Coquitlam History
Two centuries of Coquitlam history compressed into one verified timeline — from Simon Fraser's 1808 passage through the region to the 2016 SkyTrain opening that reshaped the city. Every date sourced and verified.
Verified facts · Coquitlam History
1808
Simon Fraser passes through the region
1860s
European settlement begins
1888
George Munday homesteads 150 acres (future Mundy Park)
1889
Fraser Mills / Canadian Western Lumber Company founded
July 25, 1891
Corporation of the District of Coquitlam incorporated
1904
Province purchases 1,000 acres for Riverview Hospital
September 28, 1909
Maillardville founded — 110 French-Canadian workers arrive
1911
John Davidson establishes Riverview arboretum
1913
Riverview (Essondale) Hospital opens
1920s
Burke Mountain logged by Canadian Robert Dollar Company
July 26, 1959
Westwood Motorsport Park opens
September 24, 1969
Lougheed Mall opens
1990
Westwood Motorsport Park closes
May 1989
Town Centre Park officially opens (Lafarge Lake reclamation)
1991
BC Summer Games at Coquitlam
May 18, 1995
Pinecone Burke Provincial Park established
1995
Westwood Plateau Golf & Country Club opens
2000
Burke Mountain Area Plan completed
2001
Fraser Mills closes
2002
Lougheed Town Centre SkyTrain station opens (Millennium Line)
Spring 2006
First Burke Mountain residential re-zoning
December 2, 2016
Evergreen Extension opens — SkyTrain reaches Coquitlam
2023
Percy Perry Stadium reopens (full track + turf replacement)
Coquitlam History · Real estate connection
Coquitlam's 200+ year arc from Simon Fraser to SkyTrain is the foundation of every neighbourhood you can buy in today. The older the neighbourhood, the deeper the history — and the harder it is to replicate.
A 50-year Coquitlam resident and licensed REALTOR® at The MACNABS, Royal LePage Elite West. The local context that makes the numbers make sense.