Newton is a bright, culturally diverse community that also acts as an industrial hub. It is Surrey's most populous town centre.
Welcome to Newton!
A culturally diverse community, Newton is home to the region’s largest South Asian community and the heart of South Asian eats, clothing, and jewellery shops. Every year Newton hosts one of the largest Vaisakhi Parades outside of India, welcoming more than 400,000 people.
Newton also includes the historic village of Sullivan, anchored by the Sullivan Community Hall, as well as the Panorama neighbourhood.
Location
Newton is bordered by the City of Delta to the west, Mud Bay and South Surrey to the south, 160 Street to the east and the communities of Whalley and Fleetwood to the north.
Economic strengths
Newton has Surrey’s largest inventory of fully-serviced industrial and mixed employment lands, making it home to a variety of industrial sectors such as food and beverage manufacturing, metal manufacturing, and wood and furniture manufacturing.
Newton is also fostering innovation and next generation talent as home to Kwantlen Polytechnic University's main campus, Powertech Labs, one of the largest clean energy testing and research laboratories in North America, and the Simon Fraser University Fuel Cell Research Lab.
Things to do in Newton
Newton has a wide variety of recreational and cultural facilities, including the Bell Centre for Performing Arts, Newton Cultural Centre and Newton Recreation Centre. Also in Newton you will find the region's largest fully accessible playground at Unwin Park, as well as coastal views of Mud Bay.
Coming soon
Newton Community Centre
The new Newton Community Centre (“NCC”) will be a vibrant, inclusive, and accessible facility that will enhance recreation, culture, and library services to the growing Newton community. The NCC will be located on the east side of King George Boulevard, south of the existing Newton Arena and next to the Newton Seniors Centre, and near local transit services.
See more about the Newton Community Centre.
Newton: Planning for the future
Newton Business Improvement Association
The Newton Business Improvement Association (Newton BIA) supports Newton in a number of ways. Its main focus is to bring business members, organizations and community stakeholders together to create a vibrant and dynamic neighborhood for the residents, workers, and visitors in the area.
The Newton BIA publishes an online business directory, hosts several annual community events, and has various safety and beautification programs in place to benefit the entire community.
Newton in photos
View the gallery below to get an idea of what life is like in Newton!
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Vaisakhi Parade
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Newton Recreation Centre
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Hanging Baskets in Newton
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Newton Seniors Centre
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Newton Recreation Centre
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Newton Recreation Centre
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A mural in Newton
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West Newton Community Park
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Newton Athletic Park
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Mud Bay in South Newton
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Unwin Park's Outdoor Pool
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Fire Hall 10
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Newton Bus Exchange
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Newton Library Branch
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Dancing Tower Public Art at the Newton Cultural Centre
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Newton's history
The Newton area, like all other areas of Surrey and the Lower Mainland, is situated on the traditional territory of the Coast Salish people, including the Katzie, Kwantlen and Semiahmoo nations who have ancient and ongoing ties to this place.
The area is named after Elias John Newton, a settler with a homestead along 72 Avenue (known as Newton Road, ca. 1890-1957) near 124 Street (southern boundary of Newton Athletic Park). The Newton name was more firmly recognized in 1910 following the establishment of Newton Station on the B.C. Electric Railway line.
In 1914, Newton Elementary opened on the northwest corner of the intersection of today’s King George Boulevard and 72 Avenue. This intersection would gradually become the main commercial district of the area, particularly after the completion of King George Boulevard in 1940.
Numerous businesses opened in the vicinity of 72 Avenue and King George Boulevard, and gradually municipal services and amenities were established, including the Newton Library, Unwin Park, Newton Arena (1973), Newton Athletic Park, and Newton Wave Pool (1987).
Princess Margaret Secondary School (1951) was the first high school to open in the area, followed by Frank Hurt Secondary School (1973).
The population of the area began to increase substantially in the 1980s. In 2016 the broader Newton community was home to over 149,000 residents, making it the most populous community in Surrey. (Source: Newton Town Centre Plan, 2020)
Photo: First Bank at Newton, about 1945. From Surrey Archives Collection F83-0-7
Photo: Newton Plaza, 1961. From Surrey Archives Collection F49-0-5
Take a closer look at Newton
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