Playgrounds

New Brighton Park is an unusual combination of outdoor recreation space and industrial facilities, with stunning views of the North Shore, Burrard Inlet, and the grain elevators of Cascadia Terminals from the walking trails, outdoor pool, and beach areas. The outdoor pool is popular for both busy toddlers and avid swimmers
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Summertime is about freedom, exploring, playing and making new friends. The long days of summer should be filled with endless games of grounders, tag, water fights and laughter. Our family is always on the lookout for a park that can keep our boys busy for many hours. No sane parent
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It’s got to be the most famous playground out there! If you haven’t experienced it yourself, you must have at least seen pictures of it on Facebook. Queenston Park’s Playground in Coquitlam has got to be the coolest playground ever.  Seriously, a playground built onto the side of a hill? That
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In June 2016, the new playground at Como Lake Park, in Coquitlam, opened. What an improvement over the playground that proceeded it! The playground offers something for every child. If your child is a climber, a day dreamer, a lover of swings, or musically inclined the Como Lake playground will entertain
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You know you have found a good playground when your kids don’t want to leave despite a downpour of epic proportions. I can only imagine how popular the playground at Coquitlam’s Blue Mountain Park is during the sunny days. I love playgrounds that involve a bit of physical risk-taking and oodles
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The new playground at Terra Nova Rural Park in the City of Richmond is a destination-worthy playground. The City invested $1 million in the new playground which was designed by the Vancouver company Hapa Collaborative. The playground is unique as it embraces the natural surroundings and encourages imaginative and energetic
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The Marpole Oakridge Community Centre has ongoing programs, special events and activities, workshops, sports, yoga, pilates, music, dance, aerobics and academic classes. The Community fitness centre has a weight room, cardio room, racquetball court, whirlpool and sauna. Outdoor basketball and hockey sports courts, and a walking path, are located at
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With its stunning locale between Vancouver’s Downtown and the Port, Crab Park at Portside is a large, open space for everyone. Crab Park has become one of the largest parks along the shores of the Burrard Inlet, with dozens of interesting views to see from the piers and along the
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