Port Moody Pulse
The city at the head of Burrard Inlet, smallest of the Tri-Cities and proud of it. What’s on this weekend, what council decided, and the people making Port Moody feel like home — from the neighbours who write the Pulse.
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Port Moody sits at the eastern end of Burrard Inlet, where the water meets the Coast Mountains. It is the smallest of the Tri-Cities — Port Moody, Coquitlam, and Port Coquitlam — and the one most people describe first as a feeling: a waterfront, a main street, and neighbours who know each other.
The city calls itself the City of the Arts, and it shows: galleries, studios, and public art sit alongside the old rail town on Clarke Street, the breweries on Murray Street, and the trails that run from the inlet up into the mountains.
Neighbourhoods run from Newport Village and Suter Brook on the waterfront, through Moody Centre and Glenayre, up to Heritage Mountain, College Park, and Pleasantside, and east to Ioco.
One local story, the weekend plan, and City Hall in plain English — every Friday morning.
Elena Kawa went dress shopping in Vancouver and came home in tears. Three years later she and her husband Szymon run Ethereal Bridal on Clarke Street, where brides travel from Seattle to the Fraser Valley.
Read the issue →Zoe Royer, Member of Parliament for Port Moody–Coquitlam, on more than 20 years of calling this city home, in her own words.
A Vancouver firefighter whose second job is the firehall kitchen — and who calls Port Moody home.
The full official results: mayor, six councillors, and two school trustees, with turnout near 39 percent.
The next few things worth leaving the house for. See all events →
Wed, 11 AM · Cairn outside PoMoArts
Fri, 7:30 PM · Inlet Theatre
Dates and venues from the City of Port Moody’s official listings.
Seasonal maps the Pulse builds and keeps current — the kind of thing you check before you head out.
Our people features — the residents behind the stories. See them all →
The Member of Parliament for Port Moody–Coquitlam looks back on more than 20 years in the city, in her own words.
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A Vancouver firefighter whose second job is the firehall kitchen — Chopped Canada winner, MasterChef Canada competitor, and Port Moody’s own.
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Saint St Grill’s owner was retiring and buyers were circling. So Juraj asked one question: how much?
Read the issue →Port Moody has a new mayor, Haven Lurbiecki, elected October 17 with 5,400 votes. The new council — Paul Lambert, Callan Morrison, Amy Lubik, Kyla Knowles, Peter Thomasen, and Alexandra Chan — was sworn in on November 3, 2026.
On its first night, council split 4–3 over regional appointments, amending four-year terms down to 2026–2027, and named Thomasen as the Police Board representative. Most advisory committees are paused pending review; the Finance Committee carries on, with Morrison as chair and Lambert as vice-chair.
Provincially, John McEwen won Port Moody–Burquitlam on the final count, 11,929 votes to Rick Glumac’s 10,760; the official declaration is expected by November 10.
If someone visits for a day, this is where you’d send them.
The waterfront front yard: trails, the pier, the pool and spray park in summer, and the best sunset spot on the inlet.
The flat, stroller-friendly walk from Rocky Point around the inlet — herons, seals, and the old mill site along the way.
The craft breweries along Murray Street, a short walk from Moody Centre Station. An afternoon, not a crawl.
The Port Moody Arts Centre on Kyle Street: exhibitions, classes, and the gallery at the heart of the City of the Arts.
The old rail town: the 1908 station museum, the shops and cafés along Clarke, and the Saturday market in season.
SkyTrain Millennium Line to Moody Centre or Inlet Centre Station, or the West Coast Express to Moody Centre. No car needed.
Port Moody is known as the City of the Arts, for its Burrard Inlet waterfront and Rocky Point Park, and for Brewer’s Row, the cluster of craft breweries on Murray Street. It is the smallest of the Tri-Cities, at the eastern end of Burrard Inlet.
Walk the Shoreline Trail, spend an afternoon at Rocky Point Park, visit the breweries on Murray Street, see a show at PoMoArts or the Inlet Theatre, and check the Port Moody Pulse events page for markets, concerts, and seasonal events like the Christmas lights map.
Take the SkyTrain Millennium Line to Moody Centre Station or Inlet Centre Station. The West Coast Express also stops at Moody Centre Station.
The Christmas lights map runs through the season, with Lights at Lafarge opening November 27 and the CPKC Holiday Train stopping in Port Moody on December 20. The full map is on the Christmas lights map page.
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