COQUITLAM, B.C., May 30, 2024 – Coquitlam block parties are back, encouraging community spirit with $150 cash grants.
The Block Party program helps residents connect with their neighbors and brings people together to create lively and thriving neighborhoods.
How to Host a Successful Block Party
Coquitlam residents can apply at coquitlam.ca/BlockParties. The money received can help with food or supply purchases, equipment rentals, entertainment, or other costs, ideally sourced from Coquitlam. View local business listings at visitcoquitlam.ca.
In addition to $150 and free liability insurance, confirmed block party organizers can borrow a Block Party Play Kit that includes games and activities, download a Block Party Handbook for activity ideas and inspiration, and request road closures for cul-de-sacs, lanes and neighborhood roads.
Block Party Ideas
Check out these fun ideas shared by past block party hosts:
- Neighbourhood Trivia submitted by Kugler Avenue Block Party
- Obstacle Course submitted by Whitesail Place Block Party
- Game Stations submitted by the Brewster Drive Block Party
- And more!
View these ideas and more in the Block Party Handbook.
Corporate Partner Support Community Building
A special thanks to the Block Party program Presenting Partner, FortisBC. Through this partnership, any neighbourhood block party that features 75 guests or more, have the option for FortisBC to attend and provide educational activities and giveaways. To learn more about this opportunity, visit coquitlam.ca/BlockParties.
FortisBC is a Canadian-owned company based in B.C. It has a diverse team of 2,600 dedicated employees delivering safe and reliable natural gas, Renewable Natural Gas and electricity to 1.2 million customers in 135 B.C. communities and 58 First Nations communities across 150 Traditional Territories.
FortisBC is leading B.C.’s clean energy transformation by delivering renewable and low-carbon gases to customers and offering new energy-efficient technologies for BC homes and businesses. As an electricity provider, they continue to provide customers in the Southern Interior with clean, renewable energy and operate electric vehicle charging stations to support cleaner transportation. Visit fortisbc.com to see how they’re creating energy for a better B.C.
Media contact:
Eric Kalnins
Economic Development Manager, Economic Development Division
604-927-3950
ekalnins@coquitlam.ca
We acknowledge with gratitude and respect that the name Coquitlam was derived from the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ word kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (kwee-kwuh-tlum) meaning “Red Fish Up the River”. The City is honoured to be located on the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem) traditional and ancestral lands, including those parts that were historically shared with the sq̓əc̓iy̓aɁɬ təməxʷ (Katzie), and other Coast Salish Peoples.