We are able to have Don sign or personally inscribe this book to make it a great unique keepsake or gift! 

Simply click "Signed by Author" or "Inscribed by Author"! 

FROM THE FORWARD...

IT IS A PRIVELEGE to write a forward to Don's second printing of Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows:  A History in Photographs, an incredible collection of photos and stories that highlight our past.  Understanding our past - how and why we got to this point - is an important foundation from where we can look forward with excitement and anticipation to the future.

As a "local" boy looking at the photos and reading the accounts, a rich flood of memories come rushing back.  Through these photos, the past comes alive again... visting Santa at Fuller Watson, buying a suit at Mowatt's Mens Wear, the first "store-bought" haircut by Frank Taverna, or walking up to the window of the original Dairy Queen and having a Bill Henderson Burger with the secret sauce.

I know Don worked hard to put together this written and pictorial history of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.  He interviewed many long-time residents for the written sections, and he worked with the Maple Ridge Museum as well to provide the readers with a rich variety of photographs that brings our history to life.

I have known Don Waite for 40 years... since his arrival in the 1970s.  Don has a love and passion for Maple Ridge and I appreciate and thank him for the care he took in putting together this publication.  It's a true labour of love.

Whether you are a long-time resident or new to Maple Ridge, I know that you will enjoy the story of Maple Ridge presented in words and pictures.  Whether you value it as a personal keepsake or pass it on as a gift to a family member or friend, I hope that it brings enjoyment for years to come.

Congratulations, Don, on a great job, and I pass on my best wishes as your Mayor.

Ernest S. Daykin,
Mayor of the District of Maple Ridge from 2009