Coquitlam articles

Guides, discoveries and original local stories from Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam and Port Moody.

Noteworthy people · Coquitlam

The person behind the name Maillardville

Father Maillard’s name survives in a neighbourhood shaped by many families and cultures.

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Places to see · Coquitlam

Lafarge Lake: from quarry ground to city landmark

Coquitlam’s Town Centre lake gives a former industrial landscape a new community life.

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Places to see · Coquitlam

Step inside a different Coquitlam at Mackin House

A preserved house offers a close-up view of the city’s industrial and neighbourhood past.

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History · Coquitlam

Maillardville: a neighbourhood with a French-Canadian voice

The Fraser Mills workforce helped create a community whose language and traditions remain part of Coquitlam.

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Places to see · Coquitlam

The urban forest at Mundy Park

A Coquitlam woodland has room for quiet walks, family outings and careful wildlife watching.

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History · Coquitlam

Fraser Mills and the many people who built Coquitlam

A former mill town opens up stories of work, migration and changing municipal borders.

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