BC Hydro will construct approximately $360 million worth of capital projects in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody and the Village of Anmore over the next decade to upgrade and expand the electricity grid and provide clean power for homes, businesses, and growing electrification and transportation needs.

From Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/office-infrastructure/news/2024/08/kwikwetlem-first-nation-and-coquitlam-to-establish-joint-flood-mitigation-program.html

Drivers are advised to avoid Highway 1 through Coquitlam while BC Hydro completes repairs to powerlines.

The governments of Canada and British Columbia continue to invest in local infrastructure during this unprecedented time to meet the needs of communities across the province, enhance people’s quality of life, and support economic recovery from COVID-19.   

British Columbia’s network of public electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging stations is expanding with the opening of a new station in Coquitlam, making it easier for people commuting in the Lower Mainland to charge up their EVs.

A community meeting for B.C.’s first Poverty Reduction Strategy will take place in Coquitlam on Saturday, March 17, 2018.

Students in the Coquitlam School District will benefit from $3.3 million in provincial funding for school upgrade projects and new classroom supplies, MLA Linda Reimer announced on behalf of Education Minister Mike Bernier.

VICTORIA – Minister of State for Emergency Preparedness Naomi Yamamoto announced Emergency Management BC’s (EMBC) endorsement of a one-year pilot project for the use of unmanned aerial vehicles – “UAVs” or drones – by search and rescue crews in Coquitlam and Kamloops.