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Albion

Albion was named in 1907 by a short term resident – an American – who suggested the name in discussions over what the post office … Read More

Webster’s Corners

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

Ruskin

Ruskin became a distinct community when a co-operative society settled at the mouth of the Stave River and started operating a sawmill they named Ruskin … Read More

Whonnock

The community adopted the name of its local First Nations people. To the Whonnock people, the name meant “place of the hump-back salmon.” In 1860 … Read More

Port Hammond

The Hammond brothers arrived in western Canada in 1863. They first purchased land on the Pitt River at its confluence with the Alouette – a … Read More

Central Haney

In 1931, the Lougheed Highway was completed, giving Maple Ridge a proper cross-town road for the first time. The commercial centre of Port Haney had … Read More

Port Haney

Port Haney was named after Thomas Haney who owned the entire townsite as well as a large piece of land on the top of the … Read More

The Ridge

Maple Ridge Neighbourhood aka “The Ridge” One of the first European settlers in what is now the City of Maple Ridge was John McIver, a … Read More

Having Fun

Settlers in this region faced an unyielding mountain of work — first to clear the land and then to make it productive. Despite that, no … Read More

Making a Home

People coming to a frontier area face enormous obstacles, particularly if they are already a family. When Maple Ridge was incorporated in 1874, there were … Read More