COQUITLAM, B.C., September 8, 2025 – Coquitlam residents have benefited from expanded recreation programs and services leading to more ways than ever to connect, learn and play.
From the successful launch of Town Centre Park Community Centre, Coquitlam’s new community recreation facility, to major increases in program offerings such as swimming and skating lessons, the City is investing in recreation that helps residents live healthy, active lifestyles.
A Vibrant Community Hub
The 11,250-square-foot Town Centre Park Community Centre (TCPCC) celebrated its first year with more than 170,000 visitors. Between May 2024 and August 2025, the Centre offered 610 registered programs, 300 drop-in activities and 110 day camps.
A year-round indoor hub in the City’s busiest park, TCPCC has helped relieve pressure on nearby facilities where demand often exceeded capacity. With a wide variety of programs, a community living room that includes the Praguery Cafe, and a bright welcome with the Ancestral Legacy mural, it has quickly become a community fixture.
Making a Splash
The City also expanded capacity in high-demand areas like swimming and skating, increasing program spaces and reducing waitlists.
In 2024, Coquitlam added 3,800 swim lesson spaces for a total of 22,800, with an additional 2,500 new spaces planned for 2025. This means that by the end of 2025, the City will offer over 25,000 swimming lesson spaces per year, a 6,000 space increase since pre-COVID levels.
Seasonal waitlists have dropped by more than half — from 14,000 waitlisted participants in 2023 to 6,500 in 2025 to date.
The introduction of the no-fail Swim FUNdamentals program and investments in advanced lifeguard training have also helped ensure more children and families can enjoy safe, supportive access to swimming.
More Ice Time, Less Wait Time
More than 1,400 additional lesson spaces were offered in 2024 and nearly 2,000 more participants were able to participate in pre-registered drop-in skates.
Waitlists dropped by 30% between 2023 and 2024 as new classes were added in response to demand, and by the end of 2025 are on track to be reduced by two thirds from 2023 levels.
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Media contact:
Jennifer Keefe
Director, Community Recreation, Culture and Facilities
prcs_info@coquitlam.ca
604-927-4386
We acknowledge with gratitude and respect that the name Coquitlam was derived from the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ (HUN-kuh-MEE-num) word kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (kwee-KWET-lum) meaning “Red Fish Up the River”. The City is honoured to be located on the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm traditional and ancestral lands, including those parts that were historically shared with the q̓ic̓əy̓ (kat-zee), and other Coast Salish Peoples.