- published: 29 Nov 2012
- views: 13449
Coquitlam ( /koʊˈkwɪtləm/) is a city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Coquitlam is mainly a suburban city, and is one of the 21 municipalities comprising Metro Vancouver. According to the 2007 Canadian Census, it is the 5th-largest city in British Columbia. The current mayor of Coquitlam is Richard Stewart.
As of 2011, Coquitlam's population was 126,456.
The Coast Salish people were the first to live in this area, and archaeology confirms continuous occupation of the territory for at least 9,000 years. The name Kwikwetlem is said to be derived from a Coast Salish term meaning "red fish up the river".
Explorer Simon Fraser came through the region in 1808, and in the 1860s Europeans gradually started settling the area. Coquitlam began as a "place-in-between" with the construction of North Road in the mid-19th century to provide Royal Engineers in New Westminster access to the year-round port facilities in Port Moody.
The young municipality got its first boost in 1889 when Frank Ross and James McLaren opened what would become Fraser Mills, a $350,000, then state-of-the-art lumber mill on the north bank of the Fraser River. The District of Coquitlam was incorporated in 1891. By 1908, a mill town of 20 houses, a store, post office, hospital, office block, barber shop, and pool hall had grown around the mill. A mill manager's residence was built that would later become Place des Arts.
Coquitlam, British Columbia, Driving Tour
City of Coquitlam, BC - Rapid Growth in Metro Vancouver
City of Coquitlam Profile
Coquitlam Police Incident Pinetree Way Male Arrested May 11 2015
Crystal Falls Trail in Coquitlam
Downtown Vancouver to Coquitlam in 6 Minutes
Canada, Vancouver, Coquitlam, Como-Lake ave. 4K Video
Coquitlam Crunch. 435 stairs.
Coquitlam School District - International Student Program
Blakeburn Lagoons Bobcat, Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada Feb 11, 2016