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Coquitlam
Coquitlam is a diverse and active city, situated between the Coast Mountains and the Fraser and Pitt Rivers. The City combine excellent amenties, including transportation (Hwy 1) and broadband communications (Q-Net the City Owned Fibre Optic Network). The City's innovative and educated population enjoys access to mountains, rivers and excellent parks and recreation facilities. As the destination of the new Evergreen (Skytrain) line, Coquitlam is committed to creating a dense urban core in the City Centre neighbourhood, one of the six regional city centres for the Metro Vancouver area.
Coquitlam's businesses enjoy excellent access for large trucks close proximity to major transportation infrastructure including Hwy 1. Coquitlam boasts a number of ground oriented spaces with loading bays and high ceilings.
- 152.5 sq kms
- Population - 122, 000 - projected to grown 206,000 by 2021
- 1000 pop per sq km
Maple Ridge
Maple Ridge is a vibrant growing community on the north shore of the Fraser River, thirty minutes north of the US border & Abbotsford International Airport; and 45 minutes east of downtown Vancouver and the Vancouver International Airport. It has identified Advanced Technology, Education and Sport and Outdoor Tourism as priority sectors for investment attraction. With an abundance of available commercial, industrial, residential and agricultural land at some of the most affordable rates in Metro Vancouver it is attracting significant interest from investors and developers.
- 270 sq kms - 1,000 acres of available industrial land; 140 of underutilized or vacant commercial; and 690 in reserve
- Population - 74,000 - projected to grow to 134,000 by 2040. Grew 9.2% 2001-2008
- 275 pop per sq km
- Named "#2 Investment Town" in BC and "the place to invest for lifestyle" by the REIN group 2009
- Within easy commute time of Vancouver International Airport, Abbotsford International Airport, downtown Vancouver, international seaport facilities, and the US border
- There is a Revitalization Tax Exemption in Maple Ridge Town Centre for primarily residential buildings more than four storeys high; and a greater tax break for 'green buildings'
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New Westminster
The geographic core of Metro Vancouver, New Westminster is under thirty minutes from both downtown Vancouver and the US Border. It also has low development costs and is attracting high-tech companies who benefit from the city's high concentration of fibre optic lines.
- 15 sq kms
- Population - 59,000 - grew 7.1% 2001-2006
- 3,800 pop per sq km
- Located at the geographic centre of Metro Vancouver
- Five rapid transit stations and major road connections to cities throughout the metropolitan region
- Within short time distances of Vancouver International Airport, downtown Vancouver, international seaport facilities, and the US border
- Waterfront development opportunities on the Fraser River for residential, tourism and industrial sectors
North Vancouver
North Vancouver is a vital commercial centre and a key transportation hub. Based on a successful shipbuilding-based economy, its economy continues to diversify and now includes filming, tourism and service-based industries.
- 12 sq kms
- Population - 130,000 - grew 2.4% 2001-2006
- 3,812 population per sq km
- Global trade and logistics industry on north shore of Vancouver Port
- Specialized technology companies
- Spectacular housing with ocean and mountain living
- Film and television industry and world-class film program – Capilano University
Port Moody
Port Moody, City of the Arts, exudes new age dynamism. Its people are sophisticated and well educated. They care for the environment, cultural activities and higher things in life. Port Moody is a scenic and creative place to do business.
The City's location on tidewater and the transcontinential railway provided the stimulus for resource based industries. The City has grown into a hip urban center with compact, award-winning mixed-use developments. Port Moody's focus is now shifting toward value-added secondary manufacturing including electronics, robotics, telecommunications, aerospace, ocean engineering and computer software.
- 26 sq km
- Population - 32,000 - grew 15.5% 2001-2006
- 1,074 pop per sq km
- Port Moody has the highest ratio of park land per capita in the Greater Vancouver
- Port Moody's traditional industrial sector includes a deep-sea bulk loading terminal, two petrochemical distrubution operations, a large wood products manufacturer, and a thermal electric generating station
- Light industry, home-based business, and crafts and cultural businesses
- A growing health and social services sector
- Waterfront development opportunities on the Burrard Inlet for industrial sectors
Richmond
Richmond is Metro Vancouver's major transportation hub, with a deep sea port, excellent highway connections and the Vancouver International airport. Asian immigrants are now about one third of the population, significantly fueling small business and retail development.
- 129 sq km
- Population - 174,000 - grew 6.2% 2001-2006
- 1,355 pop per sq km
- Centrally located in Metro Vancouver, minutes from the US border
- Leading centre for high-tech industry leaders – Microsoft, MDA, Ventyx, Acroheliopro Global Services, CHC Helicopters
- Entrepreneurial, educated, diverse - over 40% of Asian descent
- Second largest nexus of tourism in Metro Vancouver
Surrey
Surrey, one of the fastest growing major cities in Canada, is strategically located at the crossroads of Metro Vancouver and the United States. It has an excellent transportation network including six major highways, rail, two Canada/USA border crossings and a deep-sea port.
- 317 sq kms
- Population - 463,000
- 1,245 pop per sq km
- Largest inventory of available industrial land with competitive land values in the region
- home to the second downtown of the Metro Vancouver region
- Two Canada/US border crossings and a deep-sea port
- Situated in close proximity to two international airports
- Fast tracking of major development applications
Vancouver
Vancouver's central area has 60 per cent of the region's office space and is home to headquarters of forest products and mining companies as well as branches of national and international banks, accounting and law firms.
- 115 sq km
- Population - 578,000 - grew 5.9% 2001-2006
- 5,039 pop per sq km
- British Columbia's international front door and the region's downtown
- Dynamic downtown live/work environment mixing tourists, office workers, tech companies, residents and shoppers
- Centre for trans-Pacific business services