HammondBritish Columbia

Hammond is a historic Maple Ridge village + heritage mill town on the Fraser River, predating the rest of Maple Ridge. The village was established in the 1880s by the Hammond brothers (John and William); the Hammond Cedar Mill (operating since 1907) became the village's principal industrial anchor for over a century before its closure. The heritage commercial core runs along Maple Crescent + 113B Avenue between Hammond Road and the Fraser River, with the Hammond Community Centre + Hammond Stadium anchoring the civic + recreational amenity.

The neighbourhood is bounded roughly by Lougheed Highway (north), the Fraser River (south), 207 Street (west), and 222 Street (east). Inventory is mixed — heritage detached + commercial on the older village blocks, post-1990 detached + townhouse infill on the surrounding residential grid, and a meaningful share of older walk-up apartment + small-format mixed-use along Lougheed Highway. The Maple Ridge Official Community Plan recognises Hammond as a heritage character area with selective preservation overlays on the older village core.

For schools, most Hammond addresses feed Maple Ridge Secondary (21911 122 Avenue) for grades 8–12. Elementary feeders include Hammond Elementary, Westview Secondary (the alternative-program secondary), and Eric Langton Elementary depending on the specific address. SD #42 (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows) operates French Immersion as an application stream. Verify the live SD #42 catchment map.

The West Coast Express Maple Meadows Station sits in adjacent Maple Ridge — Hammond addresses access WCE via the Lougheed Highway corridor + local bus connections. Maple Meadows Station provides 5 weekday-peak westbound trips to Waterfront Station + 5 eastbound returning. By car, downtown Vancouver is 60–80 minutes via Lougheed Highway + the Pitt River Bridge + Highway 7; Surrey City Centre is 35–45 minutes via Golden Ears Bridge + Highway 17.

Bill 44 SSMUH applies — Maple Ridge adopted compliant zoning bylaws ahead of the June 30, 2024 provincial deadline. Hammond's mix of heritage character lots + standard RS residential lots produces variable multiplex feasibility — the heritage overlay constrains some redevelopment paths, while standard RS lots typically permit up to 4–6-unit multiplex subject to servicing. Verify the specific lot's heritage status + zoning with Maple Ridge Planning before underwriting redevelopment optionality.

The Hammond Cedar Mill site itself (now closed and being redeveloped by Salish Sea Communities under a long-term master plan) is the principal future-redevelopment land along the Fraser River within Hammond. The master plan, in active City of Maple Ridge planning review, anticipates substantial mixed-use residential + commercial + waterfront public realm over a multi-decade build-out. Pull the live Maple Ridge Planning page for current status before pricing redevelopment optionality on adjacent parcels.

Most Hammond addresses feed Maple Ridge Secondary (21911 122 Avenue) for grades 8–12. Elementary feeders include Hammond Elementary, Westview Secondary (the alternative-program secondary), and Eric Langton Elementary depending on the specific address.

SD #42 (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows) operates French Immersion as an application stream. Verify the live SD #42 catchment map.

Hammond is one of Maple Ridge's oldest neighbourhoods — established in the 1880s around the Hammond Cedar Mill (cedar-shingle mill, operated over a century, now closed) and the Hammond Brick Yard. The heritage commercial core runs along Maple Crescent + 113B Avenue between Hammond Road and the Fraser River.

The Maple Ridge OCP recognises Hammond as a heritage character area with selective preservation overlays on the older village core. The Hammond Cedar Mill site itself is now in active redevelopment under the Salish Sea Communities master plan, anticipating substantial mixed-use over a multi-decade build-out.

West Coast Express Maple Meadows Station sits in adjacent Maple Ridge — Hammond addresses access WCE via the Lougheed Highway corridor + local bus connections. Maple Meadows provides 5 weekday-peak westbound trips to Waterfront Station + 5 eastbound returning.

By car, downtown Vancouver is 60–80 minutes via Lougheed Highway + the Pitt River Bridge + Highway 7; Surrey City Centre is 35–45 minutes via Golden Ears Bridge + Highway 17. The combination of WCE peak-only service + car-dependent off-peak commute is structural.