Maillardville

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Maillardville
Neighbourhood of Coquitlam
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Notre Dame de Lourdes Church on Laval Square
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Location of Maillardville within Metro Vancouver
Coordinates: 49°14′15″N122°52′01″W / 49.2374°N 122.867°W / 49.2374; -122.867
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
ProvinceFlag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia
Region Lower Mainland
Regional district Metro Vancouver
City Coquitlam
Named for Edmond Maillard
Government
 •  Mayor Richard Stewart
 •  MP (Fed.) Bonita Zarrillo (NDP)
 •  MLA (Prov.) Selina Robinson (NDP)
Population
 (2016) [1] [2] [3]
 • Total14,975
Time zone UTC−8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−7 (PDT)
Postal code span
V3K
Area codes 604, 778, 236, 672
Website maillardville.com

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

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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. By 1908, a mill town of 20 houses, a store, post office, hospital, office block, barber shop, pool hall and a Sikh temple [4] had grown around the mill. A mill manager's residence was built that later became Place des Arts. [5] 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. [6] Approximately 40 French Canadian families settled in present-day Maillardville in 1909, with another contingent arriving in June 1910. [6] Named for Father Edmond Maillard, a young Oblate from France, it became the largest Francophone centre west of Manitoba. [7] Similarly, in the early 1900s, many Punjabis came to work in the mills and settled on the south slope of Coquitlam. [4]

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. [5] 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. [8]

Maillardville celebrated its 100th birthday in 2009. [9]

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. [10]

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. [11]

Demographics

Population

Population history
YearPop.±%
2006 14,014—    
2011 14,500+3.5%
2016 14,975+3.3%
Source: Statistics Canada [12] [13] [1] [2] [3]

Ethnicity

Ethnic groups in Maillardville (2016) [14] [15] [16]
Ethnic groupPopulation %
European 8,055
East Asian 2,825
Southeast Asian 1,275
South Asian 980
Aboriginal 620
Middle Eastern 475
Latin American 280
Black 245
Other295
Total population14,975

Language

Languages spoken in Maillardville (2016) [17] [18] [19]
Language %
English 59.5%
Korean 5.1%
Mandarin 4.7%
Cantonese 4.7%
Tagalog 4.1%
Punjabi 3.2%
Persian 2.4%
French 1.8%
Other14.6%
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 Dream's lead cast includes Jason Mireau, Delia Tatiana and Moishe Teichman.

Notable people

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  5. 1 2 Fraser Mills: History Archived 13 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 15 February 2009
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  7. ↑ City of Coquitlam: History and Heritage Archived 23 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 15 February 2009
  8. ↑ CitySoup.ca: Coquitlam Regional History Archived 5 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 15 February 2009
  9. ↑ Maillardville100.com: 100 Years of History Archived 28 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 22 February 2009
  10. ↑ "Maillardville Neighbourhood Plan". City of Coquitlam. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  11. ↑ "Maillardville Community Profile". City of Coquitlam. Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  12. ↑ "Tri-Cities Community Profile" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
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