Did You Know? Coquitlam
5 surprising local facts about Coquitlam, BC — curated and fact-checked by the ChitChat editorial team.
- #1
Coquitlam means 'red fish up the river' in the Kwikwetlem First Nation language — a reference to the sockeye salmon runs.
Source · Kwikwetlem First Nation
- #2
Mundy Park is one of the largest urban parks in BC at 437 acres, larger than Stanley Park.
Source · City of Coquitlam
- #3
Coquitlam Centre opened in 1979 and was Metro Vancouver's first regional mall east of Burnaby.
Source · Coquitlam Heritage
- #4
The Coquitlam River salmon hatchery releases over 200,000 juvenile salmon every year.
Source · DFO
- #5
Lafarge Lake-Douglas SkyTrain station, opened in 2016, is the eastern terminus of the Millennium Line.
Source · TransLink
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