Aldergrove Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
contributor: Langmann, Rudy
issued: 2022-09-16
issued: 1972-03-08
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note: / Poppy family honored School to be named for ex-mayor by Rudy Langmann A new junior secondary school to be built in the Brown Road area wUl.be named for a man, or rather for a family who has served Langley for almost three quarters of a century. D.W. (BUI) Poppy Jr. had the honor bestowed upon him at a testimonial last Wednesday night attended by hundreds of specially Invited guests, family, friends and municipal officials from the lower mainland. ■ , Picture on page 7 The former reeve and mayor of Langley district was visibly touched when school boardvice president Tom Gleig made toe announcement. The Poppy family came to Langley inl884 and BlU's father, also David William, was reeve of Langley municipality from 1908 to 1918 and again from 1919 to 1932. BUI served in this capacity between 1956 and 1971. BiU received numerous gifts and nice words from oldfriends and officials he has worked with throughout toe years, but the honor of having the school named after him, came obviously as a complete surprise, and stirred him with emottonr ~__" Hasty plan, says Taylor Mayor Doug Taylor of Matsqui says he is worried that the provincial government really has no green belt protection plan worked out. He was replying to a comment by resources minister Ray Williston made in toe provincial legislature last week that members of the legislature wiU have the responsibility of deciding which areas of the province wUl be set aside for green belt areas. The comment came during the second reading of a bUl establishing a $25-miUion fund for the acquisition of land to be set aside for green belts. Taylor says it is still too early. to expect an effective program from the government. Matsqui mayor Douglas Taylor, among the head table guests wished Pony i long future life in public service and later commented that BUI would make a fine senator. Virulent TB germ evident in Fraser Valley A virulent tuberculosis germ is evident in the Central Fraser VaUey and is said to have plenty of life…
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: 10.14288/1.0420192
language: English
lat: 49.0851
long: -122.4707
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Aldergrove : Central Fraser Valley Star Publications
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source: Original Format: Alder Grove Heritage Society
type: Text