Looking Back: The Mysterious Death of Daniel Haney
Daniel Thomas Haney was the third child and second son of Thomas Haney and his wife Anne. Unlike his older brother Frank, Daniel chose to … Read More
Looking Back: Maple Ridge Hospital Auxillary at 50
Five years before the Maple Ridge Hospital opened its doors in 1958, a dedicated group of women was eagerly at work raising money to make … Read More
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
Looking Back: Rockin’ Night at the Community Hall
Today, we can find and hear music in every aspect of our lives. We have it on our morning commutes, in movies, in stores, at … 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