Coquitlam History
The Corporation of the District of Coquitlam was incorporated by Letters Patent on July 25, 1891 — predating the City of Vancouver as a District municipality. Pre-incorporation name: 'Westminster Junction.' The first municipal council met at Kelly's Hall on August 22, 1891.
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The Corporation of the District of Coquitlam was incorporated by Letters Patent on July 25, 1891 — predating the City of Vancouver as a District municipality. Pre-incorporation name: Craig Johnston, Top 1% Team Member — Greater Vancouver REALTORS® and 47+ year Tri-Cities resident, can walk you through the local context. Free Strategy Call ends with a written one-page plan in 24 hours.
Verified facts · Coquitlam History
Incorporated
July 25, 1891
Form
Corporation of the District of Coquitlam
Pre-incorporation name
Westminster Junction
Originally encompassed
Today's Port Coquitlam was part of the original district
First council meeting
August 22, 1891 at Kelly's Hall, Westminster Junction
1808 explorer
Simon Fraser passed through the region
European settlement begins
1860s
Fraser Mills founded
1889 — Canadian Western Lumber Company / Fraser Mills
1909
Maillardville settlement begins
Coquitlam History · Real estate connection
Coquitlam is older than the City of Vancouver as a municipality. That history is woven into the older neighbourhoods — Maillardville, Como Lake, Austin Heights, Mundy Park-edge — in ways the post-1990s neighbourhoods cannot replicate.
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