Community Appearance
Coquitlam in Bloom / Community Appearance
SUCCESS Litter Clean-up
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Coquitlam has several innovative programs to maintain cleanliness throughout the community and instil a sense of pride and ownership with our residents, businesses and institutions who are encouraged to participate in cleanups. When visiting any City facility, walking our parks and trails, or visiting our business sector and residential neighbourhoods, people notice that Coquitlam is a clean community. Our anti-litter bylaws, City litter and anti-graffiti services, and community programs such as Adopt-a-Street and Adopt-a-Trail promote tidiness.
Managing Our Litter—Special Programs SUCCESS Clean-up
Fishing Line Receptacles
Park Spark teamed up with S.U.C.C.E.S.S.—an intercultural multi-service agency that supports people at all stages of their Canadian journey – to tidy up around Town Centre Park and Lafarge Lake. Over 20 people donated their time and effort to help clean up this popular Coquitlam recreation spot for both residents and visitors. The volunteers concentrated on removing debris from the lakefront and near the recycling depot (two high-traffic areas) and successfully removed over 10 bags of garbage.
In 2021, the City worked with the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC (GoFish BC) to install four fishing line bins in July at two local fishing spots: Como Lake in Como Lake Park and Lafarge Lake in Town Centre Park. The program gives anglers with a convenient way to discard their fishing lines—which are unsightly, do not biodegrade and can entangle birds and wildlife—along with used hooks and lead.
