Ioco (c. 1914–1920)

Ioco, an abbreviation of Imperial Oil Corporation,[1] is an area of Port Moody, British Columbia. It is located on the northern shore of the Burrard Inlet. Ioco was originally a townsite for an Imperial Oil refinery.

The refinery began operation in January 1915. By 1917, there were 200 people living in a shack town, which had a school and two grocery stores. The company wanted to buy land from the Federal government to build a townsite, but due to the land being a military reserve they refused. Instead they bought land from a private seller. The land was cleared and construction on houses began in 1920. In all there were 83 houses built. The townsite also had a grocery store, community hall, a tennis court and lawn bowling green, and two churches.

As of 2015, the Ioco townsite has been sold to a Vancouver developer.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Industry Profiles - Imperial Oil". City of Port Moody. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ioco Townsite sold to novice developer". Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Metro Vancouver land package including Ioco townsite sold". Retrieved January 15, 2015.

49°18′13″N 122°52′30″W / 49.3036°N 122.8751°W / 49.3036; -122.8751

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