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Employment Information Series
Employment Area - Cape Horn
Top Three Employers:
» Cactus Club Café
» Montgomery Middle School
» Northwest Waste Systems Inc
EBay Sales and Support Centre and Able Auctions
110 employees
60 employees
60 employees
Top Five Employment Sectors:
» Manufacturing
» Finance, Insurance, Real Estate
and Business
» Retail
» Information and Communications
Technology
» Hospitality and Recreation
330 employees
215 employees
165 employees
110 employees
145 employees
Source: Coquitlam Business License Database 2005
Locational Advantages:
» Close proximity to the Trans-Canada Hwy, and Lougheed Hwy
and CN Railway
» Centrally located in the Region
» Proximate to US Border
About Cape Horn:
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Lougheed Centre
Trans-C
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Mundy Rd
Schoolhouse St
Blue Mountain St
Marmont St
Larentian St
Austin Ave
Ma
The Cape Horn Area is bounded by Schoolhouse Street to the West,
Lougheed Highway to the south, Mariner Way to the east, and Austin
Avenue to the north. Employment industries in the Cape Horn area
are characterized by large-format retailers and service businesses
along Lougheed Highway, and light industry primarily clustered
along the east side of Schoolhouse Street and in the Booth Avenue
area.
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City of Coquitlam | Planning & Development
Cape Horn P.2
Percent Employees by Major Employment Sector
5.0%
Public Sector
0.0%
Primary
0.2%
0.0%
Citywide
Cape Horn
6.2%
7.3%
Wholesale and Distribution
3.2%
Transportation and Warehousing
8.5%
Information and Communications
Technology
2.5%
8.9%
2.8%
Construction
6.5%
14.0%
Hospitality and Recreation
11.7%
22.5%
Retail
Health Care, Education and Social
Assistance
13.3%
17.4%
0.0%
9.4%
Manufacturing
26.6%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and
Business
16.8%
17.3%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
Percent Employees
25%
30%
Source: Coquitlam Business License Database 2005
Cape Horn Employment by Sector and by Type
Major Employment Sector
Full-Time Part-Time
Total
Manufacturing
305
25
330
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate
and Business
180
35
215
Retail
60
105
165
Hospitality and Recreation
25
120
145
Information and Communications
Technology
105
5
110
Transportation and Warehousing
55
50
105
Wholesale and Distribution
75
15
90
Construction
70
10
80
Health Care, Education and Social
Assistance
0
0
0
Primary
0
0
0
Public Sector
0
0
0
875
365
1,240
TOTAL
Source: Coquitlam Business License Database 2005
For further information please call the Planning and
Development Department at 604.927.3430, or visit
www.coquitlam.ca.
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