Two very different areas in Coquitlam - one a dedicated forest park, the other a new residential community where trees are being cut down - will soon have something in common: better signs to tell the public what they're all about.
Today, the city launched 12 new interpretative signs along the trails at Mundy Park, a 435-acre space popular with joggers, dog walkers and nature lovers.
But the signs won't be available to everyone. Only those with smartphones will be able to read them by scanning the QR code and downloading the information for self-guided walks.
At Monday's council-in-committee meeting, Lanny Englund, Coquitlam's urban forestry and park services manager, said the Scan and Discover signs with the QR tags are a pilot project for the city that will cost $3,500.
Meanwhile, on the other side of Coquitlam, city managers are calling for more signs on Burke Mountain to give residents, workers and visitors to the rapidly developing area a clearer understanding of the future roads, school sites and parks on the mountainside.
Jim McIntyre, Coquitlam's general manager of planning and development, said many people are unsure or confused about what's about to happen on Burke, where 20,000 more residents are expected to settle in the next 20 years.
And "we thought we could do a better job in giving people a heads-up," he said, noting the city has earmarked up to $15,000 for the additional Burke signage.
The current plethora of Burke signs has been an eyesore, with many developers and builders wanting standards set in place, Coun. Brent Asmundson said.
Coun. Mae Reid also said she would like to see a newsletter in property tax notices to give Burke homeowners a sense of what's coming up for their neighbourhood.
