Minnekhada Park Association

06/10/2026

TOADLET WATCH.
It is coming up to toadlet watch time. If you are in the park, please let us know if you see toadlets on trail. Items to note: 1) DO NOT TOUCH the toadlets. 2) Keep dogs on leash. 3) Please watch your step. If toadlets are plentiful, consider taking a different route to avoid trampling.

05/04/2026

NOTE: ROAD CLOSURE
Installation of two new sedimentation ponds within the existing roadway on Cedar Drive will begin next week. Cedar Drive between 4150 Cedar Drive and Gilleys Trail will be fully closed starting Monday, May 11, 2026.

This section of Cedar Drive will remain closed and detours will be in place 24/7 until fall 2027. Please refer to City of Coquitlam website for details on the road closure area and detour route. All road users, including drivers, cyclists and pedestrians, will be detoured via Victoria Drive.

To access the LODGE, take Victoria Drive. Turn south on Gilleys Trail and then left on Oliver Road.Access to Quarry Road parking lot is unaffected via Victoria Drive.

MORE INFO --> https://www.coquitlam.ca/920/Cedar-Drive-Upgrade-Project

04/26/2026

Gary's Walk is here today at the Quarry Road parking lot. Good luck with your walk today!!

Gary's Fifteenth Annual Walk will be on Sunday April 28th 2024 this year. The family will be in the parking lot at Minnekhada Regional Park from 9:00am-1:00pm. We have raised $145,837.00 for RCH and Esophageal Cancer since the walk has started. Thank you to everyone who has donated or participated! Hope to see you again this year:)

04/25/2026

Looking for something to do this weekend? Participate in the City Nature Challenge! It's a great activity to do, especially with kids. Started in 2016 as a competition between Los Angeles and San Francisco, the City Nature Challenge (CNC) has grown into an international event, motivating people around the world to find and document wildlife in their own cities.

How to participate:
- Download the iNaturalist app.
- Join the City Nature Challenge 2026: Metro Vancouver Regional District
- Take photos and upload to the app for identification!

MPA will be at the Quarry Road parking lot entrance on Sunday, April 26 from 9am-noon to answer your questions.

More info --> https://www.citynaturechallenge.org/

04/22/2026

National Volunteer Week runs from April 19-25, 2026 and we at Minnekhada Park Association couldn't be more grateful for the wonderful work of all of our volunteers. Many volunteer countless hours counting toadlets, removing invasive species, filling positions on our Board, cleaning bat guano, counting bats and more.
We could not do what we do without their enthusiasm, commitment and dedication to environmental stewardship.
Thank you doesn't seem like enough but... THANK YOU!

04/14/2026

Minnekhada now has data loggers in our bat condo! A few weeks ago, volunteers installed the devices in our bat condo at the farm. Data loggers are used for monitoring bat habitats, specifically to record temperature and humidity within roosts and bat boxes. These devices are critical for studying the micro-climate preferences of bats and assessing the effectiveness of artificial roost structures. Over the coming weeks, we will revisit the loggers and see what the data says!

04/10/2026

Deadline is Sunday to register!

More information + registration --> https://minnekhada.ca/minnekhada-as-muse-photography-2026/

04/05/2026

Spring is here and it's coming up to toad migration season! Please assist us by being our eyes and ears in the park. If you see Adult toads on the road or paths around the park, especially at dusk, please message us. We'll get our volunteers out there to count!

03/31/2026

ATTENTION PHOTOGRAPHERS! Our 2026 Minnekhada As Muse photography project is now OPEN for registration!

This year, we endeavor to expand on last year’s inaugural photography Muse project which was very successful. This year our goal is to deepen, expand and enhance people’s connection, appreciation and knowledge to/of nature directly and indirectly, particularly at Minnekhada – through using photography as the creative vehicle, in combination with social media to tell a story.

For more information and to register -- https://minnekhada.ca/minnekhada-as-muse-photography-2026/

03/08/2026

CEDAR DRIVE CONSTRUTION!
Crews will be starting pre-locate work in early March, in advance of the upcoming work. Work is expected to begin in mid to late March and will include:
- Removal of top portion of the pre-load for the construction of new road and multi-use pathway;
- Installation of a new sanitary sewer line and new water main;
- Construction of two sedimentation ponds along with two new culverts at each end of drainage channel;
- Construction of new road and multi-use pathway; and
- Installation of environmental plantings and restoration work.

Traffic flow will be affected during construction. At various stages of construction, a section of Cedar Drive will be closed and traffic will be detoured via Victoria Drive.
Please watch for construction detours and full road closure instructions.