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Major Employers

Major Employers

Major employers in the Tri-Cities area include both private sector employers and government agencies.  The largest employers in the government sector in the Tri-Cities are School District #43, with approximately 3,500 employees; Riverview Hospital, with about 1,500 employees and City of Coquitlam, with approximately 855 employees.  In the private sector, CP Rail and Konings Wholesales top the list with between 500 – 999 employees. 

Other major employers in the Tri-Cities include:

Coquitlam

The Bay 100-249
Best Western Coquitlam Inn 100-249
Canada Safeway (Lougheed Hwy) 250-499
Waste Management 100-249
Coca-Cola Bottling 100-249
Como Lake Private Hospital 100-249
Convention Centre 100-249
Coquitlam Taxi Ltd. 100-249
Dufferin Care Centre 100-249
Fraser Mills 100-249
Galleries on the Plateau 100-249
Home Depot 250-499
Medis Health & Pharmaceutical 100-249
Port Coquitlam Taxi 100-249
Primerica Financial Services 100-249
Real Canadian Superstore 250-499
Sears 100-249
Syd’s Taxi Ltd. 100-249
United Furniture Warehouse Ltd. 250-499
Westwood Plateau Golf Club 250-499
Williams Moving & Storage 250-499 Zellers 100-249

Port Coquitlam

CP Rail (Port Coquitlam Yard) 500-999
Canada Safeway (Shaughnessy) 100-249
Coast Mountain BusLink 250-499
Consolidated Fastfreight Transport 100-249
Costco Wholesale 100-249
Earl’s Port Coquitlam 100-249
Hawthorne Care Centre 100-249
Konings Wholesale 500-999
Lylydale Co-operative Ltd. 100-249
McDonald’s (Ottawa) 100-249
Oxford Subburban Group 100-249
Simpson – Maxwell 100-249
Transpacific Container Terminal 100-249
Tri-City News 100-249
Wesgar Industries Ltd. 100-249
Western Assembly Ltd. 100-249

Port Moody

Eagle Ridge Hospital 250-499
Pacific Coast Terminals Co Ltd. 100-249
Source: Info Canada British Columbia Business Directory 1999-2000