This is the fourth course adventure by Diego Pasula

1. By Diego Pasula
Course Adventure #4

2. Poirier Sports & Leisure Complex
(Public) 633 Poirier St, Coquitlam BC
• Poirier is Coquitlam’s largest and
most used recreation center.
• According to Canadian Consulting
Engineer (2011), It was renovated
in 2010, and includes:
+ 3 skating rinks
+ Swimming pool
+ Fitness center
+ Multi-purpose rooms
Outside view of the Poirier Complex (retrieved
from coquitlam.ca

3. Poirier Sports & Leisure Complex
(Public) 633 Poirier St, Coquitlam BC
• This facility is an example of a public sector because it is a government owned
facility, built on tax dollars (Canadian Consulting Engineer, 2011).
• Drop-in rates range from $2 to $10
• This facility connects to recreation because they offer many recreational
services such as:
+ Drop-in or membership fitness
+ Public skating
+ Stick and Puck
+ Drop in hockey
+ Swimming

4. Port Moody Recreation Complex (Public)
300 Ioco Rd, Port Moody BC
• The Port Moody Complex is Port Moody’s Main Recreation Center
• According to Athletic Business (2009), the facility includes:
+ 2 Ice arenas
+ Curling rink
+ Social recreation center
+ Gymnasium
+ Indoor running track
+ Tennis courts
+ Turf playing field
+ Fitness facility
+ Spa facilities Outdoor view of the front of the Port Moody
Complex (retrieved from portmoody.ca)

5. Port Moody Recreation Complex (Public)
300 Ioco Rd, Port Moody BC
• Like the Poirier complex, the Port Moody Complex is a government owned facility
built on tax dollars (Athletic business, 2009).
• They offer many of the same recreational services as Poirier
• Drop-in rates range from $2 to $10

6. Pinetree Community Center (Public)
1260 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam BC
• The Pinetree Community Center is a government
owned community center located right beside
Douglas College.
• According to coquitlam.ca (n.d.), The
facility includes a gymnasium, multipurpose
rooms, pickleball courts, and more.
• Drop-in rates range from $3 to $5
• Some of the drop-in recreational services
include:
+ Basketball
+ Badminton
+ Table tennis
+ Volleyball
+ Pickleball Outdoor front view of the Pinetree Community
Center (retrieved from coquitlam.ca)

7. Planet Ice Coquitlam
(Private) 2300 Rocket
Way, Coquitlam BC
• Planet Ice is a for profit organization with
facilities in Delta, Maple Ridge, and
Coquitlam
• The according to planetice.ca (n.d.), the
Coquitlam Facility has four ice sheets, a
privately owned gym, physiotherapy clinic,
and a bar facing some of the arenas
• The facility hosts their own men’s
recreational hockey league called the PAHL
• The facility also rents out ice to public
hockey, figure skating, speed skating, and
other skating services
• This facility is an example of both coaching
and recreation because they host a
recreational hockey league, and they also
host many competitive skating programs led by
coaches

8. Adult Safe
Hockey League
(Private)
• The ASHL is a private for-profit
recreational 19+ hockey league that
operates out of many facilities across
Canada and the United States
• According to ashl.ca (n.d.), cities in BC
that The ASHL operate out of include
Armstrong, Burnaby, Langley, and North
Vancouver
• The league holds many divisions for all
skill levels, ages, and genders (even co-
op divisions).
• This league is connected to recreation
because the teams are not led by coaches,
and in most cases, teams are just playing
for fun
• Player fees typically cost around $700
per season (September-March)
Official ASHL logo (retrieved from ashl.ca)

9. Douglas College
Royals (Private)
• The Douglas Royals are a private sporting organization operated by Douglas
College
• This connects with the coaching aspect of 2210 because all teams are led
by coaches in competitive leagues
• Only members of Douglas College can participate
• According to douglascollegeroyals.ca (n.d.), participants must have a gpa
of over 2.0
• There is a fee that must be paid to play, that price varies depending on
the sport
• The sports they offer are:
+ Basketball
+ Baseball
+ Soccer
+ Volleyball
+ Curling
Logo of the Douglas College Royals (retrieved from
Douglas College Royals twitter)

10. Coquitlam Minor Hockey Association
(Voluntary)
• CMHA is the public hockey association operating out of the Poirier and Planet Ice
facilities in Coquitlam
• They have teams for all skill levels for ages 5 all the way to 21
• This connects with the coaching aspects of 2210 because the teams play in a
competitive league led by volunteer coaches.
• According to coquitlamminorhockey.org (n.d.), The fees range depending on age and
skill level from about $800 to $2000+
+ Price factors include how many practices per week, tournaments, team swag and more

11. Coquitlam Minor Lacrosse Association
(Voluntary)
• The CMLA is the public lacrosse association operating out of the Poirier Complex,
as well as the many public outdoor lacrosse boxes across the city of Coquitlam.
• The association operates very similarly to that of the CMHA, with teams of all
skill levels and ages of 5 to 21
• It also connects with the coaching aspect of 2210 because the teams are placed in
a competitive league led by volunteer coaching positions
• Prices for lacrosse are much lower since ice is not needed to play
+ Prices typically range from $200 to $1000 (coquitlamminorlacrosse.ca, n.d.)

12. BC Recreation and Parks Association
(Voluntary)
• The BCRPA is a not-for-profit association that helps improve recreational access
for everyone across the province
• They help connect people to enhance recreation experience for everyone
• They offer voluntary membership positions, which gives them access to resources,
as well as voting privileges, and much more.
• This connects with the recreational and physical education aspect of 2210 because
the BCRPA is striving “to lead the enrichment of individuals and their
communities through the power of recreation and parks” (bcrpa.bc.ca, n.d.).

13. References
• BC Recreation and Parks Association. (n.d.). Retrieved December 7, 2021, from http://www.bcrpa.bc.ca/.
• CMHA. Coquitlam Minor Hockey Association. (n.d.). Retrieved December 7, 2021, from http://www.coquitlamminorhockey.org/.
• Coquitlam, BC: Official website. Coquitlam, BC | Official Website. (n.d.). Retrieved December 7, 2021, from http://www.coquitlam.ca/.
• Douglas College Royals. Douglas. (2021, November 18). Retrieved December 7, 2021, from http://www.douglascollegeroyals.ca/.
• Make it Canadian. Adult Safe Hockey League ASHL. (n.d.). Retrieved December 7, 2021, from https://ashl.ca/.
• Planet Ice Coquitlam. Planet Ice. (2021, November 13). Retrieved December 7, 2021, from http://www.planetice.ca/.
• Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. (2011). Canadian Consulting Engineer, 52(6), 35-36.
• Port Moody Recreation Centre Renovation and Expansion. (2009). Athletic Business, 33(6), 135.
• RAMPInterActive.com. (n.d.). CMLA 2021. Coquitlam Minor Lacrosse Association : Website by RAMP InterActive. Retrieved December 7, 2021,
from http://www.coquitlamlacrosse.ca/.