IOCO Terminal (Port Moody)

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Ioco is a oil refinery station opened in 1915 and a townsite of 83 homes, a grocery store, school, tennis court and other amenities were subsequently developed. Prior, all travel to the townsite was by boat or on horse back. It is owned and operated by Imperial Oil Corporation.

The Ioco area was incorporated into the municipality as part of a City boundary expansion in 1988, and although distribution activities continue, the refinery itself was officially shut down in 1995.

Working with local architect and urban planner, Michael Geller, Imperial Oil (Esso) Ltd. began feasibility planning studies for about 200 acres of the former IOCO refinery lands on the north side of Port Moody, overlooking the Port Moody harbour.

A revitalized Ioco Townsite could become the heart of a new community, but redevelopment will require significant infrastructure and transportation improvements and consider the protection and enhancement of the environmentally sensitive areas.

"Returning Land." Imperial Oil Ioco Townsite. Web. 11 Dec. 2011. <www.imperialoil.com/Canada-English/Files/ThisIs/08_Revi...