helpful but not required. Priority will go to candidates with Indigenous world views.

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you! Please submit your resume and a letter of interest to board@newwestfarmers.ca as soon as possible.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview; we thank all applicants for their interest. 

Filed Under: AGM, Blog, Uncategorized

NWFM Holiday Market – December 13th & 14th!

September 25, 2025 By Emily Gaudette

The New Westminster Farmers Market returns December 13th and 14th for our 6th Annual Holiday Market! Featuring 90+ vendors, live music, food trucks, and a kids booth, this outdoor market is the New Westminster Farmers Market final event of 2025. 

Join us on December 13th & 14th in front of New West City Hall for an outdoor market featuring over 90 local artisan and food vendors, as well as food trucks, live music, and entertainment. Visit the Sprout Club tent for free kids crafts and activities all weekend long!

Rain or shine – this market will be a chance to shop from all your favourite local & small businesses this Holiday season.  Whether you’re looking for last minute gifts, artisan-made sweet treats, or fresh ingredients for your Holiday Dinner – we have it all! 

Drop by the photo wall at our event, created by Snaptique, and take some memorable photos! They are the top rental company in Toronto, Ottawa and Niagara, specializing in branded booths, flower walls, and custom setups.
 
This is a family-friendly, dog-friendly, accessible event.  

Event Details: 

Where: Directly in front of New Westminster City Hall (6th Street + Royal Ave)
Date: Saturday, December 13th & Sunday, December 14th, 2025
Time: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Cost: By donation! We recommend a minimum of $5.00 – to be split between us and the BCAFM Nutrition Coupon Program.

No RSVP needed of course, but if you want a reminder: RSVP HERE.

 

Filed Under: Blog, Events, Next Market

2025 Pie for Pride!

July 22, 2025 By Lily Nichol

Join New West Farmers Market on August 14th at 5:30pm for Pie for Pride!

This beloved community pie baking competition is back with a panel of local (and international) judges who will determine New West’s Best Pie of 2025.

This year’s lineup includes:

  • Flannery May – NWFM Board Member and lover of a good Peach Pie!
  • Katie Stobbart – New West Pride VP who’s got her eye on the pies!
  • Christine Barker –  Market friend, vendor and acclaimed Winner of the Best Pie in 2024’s Pie for Pride, with her infamous Tropical Peach at the Beach pie! 
  • Leona Green –  Owner of local community-oriented institution; Greens and Beans and lover of a good ol’ Apple pie!
  • Patrick Johnstone – Lover of New West and community events that require him to eat pie!

Think your favourite pie recipe has what it takes to compete for the title? Enter your pie and review the rules here.

Prefer to be a spectator for this sport? Swing by NWFM on August 14th to watch pies being judged (starting at 5:30pm) and then grab a slice (or a few slices!) by donation to New West Pride. This competition is fierce!

Come by and eat pie! Only on August 14th at the New West Farmers Market in Tipperary Park next to New West City Hall.

 

Filed Under: Blog, Events, NWFM News

Increasing Access & Equity: Introducing our Market Access Program!

June 13, 2025 By Emily Gaudette

The NWFM is excited to unveil our Summer Market Access Program!

Do you sell a delicious product and have been looking for ways to get your products in the hands of local shoppers, receive immediate feedback on your products or test out a new one?  

The New West Farmers Market has launched our Market Access Program applications, which provides FREE booth space, equipment, and mentorship to emerging vendors from underrepresented and marginalized backgrounds. It is aimed to remove the barriers that often prevent local entrepreneurs from launching at farmers markets for sustainable business development. We are specifically looking for prepared food vendors to join our busy summer season – 9 markets throughout July and August! 

If you haven’t been a vendor at the NWFM before and you’d like to become a part of the market community, learn from fellow vendors and build your customer base – apply online today and check “Yes” on in the application, under “Would you like to apply for the Market Access Program?” 

APPLY ONLINE NOW – SPOTS MAY FILL FAST!

The NWFM operates from 3 – 7pm Every Thursday in Tipperary Park. Sign up for 1 day or all of them here: https://newwestfarmers.ca/vendor-application-2025/ or email: info@newwestfarmers.ca for more information!

Filed Under: Blog

New West Farmers Market – 2025 Inaugural Block Party

March 14, 2025 By Emily Gaudette

We’re back! The New West Farmers Market’s 16th season kicks off on March 27th with a season kick-off Block Party!

The market runs weekly on Thursdays from 3pm – 7pm in Tipperary Park until October 30th.

 

Sponsored by Key West Ford, this season starts with a bang – a free, family-friendly Block Party! Stop by the first market of the season and leave not only with all your locally-produced groceries, but with an assortment of free goodies, including cupcakes for the first 100 visitors,  a piñata, free children’s crafts, face painting and balloon animals from 4:30-6:30pm. Featuring live entertainment all market long by Ally Jean and an opening ceremony to welcome back the community!

Not interested in balloon animals? We got you covered too! There will be a silent auction sourced from vendors and local businesses within New West. The market will also be hosting deals on their annual market membership program – giving you exclusive access to deals throughout the year!

Sign up for a $10 Annual Membership that grants you access to exclusive vendor discounts on the first market of every month (as well as the first Market on March 27th) – and be entered to win $50 in Market Money!

Share your market haul and tag us on social media and be entered to win $20 in Market Money!

Come by for some fun and get all your shopping done! Meet the New West Farmers Market’s 2025 vendors for their first date of the season. There will be lots of your favourite businesses plus many new products, farms and faces. Bring your reusable shopping bags, your appetite, and the whole family! 

 

The New West Farmers Market focuses on environmentally sustainable food by bringing locally grown and produced food to the community, thereby contributing to local economic development, healthy eating, and food security. We strive to make our market diverse in our offerings so there is truly something for everyone, as well as being an inclusive, welcoming environment for the community to gather.

Filed Under: Blog, Next Market, Uncategorized

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Our market is grateful to operate on the unceded land of the Qayqayt, Kwikwetlem, and other Halkomelem speaking Peoples. We acknowledge that colonialism has made invisible their histories and connections to the land. We acknowledge the incredible gift this land is to our market and BC Agriculture. We commit to the ongoing work of decolonization and allyship.

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