Barnet

BARNET was the site of one of the largest SAWMILLS in the British Empire, on the south shore of BURRARD INLET just west of PORT MOODY. Built in 1889 by James MacLaren and James Ross, the North Pacific Lumber Co was on the CPR line connecting VANCOUVER and Port Moody. The small community of millworkers and their families was given MacLaren's wife's maiden name. The mill closed in 1929, then reopened as Barnet Lumber Co and operated until 1964. The site is now Barnet MARINE PARK.

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