PORT COQUITLAM

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Port Coquitlam is home to a national hero: Terry Fox.

And, each September, thousands of residents across Canada remember his Marathon of Hope and his dream to beat cancer.

But the city is also well known for its events and amenities, too.

Besides the annual Terry Fox Hometown Run, PoCo also hosts Canada Day festivities at Lions and Castle parks, ending with a fireworks show, as well as Rivers & Trails Day, the PoCo Grand Prix cycling race and May Days, which in 2023, will mark its 100th year.

Sponsored in part by the Tri-City News, May Days includes a may pole dance by the royal party, art shows, demonstrations and a parade down Shaughnessy Street that attracts thousands of attendees.

As for its recreational facilities, Port Coquitlam ranks as one of the best in the Lower Mainland, with the Hyde Creek Recreation Centre, the newly built Port Coquitlam Community Centre — complete with a new square dedicated to Terry Fox — and Gates Park, where, this year, it was announced the new Turf 2 would be home to the Port Coquitlam Saints field lacrosse team.

Turf 2 is also next to, what will ultimately be, an $11.4-million project investment to turn Gates Park into a “state-of-the-art” sports hub — primarily for BC Soccer as its new base of operations.