<P> The station is owned by Westminster Station Brewing Co., which signed a 15 - year lease with The Keg in 2002 . </P> <P> Queensborough was the name originally chosen for the colonial capital by Royal Engineer commander Colonel Richard Clement Moody . When Queen Victoria designated New Westminster instead as her new capital's name, the name Queensborough became applied to New Westminster's portion of Lulu Island, across the north arm of the Fraser from the southern end of the city . Queensborough is today a growing housing area with its own distinct identity . Some new condominium complexes have been built adjacent to the Westminster Quay development . In the Chinook Jargon, "Koonspa", an adaptation of the name Queensborough, is the usual name for New Westminster as a whole . </P> <P> There are now some big - box stores such as Walmart and Lowes, as well as the large Starlight Casino . </P> <P> Sapperton was originally a "suburb" of New Westminster, named for the Columbia Detachment of Royal Engineers ("Sappers"), whose camp was on the hill now occupied by the Fraserview neighbourhood . It is the location of the historic Fraser Cemetery, which rivals Victoria's Ross Bay Cemetery for the number of historically significant graves and monuments . Sapperton is the home of the first commercial brewery to operate in British Columbia known as the "City Brewery". Over the years the brewery changed hands and was operated by Labatts until it closed in 2005 . In its place is a recent condo development known as the "Brewery District", although there is no brewery on the premises . New Westminster does have one brewery currently, named Steel & Oak which opened its doors in 2014 . Also located in Sapperton are the Royal Columbian Hospital, Sapperton Station, and Braid Station . </P>

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