Robert Blackstock Family
Robert Blackstock was born in 1849 in Perth County, Ontario, to Thomas and Mary Ann Blackstock. Robert’s formal education ended at the age of nine … Read More
Larry Walker Family and Baseball
With his tremendous skill and dedication to the game of baseball, Larry Walker Jr. has put Maple Ridge on the international baseball map. Skill and … Read More
John McIver Family
John A. McIver was born on January 1st, 1832, on the Isle of Lewis in the Hebrides, Scotland. When he was 19 years old, he … Read More
John and William Hammond
For such an important part of our community history, not too much is known or remembered about the two Hammond brothers. We are not exactly … Read More
Doan Hartnell Family
The Hartnell family came from Cornwall to Ontario in 1867. John and Elizabeth Hartnell raised a family of eight children, plus two more girls who … Read More
Wilson MacKenzie Family
Harold MacKenzie was born in Manitoba, and spent his early years in there, where he trained as a plumber. Harold came with wife Ethel to … Read More
Lyle Wicks Family
Lyle Wicks was born in Calgary, Alberta, in November of 1912 to Claxton and Mary Wicks (nee McConachie). Claxton had come from Essex, England, and … Read More
James Juniur Dougan
James Juniur Dougan was born in 1864 in New South Wales, Australia, the child of Irish immigrants. With his family he emigrated for Victoria, moved … Read More
Greenwell Family
Robert (Bob) John Greenwell was born April 18, 1906 in Vancouver. His father George came to Canada originally from England, leaving at a young age … Read More
First Secondary Schools in Haney
MCLEAN HIGH SCHOOL Built in 1922, McLean High School consisted of two classrooms, a basement, indoor plumbing, a teacher’s room and a chemistry lab. It … Read More