Coquitlam Town Centre is the main commercial and retail neighbourhood for the city of

Coquitlam Coquitlam ( ) is a city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Mainly suburban, Coquitlam is the List of cities in British Columbia, sixth-largest city in the province, with a population of 148,625 in 2021, and one of the 21 municipa ...

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. Coquitlam Town Centre covers . The Town Centre also contains the highest concentration of high-rise

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s in the Tri-Cities and northeastern Metro Vancouver.

History

The concept of a

town centre A town centre is the commercial or geographical centre or core area of a town. Town centres are traditionally associated with shopping or retail. They are also the centre of communications with major public transport hubs such as train or bus s ...

for the area dates back to 1975. In 1979, Coquitlam Centre Mall was built and became the main catalyst for the creation of a Town Centre. Over the following years, rapid population growth took place as new housing and low rise apartment developments were built over previously forested areas. In the early 2000s, the City of Coquitlam updated the Town Centre Plan. Shortly thereafter during the mid 2000s, City Centre began to densify as various high-rise

developments took place. This is reflected in the rapid population growth of the recent decade, as City Centre grew by over 15% from 2011 to 2016. The intent is to have a concentration of high-density housing, offices, cultural, entertainment and education facilities to serve major growth areas of the region, served by rapid transit service. Coquitlam Town Centre is currently undergoing an update of the Town Centre plan.

Geography

Geographically, Coquitlam has two large parcels of land (one in the south-west, the other in the north-east), with a smaller central area between them. This central area, Coquitlam Town Centre, was designated as a "Regional Town Centre" under the Metro Vancouver's Livable Region Strategic Plan.

Demographics

Population

Upon completion of the Coquitlam Centre Mall in 1979, the population of Coquitlam's City Centre was estimated to be 5,000. Today, City Centre has grown to a population of 31,380.

Ethnicity

Language

Rapid Transit

Evergreen Extension

Three stations for the

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are in operation in the town centre - Coquitlam Central,

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, and Lafarge Lake-Douglas Station, which is the terminus of the SkyTrain line.

Facilities

Public facilities presently at the

Town Centre Park Town Centre Park is a park in central Coquitlam, British Columbia, just north of the Coquitlam Centre shopping mall. The park is surrounded by Coquitlam's city hall, main police station, main fire hall, City Centre Aquatic Complex, and the David L ...

area include:

Parks

* Glen Park *

Retail and Shopping

Coquitlam Centre Coquitlam Centre is a shopping mall in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada, built in 1979 and expanded in 2001. It is located at the southern edge of the Coquitlam Town Centre area, near Coquitlam Central station and several other smaller shoppi ...

- constructed in 1979 is the main mall in the City Centre. Other major retail centres: *Pinetree Village *Sunwood Square *

Henderson Place Mall Henderson Place Mall is a Chinese themed mall in the Coquitlam Town Centre, Town Centre area of Coquitlam, British Columbia. It is located on Pinetree Way across from Coquitlam Centre and Lincoln Station (TransLink), Lincoln Station of the Mille ...

*Westwood Mall *Various mini malls in the Glen and Johnson area

Schools

Elementary

* Glen Elementary * Walton Elementary * Nestor Elementary

Middle

* Maple Creek Middle * Scott Creek Middle

Secondary

* Gleneagle Secondary * Pinetree Secondary

College

Douglas College Douglas College is the largest public degree-granting college institution in British Columbia, Canada. Close to 17,000 credit students, 8,500 continuing education students and 4,210 international students are enrolled here. Douglas College o ...

(David Lam Campus)

References

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