Winter Program Guide 2020

MAPLE RIDGE SPORTS HISTORY

LACROSSE Originally an Indigenous games played outdoors, Lacrosse was a sport played in the early 1900's. The Katzie team almost always won! The 1930’s saw Lacrosse changed to a sport that could be played in a gym or outside in a boxed off field, helping it gain popularity in rainy B.C. In 1936, the Finnish community in Websters Corners fielded their first team in a regional league. The rough and exciting game was so popular that by 1937, plans were made to build a lacrosse box on the Aggie grounds and was completed by July of that year. It has remained a popular sport in Maple Ridge ever since.

HERITAGE WEEK FEBRUARY 17-23 2020 VISION | BRINGING THE PAST INTO THE FUTURE In celebration of our past and our future, all Canadians – young or old, deeply rooted or new to Canada – are encouraged to visit museums, historic sites and heritage destinations, cultural landscapes and cultural centers and connect with traditional knowledge keepers, educators, parents and grandparents to experience heritage during Heritage Week and beyond.

CHECK OUT THE EVENT LISTING ON PAGE 29 TO LEARN ABOUT ACTIVITIES PLANNED BY OUR LOCAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND HERITAGE COMMISSION.