Central Fraser Valley Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
contributor: Langmann, Inge
contributor: Langmann, Rudy
issued: 2022-09-15
issued: 1969-01-29
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/alderstar/items/1.0420101/source.json
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note: IHE ; CENTRAL FRASER VALLEY IWVINO THI UN«.IT and matsqui distwcti STAR PROVINCIAL LIBRARY PARLIAMENT BUILDING. VICI08IA, B. C. 5E« 68 All-OutSupport Needed, Says Mayor Hastobe sold to theTaxpayers VOL.12 NO.4 THIS WEEK'S PRESSRUN: 5,000 ALDERGROVE, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 29, 1969 10 ( PER COPY $3.00 PER YEAR Waste of Time, Says Alderman Matsqul council again discussed the proposed new fire-cracker --or anti-fire cracker -- bylaw last Thursday, Alderman Gordon Gardiner contested that the whole thing was a ridiculous waste of time. "I am sure we have more Important things to decide," Gardiner added. Alderman Marlin Loeppky felt that the police were asking for a bylaw with "more teeth In It'.' to control serious offenders. "After all," said Loeppky, "we have all kinds of rules and regu latlons In this country, and if the police ever decided to enforce them all, we wouldn't get out of bed in die morning," I le felt that there wasn't anything wrong in providing the police with more tools which they would probably very seldom use anyhow. Mayor Doug Taylor stated as his point of view that the current fire works bylaw, which limits tlie sale of firecrackers etc. to one week previous to Halloween was sufficient. "I think there is enough teeth In the present bylaw, " he said, "only lt is not enforced to its fullest extend. In a report from chief constable Smith, lt stated, "One of the principal problems that we have experienced in the past is the nuissance created by the discharge of firecrackers for a three week period prior to Halloween. While mpsvof the young people ,. were discharging the flrecrack- V ers on their own property, which was permissible under the bylaw, this department received a flood of disturbance complaints from local residents. As some of the times Involved were as late as 11 p.m. I would consider their complaint a valid one," The firecracker problem will be discussed again at a later date. A letter from the Aldergrove and district chamber of commerce prote…
note: Title changes in chronological order: Aldergrove Herald (1957-10-16 to 1958-02-20), Aldergrove News (1958-02-27 to 1964-04-30), Central Fraser Valley Echo (1964-05-06 to 1964-12-23), Central Fraser Valley Star (1967-01-17 to 1969-02-05), and Aldergrove Star (1969-02-12 to 1991-12-31). Presented to the Alder Grove Heritage Society by Kurt Langmann and Family, July 1, 2021.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Aldergrove (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0420101
language: English
lat: 49.0851
long: -122.4707
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Aldergrove : [publisher not identified]
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source: Original Format: Alder Grove Heritage Society
type: Text