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Port Coquitlam (/ k oʊ ˈ k w ɪ t l ə m / koh-KWIT-ləm) is a city in British Columbia, Canada.It is one of 21 municipalities comprising Metro Vancouver.Located 27 km (17 mi) east of Vancouver, it is on the north bank of the confluence of the Fraser River and the Pitt River.
The British Columbia Geographical Names Information System says about this island, which is one of two with this name in the province: . Presumably named after James Douglas (1803–1877), Hudson's Bay Company Chief Factor, 1840–58; founded Victoria 1843; governor, Vancouver Island 1851–64; governor, British Columbia 1858–64; KCB, 1863.
Coquitlam (/ k oʊ ˈ k w ɪ t l ə m / ⓘ koh-KWIT-ləm) [7] is a city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada.Mainly suburban, Coquitlam is the sixth-largest city in the province, with a population of 148,625 in 2021, [4] and one of the 21 municipalities comprising Metro Vancouver.
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Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 2015 Canadian federal election, where Liberal MP Ron McKinnon won in the riding.
An elusive American Bittern photographed at ƛ̓éxətəm Regional Park in Port Coquitlam by Kyle Bailey. ƛ̓éxətəm Regional Park (tla-hut-um, formerly known as Colony Farm Regional Park), is a park along the Coquitlam River in the Tri-Cities area of Metro Vancouver. It is 260 hectares in size.
Port Coquitlam is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, consisting of the entire city of Port Coquitlam.It was created following the 1988 redistribution from Coquitlam-Moody and was contested in the 1991 and 1996 elections before being superseded by Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain.
In 1999, portions of Highway 7 and a former alignment were devolved to the municipalities of Burnaby, [a] Coquitlam, [b] Port Coquitlam, [c] and Maple Ridge. [d] [43] [44] [45] Around 2001, work to widen Lougheed highway from Brunette Avenue to Schoolhouse Street in Coquitlam to a six-lane cross section was completed. [46]