The City of Coquitlam is responsible for the maintenance of 40 sand-based and soil sportsfields, two artificial turf fields, 35 ball diamonds, several all-weather surfaces, a bowling green and a tournament croquet/ bocce court and a cricket pitch.

The sportsfield inventory includes both City-owned and school fields, where the City and School District work together to maintain fields.  With the continued growth in sport groups, there is increasing demand for additional sportsfields and tournament facilities.  The City has worked closely with sport user groups to develop a Coquitlam Sportsfield Strategy to guide future development.

As the City's sports field inventory continues to grow, so does the commitment to provide safe, quality sports surfaces for casual and organized users year round.  Unscheduled practices that occur on sports fields during the fall through spring season incrementally contributes to the reduced density of the fields which may cause failure months later during the mid-winter playing season.  In order to keep the City's sports fields in optimum condition involves managing the amount of play a field receives and allowing time for the proper maintenance to occur.  The continued co-operation between the City and sports users is a critical component of this management.

Field Closures

Poor weather conditions or unsafe field conditions are the primary reasons for sportsfield closures.  Experience has shown that most turf damage occurs with field overuse or use during inclement weather.  If your home field is damaged as a result of play during inclement weather the Parks Department may not be able to provide an alternative facility.  Thus it is in everyone's interest to ensure that fields are not used when play damages the playing surface.  In order to meet the demand for high quality fields and ensure a safe playing field both weather and field conditions are monitored on a weekly basis to ensure that scheduled games do not:

• Cause abnormal damage to the field surface
• Jeopardize further scheduled use of fields
• Compromise personal safety of league players or general public

When a field is closed, it is the responsibility of sport team coaches to ensure that fields are not played upon.  Any teams caught playing on the field may forfeit the right to play on that field for the remainder of the season.

Field Closure Procedure

Fields are inspected weekly by Municipal Groundskeepers for the following:

If any of these conditions occur, fields may be temporarily or permanently closed. A Field Area Coordinator will notify the general public of field status once they receive a report from the groundskeepers.

                                  Field Closures Alert

Field Users can also call 604-927-6969 for a recorded field status report.

Field Open - Coaches Responsibilities

Although fields may be open for play as of Friday morning, weather and field conditions may deteriorate by game time.  In these situations, it is the responsibility of field users to determine whether or not to resume play.  Coaches are asked to avoid high use areas near the goals when using fields for practices, and to not practice on wet fields.

User Discretion - Coaches Responsibilities

With User Discretion we have empowered the user to make common sense decisions about whether or not to cancel an event on their field.  We ask that if there is frost or standing water on any are of the field or it is too wet to play to postpone and re-schedule the event.  Please notify the Field Area Co-ordinator at 927-6916 the next day to advise if you have postponed an event.

Field Maintenance

The Parks Operation services staff provide horticultural and turf management services for all city parks and fields, select school fields, most improved boulevards and city grounds, including the city cemetery.  Also trail, infrastructure maintenance and litter control services are carried out year round to help ensure that Coquitlam's parks and green spaces remain clean and safe for visitors of all ages and abilities to enjoy.

For field, park and trail maintenance or other inquiries please contact 604-927-6226 weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. or leave a message after regular hours and we will contact you on the next business day. 

To find out more information on Field Maintenance click here.

Booking Fields and User Fees

The City's sportsfield are allocated to the sports clubs in Coquitlam, but they are also available for rental.  Fields are charged out at an hourly rate with user groups being allocated blocks of time as scheduled prior to playing seasons. Please fill out the Fields Request Form completely prior to booking.

• For more information or to book Sportsfields, please call 604-927-6955.

The City of Coquitlam has implemented a special program to work towards gender equity in sports and physical activities. The Program is the first in British Columbia and includes the establishment of a Gender Equity Committee to make recommendations to City Council. The long-term goal of the program is to obtain gender equity in sports in Coquitlam.

To find out more information on Gender Equity click here.