The Peace Tower Carillon bells hang in upper and lower belfries of Centre Block. The carillon was commissioned as a permanent monument to the peace of 1918 and the sacrifices Canada made in the Great War.

101 Bells for Peace

Holy Spirit Anglican Church, 27123 River Road, Whonnock (the brown church on your left as you go uphill from the post office) Monday, November 11 at Sunset (4:34 p.m.) Come from 4 pm for coffee/tea in the church hall. Neighbours in Ruskin-Thornhill-Whonnock — Please come and take your turn ringing Read more…

September 2019 Events

From everyone at the Ruskin Hall Community Association, we hope you’ve had a wonderful summer! We have a number of regular events returning to the hall in September and a new community event we hope will become an annual tradition. This aint your grandma’s Stitch & Bitch. Our monthly crafting Read more…

Whonnock Neighbours’ Beach Picnic

Beach Party at Whonnock Lake! When: Thursday, July 19 @ 6pm Where: The Gazebo, Whonnock Lake Bring Your Picnic Supper (There will be no concession or food truck.) Bring Your Lawn Chairs Come and visit with your neighbours and enjoy the beautiful lake at our doorstep. Check www.whonnock.ca for updates Read more…

Community Garage Sale

We are excited to announce that a Community Garage Sale will be held at the Ruskin Hall on July 29!   Community Garage Sale Where: Ruskin Hall Date: July 29, 2018 Time: 10am – 2pm $15 per table.  Contact Alvina at 604-462-8601 if you’re interested in participating.

Work Bee Starts Yard Cleanup

Three Chainsaws and a Wood Chipper With six hands on deck, your trusted Maintenance Team has started the task of cleaning up the hall’s yard. Thanks to Phil, Dan, Trevor, Colin, Theresa, and our surprise helper Brody! Two projects were target for yesterday’s Work Bee: clearing the ivy growing on Read more…

Photography of the Ruskin Hall, circa 1923.

New Website

The Ruskin Hall is launching a new, much needed, website!  Please take a look around, familiarize yourself with the key areas–news, calendar, booking–and let us know what you think. We are a community run organization.  If there’s something you’d like to see more prominently featured on our site, please use Read more…

Ruskin Hall Stage

Save the Hall Fundraiser

On Borrowed Time It pains us to say this, but by October of last year, the Ruskin Community Hall Associations pockets were almost empty.  The cost of insuring and running the hall, coupled with declining interest in booking events, had slowly been chipping away at our ability to keep the Read more…