Coquitlam Now was created in 1984.
Coquitlam College was created in 1982.
Coquitlam Reds was created in 1999.
Port Coquitlam Station was created in 1995.
Coquitlam Public Library was created in 1969.
Coquitlam Central Station was created in 1995.
Riverview Hospital - Coquitlam - was created in 1913.
Coquitlam gets its name from the Coast Salish word "Kwikwetlem," which means "red fish up the river." This refers to the salmon that used to travel up the Coquitlam River in abundance. The name was later adapted by settlers to become Coquitlam.
As of 2021, the population of Port Coquitlam is estimated to be around 62,000 people.
Summit Middle School - Coquitlam - was created in 1998-09.
James Mars, a local merchant, was the first Mayor of the new City of Port Coquitlam which was incorporated 17 March 1913, according to the book "Port Coquitlam,City of Rivers and Mountains", published 1988 by the Corporation of the City of Port Coquitlam.
Summit Middle School - Coquitlam -'s motto is 'A Journey to success'.