Community Profile - Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam & Port Moody
Community Facts
Collectively known as the “Tri-Cities”, these three lively communities half an hour east of Vancouver grew up along the twin highways of commerce, the Fraser River and the Canadian Pacific Railroad (CPR).
CPR Station. This restored 1907 railway station in Port Moody is the focal point of the annual Golden Spike Festival. Rocky Point Park, also in Port Moody, features a boat launch ramp, pier, outdoor pool, playgrounds, walking trails and paved paths for biking and rollerblading.
Belcarra Regional Park. Oceanfront beaches, mudflats and a unique floating walkway around Sasamat Lake give the park unusual variety. The wharf is ideal for crabbing, fishing and scuba diving.
Maillardville. Coquitlam’s French quarter, the oldest francophone settlement in the Lower Mainland. Place des Arts offers painting, weaving and pottery, and residents stage an annual Festival du Bois.
Minnekhada Regional Park & Lodge, a 65-year-old hunting lodge in Coquitlam’s 175-hectare nature park that include a marsh teeming with wildlife, a trail and lots of spots for picnicking.
PoCo Trail. In Port Coquitlam, the trail takes you along the Coquitlam and Pitt Rivers past waterfowl nesting grounds, log booms and mills.
