Maillardville Explained

Maillardville is a community on the south slope of the city of Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada.

History

In 1889, Frank Ross and James McLaren opened what would become Maillardville, a $350,000, modern lumber mill on the north bank of the Fraser River which created a mill town of 20 houses, a store, post office, hospital, office block, barber shop, pool hall and a Sikh temple had grown around the mill.^[1] A mill manager's residence was built that later became Place des Arts.^[2] A second mill manager's residence was built in 1909 and is now known as Mackin House, a historic house museum operated by the Coquitlam Heritage Society.

In 1909, Ross and McLaren, in search of workers for the Canadian Western Lumber Company, recruited a contingent of 110 French Canadian mill workers from Eastern Ontario and Quebec.^[3] Approximately 40 French Canadian families settled in present-day Maillardville in 1909, with another contingent arriving in June 1910.^[3] Named for Father Edmond Maillard, a young Oblate from France, it became the largest Francophone centre west of Manitoba.^[4] Similarly, in the early 1900s, many Punjabis came to work in the mills and settled on the south slope of Coquitlam.^[5]

In 1971, the City of Coquitlam and the Village of Fraser Mills were amalgamated, which gave the city a larger tax base. The mill closed in 2001, and is now rezoned into a residential area. Maillardville's past is recognized today in street names, the Francophone education system and French immersion programs, French-language guides and scouts, and celebrations such as Festival du Bois.^[6]

Maillardville celebrated its 100th birthday in 2009.^[7]

In 2014, the City of Coquitlam updated the Maillardville neighbourhood plan. The city anticipates a population growth of 6,000 over the next two decades.^[8]

Geography

Maillardville is bordered by Austin Avenue to the north and Lougheed Highway to the south. To the west it is flanked by Blue Mountain Street, while to the east it is bordered by Mundy Road. The town centre of Maillardville is situated in the southwest corner of the neighbourhood, on Brunette Avenue between Lougheed Highway and Woolridge Street.^[9]

Demographics

Population

Ethnicity

Panethnic group! colspan="2"

2021[10] [11] [12]	2016[13] [14] [15]		2011[16] [17] [18]		2006[19] [20]		2001[21] [22]		1996[23]
European	7,385		7,905		8,845		9,545		10,095		9,770
East Asian	3,610		2,825		2,270		1,880		1,650		1,190
South Asian	1,350		980		800		710		455		690
Southeast Asian	1,255		1,275		975		645		600		420
Middle Eastern	675		475		560		285		265		90
Indigenous	390		445		455		225		230		230
Latin American	330		280		155		200		105		105
African	310		245		360		225		175		95
Other/multiracial	445		295		205		135		60		90
Total responses	15,735		14,740		14,625		13,850		13,630		12,695
Total population	15,837		14,975		14,779		14,005		13,822		12,873

Language

Languages spoken in Maillardville (2016)^{[24] [25] [26]}

Language	%
	59.5%
Korean	5.1%
Mandarin	4.7%
Cantonese	4.7%
Tagalog	4.1%
Punjabi	3.2%
Persian	2.4%
French	1.8%
Other	14.6%
Total %	100%

Media

They Dream, a Canadian feature-length film, set in and around Maillardville, including Place des Arts and Mackin House Museum, was shot over the summer of 2012. Written and directed by Vancouver filmmaker Gord Stanfield, They Dream is the story of a 20-year-old art student, David Dubois, his love affair with a mysterious woman Lisa Reese, and his tragic past. Jean Ory reminds David he can't escape the truth. Lisa and Jean were lifetime residents of Maillardville. They Dreams lead cast includes Jason Mireau, Delia Tatiana and Moishe Teichman.

Notable people

• Lucille Starr, who was inducted to the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 1987 began her musical career in Maillardville with the group Les Hirondelles. A street in Coquitlam "Lucille Starr Way" is named in her honour.
• Shawn Farquhar, magician

See also

• Franco-Columbian

External links

• • Maillardville, a francophone community in British Columbia
• Les Archives Authentiques de Maillardville

Notes and References

1. Web site: Maillardville . 2024-10-04 . Heritage BC . en-US.
2. Fraser Mills: History Retrieved 15 February 2009
3. Encyclopedia: Francophones of British Columbia . . . 23 April 2020 . Kenny . Nicolas . 14 June 2019 . Cooper . Celine . 27 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200427200753/https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/francophones-of-british-columbia . live .
4. City of Coquitlam: History and Heritage Retrieved 15 February 2009
5. News: Eagland . Nick . April 7, 2019 . Sikh Heritage Month: The South Asian pioneers of Fraser Mills . . 18 April 2019 . 12 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190412010627/https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/sikh-heritage-month-the-south-asian-pioneers-of-fraser-mills . live .
6. CitySoup.ca: Coquitlam Regional History Retrieved 15 February 2009
7. Maillardville100.com: 100 Years of History Retrieved 22 February 2009
8. Web site: Maillardville Neighbourhood Plan . City of Coquitlam . 15 November 2022 . 30 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221130195241/https://coquitlam.ca/DocumentCenter/View/2933/Maillardville-Neighbourhood-Plan-PDF . live .
9. Web site: Maillardville Community Profile . City of Coquitlam . 15 November 2022 . 15 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221115032214/https://www.coquitlam.ca/DocumentCenter/View/221/Maillairdville-PDF?bidId= . live .
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