Fraser Mills is also the name of a new masterplanned community on the same site. It will include 15 separate multi-unit buildings, a bus station connecting to Braid Station, sports recreation and commercial amenities and a 16 acre park. This project will be the only waterfront community in Coquitlam.
Located on the northern shore of the Fraser River, the area was originally the site of a sawmill. The mill was known at first as the Ross McLaren Mill and opened in 1889. However, it soon closed after co-founder James McLaren died. The site remained unused for many years until the mill was reopened as the Fraser River Sawmills. Due to a labour shortage, 400 francophones were recruited from Quebec and settled in an area just north of the mill now known as Maillardville. Similarly in the early 20th century, many Punjabi Sikhs came to work in the mills and settled on the south slope of Coquitlam.[3]
During the Great Depression, many workers were laid off. Wage reductions were imposed on the remaining workforce and led to a ten-week strike.[4] The mill eventually closed in 2001.
Locationedit
The Fraser Mills neighbourhood is located in the southwestern part of Coquitlam and south of the Maillardville neighbourhood, which was founded as a townsite for the workers at the large lumber mill whose grounds comprised Fraser Mills. It was just east of the boundary of the City of New Westminster and mostly on the south side of the Trans-Canada and Lougheed Highways. The site for many years after its abandonment was the Terranova landfill for Greater Vancouver waste disposal. The land has since become a focus for big-box store development along United Boulevard, which has come to serve as an alternate route for traffic bypassing jams on the adjacent freeway and highway.
The city has designated the area as Waterfront Village Centre and has re-zoned it to include both commercial and residential use.[5] Beedie is planning to develop 5,500 residential units on the land.[6]
^Eagland, Nick (7 April 2019). "Sikh Heritage Month: The South Asian pioneers of Fraser Mills". Vancouver Sun.
^Williams, M. Jeanne Meyers (1982). Ethnicity and Class Conflict at Maillardville/Fraser Mills: The Strike of 1931 (M.A. thesis). Burnaby, British Columbia: Simon Fraser University. pp. 64–66.
^"Waterfront Village Centre Neighbourhood Plan". City of Coquitlam. 3 November 2008.
^Chan, Kenneth (June 12, 2023). "New skyline with 5,500 homes to rise on Coquitlam's Fraser River waterfront". Daily Hive. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
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BCGNIS entry "Fraser Mills (community)" 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
fraser, mills, community, nova, scotia, frasers, mills, municipality, british, columbia, north, bank, fraser, river, that, incorporated, 1913, since, amalgamated, with, city, coquitlam, company, logo, also, name, masterplanned, community, same, site, will, inc. For the community in Nova Scotia see Frasers Mills Fraser Mills was a municipality in British Columbia on the north bank of the Fraser River 1 that was incorporated in 1913 2 but has since amalgamated with the City of Coquitlam Fraser Mills company logo Fraser Mills is also the name of a new masterplanned community on the same site It will include 15 separate multi unit buildings a bus station connecting to Braid Station sports recreation and commercial amenities and a 16 acre park This project will be the only waterfront community in Coquitlam Contents 1 History 2 Location 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editLocated on the northern shore of the Fraser River the area was originally the site of a sawmill The mill was known at first as the Ross McLaren Mill and opened in 1889 However it soon closed after co founder James McLaren died The site remained unused for many years until the mill was reopened as the Fraser River Sawmills Due to a labour shortage 400 francophones were recruited from Quebec and settled in an area just north of the mill now known as Maillardville Similarly in the early 20th century many Punjabi Sikhs came to work in the mills and settled on the south slope of Coquitlam 3 During the Great Depression many workers were laid off Wage reductions were imposed on the remaining workforce and led to a ten week strike 4 The mill eventually closed in 2001 Location editThe Fraser Mills neighbourhood is located in the southwestern part of Coquitlam and south of the Maillardville neighbourhood which was founded as a townsite for the workers at the large lumber mill whose grounds comprised Fraser Mills It was just east of the boundary of the City of New Westminster and mostly on the south side of the Trans Canada and Lougheed Highways The site for many years after its abandonment was the Terranova landfill for Greater Vancouver waste disposal The land has since become a focus for big box store development along United Boulevard which has come to serve as an alternate route for traffic bypassing jams on the adjacent freeway and highway The city has designated the area as Waterfront Village Centre and has re zoned it to include both commercial and residential use 5 Beedie is planning to develop 5 500 residential units on the land 6 See also editList of company townsReferences edit Fraser Mills BC Geographical Names abstract of article Citeulike Crown Zellerbach Eagland Nick 7 April 2019 Sikh Heritage Month The South Asian pioneers of Fraser Mills Vancouver Sun Williams M Jeanne Meyers 1982 Ethnicity and Class Conflict at Maillardville Fraser Mills The Strike of 1931 M A thesis Burnaby British Columbia Simon Fraser University pp 64 66 Waterfront Village Centre Neighbourhood Plan City of Coquitlam 3 November 2008 Chan Kenneth June 12 2023 New skyline with 5 500 homes to rise on Coquitlam s Fraser River waterfront Daily Hive Retrieved July 1 2023 External links editBCGNIS entry Fraser Mills community Archived 2011 07 06 at the Wayback Machine Fraser Mills history 49 14 00 N 122 51 00 W 49 23333 N 122 85000 W 49 23333 122 85000 nbsp This Metro Vancouver location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fraser Mills amp oldid 1218665556, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
