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James Maitland-Dougall was Chief Constable at Duncan and at Hazelton and a Stipendiary Magistrate from 1916 to 1926 and from 1931 to 1932.

Peter Ogloff and Marjorie Makortokk were researchers.

R. M'Alister was a general merchant in New Westminster, B.C.

Edward Mallandaine was an architect, land agent, businessman, lieutenant colonel and Reeve. He and his family lived in Creston, B.C.

Edward Mallandaine was an architect, publisher and teacher in Victoria, B.C.

Edward Mallandaine was an architect, land agent, lieutenant colonel, businessman and Reeve. He lived in Creston, B.C.

Mann, Foley Brothers and Larson was a firm of railway contractors active in the Kootenays in the 1890s.

Peter Mannering was a researcher interested in the history of theatre in B.C. His full legal name was Peter Philippe Mainwaring. Commonly and professionally known as Peter Mannering since about 1950. Died August 12, 2000.

Henry Hubert Mansell was born on August 2, 1892, on Salt Spring Island. He became a member of the British Columbia Provincial Police on August 22, 1914. He served in Hope, Prince George, Kamloops and Courtenay, among other locations. He married Lillian Catherine Robertson in 1922 in Prince George. During WWII, Mansell, as a police inspector, was in charge of the policing of the construction of the Alaska Highway through northern British Columbia. He died in Vernon in 1996.

Alexander Malcolm Manson, a lawyer, politician, and judge in British Columbia, was born on October 7, 1883 in St. Louis, Missouri. Following his mother’s death in 1889, Manson moved to Ontario to live with his grandparents.

Manson attended the University of Toronto, graduating in 1905 with a Bachelor of Arts. He then studied law at Osgoode Hall, graduating in 1908. Manson was called to the Ontario Bar in June 1908 and to the British Columbia Bar in July 1908. He settled in northern British Columbia, becoming the first lawyer to practice in Prince Rupert. He established a law firm in Prince Rupert with William Edward Williams. Manson practised law at the Williams & Manson firm until 1922.

Alexander Malcolm Manson married Stella Beckwith in 1909. They had three children, Malcolm Alexander, Katherine Marguerite, and Marion MacTavish.

Manson expressed an interest in politics soon after beginning his legal career. He ran for office in the Skeena riding in 1912 as the candidate for the British Columbia Liberal Party, but was defeated in the general election. He successfully ran in the 1916 election. Manson was elected to the provincial legislature in the Omineca riding in 1916, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1928, and 1933.

Manson held several positions in Premier John Oliver's government. From 1918-1920, he was the Deputy Speaker and was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly on February 8, 1921. On January 28, 1922, he was appointed as Attorney-General, also becoming King's Counsel, and as Minister of Labour on April 12, 1922. He served as Attorney-General and Minister of Labour for 6 years.

Following the Liberal defeat in the general election in 1928, Manson resigned as Attorney-General and Minister of Labour. He moved to Vancouver, continuing his work in provincial politics. He also resumed his legal career. Although the Liberals won the 1933 provincial election, Manson was not given any cabinet appointments so he focused on federal politics, running unsuccessfully as the Liberal candidate for the Vancouver South riding in the 1935 federal election.

On November 27, 1935, Alexander Malcolm Manson was appointed to the Supreme Court of British Columbia.

He died on September 25, 1964 in Vancouver.

Michael Manson was a merchant and politician in the Comox Valley area.

William Manson was a Hudson's Bay Company employee.

Manson's Store was a general store in Nanaimo, B.C.

The Maple Women's Institute was established in 1922 at East Arrow Park, B.C., in the Arrow Lakes District. It was disbanded in 1967.