First Nations
The First Nations of the lower Fraser River, known collectively as “Halkomelem” from their shared language, were expert boatmen who since time immemorial have travelled … Read More
A Man’s World
The early European settlement days were characterized by a surplus of men. Whether they were Fort employees, sailors, or gold seekers, the new arrivals were … Read More
Maple Ridge Cemetery
The Maple Ridge Cemetery is operated by the City of Maple Ridge. To contact the cemetery email cemetery@mapleridge.ca or call 604-467-7307. Maple Ridge incorporated as … Read More
The Long Decade: 1930-1939
The 1920s had been a decade of growth in Maple Ridge. The footprint of agriculture was expanded as developer’s reclaimed low-lying land with dykes and … Read More
The Lillooet Trail
In the 1870s, the growth of ranching on the middle Fraser and Lillooet rivers was stymied by a lack of access to the most important … Read More
The Commons: Reflecting on Cooperative Living Settlements
What were Maple Ridge’s two cooperative settlements? Ruskin 1896c – “Canadian Co-operative Society” enters four acres of Twigg land at confluence of Stave and Fraser … Read More
The End of Big Logging
1926 began with promise for the sons of Mossom Martin Boyd. Gardiner, Laurie, and Mossom deGrassi had inherited their father’s logging business and transformed it … Read More
On This Day… June 18, 1910
On this day, June 18, in 1910, you too could have “A Happy Family on a Whonnock Farm”. Just call Rogers and Black, real estate … Read More
Relief Work During the Depression
It was a bad fall in Maple Ridge in 1929. The Abernethy and Lougheed Logging Company, local pride and powerhouse, had tumbled into insolvency as … Read More
This Week in 1931
LOCAL DOCTOR CLEARED OF CHARGES IN DEATH OF DEPRESSION-ERA VAGRANT This week in 1931, Dr. Francis Joseph Buckley, of Haney, was cleared of the charge … Read More