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Catholic Settlement

The brain child of Archbishop McNeil, the 700 acre Archbishop’s subdivision was acquired by the Vancouver Archdiocese as part of his plan to bring Catholic farmers from across North America to the lower mainland “so that they may be more of a unit than if scattered abroad and to better facilitate the work of the priests”. Known as a Catholic Colonization Property, the land was divided into 40 acre tracts and the Provincial Government began work on a road from the Fraser River into the area – today we know this street as Harris Road. Assisted by the Canadian Catholic Colonization Bureau of America, the Church managed to settle Catholics on a few of the plots but the plan still never got off the ground. The incorporation of the municipality in April, 1914 stalled roads and services and the settlers never arrived.

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Latitude: 49.270604

Longitude: -122.700272

Direct Link: https://www.pittmeadowsmuseum.com/locations/catholic-settlement