Northeast Community Centre

The City is planning a new community centre on Burke Mountain  that will meet the needs of current and future residents of this growing Northeast Coquitlam community – as well as residents across the community – with amenities including pools, gymnasiums and a fitness centre. See below for the proposed building program and public engagement information. View the site plan.

Targeted to open in 2027 in the future Burke Mountain Village, the proposed 7,430-square-metre (80,000-square-foot) Northeast Community Centre will include a range of services including aquatics, gymnasiums, fitness, library and community space sized to meet the anticipated demand for recreation and community centre services in the area. 

Proposed Building Concept

The proposed building concept  for the three-storey building includes:

  • An aquatics centre with separate leisure and six-lane lap pool, whirlpool, sauna and steam room;
  • Two gymnasiums; 
  • Fitness centre with weight room and studio;
  • Community space including multi-purpose rooms, community kitchen, a ‘makerspace’ (i.e. collaborative working, learning and exploring space) and large atrium;
  • Covered outdoor covered space for recreation and cultural programs;
  • About 340 parking stalls, half of which will be covered; 
  • Public art; and
  • A new branch of the Coquitlam Public Library. 

The concept also includes Burke Village Park, centrally located next to the future community centre, and providing a critical pedestrian link from outside the Village directly into the heart of the Burke Mountain Village neighbourhood.

Additional Information

For more information on the development of Burke Mountain, visit the Burke Mountain Updates web page or sign up for the Burke Mountain email news list.

  1. Background
  2. Public Engagement
  3. Timing & Next Steps
  4. Reports and Documents

The Burke Mountain neighbourhood in Northeast Coquitlam is expected to grow from its current population of more than 20,000 people, to about 50,000 in the next 25 years. Coquitlam’s Parks Recreation and Culture Master Plan identified the future need for a comprehensive multi-use community centre in the Burke Mountain Village  neighbourhood area. 

Public consultation, strategic planning, best practices and other research have helped shape the vision for the NECC as an inclusive and accessible facility that will showcase the natural mountainside setting.