Home: Port Coquitlam Community
Port Coquitlam is the eastern-most "Tri-Cities" community, at the junction of the Pitt River and the Fraser River, with the very pretty Coquitlam River on the western boundary. In 1991, the city annexed Douglas Island in the middle of the Fraser River. Port Coquitlam is home to the main CP Rail Yard in British Columbia, creating a very diverse industrial base. Commuting to Vancouver using the West Coast Express or by road (along the Lougheed Highway & Barnet Highway) is about 50 minutes..
Housing
Homes in Port Coquitlam run $512-578,000.
There then to be a lot of older bungalows and ranchers; with some new executive detached dwellings. A large portion of the homes date back to the '60s and '70s and are of vintage and medium quality. There are new executive homes in Citadel Heights, and much of the future development will be centered around Riverwood, along the Pitt River.
Schools
Port Coquitlam’s school are part of the Coquitlam system. There are 12 elementary and 4 middle, and 2 senior secondary schools in Port Coquitlam. The schools offer both French immersion and ESL (English as a Second Language) programs. Fancophone programs are offered at Millside School (K-6), Como Lake Junior Secondary (7-9), and Centennial Senior Secondary (10-12). Post-secondary opportunities are broad with a Douglas College campus in the City Centre, with two year programs and university transfer programs; Simon Fraser University is located in neighbouring Burnaby.
Shopping
Port Coquitlam has a number of larger malls including Coquitlam Center and Westwood in the northeast, with retail strip malls clustered along Lougheed Highway. In the south, there are several malls along Lougheed Highway including Cariboo and Lougheed (actually just inside Burnaby). There is a fashionable shopping district in the city’s historical Maillardville downtown.
Recreation
The Coquitlam area has a number of parks including Coquitlam River Park. There is also the 29 kilometre PoCo Trail, that runs around the edge of the municipality. There are a number of other parks, plus skating and aquatic facilities.
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