May 25th, 2024 marked the centennial celebration for the Malakwa Heritage Church (formally Malakwa United Church.) The church building will have graced our community for 100 years in September 2024. Many residents and former residents attended with Audrey Stremick and Rhona Martin outlining the events and sharing former history. Sunny – current Minister at the…
Recently the Malakwa Heritage church was given a thorough cleaning and we are inviting anyone who would like to visit the church to come between 10:00 and 3:30 when the Thrift Shop is open on Thursday’s during the summer. Here are a few photos of the inside:
Remembrance Day November 11, 2021 marked the 100th anniversary of the Malakwa Cenotaph. The occasion hosted the annual Remembrance Day service and a special wreath was placed to acknowledge the Malakwa Cenotaph’s longstanding importance in the community.
The Malakwa Community Hall was torn down in April, 2017. The snow load during the winter of 2017 collapsed the center of the building. The hall had not been used for some time as it was deemed unsafe. This Community Hall was the second hall built in the community, it was built by volunteers in…
History of the Malakwa Heritage Church Before building the church there was no permanent building in Malakwa. In the early years of the century Malakwa was one of about six points in a mission field that extended from Rogers Pass to Sicamous and included Glacier, Albert Canyon, Three Valley, Camp 4, Taft and Malakwa. Each…
Malakwa Sunday School, 1930 David Hedbloom, Betty Russell, Norma Westman, Hilda Erikson, June Hedbloom, Ann Westman, Emil Erikson, Georgina Russell, Pauline Westman, Joyce Ruttan,Billy Blomquist, George Russell, Verna Blais, Gladys Russell, Annie Blomquist, Lawrence Russell, Paul Blais, Andy Olson, Billy Barnes, Victor Sederberg, Freddy Barnes, Patty Ruttan, Hazel Husted, Gladys Olson, Irene Husted, Karen Blomquist, Bobby…
Fall Fair held at the Malakwa Hall in 1915 In the early 1900’s the Malakwa Land Company advertised land for sale and called the valley “The Garden of Eden.” Celery, cabbage, tobacco, potatoes and other crops were plentiful.
Teacher: Miss Katherine Stewart 1st Row: Kathleen Finucane, Alice Husted, Irene Finucane, Patricia Moule, Frances Sandstrom, Marguerite Johnson, Frank A.?, Ida Imbeau, Eva LeBeau 2nd Rwo: Isabelle Johnson, Connie A.?, Isabelle Blais, Vendella Sederberg, Mary LeBeau, Pat LeBeau, George Ross, Sadie Ross, Doris Sederberg, Ebba Johnson, Ruth Imbeau 3rd Row: Emma Imbeau, Margaret Sims, Esther…
In this photo the roof has been removed from above the cenotaph, but the picket fence remains. Photo perhaps taken in the late 1950’s?
Malakwa School 1927
Malakwa Bulletin January, 1913. Read all about it!
The Malakwa Post Office 1911 1st Row: John Johnson 2nd Row: Erik Erikson, Halver Sederberg Back Row: Arthur Haycock, Charlie Hathaway, R.W. Bruhn, Alfred Hagstrom, Nellie Baynes, Mattie Baynes, Sarah Baynes
Back Row: Florence Anderson, Mable Mizon, Dominic Dempsey, Tom Dempsey, Helmar Erikson, Christopher Mizon Middle Row: Mary Dempsey, Weston Somerville, Selma Sederberg, Charles leBeau Front Row: Stanley Bossley, Gordon Coe, Stanley Coe, Mary Sederberg
Looks like Holland was featured in this play at the Malakwa Hall.
Thank you to Donna Jackson for this photo of the Malakwa United Church members photo taken in the 1930’s.
Paul Blais (5 years old standing on wood block) making sure that Bill and Jack Parkstrom saw the wood correctly with a MacGregor Drag Saw on the Anderson farm in 1928.
In 1952 Malakwa School doubled in size. Craigellachie School closed and Craigellachie students were bussed to Malakwa School.
Carl Bertholm and Ken Boyes stand on the front porch of the Malakwa Store and Post Office. The store was owned by Ken Boyes. Local residents purchased groceries and animal feed. Carl Bertholm worked at the store with Ken for many years.
Benjamin Franklin Somerville and Cora Emmeline Davis were married in Minn. in 1888. Somerville Road is named after this couple.
A fish hatchery was built in 1929 at Taft. The photo featured is of William F. Baxter surveying the completed ponds built behind a barn that housed the hatchery. Crew of workers at Taft hatchery. W. F. Baxter front row middle Mike Somerville second left in second row.
The Ladies Birthday Club celebrated birthdays for decades in Malakwa. The birthday lady hosted the event and the ladies brought birthday cake and wonderful treats to be shared. In this photo: Back Row: Kay Ony, Brita Altin, Signe Frantz, Mrs. August Erikson, Elsie Parkstrom, Mrs. Gebert, Front Row: Mary Barnes, Billy Ony, Mrs. Otto Johnson.
In 1958 the Colony of B.C. celebrated its centennial. The Colony of British Columbia was established in 1858. At its creation it physically contstituted approximately half the present day Province of British Columbia. Not included was Vancouver, Vancouver Island or regions east of the Rocky Mountains. To celebrated the occasion, Malakwa, Craigellachie and Taft residents…
Finished and open for business in 1958. Pilcher’s Snackbar was a popular eating spot for locals and travellers alike. The building is now the home of the Malakwa Café. l
1958 saw a new business built along Highway 1 in Malakwa. Frank and Shirley Pilcher built a new snackbar. It was the local hang-out for the teenagers!
Items that would not fit in the outgoing mailbag that was picked up by a moving train required the train to be stopped for pickup. Here Carl Bertholm flags down the train to stop at the Malakwa crossing for an oversize parcel to be picked up. The flag was also used to stop the passenger trains to…
Mail was picked up and delivered to Malakwa by train. This photo shows Carl Bertholm hanging the last mailbag for a moving train to pick up. The last mail delivered and picked up by train was in the summer of 1965. Carl worked at the Malakwa General Store and Post Office. After this delivery, mail…