3 Best Places To See in Port Coquitlam, BC

"PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives is a volunteer-driven non-profit organization. PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives is dedicated to celebrating and preserving Port Coquitlam’s diverse heritage and culture. They aim to honour and preserve Port Coquitlam’s diverse heritage and culture through community engagement. The museum is committed to creating an inclusive and respectful environment where visitors of all ages, genders, racial origins, religions, sexual orientations, medical conditions, or ability levels feel welcome. General admission to the museum is free. The museum is easily reached by bike, and the beautiful PoCo Traboulay Trail is nearby. There is ample parking both on the street and in two lots on the north side of McAllister Avenue.

"Blakeburn Lagoons Park combines a wildlife sanctuary, a public park, and green infrastructure. Tests at Blakeburn Lagoons Park found high cadmium, copper, lead, and zinc levels in the lagoon sediment, which exceeded safety limits for urban parks. This made cleaning up the site expensive and delayed its redevelopment. They proposed transforming the lagoons into natural, bio-remediating wetlands to help clean the water and support wildlife. Blakeburn Lagoons Park has more than 100,000 indigenous shrubs and groundcover plants, more than 1,300 indigenous trees and two acres of native grasses. The park has 1.6 kilometres of looped walking trails.

"POMO Museum is owned and operated by the Port Moody Heritage Society (PMHS). The museum is located 5.21 miles from Port Coquitlam, BC. Their main focus is to promote and increase awareness and knowledge of Port Moody’s heritage and history. Their mission is to promote an appreciation of community heritage by preserving and presenting history through events, exhibits, and programs. They welcome everyone to discover their shared heritage. POMO Museum encourages everyone to explore this shared heritage. Volunteers support all operations, including maintenance, collection management, garden upkeep, display development, and events. The museum highlights the history of Port Moody from the aboriginal presence to the 1940s.