Coquitlam History
Pinecone Burke Provincial Park was established by the Province of BC on May 18, 1995. 38,000 hectares of wilderness from the southwest corner of Garibaldi Park to west of Pitt Lake. The result of years of advocacy by Friends of Burke Mountain, Burke Mountain Naturalists, and the Western Canada Wilderness Committee. The park's existence is the foundation of Burke Mountain's residential value — without the protected backcountry, the upper-Burke premium does not exist.
Verified facts · Coquitlam History
Established
May 18, 1995
Size
~38,000 hectares
Location
North of Coquitlam — Burke Mountain massif and Pinecone Lake area
Managed by
BC Parks
Conservation campaign
Friends of Burke Mountain, Burke Mountain Naturalists, Western Canada Wilderness Committee
Pre-park use
1920s logging by Canadian Robert Dollar Company
Part of
Lower Mainland Nature Legacy
Use
Mostly wilderness/backcountry
Coquitlam History · Real estate connection
Pinecone Burke is the reason Burke Mountain residential development can never expand further north. The 38,000-hectare boundary is permanent. Burke Mountain owners are living adjacent to one of BC's largest protected wilderness parks — that scarcity is structural.
A 50-year Coquitlam resident and licensed REALTOR® at The MACNABS, Royal LePage Elite West. The local context that makes the numbers make sense.