Port Coquitlam is a city in British Columbia, Canada. Located 27 km east of Vancouver, it sits at the confluence of the Fraser River and the Pitt River. Coquitlam borders it on the north, the Coquitlam River borders it on the west, and the cities of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows lie across the Pitt River. Port Coquitlam is almost entirely bisected by a Canadian Pacific Railway yard with two underpass crossings. Port Coquitlam is commonly reffered to as "Poco." Image File history File links Download high resolution version (846x701, 271 KB) Summary Location of Port Coquitlam, Greater Vancouver Area, British Columbia Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Port Coquitlam, British Columbia ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... 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Coquitlam is a mid-sized city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada, bordering the cities of Burnaby, New Westminster, Port Moody, and Port Coquitlam. ... Located in between the cities of Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam which are suburbs of Vancouver, Canada. ... Maple Ridge District Municipality in British Columbia, located east of Vancouver, on the Fraser River. ... Pitt Meadows is a District Municipality in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. ... An eastbound CPR freight at Stoney Creek Bridge in Rogers Pass. ...

Port Coquitlam is not to be confused with the adjacent and larger Coquitlam. This article is about Coquitlam, British Columbia. ...

History

The area was first used by the Coast Salish people, including the Kwikwetl'em people. The first European settlers began farming beside the Pitt River in 1859. The Canadian Pacific Railway moved its terminus from Vancouver to the banks of the Fraser River in 1911. Port Coquitlam was first incorporated as a municipality on March 7, 1913. Port Coquitlam was originally mostly farm land; however, because of the densification and expansion of Vancouver, it has now become mostly suburban housing, especially on its northern and southwestern sides. The economy has diversified with a variety of industrial and commercial developments, including metal fabrication, high technology industries, and transportation. The Coast Salish are a group of Salishan-speaking First Nations/Native American in British Columbia and Washington. ... An eastbound CPR freight at Stoney Creek Bridge in Rogers Pass. ... Vancouver (pronounced: ) is a city in south-western British Columbia, Canada. ... Fraser River watershed The Fraser River is the longest river in British Columbia, Canada, rising near Mount Robson in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for 1400 km (870 mi), into the Pacific Ocean at the city of Vancouver. ...

Current mayor's legal troubles

On April 5, 2007 Port Coquitlam mayor Scott Young was jailed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The arrest is apparently related to a February, 2007 incident in which the mayor was accused of harassing an ex-girlfriend. This is Young's 3rd arrest since becoming mayor in 2001. ^[1] The Mayor was released on bail and will next appear in court on April 16. ^[2] He currently faces the following charges under the Canada criminal code: Two counts of assault, one count of breaking and entering with intent, one count of criminal harassement and three counts of breach of condition of a release order.^[3] Scott Young stepped aside as Port Coquitlam mayor temporarily on April 13 2007.^[4] Scott Young has indicated he intends to return to active mayorship after the Victoria Day holiday, and return Tuesday, May 22, 2007. April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Scott Young (b. ... RCMP redirects here. ... Queen Elizabeth II in Canada for her official birthday, Victoria Day 2005, Edmonton, Alberta Victoria Day (French: Fête de la Reine) is a Canadian statutory holiday celebrated on the last Monday before or on May 24 in honor of both Queen Victorias birthday and the current reigning Canadian...

Demographics

The second half of the 1990s, population grew rate 9.8%, with a large number of immigrants, who by 2001, comprised 25% of the population. English was the first language for 76% of the inhabitants. Religions practiced were Protestant 36%,Catholic 32%, Other 14%, and No Religion 18%. Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ...

Transportation

Because of its primarily suburban nature, Port Coquitlam relies heavily on its vehicular roads to move people and goods. For example, two of its major arterial roads, Shaughnessy Street and Lougheed Highway bisect Port Coquitlam east to west and north to south, respectively. British Columbia provincial highway 7, known as the Lougheed Highway, is an alternative route to Highway 1 through the Lower Mainland. ...

Translink provides a number of bus routes throughout the city. The most used bus route in this section of the Greater Vancouver Regional District is the 160. The 160 links Port Coquitlam and Vancouver. It passes through Coquitlam Central Station and Port Moody Station. Two major stops in the city include the Port Coquitlam Centre and the Port Coquitlam Station. Other bus routes in the city are the 159. The 159 connects southern Port Coquitlam to the SkyTrain. Numerous other Community Shuttles serve the Port Coquitlam area, including the C38 which connects Northern Port Coquitlam to Coquitlam Central Station via Port Coquitlam Station. TransLink, officially known as the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, is a transportation organization that services transportation needs of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) in British Columbia, Canada. ... Coquitlam Central Station is a station on the West Coast Express commuter rail line connecting Vancouver to Mission, British Columbia, Canada. ... Port Moody Station is a station on the West Coast Express commuter rail line connecting Vancouver to Mission, British Columbia, Canada. ... Port Coquitlam Station Is a suburban bus and West Coast Express station located in Port Coquitlam. ... SkyTrain or Skytrain can refer to: SkyTrain (Vancouver), the metro system in Vancouver, Canada Bangkok Skytrain, the elevated metro system in Bangkok, Thailand Skytrain, sometimes used to describe the Sydney Monorail in Sydney, Australia SkyTrain, the monorail at Düsseldorf International Airport in Germany Skytrain, the inter-terminal automated people... Coquitlam Central Station is a station on the West Coast Express commuter rail line connecting Vancouver to Mission, British Columbia, Canada. ... Port Coquitlam Station Is a suburban bus and West Coast Express station located in Port Coquitlam. ...

See also: List of bus routes in Greater Vancouver

The Lougheed Highway passes through Port Coquitlam, running from Coquitlam in the west to the Pitt River Bridge in the east. Although this highway has made much of Port Coquitlam a very congested area, it is one of the few major arterial highways in the area. The following is a list of current bus routes in the Greater Vancouver Regional District, sorted according to route number. ... British Columbia provincial highway 7, known as the Lougheed Highway, is an alternative route to Highway 1 through the Lower Mainland. ... The Pitt River Bridge. ...

The Mary Hill Bypass - officially known as British Columbia provincial highway 7B - borders Port Coquitlam on the east and the south and runs adjacent to the Fraser River from the Pitt River Bridge on the east to the Port Mann Bridge on the west. British Columbia provincial highway 7B, the Mary Hill Bypass, is a 9 km-long riverside east-west link between the cities of Coquitlam to the west and Port Coquitlam to the east. ... The Pitt River Bridge. ... The Port Mann Bridge is a steel tied arch bridge that spans the Fraser River near Vancouver, British Columbia. ...

Canadian Pacific Railway has a major rail yard in the central sector of the city. An eastbound CPR freight at Stoney Creek Bridge in Rogers Pass. ...

A 25 km hiking and biking trail, known as the Traboulay PoCo Trail, completely surrounds the city.

Public schools

Public schools in Port Coquitlam are part of School District 43 Coquitlam. School District 43 is one of the sixty school districts in British Columbia. ...

Riverside Secondary
Terry Fox Secondary
Riverside Secondary School is a public coeducational secondary school located in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. ... Terry Fox Secondary School is a school with 2,000 students located in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. ...

Citadel Middle
Kwayhquitlum Middle
Maple Creek Middle
Minnekhada Middle
Pitt River Middle
Citadel Middle School in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia is a middle school. ... Kwayhquitlum Middle School in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, is a Canadian middle school. ... Maple Creek Middle School in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia is a middle school. ... Minnekhada Middle School in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia is a middle school. ... Pitt River Middle School in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia is a middle school. ...

Birchland Elementary
Blackeburn Elementary
Castle Park Elementary
Cedar Drive Elementary
Central Elementary
Coquitlam River Elementary
Glen Elementary (French Immersion)
Irvine Elementary (French Immersion)
James Park Elementary
Hazel Trembath Elemantary
Kilmer Elementary (French Immersion)
Leigh Elementary
Lincoln Elementary (scheduled for closure June 30, 2007.)^[5][6]
Mary Hill Elementary (French Immersion)
French immersion is a form of bilingual education in Canada in which a child who has not spoken French as his or her first language studies in French. ... French immersion is a form of bilingual education in Canada in which a child who has not spoken French as his or her first language studies in French. ... French immersion is a form of bilingual education in Canada in which a child who has not spoken French as his or her first language studies in French. ... Lincoln Elementary School is one of numerous schools, with most of them named after Abraham Lincoln, including: Lincoln Elementary School, Long Beach, California Lincoln Elementary School, Cupertino, California Lincoln Elementary School, Mt. ... French immersion is a form of bilingual education in Canada in which a child who has not spoken French as his or her first language studies in French. ...

Private schools

Archbishop Carney Regional Secondary School Archbishop Carney Secondary School (ACRSS) is a privately operated secondary school in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. ...

British Columbia Christian Academy

Notable residents

• Terry Fox, athlete and cancer treatment activist
• Ann Hansen, a member of the Squamish Five, a self-styled urban guerilla group
• Robert Pickton, alleged to be one of Canada's most prolific serial killers
• Anthony Sutherland, Professional hockey player drafted by the Anaheim Ducks.
• Zach Hamill, Junior hockey player who expected to be a first-round draft pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, ranking 9th among skaters by International Scouting Services

For the baseball player, see: Terry Fox (baseball) Terry Fox on his Marathon of Hope cross-country run. ... Ann Hansen is a Canadian anarchist. ... The Squamish Five (sometimes referred to as the Vancouver Five) were a group of self-styled urban guerrillas active in Canada during the early 1980s. ... Urban guerrilla refers to someone who fights a government or dictatorship using unconventional warfare in an urban environment (see: guerrilla tactics). ... Robert William (Willie) Pickton (b. ... The Anaheim Ducks (formerly known as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and previously often referred to as the Anaheim Mighty Ducks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California. ... Zach Hamill (born September 23, 1988 in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia) is a Canadian junior ice hockey player. ...

Surrounding municipalities

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See also

• Province of British Columbia
• Greater Vancouver Regional District
• School District 43 Coquitlam
• Tri-Cities (British Columbia)

Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo - Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 36 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area Ranked 4th - Total 944,735 km... Motto: Building a sustainable region Area 2,878. ... School District 43 is one of the sixty school districts in British Columbia. ... The Tri-Cities are located in the Lower Mainland, which is in southwestern British Columbia. ...

References

• Francis, Daniel, ed. Encyclopedia of British Columbia, Harbour Publishing Ltd, 2000

1. ^ Lower Mainland mayor arrested
2. ^ [1]
3. ^ [2]
4. ^ [3]
5. ^ Save Lincoln School.
6. ^ Coquitlam School District 43.

External links

• portcoquitlam.ca Port Coquitlam website
• Map of Traboulay PoCo Trail