Westwood Plateau
Neighbourhood of Coquitlam in Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Westwood Plateau is a neighbourhood in the northern region of Coquitlam, British Columbia.
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Westwood Plateau, with Burke Mountain behind and Golden Ears Provincial Park in the distance | |
Location of Westwood Plateau within Metro Vancouver | |
Coordinates: 49°18′N 122°47′W | |
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Province | ![]() |
Region | Lower Mainland |
Regional district | Metro Vancouver |
City | Coquitlam |
Government | |
• Mayor | Richard Stewart |
• MP (Fed.) | Ron McKinnon (Liberal) |
• MLA (Prov.) | Joan Isaacs (BC Liberal) |
Area | |
• Land | 600 ha (1,400 acres) |
Highest elevation | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 19,776 |
Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
Postal code span | V3E−V3J |
Area codes | 604, 778, 236, 672 |
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It is named for Westwood Motorsport Park which existed on the plateau before the community was built, and was closed in 1990 to make way for real estate development.[5] Hampton Park Elementary School was built on top of the actual raceway.