| Maple Ridge celebrates its long history with a number of preserved buildings from the past, some of which have become museums. St. John the Divine Anglican Church, British Columbia's oldest, is just up the hill from the few remaining buildings of historic Port Haney. The Fraser River Heritage Walk links key heritage sites in the Port Haney area and is only a few minutes walk from Maple Ridge's downtown. While certainly a community in its own right, many of the residents of Maple Ridge consider themselves to be living in a countrified suburb of Vancouver. Locals will tell you that the soil is rich, but it was only in the last 40 years that any serious farming took root here. |