Port Coquitlam relies heavily on its vehicular roads to move people and goods. Shaughnessy Street and Lougheed Highway are two of its major arterial roads. The bus routes provided by Translink service a number of stops throughout the city. The 159 connects southern Port Coquitlam to the SkyTrain. The 160 links Port Coquitlam and Vancouver. Two major stops in the city include the Port Coquitlam Centre and the Port Coquitlam Station. The Lougheed Highway passes through Port Coquitlam, running from Coquitlam in the west to the Pitt River Bridge in the east. Although this highway has made much of Port Coquitlam a very congested area, it is one of the few major arterial highways in the area. Highway 7B, locally known as The Mary Hill Bypass borders Port Coquitlam runs adjacent to the Fraser River from the Pitt River Bridge on the east to the Port Mann Bridge on the west. A twenty five km hiking and biking trail, known as the Traboulay PoCo Trail, completely surrounds the city. PoCo Trail which ribbons the western shore of the Pitt River, encompassing most of the city is great for nature walks, hikes, bike riding, horseback riding and wildlife watching. The PoCo Trail offers excellent access to the three rivers that frame Port Coquitlam's environment: the Fraser, Pitt and Coquitlam Rivers. Similar to dike trails throughout the Fraser Estuary, the PoCo trail provides a wide level surface on which to cycle. On the PoCo Trail you can easily log 50 km. Port Coquitlam also offers a large number of parks and play areas for people of all ages. Located throughout the city are softball diamonds, soccer fields, playgrounds, pathways, tennis courts, lacrosse boxes and four area pools. Indoor activities include The Hyde Creek Centre (swimming pool) and The PoCo Recreation Centre (ice rinks). Minutes from Port Coquitlam is the historic Minnekhada Regional Park in northeast Coquitlam, with 8 km of trails, most of which are of the gentle-walking variety. These trails lead through a wooded area surrounding two large marshes. You can also hike through the Pinecone Burke Mountain Provincial Park, south of Garibaldi Provincial Park, west of Pitt Lake and Pitt River. This park is a wilderness area that and offers day hiking, overnight backpacking, camping, rock climbing, and wildlife viewing. British Columbia Christian Academy 200 3550 Wellington Street 604.941-8426 British Columbia Conservatory Of Music 1016 Riverwood Gate 604.468-0553 Our Lady Of Assumption School Catholic Churches & Institutions 2255 Fraser Avenue 604.942-5522 Ecole des Pionniers de Maillardville 3550 Wellington Street 604.552-7915 Teacher's Message Line School Board Coquitlam 3820 Flint 604.942-1524 Terry Fox Secondary School Board Coquitlam 1260 Riverwood Gate 604.941-5401 Westwood Elementary School Board Coquitlam 3610 Hastings Street 604.464-2421 Irvine Elementary School Board Coquitlam 3862 Wellington Street 604.941-3408 James Park Elementary School Board Coquitlam 1761 Westminster Avenue 604.942-6658 Kwayhquitlam Middle School Board Coquitlam 3280 Flint Street 604.942-1835 Lincoln Elementary School Board Coquitlam 1019 Fernwood Avenue 604.941-6144 Minnekhada Middle School Board Coquitlam 1390 Laurier Avenue 604.942-0261 Castle Park Elementary School Board Coquitlam 1144 Confederation Drive 604.468-8620 Central Elementary School Board Coquitlam 2260 Central Avenue 604.941-0355 Citadel Middle School Board Coquitlam 1265 Citadel Drive 604.945-6187 Birchland Elementary School Board Coquitlam 1331 Fraser Avenue 604.941-3428 Blakeburn Elementary School Board Coquitlam 1040 Riverside Drive 604.944-9037 Cedar Drive Elementary School Board Coquitlam 3150 Cedar Drive 604.941-3481 Coquitlam River Elementary School Board Coquitlam 4250 Shaughnessy Street 604.942-0241 Hazel Trembath Elementary School Board Coquitlam 1278 Confederation 604.941-0517 Pitt River Middle School Board Coquitlam 2070 Tyner Street 604.942-0267 Riverside Secondary School Board Coquitlam 2215 Reeve Street 604.941-6053 Kilmer Elementary School Board Coquitlam 1575 Knappen Street 604.941-3401 Maintenance Dept School Board Coquitlam 1982 Kingsway Avenue 604.941-5643 Mary Hill Elementary School Board Coquitlam 1890 Humber Crescent 604.942-0264 Ecole des Pionniers de Maillardville School District No 93 3550 Wellington Street 604.552-7915 World Martial Arts Tae Kwon Do Self-Defense Instruction 2552 Shaughnessy Street 604.944-1255 Steelgreigh Riding Academy 500 Lincoln Ave 604.944-0080 THEO BC Schools-Academic-Special Purpose 102-2071 Kingsway Avenue 604.941-5240 Jong Lee Tae Kwon Do School 2552 Shaughnessy Street 604.944-1255 Little Life Pre-School 1477 Lougheed Highway 604.942-0818 Millennium Kids Learning Centres 201 3242 Westwood Street 604.941-3334 Peerel Driving School 2280 Elgin Avenue 604.552-1192 School Board Coquitlam 104 2748 Lougheed Highway 604.945-4211 Southside Montessori School 1575 Knappen Street 604.944-0709 Stage 1 Dance Centre Inc Art School 1971 McLean Avenue 604.944-8277 Starlet Leaders Club Schools-Language 204-2550 Shaughnessy Street 604.552-5647 Poco Park Location Directory Aggie Park - 3050 Chester Street Birchland Park - 1200 Ellis Drive Birchwood Park - 1330 Fraser Avenue Cameron Park - 1933 Cameron Avenue Cascara Park - 1214 Ellis Drive Castle Park - 2252 Castle Crescent Cedar Park - 950 Prairie Avenue Central Elementary School - 2260 Central Ave. Central Park - 2233 Central Ave. Chelsea Park - 1277 Chelsea Ave Citadel Heights Park - 1110 Citadel Dr. Citadel Landing - 1800 Argue St. Citadel Middle School - 1265 Citadel Dr. Coutts Park - 1070 Coutts Way Davison Park - 1377 Apel Dr. Donald Walkway - 2256 Wilson Ave Eastern Drive Park - 1335 Eastern Dr. Elks Park - 2370 Shaughnessy St. Evergreen Park - 3500 Cedar Dr. Fortress Park - 2689 Fortress Crt Fox Street Park - 3215 Lancaster Street Gates Park - 2300 Reeve Street Gates Park Artificial Turf Field - 2215 Reeve Street Granny Smith Park - 2530 Shaughnessy St. Greenmount Park - 4155 Wellington Street Imperial Park - 2805 St. Michael Street James Park Elementary School - 1761 Westminster Ave Kilmer Park - 1844 Pooley Ave. Kroeker Park - 1100 Guest Street Kwayhquitlam Middle School - 3280 Flint Street Lions Park - 2300 Lions Way McLean Park - 3155 Wellington Street McMitchell Park - 2900 Flint Street Minnekhada Middle School - 1390 Laurier Ave. Nacht Park - 2400 Nacht Ave. Peace Park - 1470 Kebet Way Pinemount Park - 3399 Fir Street Railside Youth Park - 2300 Lions Way Robert Hope Park - 2137 Lamprey Dr. Routley Park - 1570 Western Dr. Rowland Park - 2240 Wilson Ave. Settlers Park - 1250 Confederation Dr. Shaughnessy Bike Skills Park - 2300 Lions Way Sheila Barrett Park - 2777 Kitchener Ave. Sitka Spruce Park - 1700 Shaughnessy St. Skyline Park - 1305 Eastern Dr. Sun Valley Park - 3700 Hamilton St. Terry Fox Secondary School - 1260 Riverwood Gate Terry Fox Park - 1269 Riverside Dr. Thompson Park - 1842 Morgan Ave. Traboulay PoCo Trail - Encircles the city of Port Coquitlam Wellington Park - 3655 Wellington St. Westwood Park - 2399 Patricia Ave. Veterans Park - 2580 Shaughnessy Street Port Coquitlam is located 27 km east of Greater Vancouver, it sits at the confluence of the Fraser River and the Pitt River. The name Coquitlam comes from the Salish word 'Kwayhquitlum', meaning red fish in the river, referring to the river’s annual salmon spawning run. Coquitlam borders it on the north and the cities of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows lie across the Pitt River. Port Coquitlam was first incorporated as a municipality on March 7, 1913. Port Coquitlam is bounded on the south by the Fraser River, on the east by the Pitt River, on the north by the picturesque Coast Mountains, including Burke and Coquitlam Mountains, and on the west by the Coquitlam River. Port Coquitlam is almost entirely bisected by a Canadian Pacific Railway yard. Port Coquitlam is often referred to as "Poco." This area was originally mostly farm land, and because of the densification and expansion of Vancouver, it has now become mostly suburban housing, especially on its northern and southwestern sides. The region has diversified with a variety of industrial and commercial developments, including metal fabrication, high technology industries, and transportation. The Canadian Pacific Railway has a major rail yard in the central sector of the city and is the largest CPR yard in British Columbia.