Maillot PeoPeoh: Maple Ridge’s First non-Indigenous settler
By Gunter Rebele Maple Ridge will commemorate the 150th anniversary of its incorporation in February 2024. The incorporation took place 14 years after the pre-emption … Read More
Ration tickets and tokens
In 1942, the nation of Canada instated new laws back at home in efforts of supporting the soldiers they’d sent overseas. In order to ensure … Read More
The Haney Man and the Tsar’s Daughter
Shortly after the end of the First World War, the Russian Bolsheviks announced the death of Tsar Nicolas Romanov and his family, bringing an … Read More
Boat Crash in Stave Lake
In the mid-20th century, Stave Lake was a popular logging site for the Abernethy and Lougheed Logging Company. Loggers would take their felled logs to … Read More
Maple Ridge Family History Group Announces the Launch of “On the River: The Fishing Industry in Maple Ridge”
The Maple Ridge Family History Group is excited to announce the launch of On the River: The Fishing Industry in Maple Ridge in both print … Read More
In Memorium: Sheila Nickols
Sheila Nickols, Past- President of the Maple Ridge Historical Society, museum curator and history writer passed away on October 31, 2020 at the age of … Read More
Looking Back: Memorial Peace Park
Let’s go on an adventure. As most of us are not going on physical adventures at the moment we are going to use our imaginations, … Read More
Japanese Canadian Settlers of Maple Ridge
WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS NEWSPAPER ARTICLES WITH OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE AND OUTDATED CULTURAL REFERENCES. The Early Years: The first Japanese Canadian settlers arrive in Maple Ridge … Read More
Looking Back – The Origins of the Haney Nokai in a Clash of Cultures
In 2006, William Hashizume translated a manuscript from the Haney Nokai covering the period from 1919 to the late 1930’s. Written by Yasutaro Yamaga, it … Read More
Looking Back: The Tent-Shaped Rock
This tale should come with a warning – do not be lured by the greed for gold to go in search of a tent-shaped rock … Read More