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connectivity will be spectacular,” says West. “It
will provide our residents with a wonderful place
West’s mayoral priorities are “to
to gather, to connect and to celebrate. It will
make Port Coquitlam the best
also provide more local job opportunities and
place in the province to raise
be a catalyst for positive transformation in our
a family.” The PCCC is a vital
downtown.”
contribution to that vision.
www.portcoquitlam.ca
have been improvements to parks, including the Fox
Park playground and Thompson Park ball fields. A
new spray park, upgrades to the Centennial outdoor
pool, and more LED streetlights around the city to
make the streets brighter and safer are just some of
the improvements for citizens. “And, of course, we’re
spending a significant amount of that $87 million
on transportation. There’ll be road upgrades, new
sidewalks and multi-use paths, bus stop benches
and many other improvements to help drivers,
pedestrians, cyclists and transit users,” says West.
A father of a two-year-old, West understands
firsthand the positive impact the PCCC will have
on families. One can go to a swim lesson, while
perhaps another family member can wait in
the library, or have a coffee, then all meet again
and go to a splash pad, for instance. “I think the
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