Environmental Events & Programs

Drinking Water Week
May 13 – 19, 2012

To celebrate Drinking Water Week, visit the Drinking Water Week booth at the Coquitlam Farmers Market and learn about our local water from source to tap. There will be lots educational resources and fun activities related to drinking water and water conservation.

• Take a water taste test.
• Enter a colouring contest for kids (open to children ages 12 and under).
• Purchase water wise kits at low prices.

Coquitlam Farmers Market

Date: May 13, 2012
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.,
Location: Coquitlam Farmers Market - Dogwood Pavilion parking lot - corner of Poirier and Winslow streets 624 Poirier Street  

Drinking Water Week Colouring Contest

Enter to win a $50 gift card for Coquitlam Centre!

• Drinking Water Week Colouring Sheet
• Drinking Water Week Contest Rules

Colour the "Where Does My Tap Water Come From?" colouring sheet and drop at City Hall, Engineering & Public Works front desk, or mail it to: 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2 “ATTN: BRITTA NG”

Personal information will be used only for contacting winners. Colouring contest must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, May 21, 2012.

Environmental Achievement Awards

The Environmental Achievement Awards recognize individuals and groups who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to promoting, preserving and enhancing Coquitlam’s natural environment.

Nominations can be made for individuals or groups who volunteer in Coquitlam and show their commitment to the environment through their volunteerism. Although nominees do not need to be residents of Coquitlam, the activities for which they are being recognized will take place in Coquitlam. Activities in areas that cross municipal boundaries will also be considered (ie. Maple Creek, Hyde Creek).

All nominees will be announced and honoured during a volunteer appreciation reception on June 9, 2012.

Please participate and nominate an outstanding local environmental volunteer!

How To Apply

1. Please complete the information in the Online Nomination Form or fill in an Nomination Form.  The deadline for nominations is April 16, 2012.
2. Send supporting documents such as letters of support, newspaper clippings, newsletter articles and photographs to:

Environmental Services Division
3000 Guildford Way
Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2

Phone: 604-927-3583
Fax: 604-927-3545
Email: cselk@coquitlam.ca

 

Treefest

Treefest 2012 will be held on Saturday, September 15th from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Riverview Hospital Grounds located at 2601 Lougheed Highway.

Bring the entire family to this free annual celebration of trees on the Riverview Hospital Lands. The festival site is located at the Henry Esson Young Building, accessible from Lougheed Highway, and has free on-site parking.

Activities include:

• Guided tree tours every hour
• Children's crafts and activities
• Children's tree walk
• Community displays
• Live entertainment
• Art exhibit
• Blackberry Tea in Finnie's Garden
• Heritage building tour
• Food concession
• SPARC Radio Museum and Riverview Hospital Historical Museum open for tours

Treefest is generously supported by:

ArtsConnect, BC Mental Health Society, Burke Mountain Naturalists, City of Coquitlam, Coquitlam Foundation, Coquitlam Towing and Storage, Meridian RV, Riverview Horticultural Centre Society, Riverview Hospital Historical Society, Shared Services BC, SPARC Radio Museum, Thrifty Foods, and WSI.

 

Salmon Come Home

Join the City of Coquitlam and the Hoy/Scott Creek Watershed Society to welcome the salmon home on Sunday October 21, 2012. This free family event will be held at the Hoy Creek Fish Hatchery from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Activities include:

• Children's crafts & activities
• Salmon presentations by Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• Spawning salmon viewing
• Nature walk by the Burke Mtn Naturalists
• Children's music
• Concession
• Community group displays and activities
• Prize fishing pond by Vancity
• Learn to Fish lessons with the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC

The Hoy Creek Fish Hatchery is located in Hoy Creek Park, behind the City Centre Aquatic Complex at the corner of Pinetree and Guildford Way. There is free parking available at Coquitlam City Hall, located at the corner of Guildford and Pinetree Way. It is just a short walk to the event site. 

This event is held rain or shine!

 

Storm Drain Marking

Storm drains, also commonly known as catch basins, are slotted grates along the shoulder or curb line of roads, lanes, parking lots and driveways. Storm drains empty into underground storm sewers which then empty directly into local streams.

Any harmful materials that are emptied or spilled into storm drains affect the aquatic life in our creeks and can add up to toxic levels in the environment. The pollutants are toxic to plants, insects, salmon and trout.

Storm drain marking is a stewardship project developed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada where yellow fish are painted beside storm drains. The yellow fish remind residents that storm drains empty directly into nearby streams and that chemicals, carwash detergent, paint and other pollution should not be allowed to enter the drains.

You can get involved by organizing a storm drain marking event in your neighborhood.

For more information please contact

Environmental Stewardship Coordinator
Phone: 604-927-3583