Port Coquitlam’s F Words: Flu, Fire, Flood and Financial Fears Port Coquitlam’s F-Words: Flu, Fire, Flood and Financial Fears PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives
Dewdney Trunk Road (now known as Kingsway Avenue) was one of the earliest major roadways in the area, spanning a large portion of the Fraser Valley in British […]
Port Coquitlam residents paraded through the streets with the city band to celebrate the incorporation of their city.
The youngest elected official in Port Coquitlam’s history, Brad West served three terms on the city council before being elected mayor in 2018.
In this video Mayor West addresses the residents of Port Coquitlam and highlights how the city has overcome challenges. (Slide title: PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives And Tri-Cities […]
Before its incorporation as the City of Port Coquitlam, our community was part of the larger “District of Coquitlam”. You will often find our city called “Westminster Junction” […]
Westminster Junction Station marked the start of the spur line that led off from the main part of the Canadian Pacific Railway towards the City of New Westminster. […]
Firefighters struggled to contain the Port Coquitlam fire of 1920. Many men from neighbouring communities came to join in the fight. Eventually citizens had to resort to using […]
Port Coquitlam’s first fire engine, ca. 1912. This fire engine was the pride and joy of the locals.
Four trees were planted in Aggie Park to honour the founding of the city.
These men are preparing to leave for WWI via Westminster Junction Station in Port Coquitlam, 1914. The recruits are standing on Dewdney Trunk Road, not far from the […]
In addition to those who enlisted from Port Coquitlam, many soldiers from surrounding areas traveled through Westminster Junction on their way to the East Coast. Port Coquitlam residents […]
Canada along with other allies attempted to intervene in the Russian Civil War, hoping to aid the anti-communist White Russian forces. For this purpose, the “Canadian Siberian Expeditionary […]
