Ration tickets and tokens
In 1942, the nation of Canada instated new laws back at home in efforts of supporting the soldiers they’d sent overseas. In order to ensure … 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: The Tent-Shaped Rock
This tale should come with a warning – do not be lured by the greed for gold to go in search of a tent-shaped rock … 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: Epidemic 1918
The last episode of world-wide quarantine was in 1918, just over 100 years ago. We did not have a local newspaper at the time but … Read More
Port Hammond’s Presbyterian Women
The first Presbyterian Church in Port Hammond was built in 1910. The congregation had been meeting for some time in a local hall and it … Read More
Looking Back: Happy Valley Rangers
There is a strong tradition here of local musicians entertaining at dances and concerts, strikingly illustrated by this photograph. Peggy McNeill brought the picture to … Read More
Looking Back: Birth of the Haunted House
With Halloween upon us again we at the Museum always like to reflect on our scary, spooky, and perhaps even haunted past. While we don’t … Read More
Abernethy & Lougheed Logging Company
The Abernethy and Lougheed Logging Company (A&L) was throughout Haney and the forested areas north of the community. The company was the largest railway logging … Read More