Looking Back: Class of ’54
In June of 1953, the Grade 11 class at Maple Ridge Junior-Senior High School decorated the hall for the Grade 12 graduation ceremonies. The morning … Read More
The Bandstand in Memorial Park
The Bandstand at the centre of the Memorial Peace Park was installed in 1994 slightly south of its present location. It was moved to its … Read More
Our Library Story
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
The Aggie Hall
The Agricultural Hall, fondly called Aggie Hall by Maple Ridge residents, was built in 1909, along with Haney Public School on a piece of land … Read More
Maple Ridge Park
The land now occupied by Maple Ridge Park was donated to the district in September 1924 by the BC Electric Railway Company. The company, owner … Read More
Pete Telosky’s Stadium — Our “Field of Dreams”
Pete Telosky was a baseball player of some renown in the Dewdney League and beyond. He had actually earned a living playing baseball in the … Read More
Dyck’s Dinosaur Park
Nick Dyck, an immigrant from Russia in the 1920’s, arrived in BC in 1946 and took a job with the Hammond Cedar Division of BC … Read More