Sapperton is a neighbourhood within the City of

New Westminster New Westminster (colloquially known as New West) is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District. It was founded by Major-General Richard Moody as the cap ...

, British Columbia, Canada, located in the northeastern part of the city, which borders the areas of

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and

Burnaby Burnaby is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. Located in the centre of the Burrard Peninsula, it neighbours the City of Vancouver to the west, the District of North Vancouver across the confluence of the Burrard In ...

. It is located on the slope above the

Fraser River The Fraser River () is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, rising at Fraser Pass near Blackrock Mountain (Canada), Blackrock Mountain in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for , into the Strait of Georgia just south of the City of V ...

, which is mainly concentrated on Brunette Avenue and Columbia Street and is also northeast of the former

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. The neighbourhood was the location of the barracks and other housing for the

Royal Engineers, Columbia Detachment The Columbia Detachment of the Royal Engineers was a contingent of the Royal Engineers of the British Army that was responsible for the foundation of British Columbia as the Colony of British Columbia (1858–66). It was commanded by Colonel Richa ...

, otherwise known as “sappers”. The

Royal Columbian Hospital Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH) is among the oldest hospitals in British Columbia and one of the busiest in the Fraser Health, Fraser Health Authority. It is located in New Westminster overlooking the Fraser River and is the only hospital in the L ...

is located in Sapperton. The neighbourhood of Sapperton consists of Sapperton and Hume Park, that has a forested area leading to the Brunette River. Sapperton is also located close to two SkyTrain stations, Sapperton station and Braid station.

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{{BritishColumbiaCoast-geo-stub Neighbourhoods in New Westminster Populated places on the Fraser River