Queen's Park Stadium (New Westminster)

Not to be confused with Queen's Park Arena, an indoor sports facility located across the street.
Queen's Park Stadium
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LocationNew Westminster, British Columbia
Coordinates49°12′48″N 122°54′19″W / 49.2132°N 122.9052°W / 49.2132; -122.9052
OperatorCity of New Westminster
TypeBaseball
Capacity~2000
Acreage3.12 acres
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Built1939; 85 years ago (1939)[1]
Renovated1950
Tenants

Queen's Park Stadium is a multi-use stadium located within Queen's Park in New Westminster, British Columbia. Its primary use is for baseball and civic events, but it also sees usage as a training ground for a variety of other New Westminster sports clubs.

The stadium grounds are used for two of the main events of the annual Hyack Festival in New Westminster, the May Day dances, and the Anvil Battery Salute.[2][3]

In 2014, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC soccer club attempted to reach an agreement with the City of New Westminster to rebuild/renovate Queen's Park stadium to be a suitable venue for their second team in the USL Pro league.[4][5] The proposal was eventually rejected due to the city's unwillingness to make an eleven million dollar investment for the new facilities, alongside public opposition from residents of the Queen's Park neighbourhood, and the larger baseball community as a whole.[6][7]

  1. ^ Theresa McManus (September 12, 2023). "Queen's Park Stadium: A deteriorating New West 'jewel' in need of a makeover". New Westminster Record. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  2. ^ Theresa McManus (May 17, 2013). "Revel in 153 years of tradition: New Westminster May Day returns". New Westminster Record. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  3. ^ Archie & Dale Miller (March 23, 2023). "History of anvil salute". New Westminster Record. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  4. ^ Bob Lenarduzzi (August 28, 2014). "Open letter from Whitecaps FC on proposed USL PRO franchise in New Westminster". Whitecaps FC. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "Community Forum: Whitecaps FC USL PRO Proposal for Queen's Park Stadium" (PDF). City of New Westminster. 2014. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  6. ^ "Whitecaps FC takeover of Queen's Park Stadium turned down". CBC News. September 15, 2014. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  7. ^ "Whitecaps FC takeover of Queen's Park fought by New Westminster baseball players". CBC News. September 9, 2014. Retrieved October 22, 2023.