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| The
Thornhill Community Association plans and sponsors activities.
The Association meets on the third Thursday of the month at
7:00 PM. Contact: Fran Norman at 604 462 7869. |
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hall is also for rent. Contact Shirley Kinney at 604 462 7792
for details |
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THORNHILL COMMUNITY HALL
26007 – 98 th Avenue (off 256 th Street) in Thornhill
Park |
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The
community of Thornhill is centred around 256 th Avenue and 100 th
Street on the southern slope of Grant Hill between Whonnock and
Ruskin. |
Thornhill
& Grant Hill |
Grant
Hill,not Thornhill, is the name of the mountain between Albion,
Websters Corners, and Whonnock. Grant Hill is so known since
establishment of Fort Langley and its name should not be obscured
by the name Thornhill.
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Thornhill
is the name adopted by a community on the southern slope
of Grant Hill. It is not a geographical feature in the records
of Natural Resources Canada, nor does it appear on the geographical
maps of the District. |
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The
area is not clearly defined. Thornhill straddles the borders of
the historic Whonnock and Albion and many residents have an affiliation
with these communities as well. |
The
name Thornhill dates back to the 1870s when James Thorne or Thorn
had a crown grant of 160 acres in Albion, west of 240 th Street.
His land straddled Kanaka Creek and ran up the western slope of
Grant Hill. James Thorn moved on, but the local settlers kept referring
to the high land to the east of Albion as Thornhill. |
Thornhill
may not be a historic community by itself, but proximity and common
interest welded the residents together. After the Second World War
people living on the southern slope of Grant Hill between Albion
and Whonnock identified their neighbourhood as Thornhill and gave
the name Thornhill to their school, a community centre, and a community
association. |
| The prospect of urban
sprawl divided the community between those in favour and against development.
For now development of this area is on hold until the population of
Maple Ridge reaches 100,000 inhabitants. |
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Frisbee course and play equipment |
Tennis Court |
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