Transportation
Private automobile provides the fastest means of transport as Coquitlam and surrounding areas are amply provided with roads and free parking. The area is served by public transit buses at a minimum frequency of every thirty minutes most of the day. Service increases to every fifteen minutes during peak hours and reduces to once per hour late at night. Travel times on bus to Downtown Port Moody or Downtown Coquitlam are 15–20 minutes. The West Coast Express commuter rail service to Downtown Vancouver leaves from Coquitlam and Port Moody during weekday peak hours.
In 2004 James Moore, Conservative MP for Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam (B.C.), announced in the House of Commons area resident concerns about marijuana grow operations. In 2008 the area had become a target for marijuana grow op operators.
Schools
- Elementary
- Bramblewood Elementary
- Panorama Heights Elementary
- Pinetree Elementary
- Hampton Park Elementary
- Middle School
- Summit Middle School
Leisure
- Westwood Plateau Golf & Country Club
Retail
- Westwood Plateau Village
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