Western Canada Power Company Railway
In 1910 the Western Canada Power Company was authorized to build a railway line from its works on the Stave River, to a point on … Read More
Mary Florence Haney Death Portrait
Mary Florence was the eldest child of Thomas and Anne Haney and the only one to have been born in Paris, Ontario. At the age … Read More
James Hawley Family
James Hawley was born in 1877 in Ingonish, Nova Scotia, and came to Haney in 1910. Elizabeth ‘Lizzie’ Mary Hawley (nee Haney) was born on … Read More
Hammond Elementary School
In August of 1899, the Trustees of the Hammond School District met to select a site for a school. Mr. John Callaghan was elected chairman … Read More
Hammond Mill Hires Girls
A lengthy article in the “Pacific Coast Lumberman” magazine of June, 1918, describes how Hammond Cedar, under the direction of part owner and manager Doan … Read More
Hammond Cedar Mill
The first sawmill that opened in Port Hammond on the site on Maple Crescent in 1910 was the Bailey Lumber Company, and in 1912, it … Read More
Alouette Dam
The history of the Alouette Dam begins with a now defunct private power company, the Western Canada Power Company, which in 1909 was granted the … Read More
Yennadon School
The first elementary school in the Yennadon area was South Lillooet Elementary, which was built in June and July of 1895. It was located at … Read More
Blaney Bog
Blaney Bog is located at the north end of 224th Street. It has remained intact in spite of rural and urban development to its south … Read More