Culture and contemporary life Coquitlam

1 culture , contemporary life

1.1 arts , entertainment
1.2 parks , community
1.3 sports , recreation
1.4 media

culture , contemporary life

being in close proximity vancouver , surrounded rest of lower mainland, coquitlam residents have access virtually unlimited choice in cultural , leisure activities. within city numerous venues bring these choices closer home.

coquitlam designated cultural capital of canada in 2009 department of canadian heritage.

arts , entertainment

the molson canadian theatre, 1,074-seat multi-purpose venue, opened part of $30 million expansion coquitlam s hard rock casino in 2006, while cineplex entertainment operates 4,475-seat silvercity coquitlam movie complex 20 screens.

evergreen cultural centre

a partnership of city, arts community, private business , senior governments, evergreen cultural centre in town centre area venue arts , culture, civic facility designed host wide variety of community events. features 264-seat black box theatre, rehearsal hall, art studios , art gallery. evergreen serves home venue pacific symphonic wind ensemble, coastal sound music academy, , stage 43 theatrical society. nearby proscenium theatres include 336-seat terry fox theatre in port coquitlam, , 206-seat inlet theatre in port moody.

place des arts non-profit teaching arts centre in maillardville founded in 1972, offering programs in visual arts, music, acting, , dance. features specialized programs school students , home learners, , presents concerts , exhibitions public. studios offered pottery, fibre arts, yoga, ballet, drama, piano, drawing , painting. place des arts offers 4 faculty concerts throughout year, numerous recitals , presentations students on ongoing basis.

place maillardville community centre providing leisure activities age groups, programs on french language, culture, physical activities. heritage square offers visitors wealth of historic sites, gardens, bike path, , outdoor amphitheatre; home mackin heritage home & toy museum.

parks , community

minnekhada regional park

coquitlam has considerable number of open green spaces, total area of on 890 hectares (2,200 acres). there on 80 municipal parks , natural areas, mundy park located in centre of city being biggest, , ridge park located in highlands near city s northern edge. pinecone burke provincial park, minnekhada regional park, , pitt addington marsh on northern , eastern border of city, while restricted area of metro vancouver s coquitlam watershed border coquitlam north. colony farm 404-hectare park straddles coquitlam , port coquitlam boundaries, offering walking trails rich wildlife , gardens. town centre park large city park located in central area of city, provides city residents many recreational activities. como lake park , glen park popular local residents.

coquitlam not have beaches within city limits, tri-cities offers freshwater beaches in neighbouring anmore (buntzen lake, sasamat lake) , saltwater beaches in belcarra , port moody.

numerous yearly festivals staged @ various locations throughout coquitlam, including festival du bois (first full weekend in march), water s edge festival (third full weekend in march), como lake fishing derby (last sunday in may), bc highland games (last saturday in june), canada day celebration @ town centre park (july 1), , blue mountain music festival (mid-july).

sports , recreation

professional sports teams in area include vancouver canucks (national hockey league), bc lions (canadian football league), vancouver whitecaps fc (major league soccer), , vancouver canadians (northwest league baseball). 2010 winter olympics staged in metro vancouver , whistler areas.

lacrosse @ percy perry stadium



coquitlam express hockey @ poirier sport & leisure complex



chimo aquatic , fitness centre

the city responsible maintenance of numerous sports , recreation fields, including 40 grass/sand/soil sports fields, 5 fieldturf fields, 35 ball diamonds, several all-weather surfaces, bowling green, croquet/bocce court, , cricket pitch. city operates percy perry stadium , poirier sport & leisure complex. privately owned planet ice features 4 additional ice rinks, , more rinks found throughout tri-cities.

the city manages 4 all-age community centres (centennial, pinetree, poirier, summit), , 2 senior community centres (dogwood pavilion, glen pine pavilion).

baseball – coquitlam reds of b.c. premier baseball league play home games @ mundy park; reds famous alumnus former major league all-star , national league mvp larry walker. coquitlam home coquitlam little league, has been part of little league international since 1955; coquitlam finished 3rd @ 1984 little league world series. in 2008, coquitlam hosted junior league canadian championships.

basketball – coquitlam home tri city youth basketball association; formed in 1999, serves tri-cities on 1,400 players grades 2 9. program part of steve nash youth basketball program administered basketball bc. open both boys , girls, , operates out of school gyms across tri-cities area.

cricket – coquitlam home windies cricket club. club consists of on 40 members 3 adult teams playing in premier, second & fifth divisions. club affiliated british columbia mainland cricket league , games played @ mackin park. youth kanga cricket program formed aim of promoting , growing game of cricket in coquitlam. superstrikers cricket team open boys , girls aged 6 – 16.

football – coquitlam home coquitlam minor football association, member of vancouver mainland football league. cmfa players range 6 18 years of age, , play against teams lower mainland , vancouver island. coquitlam home of tri-city bulldogs of canadian junior football league 1991 2004.

golf – in addition courses in neighbouring communities in tri-cities, coquitlam home several golf facilities. vancouver golf club, located in southwest coquitlam, has hosted 2 major lpga tour events 1 senior pga tour event. westwood plateau golf & country club 1 of highest rated golf courses in canada. both westwood plateau golf academy , eaglequest golf centre designed executive learning courses.

hockey – founded in 2001, coquitlam express of british columbia hockey league play @ poirier sport & leisure complex. coquitlam home coquitlam minor hockey association, aaa club in greater vancouver area in pacific coast division, 1000 members initiation hockey 1 juvenile.

lacrosse – coquitlam home coquitlam adanacs of western lacrosse association, play @ poirier sport & leisure complex, , coquitlam minor lacrosse association. in july 2008, percy perry stadium hosted 2008 ilf under-19 world lacrosse championships.

motorsports – coquitlam formerly home westwood motorsport park, canada s first purpose-built permanent road course, located on westwood plateau. first race held in 1959, , on years hosted many different professional series including formula atlantic , trans-am. notable drivers have raced @ westwood include formula 1 world champion keke rosberg, indianapolis 500 winners bobby rahal , danny sullivan, gilles villeneuve , michael andretti. track closed in 1990 due encroaching development, , racing moved mission raceway park.

softball – coquitlam home coquitlam minor softball association. association consists of 300 registered players, predominantly females between ages of 5 – 19 years of age. of games held @ mundy park, riverview park, , hillcrest park. cmsa home coquitlam classics competitive rep program.

soccer – city home 2 major soccer associations, including coquitlam metro-ford soccer club has on 2500 players range under-5 adult teams including women s premier team plays in pacific coast soccer league, , north coquitlam united soccer club.

swimming – city centre aquatic complex indoor aquatic centre built in town centre area @ cost of $8.2 million , opened in 1994. ccac features 50m olympic size swimming pool, wave pool, waterslide, 3,000-square-foot (280 m) fitness centre, , physiotherapy clinic. chimo aquatic , fitness centre opened in 2008 in austin heights area @ cost of $19.5 million, replacing older chimo pool nearby. cafc features 25m swimming pool, 20m lap pool, leisure pool, , fitness room. coquitlam operates 3 outdoor swimming pools (eagle ridge, rochester, spani), 2 outdoor wading pools (blue mountain, mackin), , 3 outdoor splash pads (blue mountain, panorama, town centre).

track , field – coquitlam home coquitlam cheetahs track , field club, train @ percy perry stadium, named after former coach died in 2005.

media

in addition other metro vancouver media outlets, ckpm-fm first radio station dedicated tri-cities area when took air in 2009.

coquitlam served 2 bi-weekly newspapers, tri-city news , coquitlam now.

a significant number of movie , television productions have been partly or filmed in coquitlam in recent years, including 2014 s godzilla, both new moon , eclipse twilight series, x-files, juno, smallville, sisterhood of traveling pants, dark angel, day earth stood still, romeo must die, , watchmen. city maintains coquitlam film office coordinate permits, traffic , crowd control, , insurance film , television productions.