Port Coquitlam

News, events, food, outdoors and guides in Port Coquitlam, BC.

Everything Tri-Cities Daily covers in Port Coquitlam: the latest stories, guides and things to do. Cover photo: Roy Luck, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

A voting sign outside a polling station in British Columbia
News

Tri-Cities votes today: 2026 municipal election guide

Polls are open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. across Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody for the 2026 general local election. Where to vote and what to bring.

The Terry Fox statue outside BC Place in Vancouver
Community

Terry Fox's Port Coquitlam: the hometown behind the Marathon of Hope

Terry Fox grew up in Port Coquitlam, starred at the high school now named for him, and planned the Marathon of Hope here. The story of PoCo's famous son.

Pitt Lake in its glacial valley north of Pitt Meadows
Outdoors

Pitt Lake: the tidal fjord lake at the Tri-Cities' back door

Pitt Lake, just past Pitt Meadows, is the Lower Mainland's second-largest lake and one of the world's few tidal lakes, ringed by two provincial parks.

The Coquitlam River flowing past rocks and forest
Outdoors

Coquitlam River: the red fish river at the heart of the Tri-Cities

The Coquitlam River runs 18 km from Coquitlam Lake to the Fraser, takes its name from sockeye salmon, and anchors the region's trails and conservation work.

The PoCo Trail passing wetlands along the Pitt River in Port Coquitlam
Outdoors

Traboulay PoCo Trail: the 25-kilometre loop around Port Coquitlam

The Traboulay PoCo Trail is a 25.3-kilometre walking and cycling loop around Port Coquitlam along three rivers. History, highlights and how to ride it.

Open meadows and trails at ƛ̓éxətəm (Colony Farm) Regional Park
Outdoors

ƛ̓éxətəm (Colony Farm) Regional Park: 260 hectares of bird country

Colony Farm, officially renamed in 2023, is a 260-hectare park on the Coquitlam River with over 200 bird species. The name means "be invited."

The Coquitlam River trail area near the construction site in Port Coquitlam
News

Port Coquitlam breaks ground on $12.45M covered sports facility

Construction has started on Port Coquitlam's Multi-Sport Facility on Shaughnessy Street, a covered year-round venue for lacrosse, ball hockey, basketball and.

A sports field at Gates Park in Port Coquitlam
News

Gates Park Sports Hub opens in Port Coquitlam

Port Coquitlam's rebuilt Gates Park Sports Hub is open with a synthetic turf field, warm-up pitch and four pickleball courts. Grandstand in 2027.

A West Coast Express commuter train
Guides

West Coast Express: the Tri-Cities commuter train, explained

The West Coast Express links all three Tri-Cities to downtown Vancouver on weekday rush hours. Stations, train times, direction rules and how it fits with.

A SkyTrain station on the Evergreen Extension in Coquitlam
Guides

The Evergreen Extension: the Tri-Cities' SkyTrain, explained

The Millennium Line's Evergreen Extension put the Tri-Cities on the SkyTrain map in 2016. Stations, connections and why it changed the region.