COQUITLAM SHOF

In 2007, Les Wingrove, a member of the Sport and Recreation Advisory Committee for the City of Coquitlam, brought forward the concept of developing a Sports Hall of Fame for the City. A working group, made up of six interested volunteers (Lois McNary, Les Wingrove, Barry Ayers, Cydney Smythies, Keith Chong, and Barry Parish) who were members of the Recreation, Sport & Culture committee was formed. This group spent over a year developing criteria, working on the concepts and presented the initial ideas to City Council. With their approval, in 2008 the Coquitlam Sports Hall of Fame (CSHOF) society was formed and a Board of Directors elected. The staff at Coquitlam Leisure and Park Services was tasked with finding a location that would house the CSHOF... The Sports Hall of Fame followed its grand opening with its first round of inductees in 2010. Members of the community were invited to submit names for both the Coquitlam Sports Hall of Fame-honouring a career and/or historic..