This document summarizes several recreation facilities and organizations located in Port Coquitlam and Coquitlam, British Columbia. It provides addresses, service sectors, and brief descriptions of each location and how they relate to recreation and community. Some highlights include the Hyde Creek Recreation Centre, City Centre Aquatic Complex, Coquitlam Cineplex movie theater, Trapped escape room, TC North Youth Basketball Academy, Ace Children Care childcare, Aunt Leah's Christmas Tree Lot fundraiser, and Terry Fox Foundation cancer research organization. The conclusion reflects on the variety of activities available and level of community involvement in the city.
2. Hyde Creek Recreation Centre
Complete Address:
1379 Laurier Ave, Port Coquitlam, BC V3B 2B9
Service Sector:
Public – “Government either indirectly or directly delivers leisure and recreation services”
(Lunn, 2020).
SPSC 2210 Connection:
Recreation – This community centre has various activities you can partake in; it has
something for everyone. Racquetball and squash courts, a gym, a full-service weight and
exercise space with the newest equipment, an aerobics/dance studio and a martial arts
studio complete with a sprung floor are all part of these sporting events. Hyde Creeks
offers special areas of attraction, including programming rooms for kids, one with its own
mini-kitchen, a youth centre complete with pool tables, a fireplace and a kitchen.
3. City Centre Aquatic Complex
Complete Address:
1210 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7T8
Service Sector:
Public/Commercial – It provides “recreation that because of its nature continually reinforces values and
ideals of establishing and maintaining a healthy lifestyle to the user” (Lunn, 2020).
SPSC 2210 Connection:
Recreation – This facility is an aquatic and fitness facility that is equipped with a free-form wave pool
and a relaxation centre. The relaxation centre has a sauna, steam room, and whirlpool. Everything
comes at a very reasonable price as well. It’s a great place to go if you want to learn to swim or jus have
some have fun with family and friends.
4. Coquitlam Cineplex
Complete Address:
170 Schoolhouse St, Coquitlam, BC V3K 4X9
Service Sector:
Commercial – “The commercial sector has responded to the business opportunities of leisure and
recreation and has recognized the need for innovative leisure and recreation goods, supplies, and
services” (Lunn, 2020).
SPSC 2210 Connection:
Recreation – Cineplex is a top-tier Canadian brand that operates in the Film Entertainment and
amusement and leisure. Cineplex, a leading entertainment and media corporation, attracts more
than 70 million guests annually across its theatre circuit and location-based entertainment venues
around the nation. In addition to being the largest and most creative film exhibitor in Canada,
Cineplex also operates successful companies for competitive and enthusiastic gamers in digital
commerce, food service, alternative content, cinema media, digital location-based media,
amusement solutions and an online esports site.
5. Trapped
Complete Address:
1300 Woolridge St #9, Coquitlam, BC V3K 6Y6
Service Sector:
Commercial – Trapped is a profit-oriented entertainment service
SPSC 2210 Connection:
Education – If you are looking for something mentally challenging but something fun as
well that you can do with a group of friends, trapped is a great place to go. Although it is a
bit pricey at 28 dollars a person, you are definitely getting what you paid for with this great
experience. When your path to freedom begins, you will learn that what they do is at the
centre of the plot and story. Your escape is not just a puzzle or a game, but a story you're
an integral part of. With realism and immersion in mind, everything in the game is built and
can be touched, explored and interacted with.
6. TC North Youth Basketball Academy
Complete Address:
78110 Northside, Port Coquitlam, BC V3B 7H5, CA
Service Sector:
Commercial – The coaching staff are all paid members of the academy and you do have to
pay a fee to join the club.
SPSC 2210 Connection:
Coaching - For basketball players, Tc North offers high-quality talent creation and skill
application. They enhance athletic abilities, challenge each player to be more competitive,
but highlight sportsmanship, team and fair play. They can assist players to achieve their
potential, both on and off the field, from beginners to elite, in a competitive atmosphere.
Athletes will undergo physical, emotional and social development in the process. The
coaches have over 149 years of combined experience, coaching levels include Team
Canada, Provincial, University, High School, and Youth Teams.
7. Ace Children Care
Complete Address:
1100 Charland Ave, Coquitlam, BC V3K 3L1
Service Sector:
Non-profit/Volunteer - ACE childcare feels that play is the work of kids. Kids play to learn,
grow and experience the world around them.
SPSC 2210 Connection:
Education - The ACE childcare program provides your child the option of a wide range of
play experiences that balance active and restful, noisy and quiet, indoor and outdoor,
individual, small group and large group experiences. They foster and facilitate relationships
between families, caregivers, and children that are open and trusting. As the main and
most significant provider of care for their children, they value parents / guardians.
8. Aunt Leah's Christmas Tree Lot
Complete Address:
2813 Glen Dr Coquitlam, BC V3B 2P6
Service Sector:
Non-profit/Volunteer – “In general, the voluntary sector is the area of service that has the
closest ties to local communities, as organizations in this sector are operated primarily by
volunteers” (Lunn, 2020).
SPSC 2210 Connection:
Education - Aunt Leah's Christmas Tree Lots has raised money for over 25 years to fund
services that help protect vulnerable children from being homeless in foster care, and
young mothers from losing custody of their children. Thanks to generous community
members, sponsors, and volunteers, they raised over $600,000 last year. They help provide
a home for children every Christmas season.
9. Terry Fox Foundation
Complete Address:
2669 Shaughnessy Street Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 3G7
Service Sector:
Non-profit/Volunteer - The foundations mission is to uphold Terry Fox's vision and values by raising
funds through the annual Terry Fox Race and the Terry Fox School Run, as well as through memorial
donations for cancer research.
SPSC 2210 Connection:
Education - The Terry Fox Foundation has worked for almost 40 years to fulfil Terry's vision of a
world without cancer. To achieve that goal, their researchers, workers, as well as thousands of
volunteers are determined to reach that goal. Every day, they aspire to follow Terry's principles and
beliefs with everything they do. The scientific arm of The Terry Fox Foundation is the Terry Fox
Research Institute (TFRI). A pan-Canadian organization, collaboratively based, focused on enhancing
cancer research results for the benefit of cancer patients worldwide. The aim of TFRI is to make sure
that today's best research becomes the accessible medicine of tomorrow.
10. Conclusion
I have lived in the city of Port Coquitlam for 20 years now and I can honestly say I cant
imagine growing up or raising a family ant where else. This beautiful city has everything
you need and so much more to offer from the endless amount of hiking trails to the
shopping centres and restaurants. It is truly a wonderful place to live and I am so grateful
that my parents chose to call this wonderful place our home! Overall, this project lifted my
spirits about the city I live in, while also making me appreciate where I live. How involved
the community is was the biggest take away from doing this project and studying my
society. It was a wonderful thing to recognize that in all ways, my city cares and helps each
other and makes me feel assured that we are heading in the right direction.
11. References
Lunn, E (2020). Adventure #4 - Service Sectors in Your Community. Retrieved from
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