The Sampo Hall
Finnish settlers started arriving in Webster’s Corners in 1905. Their goal was to live in a Socialist commune and to that end they purchased a … Read More
Finnish settlers started arriving in Webster’s Corners in 1905. Their goal was to live in a Socialist commune and to that end they purchased a … Read More
Today, we can find and hear music in every aspect of our lives. We have it on our morning commutes, in movies, in stores, at … Read More
韦伯斯特角(s)的名字来自于它的第一位邮政局长–詹姆斯-默里-韦伯斯特。角落(corners)的最后一个 “s “很重要。在那些日子里,当你能找到哪怕是一条通往你想去的方向的道路都是很幸运的,每条横街就是一个重要的发现。一个住在急转弯, 即住在道路转90度弯的地方的居民可能会发现他们的名字被应用于一个 “角落”。但为了符合 “角 “的条件,你必须有一个完整的十字路口,四个角一个都不能少。据报道,韦伯斯特先生喜欢站在 十字路口的中间发放邮件,这也是他与众不同的标志。 杜德尼主干道沿线由一条小路串起来的良好农田, 吸引了定居者, 小型伐木,以及生产瓦片螺栓的铣削场。杜德尼干线本身也是一个收入来源,因为它需要不断的被维护以保持道路可通行, 以及后来从罗斯金发电站架设和需要维护的输电线路。砾石的运输和铺设从最早的时候就是一个问题。 芬兰社区是韦伯斯特角的一个独特元素。 自从1905年率先从索恩图拉(Sointula)来到这里的芬兰居民后,社区不断发展并吸引着更多的来到加拿大的芬兰新移民。 由于人数太多,公社的土地受到限制,公社解体了,但社区还存在。 1915年,他们完全靠志愿劳动建造了桑波厅。今天,人们仍然可以在韦伯斯特角里找到芬兰人的名字和偶尔出现的桑拿房。
Minda Leponiemi came to Maple Ridge from Finland in 1912. She had travelled by boat to Quebec, and then by train all the way into … Read More
The early Finnish population in Webster’s Corners arrived not from Finland, but from Malcolm Island in the straits between northern Vancouver Island and the BC mainland. … Read More
Sam Saari was a big, strong Finn who earned his living as a blacksmith and spoke with pride of his 17-inch biceps. Sam Saari (born … Read More
Arvo Felix Skytte was born in 1887 in Frossa, Finland. Arvo, along with Sanfried Salo, Karl Hendrikson, and Armas Skytte, was among the first group … Read More
Webster’s Corners took its name from its first postmaster – James Murray Webster. The final “s” on “Corners” is significant. In those days, when you … Read More
What were Maple Ridge’s two cooperative settlements? Ruskin 1896c – “Canadian Co-operative Society” enters four acres of Twigg land at confluence of Stave and Fraser … Read More
The very first district library, run by Eliza Mary Pentreath, was located in the upstairs of the old 1892 municipal hall on Callaghan Avenue. On … Read More