Now that the hectic summer days have changed to the familiar rhythm of the fall, we now have some time to expand this website. We believe that not only should this site should serve as a place to get the news pertaining to our neighbourhood but it should also to be a place where we can spotlight how great our neighbourhood is to the rest of the Lower Mainland and beyond. Here are a few ideas we will be working on in the next few months.

History Pages and Gallery

We are looking to write the history portion of this site and need photos, documents and facts about the neighborhood. A visit to the Surrey Archives produced almost nothing. The people working there had never even heard of our neighbourhood. Well, we’re just going to have to fill the void ourselves! There are many original owners or their children that still live here plus many people who have lived in the neighbourhood for decades. We need your help! We are looking for photographs of the building of the neighborhood and photos of the neighbourhood throughout the decades. We would also be interested in any newspaper clippings, magazine articles about St. Helen’s park and original documents of the development.

Here is an example of an article out of a local magazine. (Don’t you wish that houses still only cost that much?)

As seen in Western Homes and Living, June 1959

We have access to negative / photograph / document scanners and can insure a quick turnaround of your precious memories plus we can provide you with digital copies of your photos. Please contact info@sthelenspark.com if you have anything you could share.

Getting to Know Your Neighbours

We would also like to focus on the current residents of St. Helen’s Park. There have been some beautiful renovation projects in the neighbourhood lately. They are excellent examples of appropriate updates to mid-century homes. We would love to feature your handiwork here. Do you have an interesting hobby? To have your project featured here, please let us know. If you have an idea for a story, you can guest author it or we can cover it for you. Either contact us at info@sthelenspark.com or leave a suggestion in the comments below.

Current Site Updates

This site now has a twitter feed. Follow @sthelenspark to know when this site is updated and to receive other up to the minute news.

A couple of neighbourhood meetings are coming soon. We will post the information when the details are confirmed.