PORT MOODY

PORT MOODY

Is a city located on the northwest end of Burrard Inlet 15 kilometers east of downtown Vancouver. It is named after Richard Moody, a commander of the Royal Engineers, who coincidentally cut a trail from New Westminster in 1859 to the head of the inlet as a safeguard against a violent assault from the south. In 1879, Port Moody was announced as the Canadian Pacific Railway’s (CPR) western terminus of the new Trans-Continental Rail line, which in 1886 the first passenger train in British Columbia’s history arrived in 1886. Since the railways decision to put the end of track down the inlet to Vancouver, Port Moody has grown less than anticipated, but since World War 2 (WWII), it has grown into a residential suburb of Vancouver. Port Moody was incorporated as a city in March of 1913 and its main industries include that of the Oil and Gas Industry (at the neighbourhood of IOCO), sawmilling, chemical plants, wine-making, and an active waterfront that handles deep-sea bulk carriers. The West Coast Express train uses the existing Canadian Pacific Railway line to connect it to Vancouver, and bringing the residents of Port Moody that work in Vancouver, a 30 minute trip to work every day. Port Moody is bordered on the west by Burnaby, the east by Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam, the south by the Fraser River, and on the north by North Vancouver as well as the unincorporated towns of Anmore and Belcarra. Port Moody is the smallest of the 3 cities that make up the Tri-Cities area known as the Tri-Cities (cities of Port Moody, Port Coquitlam and Coquitlam).

PORT MOODY’S POPULATION: 27,512