Coquitlam History
高貴林公園(Chinese)
http://www.chamberofcommerce.bc.ca/pocoregionalhistory.html

The river name "Coquitlam," from the Kwikwitlem word, probably meaning "little red salmon", was familiarly used in the 1850s and 1860s, It appears in the original preemption land descriptions of Ned Atkins and Thomas Morris, in 1860 and 1862 respectively.

The area's written history goes back to about 1853 when the McLean family became the first Europeans to settle here, but the native peoples have occupied this district for at least 4,000 years.
The first Europeans to see the area would have been in Simon Fraser's party which traveled the Fraser River in 1808.

In 1885, The CPR, at the request of New Westminster businesses, builds a spur line - running south from the main line that goes into Vancouver. Where the spur line meets the main line is called New Westminster Junction, or just Westminster Junction (and sometimes just "the Junction".) The area around the Junction - eventually to become Port Coquitlam - is growing as a farming and logging community. A CPR station opens at Westminster Junction.

The City of Port Coquitlam was incorporated in 1913. Before 1913, this area was part of the larger Districts of Coquitlam and Maple Ridge. Port Coquitlam is bounded on the south by the Fraser River, on the east by the Pitt River, on the north by the Coast Mountains, including Burke and Coquitlam Mountains, and on the west by the Coquitlam River.  
 
The City's geographical location was one of the main factors leading to its incorporation. Its access to the Pitt and Fraser Rivers, its proximity to Vancouver and the availability of level land for workshops and yards all attracted the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, which moved its freight operations to the site of Port Coquitlam from Vancouver in 1911.

In 1951, Port Coquitlam begins to grow rapidly. The Lougheed Highway, completed in 1951, brings new business and industry to the area and the population doubles quickly. The majority of working people in PoCo are employed by either the CPR or Essondale Hospital.

高貴林市法語社區建築與歷史

梅拉德村位於七號公路以北，高貴林市西方社區。隨著一群法裔加拿大工人於1910 年6月來到菲沙河鋸木廠，梅拉德村社區於是誕生。它是一個活躍的社區，馬尼托巴省(Manitoba)以西最大的法裔中心，以及高貴林市將 來發展的種子。社區是以神父梅拉德為名，是來自於法蘭西的一位年輕修士的名字。 梅拉德村的歷史寫在街名，藉以表揚早期拓荒者和地方開發者，反映出它的法裔加拿大遺產。

從1971年以來，該地區就一直是高貴林市的一部分。梅拉德村為高貴林市最老的社區，為一擁有鮮明法裔加拿大人的文化遺產。法裔加拿大人透過安頓的模式，建築的風格，文化的影響和社區的名字，在該地區上留下他 們的標記。說法語者的影響已經透過採用和應用其建築設計指南，鼓勵一種反映出地區歷史的建築風格。這裡有文化藝術中心，瑪金住宅博物館，鐵路博物館，梅拉德村社區中心，文化遺產廣場。


高貴林曼底湖公園(Mundy Lake Park)
開車：請由Austin Ave.2100號接Hillcrest St.往北行，在與Winslow Ave.交接處，進入停車場
曼底公園可說是高貴林的史丹利公園，佔地190公頃的針葉林與闊葉林已有一百年的歷史。除了高聳入雲的道格拉斯冷杉、紅柏、鐵杉外、陽光開闊地則為赤楊、白樺與藤楓。公園內的兩個湖畔可見到溼地月桂(Laurel)， 拉布拉多茶樹(Labrador Tea)，以及罕見的龍膽花(King Gentian)。

高貴林聚落農場公園(Colony Farm Park)
開車：由Lougheed公路，在高貴林Riverview精神病院對面的Colony Farm Rd，進入停車場
聚落農場公園位於高貴林河口處，擁有大片古老農地與河岸溼地生態，適合散步、賞鳥、自然研究、健步與騎腳踏車。您很容易在此看見大藍鷺(Heron)、加拿大雁(Geese)、白頭鵰(Bald Eagle)、白尾鷹(Harrier)、紅尾 鷹(Red-Tailed Hawk)與啄木鳥(Woodpecker)。春天你可以觀賞到紅色的野玫瑰(Rose)與白色的黑莓(Blackberry)。夏天有紫色的羽扇豆(Lupine)、黃色的金鳳花(Buttercup)。秋天有黃色的秋麒麟(Goldenrod) 與白色的羊鬚 草(Goat's beard)。冬天有綠翅鴨(Teal)、綠頭鴨(Mallard)、赤頸鴨(Wigeon)、鏡冠秋沙鴨(Merganser)等各種野鳥。