YOUR COQUITLAM J UST TH E FACTS
WATER AND SEWER FUN FACT: IN THE CITY OF COQUITLAM WE’RE PROUD TO HAVE BEEN PROVIDING ALLIGATOR FREE SEWERS SINCE 1891. REAL FACTS:
$1B
541KM
47
IN CITY-MAINTAINED INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS PIPES – 2/3 IS UNDERGROUND
OF DRAINAGE PIPES AND 505KM OF SANITARY SEWER MAINS
SEWER PUMP STATIONS
2,604
501KM
12
HYDRANTS
OF WATER PIPES
WATER PUMP STATIONS AND 10 RESERVOIRS
COST PER HOUSEHOLD PER DAY FOR ALL WATER AND SEWER SERVICES: $2.52
CityofCoquitlam
YOUR COQUITLAM J UST TH E FACTS
FIRE / RESCUE SERVICES FUN FACT: COQUITLAM FIREFIGHTER RECRUITS MUST BE ABLE TO RUN 1.65 MILES IN 12 MINUTES OR LESS. REAL FACTS:
24/7
158
4
RESPONSE TO EMERGENCIES INCLUDING FIRES, MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, MEDICAL EMERGENCIES AS WELL AS HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS, SPECIALIZED AND TECHNICAL RESPONSES FOR RESCUES
FULL-TIME FIREFIGHTERS
FIREHALLS
7,329
6.5
2,100
CALLS A YEAR REQUIRING FIRE / RESCUE RESPONSE
MINUTE AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME
RESIDENTS PREPARED FOR AN EMERGENCY THROUGH HEROS TRAINING IN 2016
4,500+ FIRE INSPECTIONS PER YEAR
COST PER HOUSEHOLD PER DAY FOR ALL FIRE / RESCUE SERVICES: $1.10
CityofCoquitlam
YOUR COQUITLAM J UST TH E FACTS PARKS, RECREATION & CULTURE FUN FACT: THERE IS NO WHALE WATCHING ON LAFARGE LAKE. REAL FACTS:
2,379
154,235
34
ACRES (963 HECTARES) OF GREEN SPACE AND PARKS
PEOPLE ATTENDED 114 CITY-SPONSORED EVENTS IN 2016
OUTDOOR TENNIS COURTS AND 5 INDOOR TENNIS COURTS
22,500 YOUTHS TAKE SWIMMING LESSONS IN 2 INDOOR AND 2 OUTDOOR POOLS
74 PARKS AND 45 PLAYGROUNDS
106KM OF TRAILS AND AN ENDLESS DISTANCE ON 20 INDOOR TREADMILLS
COST PER HOUSEHOLD PER DAY FOR ALL PARKS AND RECREATION SERVICES: $1.31
CityofCoquitlam
YOUR COQUITLAM J UST TH E FACTS ROADS AND TRANSPORTATION FUN FACT: COQUITLAM’S ROADS HAVE NEVER BEEN RAVAGED BY A LARGE, GODZILLA-LIKE MONSTER. REAL FACTS:
153
9,208
1,062
TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND 3 FIRE SIGNALS
STREET LIGHTS
OF ROAD LANES AND 75 KM OF LANEWAYS
540KM
25,000
56KM
OF SIDEWALKS AND 26 BRIDGES
TRAFFIC SIGNS
OF BIKE LANES
+
COST PER HOUSEHOLD PER DAY FOR ALL ROADS AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES: $0.99
CityofCoquitlam
YOUR COQUITLAM J UST TH E FACTS WASTE COLLECTION FUN FACT: OSCAR THE GROUCH DOES NOT LIVE IN A COQUITLAM GARBAGE CAN. REAL FACTS:
20
74%
17,000
IMPROVEMENT IN THE ANNUAL DIVERSION RATE WITH BI-WEEKLY GARBAGE COLLECTION
OF HOUSEHOLD WASTE WAS DIVERTED FROM THE LANDFILL THROUGH GREEN WASTE AND RECYCLING PROGRAMS IN 2016
TONNES OF GREEN WASTE DIVERTED FROM THE LANDFILL BY CURBSIDE COLLECTION
8,900
26,000
50,400
ITEMS SENT FOR RECYCLING IN 2016 THROUGH LARGE ITEM PICK UP PROGRAM.
HOMES HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF OUR ONLINE RECOLLECT TOOL TO REMIND THEM TO GET THEIR WASTE TO THE CURB ON TIME
GARBAGE AND GREEN CARTS IN THE CITY OF COQUITLAM
%
+
+
+
COST PER HOUSEHOLD PER DAY FOR ALL WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES: $0.83
CityofCoquitlam
YOUR COQUITLAM J UST TH E FACTS POLICE SERVICES FUN FACT: COQUITLAM RCMP MEMBERS DO NOT GET PAID MORE FOR GROWING MUSTACHES. REAL FACTS:
24/7
225
28,000
RESPONSE TO CALLS AND CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
MOUNTIES
CALLS FOR SERVICE EACH YEAR IN COQUITLAM AVERAGE 78 CALLS EVERY DAY
43,000
3
5
CALLS FOR SERVICE FOR ALL 4 JURISDICTIONS (INCLUDING COQUITLAM, PORT COQUITLAM, ANMORE AND BELCARRA)
LARGEST RCMP DETACHMENT IN METRO VANCOUVER SERVING MORE THAN 200,000 PEOPLE
LARGEST POLICE DEPARTMENT IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
+
RD
+
TH
COST PER HOUSEHOLD PER DAY FOR ALL POLICE SERVICES: $1.28 CityofCoquitlam
YOUR COQUITLAM J UST TH E FACTS PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FUN FACT: “HIPSTER” IS NOT A DEMOGRAPHIC USED BY COQUITLAM’S PLANNING DEPARTMENT. REAL FACTS:
212
278,050
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS IN 2016
OF COMMERCIAL FLOORSPACE APPROVED IN 2016 BRINGING NEW EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
1,047
500
19,000
NEW HOUSING UNITS ADDED IN 2016
NEW RESIDENTS INTRODUCED ANNUALLY TO THE CITY THROUGH WELCOME TO COQUITLAM EVENT
BUILDING INSPECTIONS PERFORMED
921 BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED IN 2016 WITH A VALUE OF ABOUT $247 MILLION ANNUALLY
SF
+
COST PER HOUSEHOLD PER DAY FOR ALL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES: $0.10
CityofCoquitlam
YOUR COQUITLAM J UST TH E FACTS
OVERVIEW FUN FACT: ROBERT BRENTON KELLY, COQUITLAM’S FIRST MAYOR, DOES NOT HAUNT CITY HALL. REAL FACTS:
95%
$0.32
98%
OF CITIZENS ARE SATISFIED WITH THE OVERALL LEVEL AND QUALITY OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE CITY
OF EVERY $1 IN PROPERTY TAXES GOES TO OTHER AGENCIES SUCH AS TRANSLINK, METRO VANCOUVER AND THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
OF RESIDENTS SAY THEY HAVE A GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE IN COQUITLAM
51%
9
86%
OF RESIDENTS WOULD RATHER INCREASE TAXES THAN SEE EXISTING SERVICES CUT
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, INCLUDING THE MAYOR, ELECTED BY YOU EVERY FOUR YEARS
OF RESIDENTS SAY THEY GET GOOD VALUE FOR THEIR TAX DOLLARS
COST PER HOUSEHOLD PER DAY FOR ALL SERVICES: $8.59 CityofCoquitlam