According to a map and materials by Heritage Advisory Committee and Environment and Waste Management Committee of the City of Burnaby (1993), in March 1859 Colonel Moody began to survey the site of New Westminster as the capital city for the new Colony of British Columbia.
In March 1859, according to a map and materials provided by the Heritage Advisory Committee and Environment and Waste Management Committee of Burnaby (1993), Colonel Moody began surveying the site that would become New Westminster as the planned capital city for the new Colony of British Columbia.