Neighbourhoods – Page 14 – Maple Ridge Museum

Ruskin

Ruskin became a distinct community when a co-operative society settled at the mouth of the Stave River and started operating a sawmill they named Ruskin … Read More

Whonnock

The community adopted the name of its local First Nations people. To the Whonnock people, the name meant “place of the hump-back salmon.” In 1860 … Read More

Port Hammond

The Hammond brothers arrived in western Canada in 1863. They first purchased land on the Pitt River at its confluence with the Alouette – a … Read More

Central Haney

In 1931, the Lougheed Highway was completed, giving Maple Ridge a proper cross-town road for the first time. The commercial centre of Port Haney had … Read More

Port Haney

Port Haney was named after Thomas Haney who owned the entire townsite as well as a large piece of land on the top of the … Read More

The Ridge

Maple Ridge Neighbourhood aka “The Ridge” One of the first European settlers in what is now the City of Maple Ridge was John McIver, a … Read More

Having Fun

Settlers in this region faced an unyielding mountain of work — first to clear the land and then to make it productive. Despite that, no … Read More

Road Construction

In order to grow from scattered riverbank settlements to a full functioning community, it was necessary to build roads. With no dedicated labour force, it … Read More

Horse Power

While oxen were used very early on to haul sledges over barely detectable paths, it was the horse that provided most of the power on … Read More

Getting Around

In the beginning, there was only water and for the most part, small boats. Whether it was a European styled rowboat or a First Nations … Read More