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
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
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: 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
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
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
The Cenotaph
After the First World War, the Hammond and Haney Women’s Institutes decided that the district needed to find a way to honor the individuals who … 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
Looking Back: The Haney Women’s Institute
One of the ongoing tasks behind the scenes in the community archives is the transcribing of original handwritten documents to searchable text. This work is … Read More
The Fall Fair
In 1901, the Maple Ridge Agricultural Association formed in order to hold Fall Fairs and to “encourage the cultivation of the soil and the general … Read More