Coquitlam Heritage at Mackin House — Attraction in Coquitlam

Enjoyed the free event on Story reading offered by Yuto organization to the public for celebrating the coming Chinese New Year for the year of snake, 2025, with young children. Story books were read to kids in English, Mandarin and Cantonese in three separate sessions. Free snacks and spring rolls were offered and kids could participate in some fun activities and parents could also take family photos upstairs with a small donation. Plenty of kitchenwares from probably a century ago as part of exhibits in this museum. Probably less than an hour tour of the two story house museum would suffice. Shorter if your grandparents' house's looks are still fresh...

So thankful to Shamina Senaratne of Coquitlam Heritage for taking the time to give me a personalised tour of Mackin House and sharing their history and their vision of what Coquitlam Heritage could be as we grow our community. Mackin House is so much more than a history of Fraser Mills, its a repository of all the various cultures that have built and are building this great community...

Our visit was reduced to one floor due to Covid19. The set up and presentation was both informative and interesting. A suggestion would be to provide more informatio and historical facts about the house itself and the local surroundings leading up to the startup and demise of the mill...