Community Services

Community Services brings together key services around social planning, recreation, festivals and events, cultural services, facilities management, and space planning.  Key responsibilities include:

  • Delivering citywide recreation programs and the Emergency Support Services (ESS) program
  • Leading initiatives in support of community arts, culture, and heritage
  • Management and operations of City facilities, including space planning
  • Delivering community grant programs and partnerships in the areas of recreation, culture, childcare, and health

Partnerships and Planning

Key responsibilities include:

  • Management of community grant programs such as Spirit Grant
  • Development of partnership agreements with community partners
  • Planning and partnerships in the areas of childcare and health
  • Tourism, corporate partners program and the delivery of festivals and events 

Community Recreation and Culture 

Key responsibilities include:

  • Providing a range of community recreation services across the City including aquatics, arenas, fitness, and health and wellness programming targeting children, youth, adults and seniors 
  • Ensuring supportive and accessible City services through initiatives such as Recreation Inclusion, Financial Assistance, Snow Angels, and Community Outreach.  
  • Delivery of the Emergency Support Services (ESS) program
  • Managing the City’s arts and heritage collections
  • Delivering arts, culture and heritage special programs
  • Liaison with Coquitlam’s cultural partners: the Coquitlam Public Library, Place des Arts, the Evergreen Cultural Centre and the Coquitlam Heritage Society

Facilities

Key responsibilities include:

  • Managing and maintaining the City’s facility assets to provide long-term, sustained community value
  • Planning and executing corrective and preventative maintenance, and timely asset renewals to support continuous facility operations 
  • Ensuring City facilities are safe, clean and functional for the community to enjoy
  • Provide technical expertise and operational support to departments and user groups related to building systems and facility functionality
  • Citywide facility space planning

Business Services

Key responsibilities include:

  • Departmental business planning, and financial governance
  • Budget development, financial oversight, and reporting
  • Centralized recreation accounting and revenue control
  • Governance and management of Xplor registration and facility booking systems
  • Oversight of point-of-sale operations and facility revenue processes
  • Overseeing Park & Facility Rentals, including booking processes, and contracts