General Information
Executive
Postal address:
BCGREA New Westminster & District Branch
PO Box 57314
RPO Blue Mountain
Coquitlam, BC V3K 0C9
Upcoming Events
Branch Meetings for Fall 2025 will be held at the təməsew̓txʷ Aquatic and Community Centre in upstairs room 2A/B; 65 6th Ave. East at Cumberland St. in New Westminster. Light refreshments will be served.
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 – 1:00 – 2:30 pm
Speaker Topic: ‘Recognizing, Preventing and Responding to Fraud’ presented by the New Westminster Police Department.  Q&A session followed by refreshments and a brief meeting after the presentation.
Branch 800 Christmas Lunch
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 – 11:30am – 2:00pm

Royal Canadian Legion (Ballroom)
2675 Shaughnessy St, Port Coquitlam
Menu: Variety of hot and cold appetizer platters, Christmas theme sweets
Tickets: Branch Members FREE; Non-Members $20
RSVP by November 21, 2025 – Email bcgrea800@gmail.com
Attention to Bonnie Billington, Chair
In the New Year…
Tuesday, January 20, 2026 – 1:00 – 2:30 pm
Speaker Topic: ‘Overview of the Public Service Pension Plan’ presented by Stuart Morgan; Executive Director, PSPP Board of Trustees.  Q&A session followed by refreshments and a brief meeting after the presentation.
Held at the təməsew̓txʷ Aquatic and Community Centre in upstairs room 2A/B; 65 6th Ave. East at Cumberland St. in New Westminster.
Current Newsletter
Download our branch’s most current newsletter and keep up to date on all our member activities.
- The Steller’s Quill Newsletter – Spring 2025
 - The Steller’s Quill Newsletter – Fall 2024
 - The Steller’s Quill Newsletter – Spring 2024
 - The Steller’s Quill Newsletter – Fall 2023
 - The Steller’s Quill Newsletter – Spring 2023
 - The Steller’s Quill Newsletter – Fall 2022
 - The Steller’s Quill Newsletter – Spring 2022
 
Membership Survey – Branch 800 Report
BCGREA members responded to a province-wide survey in January 2022 on the Association’s most important services and efforts to expand, as well as services they would like to see offered by the branch.
The Branch 800 Membership Survey Report can be downloaded in two versions:
- Complete Branch 800 Membership Survey Report (PDF)
 - Streamlined Branch 800 Membership Survey Report – comments removed (PDF)
 
Membership Dues
$20.00 per person, due on January 1st of each year. If not automatically deducted from your pension, please mail your cheque to the branch address.

