Coquitlam Drive About - Coquitlam Heritage Society - Oral History Project 2013
Compilation - Coquitlam Heritage Society - Oral History Project 2013
The Coquitlam Heritage Society received a grant through New Horizons to capture the stories of Coquitlam's long-time residents. The interviews with these seniors were filmed at Mackin House Museum.
Doug Wong - Coquitlam Heritage Society - Oral History Project 2013
Jim & Mary Lou Wainwright - Coquitlam Heritage Society - Oral History Project 2013
Coquitlam 125 Stories Told - History of the Vancouver Golf Club
General Manager of the Vancouver Golf Club, Brent Gough, talks about the history of the club and its importance to the community.
Judith Forst - Coquitlam Heritage Society - Oral History Project 2013
Coquitlam, BC fire june 11 2009
Coquitlam, BC fire june 11 2009 recorded from the roof of a building on Farrow street
Raymond Lebrun - Coquitlam Heritage Society - Oral History Project 2013
Jeannette Frechette - Coquitlam Heritage Society - Oral History Project 2013
$750,000 In Coquitlam vs Vancouver
A comparison of what home $750,000 will buy you in Coquitlam vs Vancouver. Courtesy of CTV News Vancouver
Coquitlam Council in Committee, 2016-03-07
Council in Committee on Monday, March 7, 2016. Entire Meeting. Coquitlam City Council in British Columbia, Canada.
00:00:02 - Call to Order
00:00:52 - Item 1 - Minutes of the CIC Meeting held on Monday, Feb 22, 2016
00:01:22 - Item 2 - Report of GM PRCS - Draft Arts, Culture & Heritage Strategic Plan
00:34:35 - OB-1 - Tree Cutting Permit Data
01:23:18 - OB-2 - Victoria Park Tree Removal Update
01:37:26 - OB-3 - Maillardville Heritage Revitilzation Agreements
01:40:46 - OB-4 - Gender Statistic Benchmarks
02:01:36 - Adjournment
Riverview Hospital - A historical View
A quick glimpse at Riverview Hospital through the eyes of Glen Ferguson of TCPS [The Canadian Paranormal Society] Documenting it's history since 1909. Any questions reference Riverview feel free to ask.
Contact Glen at Ferguson13@shaw.ca
Music by Moby.
In total respect of everyone who passed through these doors, both Patient and Staff.
Columbia: The forgotten history of early British Columbia
This video is about the formative time before we were officially named British Columbia. Columbia, or Proto British Columbia, was the direct precursor of our province and its tragic story haunted the important figures of our early history. Its story contains important lessons and inspiration for our future.
The North West Company established the first longterm presence on the West Coast. It created two administrative districts called New Caledonia in the north run from Fort St James and Columbia in the south run from Fort George(now called Astoria). When the NWC was taken over by the Honorable Hudson Bay Company these territories were amalgamated into one called Columbia. Because the HBC was given the powers of government it created its new capital in Vancouver (now in Washington State). This form of government is called a Company State, exactly like the East India Company that governed India.
For over two decades the HBC created a multicultural society living in peace with First Peoples. Its working languages were French and Chinook Wawa, a hybrid language made originally mostly from Chinook and French. Columbia was the original area that is sometimes called Cascadia, which comes from the French word used for the mountains 'Les Cascades'.
After the 1846 Border Treaty was implemented in 1849, many of the people from Columbia went north to the new Columbia, British Columbia, especially since the new US regime did not allow black people or Hawaiians to live in their newly acquired territory.
In the north, political governance was from Victoria, Langley and New Westminster although many settled in what is now Surrey, Richmond, Burnaby, Coquitlam and some around Burrard Inlet and False Creek.
You can learn how more about how 'British' Columbia lost what is now Washington, Oregon, Idaho and parts of Montana through the Kumtuks videos Losing Columbia and Keeping New Caledonia on YouTube. This old territory is full of place names from the old Columbia and it maintains a cultural connection to this day which leads people to refer to the whole area as a single cultural region which they call Cascadia.
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Sam Sullivan is a Member of the Order of Canada, a former Mayor of Vancouver and Cabinet Minister of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
NB Please note there is an error in this video. There was extensive metal working but no actual foundry in Old Vancouver.
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Coquitlam Council in Committee, 2016-12-05
Council in Committee on Monday, December 5, 2016. ENTIRE MEETING. Coquitlam City Council in British Columbia, Canada.
00:00:02 - CALL TO ORDER
00:00:07 - ITEM 1 - Minutes of the Council-in-Committee Meeting held on Monday, November 28, 2016
00:00:24 - ITEM 2 - Richard Tennant â Proposed Heritage Subdivision
00:23:02 - ITEM 3 - Independent Investigations Office of BC â Aidan Buckley â Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement in British Columbia
00:43:27 - ITEM 4 - Vancouver Fraser Port Authority â Tom Corsie â Update on the Port of Vancouver Projects and Activities
00:56:56 - ITEM 5 - Report of GM Strategic Initiatives â Evergreen Line Corridor - City Enhancement Plan Update for North Rd & Clarke Rd
01:04:56 - ITEM 6 - Report of General Manager Engineering and Public Works â Employee Sustainable Commute Program
02:02:01 - ITEM 7 - Report of GM PRCS and GM EPW â Streetscape Maintenance
02:12:30 - ITEM 8 - Verbal Report of City Manager â Citywide Parking Review Report Process
02:14:31 - O.B. 1 - Poirier Forum Electricity Capacity
02:30:46 - ADJOURNMENT
Polonez Christmas Concert Part Two
Haunted Places in British Columbia
From Vancouver to Surrey, Burnaby to Richmond, Abbotsford to Coquitlam, terrifying history and disturbing hauntings are hiding around every corner of the Pacific Province. Which is why The Speakeasy present our list of the most haunted places in British Columbia. Enjoy!
Photos:
Trethewey House Front Enterance by DerrickSwallow ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 (
Trethewey House Front Porch by DerrickSwallow ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 (
The Empress, Victoria, BC by Miladlaferrari ( id licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 (
Empress Hotel at Night by Karl Stevens ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 (
Cameron Lake Looking South From Visitor Center - panoramio by Tiado ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 (
Hiking lakeshore trail, Cameron lake - panoramio R. Sieben ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 (
Cottonball Sky by Laszlo Ilyes ( is licensed under CC BY 2.0 (
Craigdarrock Castle - view large by jayscratch ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 (
Vogue Theatre VPL_80284 by Vancouver Public Library Historical Society ( has no known copyright restrictions
Vogue Theatre VPL_80284C by Vancouver Public Library Historical Society ( has no known copyright restrictions
Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia by Univeristy of Washington Libraries Digital Collections ( has no known copyright restrictions
Hotel Vancouver 01 by Xicotencatl ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (
Hatley Castle by Smably ( is in the Public Domain
Hatley Castle, Main Hall by John Maushammer ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 (
Stamp River Provincial Park by David Stanley ( is licensed under CC BY 2.0 (
Gorge of Stamp Falls in Stamp River Provincial Park in December by Kevstan ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 (
Coquitlam Finance Standing Committee, 2015-01-20
Finance Standing Committee on Tuesday, January 20, 2015. Entire Meeting. Coquitlam City Council in British Columbia, Canada.
00:00:02 - Call to Order
00:00:09 - 1. Coquitlam Fire and Rescue
01:05:08 - 2. Coquitlam RCMP
02:07:48 - 3. Coquitlam Public Library
03:03:35 - 4. Place des Arts
03:23:47 - 6. Coquitlam Heritage Society
03:48:03 - 7. Evergreen Cultural Centre
04:07:37 - 8. Chamber of Commerce
04:26:09 - 5. Societe Place Maillardville
04:46:55 - Adjournment
Canada day 2011 in Coquitlam
Canada day 2011, Coquitlam, Iranian Culture Society, , Lafarge Lake in Coquitlam
Canada Day in Coquitlam - part 1 .mov
Featuring the Vancouver Korean Dance Society on the Water stage, Alouest on the Cultural stage, Tillers Folly on the Coquitlam Stage, Ache Brazil on Water stage, Korean martial arts demonstration on the Cultural stage and Project Soul on the Water stage.
Coquitlam Finance Standing Committee, 2012-01-24
Finance Standing Committee on Tuesday, January 24, 2012. Entire Meeting. Coquitlam City Council in British Columbia, Canada.
00:00:02 - Item 1 - Parks, Recreation & Culture Services Budget Presentation
01:50:30 - Item 2 - Engineering & Public Works Budget Presentation
03:10:56 - Item 3 - Coquitlam Public Library Budget Presentation
03:41:15 - Item 4 - Place des Arts Budget Presentation
04:16:10 - Item 5 - Societe Place Maillardville Budget Presentation
05:03:19 - Item 6 - Evergreen Cultural Centre Budget Presentation
05:33:56 - Item 7 - Coquitlam Heritage Society Budget Presentation
05:53:11 - Adjournment