A Voice for Thoughtful Growth
Welcome
We're a group of engaged residents working to foster connection, share resources, and ensure a resilient, livable neighbourhood for now and future generations.
Who We Are
We're residents of all ages, backgrounds, and cultures who care deeply about the Burquitlam community. While we began as a small group of residents in the Roy Stibbs area, our vision extends to the greater Burquitlam-Lougheed neighbourhood.
Our shared goal is to foster a livable, healthy, and resilient community—one where thoughtful development goes hand-in-hand with the well-being of all residents.
We're not against growth—we know change is part of life. But we believe it should be thoughtful and reflect what matters most to the people who live here: protecting our trees, creeks, and green spaces, making sure housing stays diverse and accessible, and ensuring everyone has access to schools, hospitals, recreation, and the amenities that support a great quality of life.
What We Are Advocating For
🏠 Diverse Housing
Homes for all––families, singles, seniors––rental or owned, affordable and inclusive.
🌳 Our Natural Spaces
Protect what we have–– trees, parks and green spaces–– while creating more places to relax, play and connect with nature.
🏗️ Community Needs
Easy access to schools, transit, shops, and services that support daily life.
🏘️ Neighbourhood Character
Keep what makes us unique––friendly, safe streets, local flavour, and livable spaces.
⚖️ Good Governance
Require clear, community-informed plans from developers and officials––and ensure follow-through that respects housing, nature, services and character.
What Brought Us Together
Like many neighbourhoods in Coquitlam, we are experiencing rapid and significant changes driven by ongoing development.
Coquitlam has long been guided by an Official Community Plan and was once considered a model for thoughtful urban planning. That changed in November 2023, when the Provincial Government introduced sweeping undemocratic housing legislation around transit hubs (Transit-Oriented Areas) that dramatically altered the planning landscape.
Recognizing the potential impacts and unintended consequences on our community, we knew it was time to take action.
Planning a community isn't as simple as drawing circles around SkyTrain stations on a map. The provincial governments official approach is Transit-Oriented Development. We stand for Transit-Oriented Living.
Since our first community Town Hall in November 2024, we've been:
- Building connections with local environmental- and neighbourhood-focused groups
- Growing membership
- Engaging with elected officials and developers
Our community actions and conversations so far. Click here to see what we've been doing.
Update On Stage 2: Southwest Shoulders & Corridors
Coquitlam is now looking at Stage 2 of its Transit-Oriented Areas plan — including rezoning areas outside the 800 metres required by the Province under Bill 44.
The City seems to be on a path toward zoning more areas for townhouses, but Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing (SSMUH) is already permitted by provincial legislation — no extra rezoning needed in many cases.
We believe this expansion is happening too fast, with unclear long-term planning.
🧭 Our recommendation: Focus on what's required first, and pause further rezoning until the impacts of Stage 1 are understood.
We'd Love to Hear From You!
Get involved, ask questions, share resources, or stay up to date on what's going on.
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Disclaimer
We've done our best to ensure the information on this site is accurate, based on careful research, public documents, and watching City meetings. However, we're residents — not lawyers or planners — and it's possible we may have misunderstood or missed something.
If you spot an error or have additional information to share, please let us know — we're always happy to correct and improve.