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COMMUNITY HERITAGE COMMISSION
AGENDA
Thursday, December 13, 2018, 7:00 pm
Blaney Room, Maple Ridge City Hall
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES – November 8, 2018
4. DELEGATIONS
4.1. Cultural Plan Update
Yvonne Chui, Recreation Manager, Arts and Community Connection, Parks Recreation
and Culture
5. FINANCE
5.1. Financial Update
6. CORRESPONDENCE
7. NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS
7.1. Heritage Resources Program
7.2. BC History Digitization Program Grant Application – update
7.3. 2019 Meeting Schedule Revision
8. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
8.1. Communications
8.1.1. Fall Calendar
8.2. Recognitions
8.2.1. Heritage Week 2019
8.3. Education
8.3.1. Local Voices
8.3.2. BC Heritage Fairs
8.4. Master Conservation Plan
8.5. Robertson Cemetery
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9. LIAISON UPDATES
9.1. BC Historical Federation
9.2. Heritage BC
9.3. BC Museums Association – 2018 Conference Report
9.4. Maple Ridge Historical Society
10. QUESTION PERIOD
11. ROUNDTABLE
12. ADJOURNMENT
QUESTION PERIOD
Question Period provides the public with the opportunity to ask questions or make comments. Each
person will be given 2 minutes to speak. Up to ten minutes in total is allotted for Question Period.
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The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Community Heritage Commission, held in the Blaney
Room, Maple Ridge City Hall, 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, British Columbia, on
November 8, 2018 at 7:00 pm.
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COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT
Brenda Smith, Chair Maple Ridge Historical Society
Eric Phillips Member at Large
Julie Koehn Maple Ridge Historical Society
Len Pettit Member at Large
Russell Irvine Member at Large
STAFF PRESENT
Amelia Bowden Staff Liaison, Planner 1
Amanda Allen Committee Clerk
ABSENT
Lindsay Foreman, Vice Chair Member at Large
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
R/2018-054
It was moved and seconded
That the agenda for the November 8, 2018 Community Heritage Commission meeting be
approved as circulated.
CARRIED
3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES
R/2018-055
It was moved and seconded
That the minutes of the October 11, 2018 Maple Ridge Community Heritage Commission
meeting be amended to further clarify discussion of item 5.1 by including in the minutes “Mr.
Irvine provided an update of the 2018 financial statement. The information was discussed by
the Commission members”; and that the minutes as amended be adopted.
CARRIED
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4. DELEGATIONS
5. FINANCE
5.1. Financial Update
Russell Irvine provided an overview of the financial report as attached to the October 11,
2018 agenda. The Commission received the financial report for information.
5.2. Robertson Cemetery
The staff liaison advised that the Planning Department will match funds in the amount of
$1,000.00 for the required work and the Surveyor has been advised to proceed
5.3. Maple Ridge Library Microfilm Reader Support Request Update
The Chair reported that the Maple Ridge Public Library has ordered the microfilm reader.
The Chair will compose a letter to the Public Library requesting an invoice. Upon receipt of an
invoice, the staff liaison will prepare the cheque request.
6. CORRESPONDENCE
The staff liaison noted that several Heritage Nominations have been received.
7. NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS
7.1. 2019 Meeting Schedule
There was discussion on the 2019 meeting schedule.
R/2018-056
It was moved and seconded
That the 2019 Community Heritage Commission meeting schedule attached to the
November 8, 2018 Community Heritage Commission agenda be amended to include a
meeting on December 12, 2019, and that the schedule as amended be adopted.
CARRIED
7.2. Cultural Plan Implementation Update
The Chair provided a summary of the October 30, 2018 meeting, the community consultation
in developing the Cultural Plan and the communications component within the
Implementation Plan. The Chair noted a lack of heritage reflected in the Implementation Plan
and will continue to monitor and advocate that heritage is better represented as the Plan
moves forward.
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8. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
8.1. Communications
The Chair noted the potential to work with the Parks, Recreation and Culture Department
through the Cultural Plan Implementation to address a communications strategy.
8.1.1. Fall Calendar
The Chair reviewed the calendar of events and the November 5, 2018 Local Voices. The
Chair shared the invitation from the Ruskin Community Association to join at the Holy Spirit
Anglican Church for the Church Bells Ringing across Canada to Mark the 100th Anniversary
of the End of WW1 on November 11, 2018 at 4:34 pm.
8.2. Recognitions
The Chair advised that St. Andrews Heritage Church has been booked on February 21, 2019
for the 2019 Heritage Awards. The subcommittee will reconvene to review the nominations.
8.2.1. Heritage Week 2019
8.3. Education
8.3.1. Local Voices
The Chair advised December 3, 2018 will be the last Local Voices of 2018. The series will
carry forward in the new year.
8.3.2. BC Heritage Fairs
The Chair advised that a meeting will be scheduled with School District No. 42 teachers and
Kris Foulds.
8.4. Digitization
The staff liaison noted that the grant application through the BC History Digitization Program
is moving forward.
8.5. Heritage Resources Program
The staff liaison reported on minor edits to the Statements of Significance presented by
Donald Luxton at the October 11, 2018 Community Heritage Commission meeting. There
was discussion and enquiries on the Canadian Register of Historic Places, potential tax
incentives for registering and the staff liaison outlined the manner in which Statements of
Significance are registered on the BC Register of Historic Places.
8.6. Master Conservation Plan
The staff liaison advised that the Parks, Recreation and Culture Department will be reviewing
the draft Request for Proposal.
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9. LIAISON UPDATES
9.1. BC Historical Federation
The Chair reported on the summit hosted on October 21, 2018 and the desire to convene
another summit in the future.
9.2. Heritage BC
The Chair presented a report on Heritage BC Community Consultations and the request from
Paul Gravett, Executive Director of Heritage BC, to partner in hosting a roundtable to explore
the state of the heritage sector. There was discussion on partnering with Heritage BC to host
a roundtable for the Fraser Valley region between January 28, 2019 to February 8, 2019.
The Chair will gather further information for discussion at the next meeting.
Russell Irvine and the staff liaison attended an Incentives webinar hosted by Heritage BC on
October 26, 2018. Mr. Irvine and the staff liaison provided examples on how heritage can
work to incentivize. The Chair invited members to review the webinar list on the Heritage BC
website to identify any future webinars of interest.
9.3. Maple Ridge Historical Society
Julie Koehn provided an update on the latest meeting of the Historical Society and reported
on a proactive succession planning workshop for organizations attended on November 3,
2018. The Speaking of Art and History event with guest speaker Melanie Talkington on
October 18, 2018 was well attended.
10. QUESTION PERIOD - Nil
11. ROUNDTABLE
Brenda Smith reported on upcoming work in Powell River with Lindsay Foreman.
Eric Phillips reported on his work with Remembrance Day activities in the community and
shared concerns with heritage homes, demolition and development in Hammond.
Russell Irvine shared highlights from his recent travels in Europe.
12. ADJOURNMENT – 8:00 pm.
B. Smith, Chair
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Community Heritage Commission - 2018 Financial Accounting
Program/Project Vol. Hrs Budget Amount
from Jan 1, 2018 Jan-18 Feb-18 Mar-18 Apr-18 May-18 Jun-18 Jul-18 Aug-18 Sep-18 Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 Committed Funds
Not Billed
2018 Running
Total Notes
Fundraising Income $138.00
Meeting Refreshments $ 91.74 $ 122.08 213.82$
EDUCATION
Delegate Fees 30 $500.00
MICROFICHE MACHINE TO LIB SUPPORT $1,000.00 $1,000.00
fieldtrip (on hold)
CHC Hosted Workshops (on hold)50
Networking Conference (on hold)50
TOTAL $1,500.00
MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT PROGRAM
Membership Annual Fees $900.00 100.00$ 10.00$ $100.00 210.00$
Membership Conference Fees 350 $600.00 400.00$ $200.00 600.00$
TOTAL $1,500.00
COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH
COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY $5,000.00
Advertising
Newsletter 40 $1,600.00
Marketing Package 5 $500.00
mapleridge.ca 10
TOTAL $7,100.00
HERITAGE RECOGNITIONS PROGRAMS
Heritage Awards 60 $2,500.00 49.20$ 900.97$ 615.20$ 336.41$ $100.00 2,001.78$
KARINA LEBLANC UTILITY BOX WRAP $1,500.00 $1,500.00
Heritage Conversation 15 $500.00
Partnered Event 15 $200.00
Plaque Program 5 $400.00
Information Panels and Signage 40
Heritage Marker Replacement 10 $400.00
Canada 150 - Reminisce Kits 30 $2,500.00 214.45$ 214.45$
BC 160 (on hold pending provincial planning)30
Maple Ridge 5 yrs a City (2019 Project)
TOTAL $8,000.00
OPEN ACCESS DIGITIZATION PROJECT
Phase I
Phase II
Phase III 50 $6,000.00
TOTAL $6,000.00
ROBERTSON CEMETERY PROJECT
Cemetery in CMR Ownership
HERITAGE PLAN UPDATE
Heritage Inventory Update $7,542.00 4,150.00$ $7,300.00 11,450.00$
Heritage Master Conservation Plan $30,000.00
HERITAGE PLAN REVIEW $3,500.00
TOTAL $41,042.00
HERITAGE INCENTIVE REVIEW
Heritage Incentives Review 50 $20,000.00
HERITAGE REGISTER UPDATE
Heritage Register Update 30 $10,000.00 $10,000.00
Yearly Total $95,142.00 $14,690.05
Monthly Total 4,199.20$ 1,000.97$ $706.94 $468.49 $614.45 $7,400.00 $300.00 $1,500.00
Expenses
NOVEMBER 2018
CITY OF MAPLE RIDGESTATEMENTS OF SIGNIFICANCE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
HAMMOND
• Whitehead Property, 11406 205 Street 2
THE RIDGE
• Sparling Residence, 11530 Anderson Place 5
• Mussallem Residence, 21404 Dewdney Trunk Road 8
HANEY
• Bank of Montreal, 22355 River Road 11
• Port Haney Post Office, 22355 River Road 15
• Turnock/Morse Residence, 22325 St. Anne Avenue 18
• Beeton/Daykin Residence, 12016 York Street 21
EAST HANEY
• Westacre Farms, 23575 124 Avenue 24
ALBION
• Jackson Farm, 24554 102 Avenue 28
• Spencer Milk House, 23448 Jim Robson Way 30
RUSKIN
• Miller Residence & Property, 28594 104 Avenue 32
Front Cover: The Mussallem Family in front of their residence in 1940. [Courtesy Anne Favell]
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WHITEHEAD PROPERTY, 11406 205 STREET
Whitehead Residence in 2015.
Whitehead Cottage in 2015.
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HISTORIC NAME: Whitehead Property
ADDRESS: 11406 205 Street
ORIGINAL OWNER:
• Cottage: Charles Gustive Dahlberg
• House: Carl (Walkeapaa) Whitehead
ORIGINAL BUILDER:
• Cottage: Charles Gustive Dahlberg (assumed)
• House: Carl (Walkeapaa) Whitehead, with the assistance of Finnish friends and his
stepdaughters, Ellen and Ethel McBryan
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION: Cottage 1919, Enlarged 1922; House 1923-24
NEIGHBOURHOOD: Hammond
HERITAGE STATUS: Heritage Revitalization Agreement
Location of Supporting Documentation: Maple Ridge Heritage Inventory Files
DESCRIPTION OF HISTORIC PLACE
The Whitehead Property includes two historic houses and two outbuildings on the northeast corner of
the intersection of 205th Street and 114th Avenue in the historic neighbourhood of Hammond, in Maple
Ridge. The Whitehead Residence is one and one-half storey late Craftsman bungalow with a prominent
gabled front porch. The adjacent Whitehouse Cottage is a one-storey front-gabled bungalow located
close to the lane, at the north end of the property. A small front-gabled garage faces 205 Street, and a
one-storey front-gabled structure sits behind the cottage near the rear property lines.
HERITAGE VALUE OF HISTORIC PLACE
The Whitehead Property is significant for its representation of the urban and social development of
Hammond in the 1920s, the establishment of the local Scandinavian community drawn to the area by
employment offered by the Hammond Cedar Mill, and its representation of vernacular domestic
architecture.
Due to the number of Scandinavian immigrants who worked at the Mill, this street became known as
‘Swede Row.’ Charles G. Dahlberg bought the property (and other lots) in 1919 and built a two-room
cottage. He was from Sweden, came to Hammond about 1910, raised poultry, and died in 1922. Carl
Whitehead then purchased the property, which is still owned by his descendants. Born in 1888 in
Kurkijoki, Finland, Whitehead (a literal translation of his original Finnish surname Walkeapaa) was
known as C.K. Olson when he first immigrated to Canada at the age of eighteen. He worked in the pulp
mill at Powell River before moving to Chase, and then relocated his family to Hammond where he
started work at the Hammond Cedar Mill. He expanded the cottage by adding two rooms on the front,
moved in while he built a larger home on the same property starting in 1923, and also built other rental
houses. Typical of the more informal arrangements of the time, the buildings are sited as required, close
to the property lines to maximize the usable areas of the site.
This buildings and landscaping on this property contribute significantly to the historic character of
Hammond. The development of the Whitehead Property also demonstrates the increasing settlement
and prosperity of the Hammond community, as the Mill – one of the major cedar processing mills on the
Fraser River, and the town’s major employer – prospered in the years following the end of World War
One. The modest vernacular cottage is typical of the earliest settlers’ homes in Hammond, of wood
frame construction with details such as the multi-paned windows that demonstrate pride of ownership.
As the community became more established, houses grew larger and more elaborate. The Whitehead
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House demonstrates the influence of the late Craftsman style; its design was copied from a house on
Dewdney Trunk Road near Webster’s Corner, the centre of the Finnish community in Maple Ridge.
The Whitehead Property also demonstrates the evolution over time of the community and generations
of its families, with sensitive additions made over time to meet evolving residential needs over the
decades of its existence. The outbuilding facing the lane is additionally significant for being the site of
the first recycling depot in Maple Ridge.
HERITAGE CHARACTER-DEFINING ELEMENTS
Key elements that define the heritage character of the Whitehead Property include its:
• location in the historic Hammond neighbourhood of Maple Ridge, at the intersection of 205
Street and 114 Avenue, with an adjacent lane;
• continuous residential use;
• two wooden front-gabled outbuildings; and
• mature landscaped setting including two large Linden trees in the front yard.
Whitehead House:
• residential form, scale and massing as expressed by its: one and one-half storey height plus
basement, side-gabled roofline, projecting side bay, and prominent open front porch;
• typical wood frame construction materials, as expressed by its: bevelled wooden siding on
the main floor; double-coursed cedar shingle cladding on the porch column bases,
foundation skirting and gable ends; tongue-and-groove roof and porch soffits; and
dimensional door and window trim;
• design features of the late Craftsman style such as: tapered square porch piers and columns;
frieze of paired dentil blocks; square balusters; triangular eave brackets; open soffits; and
pointed vergeboards;
• original windows such as three-part casement assemblies with paired art glass transoms,
and diamond-shaped feature window above the front entry;
• glazed and panelled wooden front door; and
• original interior detailing, such as wooden wainscoting and brick fireplaces.
Whitehead Cottage:
• residential form, scale and massing as expressed by its: one storey height, low-pitched front-
gabled roofline, and offset open front-gabled entry porch;
• typical wood frame construction materials, as expressed by its: cedar shingle siding on the
main floor; bevelled siding in the front gable ends; tongue-and-groove soffits; and
dimensional door and window trim;
• design influences of the Craftsman style such as vertical battens in the gable ends, open
soffits, and split vergeboards; and
• original windows such as double-hung, 1-over-1 wooden sash windows with flashed upper
sash.
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SPARLING RESIDENCE, 11530 ANDERSON PLACE
HISTORIC NAME: Sparling Residence
ADDRESS: 11530 Anderson Place
ORIGINAL OWNER: William Joseph Walter Sparling
ORIGINAL ARCHITECT: Unknown
ORIGINAL CONTRACTOR: Unknown
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION: 1928
NEIGHBOURHOOD: The Ridge
HERITAGE STATUS: Heritage Inventory
Location of Supporting Documentation: Maple Ridge Heritage Inventory Files
DESCRIPTION OF HISTORIC PLACE
The Sparling Residence is a one and one-half storey, wood-frame Arts and Crafts-style house located on
the south side of River Road, in The Ridge neighbourhood of Maple Ridge. Built in 1928, the house is
situated at the crest of an embankment that slopes down to the Fraser River.
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HERITAGE VALUE OF HISTORIC PLACE
The Sparling Residence is a valuable record of the urban and social development of The Ridge, originally
a rural area that gradually gave way to residential growth in the early years of the twentieth century.
The City takes its name from the collection of maple trees that ran for two miles, high above the Fraser
River, between Hammond and Port Haney. The early farming settlers in this area encouraged the
incorporation of the District of Maple Ridge in 1874. As the nearby commercial centres of Port Haney
and Hammond developed, The Ridge developed between the two as a semi-rural neighbourhood of
modest family homes, many of which retained enough land to support agricultural activities.
The Sparling Residence demonstrates the ongoing residential subdivision of these former agricultural
lands, as well as the gradual economic recovery that followed the end of World War One. Once part of a
much larger property, six subdivided acres fronting River Road were acquired by William J. Sparling
(1872-1957) in 1918. Sparling’s career illustrates the westward movement of so many at the time. Born
in Ontario, he farmed in Manitoba and Saskatchewan before buying land in Hammond in 1916, where
he operated a fruit farm. In 1907, Sparling married Marion “Minnie” Eleanor Cranston (1878-1972). At
the time that the Sparlings moved to the coast, there was a huge demand for food production, as
massive numbers of Canadians were enlisting and being sent overseas, causing a boom in the
agricultural industries, especially among those that could produce canned or preserved goods. This led
to a boom in agriculture at the time, and the fertile farms of British Columbia’s Lower Mainland
prospered. Sparling was also involved in community affairs, and served as long-time magistrate for the
District, chairman of the Maple Ridge School Board, and was an active member of the Maple Ridge
Methodist Church and later Hammond United Church. This spacious home was constructed in 1928, and
the family lived here with their son until W.J. Sparling’s retirement in 1945.
The Sparling Residence is valued additionally as a local example of the Arts and Crafts style. In urban
settings these houses often had narrow frontages, designed to suit subdivided lots. Notably, the Sparling
Residence was designed as wider and more spacious, with a central front entry on the short side and
verandahs accessible on three sides, reflective of the larger size of the lots in this semi-rural area. The
Sparling Residence also demonstrates the late persistence of the Arts and Crafts style, which remained
an influence on local architecture until well after the end of World War One. The Arts and Crafts
movement – with the use of natural materials and varied surface textures – evoked associations with
the Mother Country and demonstrated patriotic loyalty. The style was typified by rational space
planning, the use of natural materials, and a mix of traditional design elements inspired by the Arts and
Crafts movement, such as picturesque rooflines and a rich textural contrast of siding and shingles.
Characteristic of the style, the design of this house includes triangular eave brackets and multi-paned
upper window sashes. The Sparling Residence is closely integrated with its setting, with verandahs that
offer exceptional views south over the Fraser River.
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HERITAGE CHARACTER-DEFINING ELEMENTS
Key elements that define the heritage character of the Sparling Residence include its:
• location in The Ridge neighbourhood of Maple Ridge, at the top of an escarpment with
commanding views south over the Fraser River;
• continuous residential use;
• residential form, scale and massing as expressed by its: one and one-half storey height plus
basement; front-gabled roofline; front shed-roofed verandah with hipped returns; wraparound
hipped-roof verandah at the southeast corner; and irregular window placement;
• typical wood frame construction materials, as expressed by its: board-formed concrete
foundations; lapped wooden siding on the main floor; cedar shingle cladding on the upper floor
and gable ends; tongue-and-groove roof and verandah soffits; dimensional trim; and cedar
shingle roof;
• design features of the Arts and Crafts style such as triangular eave brackets, square verandah
columns and balusters, open soffits, two clinker brick chimneys, and door and window trim with
extended headers;
• original windows such as 10-over-1 and 6-over-1 double-hung wooden sash; and
• glazed front door assembly with sidelights.
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MUSSALLEM RESIDENCE, 21404 DEWDNEY TRUNK ROAD
Mussallem Residence prior to relocation in 2018.
HISTORIC NAME: Mussallem Residence
ADDRESS: 21404 Dewdney Trunk Road
ORIGINAL OWNER: George & Elizabeth Mussallem
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION: 1937
ORIGINAL ARCHITECT: Henry Holdsby Simmonds
ORIGINAL CONTRACTOR: Dugald Brown
NEIGHBOURHOOD: The Ridge
HERITAGE STATUS: Heritage Inventory
Location of Supporting Documentation: Maple Ridge Heritage Inventory Files
DESCRIPTION OF HISTORIC PLACE
The Mussallem Residence a one and one-half storey, wood-frame house that has been relocated to the
Maple Ridge Cemetery, in The Ridge neighbourhood of Maple Ridge. It is an attractive cottage with
Period Revival references such as half-timbering, multipaned windows and shutters.
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HERITAGE VALUE OF HISTORIC PLACE
Constructed in 1937, the Mussallem Residence is significant for its association with the prominent
Mussallem family, its representation of the interwar development of Maple Ridge, its romantic Period
Revival architecture, and as an example of the domestic work of prominent architect H.H. Simmonds.
The story of the Mussallem family represents the settlement history of Maple Ridge. In 1897, Solomon
Mussallem left his native Lebanon and travelled to Canada. In 1905 he married Annie Besytt, also
Lebanese, and they had seven children. Their son, George, was born in Winnipeg in January of 1908, and
four more children, Nicholas, Mary, Helen and Peter, were born in Prince Rupert. After a short time in
Vancouver, the Mussallems settled in Maple Ridge where their last child, Lily, was born. Solomon
Mussallem started the Haney Garage in 1919, which became a Ford agency in 1924; in 1930 it became a
General Motors agency. Solomon was an active member of the municipal government, serving twenty-
three years on council, twenty-one of those years as Mayor. His daughter Helen went on to study
nursing, spent many years working with the World Health Organization developing nursing and triage
systems for underdeveloped nations, and was considered to be one of the top nurses in the world. For
most of his life, George was involved with family’s automotive business and with community service. In
1966 he was elected to the Provincial Legislature, serving four terms as MLA until 1983. George
Mussallem married Elizabeth Suttie ‘Beth’ Brown in August of 1934, and they had three children: Anne
in 1936; David in 1937; and Robert in 1942. Beth passed away in 1962, and George married Grace
Cuthbert in 1970. George Mussallem passed away on April 10, 2007.
This house was built in 1937 for George and Beth Mussallem and their growing family, commissioned by
Solomon Mussallem on a site adjacent to the family home in Port Haney. It was constructed by local
builder Dugald Brown, who was Beth’s father. Located close to Port Haney, it reflects the development
of Haney and the local road network that was providing access through the Fraser Valley, and
connecting to the regional road network. As Beth was never quite satisfied with the design of the house,
there were several changes made prior to 1950, including the addition of the shutters, the alteration of
the front windows and the addition of an upper floor dormer and rooms, all undertaken by Dugald
Brown.
The Mussallem Residence is an interwar bungalow that displays a variety of Period Revival references.
The years following the end of World War One were a time of cozy, entrenched traditionalism in North
America, which escaped the physical devastation of its cities. Historic revivals of traditional domestic
architecture continued for several decades, evoking feelings of pleasant and comfortable nostalgia. This
provided a powerful impetus for the re-invention of the bungalow, often clothed in historical elements,
reflected here in the use of half-timbering in the gable ends, multipaned windows and the use of
decorative shutters. The Mussallem Residence is valued additionally as an example of the domestic work
of architect Henry H. Simmonds (1883-1954). Born in Australia, Simmonds worked in San Francisco
before relocating to Vancouver in 1911. In the 1920s and 30s, he was a prolific designer of theatres,
churches and exhibition buildings. His residential commissions ranged from large mansions in
Shaughnessy to many smaller domestic commissions such as the Mussallem Residence.
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HERITAGE CHARACTER-DEFINING ELEMENTS
Key elements that define the heritage character of the Mussallem Residence include its:
• residential form, scale and massing as expressed by its one and one-half storey height, side-
gabled roof, rectangular floor plan, front gabled extension and projecting rear semi-octagonal
bay;
• Period Revival-style influence, including: roughcast stucco cladding; half-timbered gables; multi-
paned windows; decorative shutters; inset entry; open tongue-and-groove soffits with exposed
rafter ends; and dimensional wood window and door trim with bullnose mouldings;
• variety of fenestration, including: double-hung wooden sash with 2, 3 and 4-paned upper sash;
double-assembly 2-paned casement windows in the basement; multi-paned bay window in
living room; and multi-paned window in front bedroom; and
• interior combed red brick chimney with corbelled top.
The Mussallem Residence in 1942. [Courtesy Anne Favell]
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BANK OF MONTREAL, 22355 RIVER ROAD
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HISTORIC NAME: Bank of Montreal
ADDRESS: 22355 River Road
ORIGINAL OWNER: Bank of Montreal
ORIGINAL ARCHITECT: Unknown
ORIGINAL CONTRACTOR: Unknown
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION: 1911
NEIGHBOURHOOD: Haney
HERITAGE STATUS: Heritage Register / Heritage Revitalization Agreement
Location of Supporting Documentation: Maple Ridge Heritage Inventory Files
DESCRIPTION OF HISTORIC PLACE
The Bank of Montreal is a two-storey, rectangular-plan wood-frame commercial structure located in the
centre of the historic commercial district of Port Haney. Oriented towards the Fraser River and the
railway tracks, this building was adapted for use as a local pub and restaurant in the 1970s. It is sited
adjacent to another historic commercial building, the Port Haney Post Office.
HERITAGE VALUE OF HISTORIC PLACE
The Bank of Montreal is one of the last active commercial buildings in the historic core of Port Haney
and is valued for its associations with the historic precinct. Originally a branch of the Bank of Montreal, it
was strategically positioned close to the Fraser River in the commercial core of Port Haney, to take
advantage of the river boat landing, CPR station and the services in the area including postal and retail
outlets. It was built for Mary Berry Charlton Storey in 1911, and was the first bank in the Port Haney,
and the third Bank of Montreal in British Columbia.
The early settlement of Port Haney was centred on the Fraser River, which provided access prior to the
development of roads through the area. After the arrival of the CPR, significant commercial and
residential development occurred and Port Haney became a major historic transportation hub in the
region. Decline set in after the onset of the Great Depression. In 1931, the completion of the Lougheed
Highway – a make-work project that connected the Fraser Valley communities by road – signalled a shift
in the location of Haney’s commercial activity. A devastating fire in 1932 destroyed much of the existing
business centre, hastening the shift of businesses up the hill. With the shift in economic activity the Bank
of Montreal relocated, and this structure served a host of functions before being adapted as a pub. The
former bank’s use as a neighbourhood pub also reflects the change in liquor laws in the 1970s that
allowed pubs to locate in neighbourhood settings rather than requiring a connection to a hotel function.
Prior to this, local pubs had been located in purpose-built roadhouse hotels located along the Lougheed
Highway.
The Bank of Montreal is also valued for its association with an important historic personality, Mary Berry
Charlton Storey, an ambitious early entrepreneur who ran commercial operations and acted as Port
Haney’s Post Mistress. By opening the first local bank, she cemented Port Haney’s prime position in the
river-based life of the early twentieth century.
The architecture of the Bank of Montreal is valued as a very good and rare example of False Front,
pioneer style commercial and financial buildings. Witness to its role as a bank, the interior retains part of
its original vault. Additionally, the second storey served as residential space for the bank manager, as
was common practice at the time of construction, and still serves a residential function today. The
simple style of the structure indicates its function as a branch bank in an isolated location; in more
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urban settings banks of the time were constructed in solid masonry in the Classical revival style popular
during the Edwardian era.
Little remains of the historic downtown streetscape of Port Haney, which increases the value of this
building as one of the only intact commercial buildings from the early days of settlement. Port Haney
remains as a heritage precinct and a reminder of the origins of the City of Maple Ridge, and this building
remains a vital part of the local neighbourhood.
HERITAGE CHARACTER-DEFINING ELEMENTS
Key elements that define the heritage character of the Bank of Montreal include its:
• original siting and orientation to the street, and its proximate relationship to the railway and to
an adjacent heritage structure;
• continuing mixed commercial and residential use;
• commercial form, scale and massing including its rectangular plan, two-storey height and flat
roof;
• vernacular design features such as the False Front parapet, inset off-centre door on ground floor,
and large shop-front windows;
• wood-frame construction including wooden drop siding with cornerboards and dimensional
trim; and
• partially intact bank vault.
Bank of Montreal. [Maple Ridge Museum & Archives P00048]
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Bank of Montreal under construction, circa 1911. [Maple Ridge Museum & Archives P01135]
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PORT HANEY POST OFFICE, 22355 RIVER ROAD
HISTORIC NAME: Port Haney Post Office
ADDRESS: 22355 River Road
ORIGINAL OWNER: Mrs. M.B. Storey
ORIGINAL ARCHITECT: Unknown
ORIGINAL CONTRACTOR: Unknown
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION: 1933
NEIGHBOURHOOD: Haney
HERITAGE STATUS: Heritage Register / Heritage Revitalization Agreement
Location of Supporting Documentation: Maple Ridge Heritage Inventory Files
DESCRIPTION OF HISTORIC PLACE
The Port Haney Post Office is a modest one and one-half storey, front-gabled wood-frame commercial
structure located in the centre of the historic commercial district of Port Haney. Oriented towards the
Fraser River and the railway tracks, this building has now been adapted for commercial use. It is sited
adjacent to another historic commercial building, the Bank of Montreal, now the Billy Miner Pub.
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HERITAGE VALUE OF HISTORIC PLACE
The Port Haney Post Office is one of the last active commercial buildings in the historic core of Port
Haney and is valued for its associations with the historic precinct. Port Haney is a reminder of the early
history of the City of Maple Ridge and the development of its original small town centres. The early
settlement of Port Haney was centred on the Fraser River, which provided the earliest access before the
development of roads through the area. After the arrival of the CPR, significant commercial and
residential development occurred and Port Haney became a major historic transportation hub in the
region. Decline set in after the onset of the Great Depression. In 1931, the completion of the Lougheed
Highway – a make-work project that connected the Fraser Valley communities by road – signalled a shift
in the location of Haney’s commercial activity. A devastating fire in late November 1932 destroyed much
of the existing business centre, hastening the shift of businesses up the hill. There was initially some
reluctance in relocating the post office, due to its convenient proximity to the railway station; in 1933,
this post office was built across from the station to replace the one that had been destroyed in the fire.
Public demand led to the construction of another post office in 1939 in the new town centre area. This
early post office therefore remains as a representation of the transitional period that marked the end of
the dominance of the railway industry and the emergence of road-based transportation that allowed
greater flexibility in land development and heralded new development throughout the Fraser Valley.
Following its redundancy as a post office, it served for many years as a single-family residence, until its
conversion back to commercial use.
The Haney Post Office is also valued for its association with an important historic personality, Mary
Berry Charlton Storey, who built the post office and acted as Post Mistress. Well known as an ambitious
early entrepreneur, she was the wife of Alfred Charlton, a retailer and post office operator in Port Haney.
After his death in 1907, she assumed his professional responsibilities, taking on the role of Post Mistress,
harbour master and retailer in addition to raising her children. Additionally, she is important to the
history of Port Haney for opening the first bank in the community, cementing Port Haney’s prime
position in the river-based life of the early twentieth century. She was remarried in 1918 to William
Storey, Mr. Charlton’s cousin. Mary Berry Charlton Storey, one of Haney’s most determined and
ambitious businesswomen, is buried between her two husbands in the Maple Ridge Cemetery.
The Port Haney Post Office is also significant for its modest scale, indicating the shifting nature of the
area’s economy. It also demonstrates the late persistence of the influence of the Arts and Crafts style,
popular as a domestic style but reflected here in a way that tied the building to an emerging residential
context.
Little remains of the historic downtown streetscape of Port Haney, which increases the value of this
building as one of the only intact commercial buildings from the early days of settlement. Port Haney
remains as a heritage precinct and a reminder of the origins of the City of Maple Ridge, and this building
remains a vital part of the local neighbourhood.
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HERITAGE CHARACTER-DEFINING ELEMENTS
Key elements that define the heritage character of the Port Haney Post Office include its:
• original siting and orientation to the street, and its proximate relationship to the railway and to
an adjacent heritage structure;
• commercial form, scale and massing, including its one and one-half-storey height, front gabled
roof with a skirt roof at the front, rectangular floor plan and offset front entry;
• wood-frame construction including lapped wooden siding with cornerboards;
• late influence of the Arts and Crafts style including triangular eave brackets at the front and rear,
open soffits and exposed rafter tails;
• internal red-brick chimney with corbelled top; and
• original windows including: wooden-sash window assemblies of double casement windows with
arched three-part transoms; double-assembly, double-hung wooden-sash windows on the east
side; and 4-paned double sliding windows at the rear.
Port Haney, 1960s [Maple Ridge Museum & Archives P02094]
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HERITAGE VALUE OF HISTORIC PLACE
The Turnock/Morse Residence is valued as a picturesque example of a Cape Cod cottage, a style that
became increasingly popular in the two decades that followed the end of World War One. The use of
various Colonial Revival styles had gained new popularity at the time of the American Sesquicentennial
in 1926, when patriotism was at a fever pitch and architectural fashion favoured the use of traditional,
Colonial models that reflected the modern ideals of economy and good design as well as ongoing pride
in past traditions. It was presumed at the time that a well-built house would display a traditional and
readily-identifiable style as a hallmark of good taste. The austere economics of the time dictated that
houses were generally modest in scale, and reflected the reality of families having to make do without
domestic help. The Colonial Revival style – including this variation known as the Cape Cod cottage –
experienced a further surge in popularity during the 1930s, when both the Colonial Revival and the
Depression combined to create a desire for small, economical, yet old-fashioned houses. Family houses
often assumed a cottage appearance that provided a romantic ideal of traditional domesticity,
hearkening back to the values and ideals of an earlier age and evoking feelings of pleasant and
comfortable nostalgia. The Cape Cod cottage received national publicity through numerous pattern
books, which were widely used by many homeowners as the basis for their residential construction.
The Turnock/Morse Residence is also significant for its association with the late 1930s development of
the Port Haney neighbourhood of Maple Ridge. The early settlement of Port Haney was centred on the
Fraser River, which provided the earliest mode of transportation prior to the development of roads
through the area. After the arrival of the CPR, significant commercial and residential development
occurred and Port Haney became a major historic transportation hub in the region. In 1931, the
completion of the Lougheed Highway – a Depression-era make-work project that connected the Fraser
Valley communities by road – signalled a shift in the location of Haney’s commercial activity. A
devastating fire in 1932 destroyed much of the existing business centre, hastening the shift of
businesses up the hill. This marked the end of the dominance of the railway industry and the emergence
of road-based transportation that allowed greater flexibility in land development and heralded new
development throughout the Fraser Valley. The old townsite was therefore less desirable for
commercial purposes, opening up residential opportunities in the Port Haney area. The original owners,
Joseph Dakin Turnock [1887-1974] and his wife, Hilda [née Tipper, 1887-1971], decided to settle in Port
Haney at the time, but only lived briefly in this house before turning it over to their daughter, Iris, and
her husband, Garnet Robert Morse (1915-1987) – the son of Dr. David Garnet Morse, pioneering
physician in Maple Ridge – who lived here with their family for many years.
HERITAGE CHARACTER-DEFINING ELEMENTS
Key elements that define the heritage character of the Turnock/Morse Residence include its:
• location at the northeast corner of St. Anne Avenue and 223rd Street in the historic Port Haney
neighbourhood of Maple Ridge;
• continuous residential use;
• residential form, scale and massing as expressed by its one and one-half storey height, side-
gabled roofline, rectangular plan with projecting setback wing to the east, and offset front entry;
and
• Period Revival, Cape Cod design features such as: clipped eaves; wide, random-width, cedar
shingle siding with wide exposure to the weather; simple wooden trim; front and rear shed-
roofed dormers; central red brick chimney; multi-paned wooden-sash windows including single
and double fixed and double-hung assemblies; and inset shutter vents beside the fixed windows.
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Garnet and Iris Morse in front of the house with their two eldest children in 1944. [Courtesy Alannah Ashlie]
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BEETON/DAYKIN RESIDENCE, 12016 YORK STREET
HISTORIC NAME: Beeton/Daykin Residence
ADDRESS: 12016 York Street
ORIGINAL OWNERS: Joseph Alfred Beeton
LATER OWNERS: Calvert & Annie Daykin
ORIGINAL ARCHITECT: Unknown
ORIGINAL CONTRACTOR: Unknown
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION: 1911; Later Additions and Alterations
NEIGHBOURHOOD: Haney
HERITAGE STATUS: Heritage Revitalization Agreement
Location of Supporting Documentation: Maple Ridge Heritage Inventory Files
DESCRIPTION OF HISTORIC PLACE
The Beeton/Daykin Residence is an early twentieth-century farmhouse located at the northeast corner
of York Street and Dewdney Trunk Road, in the Haney neighbourhood of Maple Ridge. The house, which
had been expanded and modified over the years, was originally built as a simple front-gabled structure
with enclosed verandahs at the front and rear; it has now been rehabilitated as a multi-unit dwelling.
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HERITAGE VALUE OF HISTORIC PLACE
The Beeton/Daykin Residence is significant as an example of an early twentieth-century farmhouse that
has been adapted over time, and as a representation of changing agricultural activities. Joseph Alfred
Beeton (1864-1924) owned a 37.5-acre farm fronting Dewdney Trunk Road where he kept poultry and
dairy cattle. In 1911, he subdivided the property, but retained a 9.4-acre parcel where he built the
original part of this house. In 1914, Beeton married Annie McWhinnie (née Henry, 1870-1950), a widow
with many children. In order to enlarge the house for more bedroom and bathroom space required by
his growing family, he raised it to add a basement, and added a dormer to open up the attic. Calvert and
Annie Daykin purchased the property in 1919, and established a large poultry farm. A second house was
built on the west side of the property for Ernest and Vina Daykin in 1919-20 (22007 Dewdney Trunk
Road), and the two houses co-existed on the farm until it was subdivided for residential use. York Street
provided access to the new lots, and was laid out between the two houses. This expanded house was
home to the several generations of the Daykin family over the course of 52 years, from 1919 to 1971.
The verandah has been enclosed, an addition was made to the west side, and the house has been
turned to face York Street.
The farm, which began with a chicken hatchery, was expanded in 1940 to become a large Leghorn
poultry operation as well as a dairy farm. The site is additionally valued as an example of the
modernization of the small family farm when, in 1947, the farm replaced its horses with one of the
region’s first Ford Ferguson Tractors. The large farm plot was subdivided in 1966 to produce twenty-two
building lots, representing the suburbanization of Maple Ridge. The evolution of the house over the last
century in response to the need for expansion and modernization transformed it from an early Haney
farmhouse to a multi-family residence on subdivided land, accommodating the changing needs of its
resident families and the community.
HERITAGE CHARACTER-DEFINING ELEMENTS
Key elements that define the heritage character of the Beeton/Daykin Residence include its:
• location at the northeast corner of York Street and Dewdney Trunk Road, in the historic Haney
neighbourhood;
• contiguous relationship with the Daykin Residence, 22007 Dewdney Trunk Road;
• continuous residential use; and
• vernacular Edwardian-era design features, such as the medium-pitched front-gabled roof,
horizontal wood siding, shingled dormer and basement walls, open plank soffits, and 1-over-1
double-hung wooden-sash windows.
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The Daykin Farm, 1952. [Maple Ridge Museum & Archives P03853]
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WESTACRE FARMS, 23575 124 AVENUE
HISTORIC NAME: Westacre Farms/Westacres
ADDRESS: 23575 124 Avenue
ORIGINAL OWNERS: Gordon L. and Anne Margaret Clark
LATER OWNERS: Doug and Sharon Hanzlick / Josine and Adriaan Eikelenboom
ORIGINAL ARCHITECT: Unknown
ORIGINAL CONTRACTOR: Unknown
DATE OF HOUSE CONSTRUCTION: 1968; Later Additions
NEIGHBOURHOOD: East Haney
HERITAGE STATUS: Heritage Inventory
Location of Supporting Documentation: Maple Ridge Heritage Inventory Files
DESCRIPTION OF HISTORIC PLACE
Westacre Farms is an agricultural landscape located in the East Haney neighbourhood of Maple Ridge.
The entry is a curving, tree-lined drive that leads to a house and farm compound. To the north of the
house, a widening of Coho Creek has resulted in the establishment of a wetland area surrounded by
mature native Maple trees.
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HERITAGE VALUE OF HISTORIC PLACE
Westacre Farms is significant for its associations with the early agricultural development of Maple Ridge,
the history of Japanese-Canadian settlement in the area, and for its protected wetland and wildlife
habitat.
Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows were once home to a large, vibrant Japanese-Canadian population.
Immigration from Japan to Canada increased greatly in the first decades of the 1900s, and Japanese
settlement in Maple Ridge began with the arrival of Jiro Inouye in 1907. These new settlers were mainly
farmers, and although they established farms throughout the District, most chose to farm near Haney, in
the area north of Dewdney Trunk Road, and many raised strawberries. Anti-Japanese feeling was
evident at the time; in 1919 the Agricultural Association barred Japanese from their Directorate, and
three years later decided not to solicit any further subscriptions from them. By the time of the 1921
Census of Canada, many second-generation children of Japanese descent had been born in Canada, and
were considered Canadians. The population of Maple Ridge reached was almost a third Japanese-
Canadian in the 1930s, and formed an important part of the community. The site of Westacre Farms was
subdivided in 1908 from a larger property owned by Archibald Baillie; the access road to the south, now
124 Avenue, was called Baillie Road at the time. Yazayemon Tamura owned this property and the
adjacent site to the west from 1912 to 1921; in 1921 this twenty-acre parcel was transferred to his
brother Jube Tamura; they were both poultry farmers. In 1940, there were 29 Japanese-Canadian
families engaged in the poultry business in Haney, with a total of 18,800 birds, all of the ‘White Leghorn’
variety. In 1942, the Japanese-Canadian population was forcibly evacuated from the Coast, and their
properties were confiscated.
The Secretary of State of Canada owned this confiscated property until 1944, when it was transferred to
the Director of The Veterans’ Land Act. It was then rented out, and in the 1950s was the site of a
business that provided therapeutic services for racehorses; a large deep concrete pool still exists where
a trainer could exercise the horses while they swam, saving wear and tear on their legs. The curving
drive that runs through the site appears to be part of a racetrack. Gordon L. and Anne Margaret Clark
acquired this farm property in 1963, and built a new house in 1968. Doug and Sharon Hanzlick lived in
Burnaby, Vancouver and Coquitlam for the first seven years of their marriage, but with a growing family
plus numerous pets they began to look for a larger property. Doug Hanzlick was approached by Gordon
Clark, who was a business acquaintance, to see if he would be interested in 'trading' their two year-old
home for this property in Maple Ridge. The Hanzlicks agreed, and moved into the ranch-style house on
the property in August 1970. They expanded the home twice during their nine years of living here; the
house has a sweeping view over a small lake on the property, and a party room suitable for large-scale
entertaining. Josine and Adriaan Eikelenboom acquired the property in 1979, and were soon hosting
musical events in the great room, just as they had done in their native Holland before they came to
Maple Ridge; this series of modest house concerts led to the formation of the Maple Ridge Music
Society in 1983. There is a part of the property where Coho Creek has been enlarged into a pond, now a
wetland that is a home to herons, ducks and geese. After the death of her husband in 2001, Josine
Eikelenboom committed to protecting the land from future development, and has dedicated ten acres
of the site through a legal covenant.
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Japanese-Canadian Families in Haney; Westacre Farms is on Site 3. [Haney Nokai, page 115].
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HERITAGE CHARACTER-DEFINING ELEMENTS
Key elements that define the heritage character of Westacre Farms include its:
• location in East Haney, in an agricultural area;
• continuous residential and agricultural use;
• rolling agricultural landscape, with cleared open fields, curved entry drive lined with mature
fruit trees, 1968 house with later additions, barns and outbuildings, equestrian therapeutic
concrete swimming pool, numerous trees and shrubs, and natural springs and creeks;
• remnants of original plantings from previous house and garden, including cultivated bushes, two
Prune Plums, two King apple trees, and heirloom daffodils; and
• protected wetland pond and natural habitat created by the widening of Coho Creek, surrounded
by mature native Maple trees.
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JACKSON FARM, 24554 102 AVENUE
HISTORIC NAME: Jackson Farm
ADDRESS: 24554 102 Avenue
ORIGINAL OWNER: John Jackson
LATER OWNER: City of Maple Ridge
DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT: circa 1901
NEIGHBOURHOOD: Albion
HERITAGE STATUS: Heritage Inventory
Location of Supporting Documentation: Maple Ridge Heritage Inventory Files
DESCRIPTION OF HISTORIC PLACE
Jackson Farm is part of a former farm site in the Albion neighbourhood of Maple Ridge. Part of the farm
is now a community park; all of the original buildings have been demolished, but the landscape retains
remnants of its agricultural features. The rolling farm site has a panoramic outlook to the west, over a
downslope coniferous forest.
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HERITAGE VALUE OF HISTORIC PLACE
Jackson Farm is significant for its associations with the early agricultural development of Maple Ridge,
the establishment of the local Finnish community, for its representation of an agricultural landscape,
and as a community park and open space.
The establishment of Jackson Farm occurred at a time when European settlers were attracted to Maple
Ridge by its fertile land and rich agricultural opportunities. John Jackson, who originally immigrated to
the United States from Finland, had changed his Finnish name, Hyvari, to ‘Jackson.’ From the United
States, John went to Vancouver Island, where he worked as a miner. He travelled with two of his friends
to Maple Ridge to inspect the land, and bought this property from William Wales in 1901. Wales (1856-
1928) had received the land grant for this eighty-acre property in Albion in 1895, planted an orchard of
fruit trees and built a small house. The Jacksons lived there until they built a larger new house in 1915.
For the family’s main income, John Jackson worked hauling gravel for municipal road building projects,
and cleared his land with a team of horses. At one time the family had seventy milk cows as well as an
extensive orchard. The Jackson family included seven children; their son Vaino, known as ‘Vin,’ took over
the family farm and lived there until his death in 1996.
Once the farming activities were abandoned, part of the farm was developed for residential use, but a
portion remains as a community park. Although the land is no longer cultivated and the original
structures have been demolished, throughout the landscape there are remnant plantings that have
survived. Today, the remaining portion of Jackson Farm is a much-valued community park and open
space.
HERITAGE CHARACTER-DEFINING ELEMENTS
Key elements that define the heritage character of Jackson Farm include its:
• location in Albion, the site of early agricultural activities in Maple Ridge;
• rolling landscape with open area on the high lands to the east, and panoramic views over the
downslope coniferous forest to the west; and
• remnants of original agricultural crops such as fruit trees and other garden plantings.
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SPENCER MILK HOUSE, 23448 JIM ROBSON WAY
HISTORIC NAME: Spencer Milk House
ADDRESS: 23448 Jim Robson Way
ORIGINAL OWNER: David Spencer Ltd.
LATER OWNERS: North Fraser Valley Fair / City of Maple Ridge
ORIGINAL ARCHITECT: Unknown
ORIGINAL CONTRACTOR: Unknown
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION: circa 1922
NEIGHBOURHOOD: Albion
HERITAGE STATUS: Heritage Register
Location of Supporting Documentation: Maple Ridge Heritage Inventory Files
DESCRIPTION OF HISTORIC PLACE
The Spencer Farm Milk House is a small, one-storey plus attic masonry building with stucco cladding and
a jerkin-headed roof, located on the agricultural fairgrounds in the historic Albion neighbourhood of
Maple Ridge.
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HERITAGE VALUE OF HISTORIC PLACE
Constructed in the early 1920s, the Spencer Farm Milk House is valued for its recollection of the early
agricultural history of Maple Ridge, and in particular the Albion neighbourhood. Originally located near
an access road within a grouping of buildings of associated agricultural uses, the Milk House was
constructed for the specific purpose of cooling and storing milk while awaiting transportation off the
farm, and for the cleaning, sanitizing, and storing of materials and equipment used in the production
and handling of milk on a small scale.
The building is significant as an unusual and very good example of an early agricultural outbuilding
constructed as part of a larger dairy farming operation. Its overall form, window design, stucco cladding
and roof form suggests a domestic design language applied to an agricultural building, reflecting the
popular local and regional architectural styles of the time. Its modest size demonstrates that only small
quantities of milk were stored here; without refrigeration milk could not be held for long periods and
was shipped regularly off the farm, along with other agricultural products.
Heritage value is found additionally in the building’s historical association to Samuel Robertson, the first
European settler in Maple Ridge, who established a large farm here with “…fields, fences, barns,
orchards, residences…” and in the continuation of agricultural traditions on the property through its
purchase by David Spencer’s Limited of Vancouver in 1919 as a dairy operation and stopover for beef
cattle from the Prairies en route to the coast. The Milk House is one of only two remaining structures
that reflect this early agricultural use; the other is the adjacent Spencer Farm Residence at 23423
Lougheed Highway. Purchased in 1959 by the Municipality of Maple Ridge, the Milk House and its site
possess additional significance as the location of the North Fraser Valley Exhibition and Maple Ridge
Agricultural Fair, an important tradition of rural life in Maple Ridge and throughout British Columbia.
HERITAGE CHARACTER-DEFINING ELEMENTS
Key elements that define the heritage character of the Spencer Farm Milk House include its:
• location in Albion, on the site of early agricultural activities in Maple Ridge and as part of the
later Fairgrounds site;
• modest agricultural form, scale and massing, as expressed in its one-storey plus attic height, side
jerkin-headed roof and concrete milk cooler;
• features that supported its use as a milk house, including its interior layout, the roof ventilator
and concrete cooler with steel door;
• masonry construction, including concrete foundations, terra cotta block walls, roughcast stucco
cladding with ground red brick binder and board-formed concrete cooler;
• two original wooden doors, and original double-hung 6-over-1, single and double-assembly
wooden sash windows; and
• open landscape setting adjacent to an access road.
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MILLER RESIDENCE & PROPERTY, 28594 104 AVENUE
HISTORIC NAME: Miller Residence & Property
ADDRESS: 28594 104 Avenue
ORIGINAL OWNER: Charles A. & Blanche Miller
ORIGINAL ARCHITECT: Unknown
ORIGINAL CONTRACTOR: Unknown
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION: 1932
NEIGHBOURHOOD: Ruskin
HERITAGE STATUS: Heritage Register / Heritage Revitalization Agreement
Location of Supporting Documentation: Maple Ridge Heritage Inventory Files
DESCRIPTION OF HISTORIC PLACE
The Miller Residence & Property consists of a one and one-half storey wood-frame bungalow and its
cultivated setting. It is set into the south western slope of a large rural property, which features
outbuildings, orchard trees, berry fields and ornamental deciduous trees, set against the backdrop of a
downslope coniferous forest.
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HERITAGE VALUE OF HISTORIC PLACE
The heritage value of the Miller Residence & Property lies in its location in the historic community of
Ruskin, its mix of orchard and berry fields typical of small farm holdings of its time, its association with
the Miller family, and in Charles Miller’s surviving residence.
The settlement of the Miller Property typifies the early settlement of the Ruskin community. The original
160-acre land grant was made to Moses Ball in 1893. In 1898, Ball sold 130 acres of his property to
James and Robert Harris. Eager to move to South Africa, in 1903 they sold the site to Albert G. Miller;
the farm was later subdivided, and this house stands on a fraction of the original farm. The rural
settlement pattern of Ruskin includes small, somewhat isolated farms in forest clearings on sloping sites
that make use of the terrain for orchards and berry fields.
Albert Miller epitomized the independent settler and resident; he was a farmer who made ends meet by
working seasonally on riverboats, fishing, or in the logging camps. Miller was also a master builder, well
known for his design and construction work on local projects in Ruskin and neighbouring Whonnock,
such as the Heaps Sawmill in Ruskin, the Whonnock Memorial Hall, and the Ruskin Community Hall.
Albert’s son, Charles A. Miller (1902-1988) married Blanche Yvonne Antaya (1902-1977) in 1925, and
built this Craftsman-inspired farmhouse for their growing family in 1932. Charles Miller worked in the
powerhouse at Ruskin Dam, but was also a noted local author. A legal agreement now protects the
house, as well as a number of early agricultural outbuildings and landscape features, including orchard
trees and ornamental deciduous trees set against the backdrop of a downslope coniferous forest.
HERITAGE CHARACTER-DEFINING ELEMENTS
Key elements that define the heritage character of the Miller Residence & Property include their:
• location in the Ruskin neighbourhood of Maple Ridge;
• continuous residential and agricultural use;
• rolling agricultural landscape, including: cleared open fields; the house and related outbuildings
such as the sheep barn, storage barn, chicken house and water building; variety of fences;
orchard and ornamental deciduous trees; remnants of the original fruit and nut orchards; rows
of berry bushes; numerous trees and shrubs; and panoramic views over the downslope
coniferous forest to the south; and
• residential form, scale and massing of the Miller Residence,
including: one-and-one half storey height with full
basement; front-gabled roof; projecting porch to east;
inset verandah horizontal to north; wooden siding;
shingles in the gable ends and the foundation skirting;
entry porch to the east; internal garage at basement level;
1-over-1 double-hung wood sash windows in single and
double-assembly; glazed and panelled wooden front door;
and interior wood features such as doors, trim, floors and
staircase.
Charles Miller at the age of 18 in 1920.
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MRCHC Events and Education Calendar Last updated 06 December 2018
MAPLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HERITAGE COMMISSION
EVENTS and EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES 2019
Hold these dates! Adopt an event! All members are encouraged to represent the CHC at these events.
Please contribute to the calendar. Send entries and amendments to Brenda Smith. Please let us know if you will attend.
*For events requiring registration fees from the CHC budget, please contact Lisa Zosiak to arrange registration.
DATE EVENT (See notes below for details.) CHC ATTENDEES
January CHC Presentation to Council
January 26 Family Literacy Day at Maple Ridge Library
January 28 Heritage BC Roundtable –Maple Ridge
February 04 Local Voices
February 16 to 24 Maple Ridge Heritage Week
February 21 Heritage Awards Evening
March 04 Local Voices at Maple Ridge Library
March Maple Ridge Historical Society AGM
April 01 Local Voices at Maple Ridge Library
April 22 Earth Day
May 06 Local Voices at Maple Ridge Library
May 09 to 11 Heritage BC 2019 Conference -- Nanaimo
May 18 International Museum Day
June 06 to 09 BC Historical Federation 2019 Conference – Courtenay Comox
June Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration
July 01 Canada Day in Memorial Peace Park
July Music on the Wharf
July Country Fest
July Music on the Wharf
August Music on the Wharf
August Music on the Wharf
September GETI Fest
September Rivers Day
September 28 Culture Day
October 07 Local Voices at Maple Ridge Library
October BC Museums Association
November 04 Local Voices at Maple Ridge Library
November 11 Remembrance Day in Memorial Peace Park
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NOTES:
January 26 Family Literacy Day at Maple Ridge Library
Annual celebration of literacy at Maple Ridge Library. Details TBA.
January 28 Heritage BC Roundtable –Maple Ridge
Heritage BC is holding a series of community consultations on the “state of the sector” in British Columbia. Maple Ridge CHC and PRC are hosting a
session for the North Fraser. Details TBA.
March Local Voices at Maple Ridge Library
This series celebrates neighbors having conversations with neighbors through the voices of our citizens. Presentations combine talks, readings and
performances. Presented by the Maple Ridge Community Heritage Commission and Historical Society, The Maple Ridge Library, the Maple Ridge Family
History Group, and the Golden Ears Writers. At Maple Ridge Library Fraser Room 7:00 pm.
February 16 to 24 Heritage Week
TBA
February 21 Maple Ridge Heritage Awards
Maple Ridge Community heritage Commission hosts this annual awards program at 7:00 pm in. Andrews Heritage Church -22279-116th Avenue in Port
Haney. For Heritage Week information see maplerice.ca Please RSVP by February to Amelia Bowden 604-467-7493 or email lzosiak@mapleridge.ca
March Local Voices at Maple Ridge Library
This series celebrates neighbors having conversations with neighbors through the voices of our citizens. Presentations combine talks, readings and
performances. Presented by the Maple Ridge Community Heritage Commission and Historical Society, The Maple Ridge Library, the Maple Ridge Family
History Group, and the Golden Ears Writers. At Maple Ridge Library Fraser Room 7:00 pm.
March Music On The Wharf – Application Deadline
The Maple Ridge Historical Society is seeking musical groups to submit applications to perform at the Music on the Wharf Concert Series 2017: July 11, 25,
and August 08, 22. All information about guidelines are on our website mapleridgemuseum.org. Submission deadline is March 12. For information contact
Maple Ridge Museum and Community Archives 604-463-5311 mrmuseum@gmail.com mapleridgemuseum.org
March Maple Ridge Historical Society AGM and Pot Luck Supper
Join the Maple Ridge Historical Society AGM and potluck supper on Thursday, March at 6:30pm at St Andrews Heritage Church Hall. Guests are very
welcome so please plan to bring any friends who have shown an interest in local history. Bring a plate and cutlery and a dish to share that is either sweet or
savoury. Beverages will be provided. For information contact Maple Ridge Museum and Community Archives 604-463-5311 mrmuseum@gmail.com
May 09 to 11 Heritage BC 2019 Conference -- Nanaimo
Details TBA
May 18 International Museum Day
MRCHC Events and Education Calendar Last updated 06 December 2018
The worldwide community of museums will celebrate International Museum Day on and around 18 May 2017. The objective of International Museum Day is
to raise awareness of the fact that, “Museums are an important means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and develop ment of mutual
understanding, cooperation and peace among peoples.” Organised on and around 18 May each year, the events and activities planned to celebrate
International Museum Day can last a day, a weekend or a whole week. Participation in International Museum Day is growing among museums all over the
world. In 2016, more than 35,000 museums participated in the event in some 145 countries. http://network.icom.museum/international-museum-day
June Aboriginal Day Celebration
Aboriginal Day Celebration 10:00 am to- 2:00 pm at Memorial Peace Park, https://www.mapleridge.ca/1723/Celebrate-Canada-150, 224 Street & McIntosh Avenue
www.mapleridge.ca/1723/Celebrate-Canada-150
July 01 Canada Day in Memorial Peace Park
Join Canada 150 celebrations in Memorial Peace Park! 10am to 3pm www.mapleridge.ca/1723/Celebrate-Canada-150
July Music on the Wharf (4 concerts)
Enjoy Music on the Wharf four times this summer.on the Port Haney Wharf starting in July at 7:30pm (except the last concert, which starts at 7pm). July 10th
October start Local Voices
Local Voices – Neighbours Talking With Neighbours at Maple Ridge Library. Mondays 7:00 to 8:30 pm in the Fraser Room. A partnership among, Maple
Ridge Community Heritage Commission, Golde4n Ears Writers, Maple Ridge Library, Historical Society and Family History Group. Fall 2017: October 2,
November 6, December 4, Spring 2018: February 5, March 5,,April 2, May 7.
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November 22, 2018
To: Brenda Smith, Chair, Maple Ridge Community Heritage Commission
From: Lindsay Foreman, Vice-Chair, Maple Ridge Community Heritage Commission
RE: Museum of Surrey Opening and BC Museums Association 2018 Conference Report
1.0 Museum of Surrey Opening (September 29, 2018)
On Saturday September 29, 2018, I attended the grand reopening of the freshly rebranded
Museum of Surrey (MOS) in the revitalized Surrey Heritage Campus in Cloverdale’s heritage
district. As I am not one for crowds, I arrived after lunch to check out the new museum space,
exhibits, and opening day festivities. Events were occurring across the street at the Fraser
Valley Heritage Rail Society, and on the campus at the Surrey Archives, the Cloverdale Library,
and the MOS.
Parking was quite difficult to come by, especially given that the MOS parking lot and main 56A
street were still under construction and landscaping had not yet been completed. Fortunately,
the plaza across the street had ample parking within walking distance, but definitely not senior
or young family friendly.
Although the festivities had been going on since 10 am, there was still a huge crowd of people
on the campus and in the MOS building when I arrived. Access was through both the front and
back entrances, and there were lengthy lines, particularly to see the blockbuster “Dinosaurs
Unearthed” exhibit. I started working my way through the main floor, where a travelling Library
and Archives Canada Métis exhibit “Hiding in Plain Sight” was set up and accompanied by a live
Métis fiddling/piano duet. The stairs to the second floor exhibited the “Surrey Community Photo
Mural Project” that had been in the works for a number of months.
The second floor was split between the local spinning and weavers guild and the permanent
Indigenous and History galleries. Spinning and weaving demonstrations were ongoing, but I do
feel that this was quite an interesting use of the much needed museum exhibit, office, and
collection storage space and will leave it as that municipality’s approach to support a community
organization.
Weaving demonstrations were also offered in the Indigenous gallery, which acts more as a
gathering vs. an exhibit space. I was very disappointed with the permanent history gallery. It
appears that work just stopped at 4 pm the night before, and as a result, a number of the
exhibits were not fully installed and available to visitors. Overall, there was much needed
cleaning to be done in this gallery. I observed much dust, wood chunks, and screws on the floor
and display cases. Maybe others are more forgiving than me, but I would expect everything to
be perfect for the grand reopening!
The rest of the main floor included the TD Explore Zone and the main gallery which held
“Dinosaurs Unearthed.” The TD Explore Zone was a glorified indoor jungle gym – maybe that is
what parents want? It definitely did not include a learning component à la Science World. I was
extremely disappointed in the “Dinosaurs Unearthed” exhibit. It was very fake, plasticky, and the
lighting was way too dark. There was practically zero interpretation, discussion of scale of the
displays vs. real life animals, and lacked an overall theme/time period. But people were pushing
each other around to take selfies with the pop-up T-rex. And the kids made a huge mess of the
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excavation pit – that was poorly planned. I was quite disappointed that the city didn’t think that
one of their community’s stories would draw a similar crowd.
Overall, the history gallery and the rebranding of the museum have a very Museum of
Vancouver feel to them. But, not very well done. Would I go back? Maybe to see a unique
exhibit, but given the money spent on this project, it was an extreme disappointment and a great
“lessons learned” for when Maple Ridge is able to develop their own new museum and archives
space.
2.0 BC Museums Association Pre-conference Workshop and Conference (October 21-23,
2018)
I attended the BCMA pre-conference workshop and conference from October 21 to 23, 2018 in
Kelowna. It was a great experience for me on a number of different levels and I found the BC
museum community to be very welcoming and helpful. I had a great time and made some
wonderful industry connections.
2.1 Pre-conference Workshop
The Indigenous Cultural Competencies workshop, which included Indigenous Acumen Training
delivered by the University of Victoria, was an excellent opportunity. We covered a lot of ground
in a short period of time and I came away with much more confidence on how I can and will
interact with Indigenous communities in our province and country. Prior to the workshop I was
so afraid of “getting it right” and being absolutely perfect the first time around, that I have been
putting off reaching out to local communities and their members. Borrowing from Nike, the
messaging we received from all of the Indigenous conference participants was “Just do it.” Call,
e-mail, schedule meetings, and work to develop and strengthen your relationships with your
local communities. Also, don’t be afraid to develop your own territorial acknowledgement
statement and use it whenever you feel the need to do so.
We heard from a number of interesting and innovative speakers, including: Chief Robert
Joseph, Angela Marston, Paula Amos, Ursula Pfahler, Jordon Coble, Wendy Wright, Elizabeth
Shaffer, Genevieve Weber, Raymond Forgner, and Dan Smith. We were provided with a
number of excellent examples of collaborative work going on within and with Indigenous
communities across BC.
The Indigenous Acumen Training, delivered by Dr. Rob Hancock, examined how to develop a
territory acknowledgement, delivered much needed background on colonial policies and
practices within our country, enabling us to work effectively with Indigenous peoples, and
identified how individuals and organizations can best support the Truth and Reconciliation
Commission’s Calls to Action and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples.
The future, past, and present is connected in all that we do and we must learn to work across
differences; when we work together we accomplish so much more. We were briefed on the
Indian Act, Residential Schools, Indian Hospitals and Child Welfare. We all need to move from
our heads to our hearts to proceed in this relationship (re)building. But don’t be burdened by this
work – take care of yourself the best way that you can.
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2.2 Conference – Innovation and Technology: Keeping Pace With Acceleration
The conference kicked off on Sunday evening with a wine and cheese at the Kelowna Art
Gallery where everyone could listen to and share their “Tales from the Trenches.” It was a
wonderful venue, with excellent exhibits, but the space was a bit tight – we managed.
On Monday morning, we had the pleasure of listening to keynote speaker Megan Richardson,
Director of the Virtual Museum of Canada. She shared extensively about their Community
Stories programme, about which I can speak very positively, working through one of these
projects myself at the Agassiz-Harrison Museum. I then attended the Innovative Curatorship
and Indigenous Collaboration: A Best Practice Case Study, discussing the development of the
new Indigenous Gallery, by Museum of Surrey and Kwantlen First Nation. Following that, I
observed an Essentials of Museum Collections Management demonstration by Lucidea.
In the afternoon, I spent most of my time in the Ask the Experts roundtables. This was a great
opportunity to meet different museum professionals from across the province and pick their
brains about topics including: databases, care and handling of collections, exhibit fabrication
and installation, social media management, grant writing, and the BC Heritage Emergency
Response Network. I also heard about the Port Coquitlam Historical Continuum project in The
Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: A Case Study in Community Collaboration with the Kwikwetlem
First Nation. That evening, we were hosted to a Night at the Museum at the Okanagan Heritage
Museum. My favourite part was the behind-the-scenes archival and collections storage tour.
They have a workshop unrivalled by any other museum I have visited to date!
Tuesday morning began with another wonderful keynote address on Universal Technologies
and Traditional Innovations: A Comprehensive Perspective, by Dr. Yosef Wosk. I then attended
the Beaty Biodiversity Museum presentation Constellation of Knowledge: Exploring Different
Ways of Knowing through an Innovative Story-Telling Experience, and a presentation on the
history of the Prince George Museum, now known as The Exploration Place Museum & Science
Centre, entitled Building Common Ground. Next year’s conference will be hosted in Prince
George, so if you would like to visit this wonderful facility, it would be a great opportunity to do
so!
The AGM for the BCMA was held at lunch – there are no major financial or governance changes
to report. Part of the AGM included a presentation by the Heiltsiuk First Nation, Sacred
Journeys: The Resurgence of Indigenous Ocean Going Canoes and by Gerry Lawson of the
Oral History and Language Lab at the UBC Museum of Anthropology, Indigitization: Innovative,
but not why you think.
Following lunch, I attended the Small Museums for the 21st Century series of lightening talks,
which covered digitization of objects and archives, the Potluck Project for sharing resources
between small institutions, how to engage youth, and promoting historical consciousness in your
institutions. I was also able to attend a workshop on Board Roles and Responsibilities delivered
by Vantage Point.
The gala dinner was held at the historic Laurel Packinghouse, operated by Kelowna Museums,
and a lovely venue! We were treated to a delicious buffet and were able to support and learn
more about the work our colleagues are doing across the sector. The award winners included:
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Award of Merit – Excellence in Exhibitions
The Reach Gallery Museum – Grand Theft Terra Firma
Award of Merit – Excellence in Community Engagement
Nikkei National Museum – The 75th anniversary of Japanese Canadian Internment, and 30th anniversary
of Japanese Canadian Redress project
Award of Merit – Excellence in Collections
Mayne Island Museum operated by the Mayne Island Agricultural Society – John Aitken glass plate
negative digitization project
Honourable Mention for Excellence
Haida Now at the Museum of Vancouver – A collaborative exhibition with Guest Curator Kwiaahwah
Jones, Haida Gwaii Museum and Museum of Vancouver
Honourable Mention for Impact and Engagement
Punjabi Canadian Legacy Project – A partnership between the Royal BC Museum, South Asian Studies
Institute at the University of the Fraser Valley, and the Punjabi Canadian Legacy Project Advisory
Committee
Honourable Mention for Sustainability
Beaty Biodiversity Museum: Beaty Box Project
Innovation Award, sponsored by NGX Interactive
Rachael Bell-Irving– Digital Outreach Coordinator – Ocean Wise online learning programs
Distinguished Service Award
Marl Brown – Curator, Fort Nelson Heritage Museum
Museum Stewardship and Service Award
Sherri Robinson – Esquimalt Municipal Archives volunteer
Overall, it was an excellent few days and a great first visit to Kelowna for me! I even found a
fantastic vegan restaurant that satisfied my carnivorous husband! The venues were great and
the hospitality shown by the GLAM sector of Kelowna was truly amazing. The conference
organizers went out of their way to ensure that everyone was comfortable, which included
ensuring that those with various dietary issues (like me) were well fed. I look forward to crossing
paths with many of these individuals in the future and hope they also come to visit us in Maple
Ridge!
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To follow up, my recommendations to the CHC would be:
1) Continue to observe/document how other BC communities are engaging the public with
culture and heritage through different events and initiatives;
2) Continue their membership with/support of the BCMA and their initiatives; and
3) Continue to send a delegate to the annual BCMA conference, as this is the best approach to
"keep our fingers on the pulse" in the museum sector.