Get a snapshot of Port Coquitlam’s 2025 activities and accomplishments in the new annual report, now available online.
Entitled Connecting Community, Advancing Port Coquitlam, the 2025 annual report highlights the City’s progress last year addressing its strategic priorities while also providing insights on its plans for 2026. Audited financial statements as well as statistical data are also included.
Annual Reports are a statutory requirement. The report is available for review and comment at portcoquitlam.ca/annualreport and will be considered at the June 23 Council meeting.
Port Coquitlam’s colourful, public-friendly reports have won the Canadian Financial Reporting Award from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the United States and Canada for 20 years. The City will also submit the 2025 report for the GFOA award.
Highlights of the City’s Work in 2025
The theme of the 2025 report reflects the City’s efforts to connect the community through festivals and events, welcoming public spaces and transportation connections, while also working to advance the community with a focus on affordability, getting the basics right, and other work that supports the interests of residents now and in the future.
The report includes the following highlights, organized around the six 2023-2026 Council Priorities:
Planning for a Livable, Fun and Vibrant City:
Celebrated the reopening of the revitalized Leigh Square.
Unveiled a new Terry Fox statue, inspiring Local Champions exhibit and street banners, and Terry Fox Legacy photographic installation in collaboration with the Fox family.
Completed the PoCo Climb, providing a fully connected trail experience in Mary Hill.
Began the design of a new multi-covered multi-sport facility in north Port Coquitlam.
Added a new Lions Park dog park and expanded the Maple Street dog park.
Streamlined housing applications with expanded use of E-Plans and other improvements.
Facilitated more than 11,000 hours of volunteer time for recreation and events.
Supported 1,768 people with recreation financial assistance, with $68,000 in subsidies.
Trained firefighters to operate tiger dams for flood response, B.C.’s first tiger dam program involving firefighters.
Supporting a Thriving Local Economy:
Continued the upward trend for business licences, with 4,605 in 2025 from 4,420 in 2024.
Completed the multi-year revitalization of downtown civic spaces.
Promoted local businesses with the 10th annual PoCo Best Biz Awards.
Supported local businesses by incorporating vendor markets at large civic events.
Continued to assess and improve downtown parking to support businesses.
Managing City Finances and Assets Responsibly:
Adopted the lowest average property tax increase in Metro Vancouver.
Held successful blitzes for pothole repair, clean-up and weeding.
Planned key flood mitigation upgrades at Cedar Creek and Maple Creek pump stations.
Updated and began implementation of the land strategy for City-owned lands.
Updated park development cost charges and community amenity contributions to ensure fairness in funding new amenities to support growth.
Began construction of the Coquitlam River sanitary pump station and other improvements to address growing sewer capacity demand.
Striving for Organizational Excellence:
Continued to actively promote careers with the City to attract and retain talent.
Continued to seek public advice and guidance through the Mayor’s Citizen Advisory Roundtable, Community Mosaic Roundtable and Cultural Roundtable.
Sought opportunities to enhance budget engagement for continuing public participation.
Kept residents informed and engaged with quarterly PoCo Post newsletter.
Improving Transportation and Mobility:
Continued enhancements on Kingsway Avenue, including expanding the roadway with centre turning lanes to improve traffic flow and relieve congestion.
Worked with TransLink on development of a business plan for a Skytrain extension to Port Coquitlam.
Continued to invest in active transportation and safety to support walking, cycling, transit and e-mobility.
Continued to work with the City of Coquitlam on planning the Fremont Connector.
Enhancing Environmental Sustainability:
Expanded recycling services with a new curbside glass recycling program.
Adopted and implemented the new Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Plan.
Launched a PoCo Recycling Hero campaign to tackle blue box contamination.
Signed up almost 260 resident garage sales for the annual City-wide Garage Sale.
Continued to transition toward a greener City fleet by replacing an aging propane-powered Zamboni with an electric model.
Engaged 131 volunteers in the Adopt-a-SPOT (Street, Park or Trail) program, adopting over 72 kms of streets, 30 parks and 25 kms of trail.
Public Review of Report
Port Coquitlam provides the public with a feedback opportunity for each year’s Annual Report.
Residents may convey concerns, comments or questions about the report by 4:30 p.m. Monday, June 22 to Jeffrey Lovell, Director of Finance, at [email protected].
Citizens are also invited to watch the Council meeting when the report will be considered on June 23 at 6 p.m., at City Hall or online at portcoquitlam.ca/councilmeeting.
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