http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0420321
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
contributor: Langmann, Rudy
issued: 2022-09-21
issued: 1974-10-23
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note: I^-^SBIF^ nmnoRjm it THE ICONOCLAST in -/-9j/'--mvol.,\i no. 4i» Tne Star, Wednesday,, Qctoper 23. 1974 9- PHONE 856-8303 * 24 PAGES * 10 C AND NOT AT BROOKSWOOD, IF YOU PLEASE Fort wants sheet of ice, now "It shocked us to hear that council was talking about another ice sheet in Brookswood," a group of Fort Langley Lions told five aldermen Monday afternoon. Grant Tocker, BiU Gardner and Jim McLellan told aldermen Blair, Brooks, Kitsul, Barichello and Jensen that it was about time Fort Langley started receiving something in return for their votes and taxes. "We have had very little gone into Fort Langley," said Gardner, of 9124 Glover Road, "and so much gone out in the form of taxation." Fort had even, he said, put up their own do-it-urself street lighting system. ; - Tlie five aldermen, who just had appeased a delegation from Aldergrove, hurriedly assured the delegation that council had 'only receive*' a recommendation from the arena committee that a second sheet of ice be installed at the $2-million~plus Brookswood arena. -This was not to say that the recommendation would be followed, they declared in unison. Aid. Ralph Barichello said the Lions presentation was *ve» ry worthwhile*. Barichello is chairman of the parks and recreation committee and also serves on the arena committee. Aid. Dan Kitsul said the district is "behind in faculties all over", and he asked the Fort people if they would believe in Langley borrowing $26 million to give the district a chance to catch up on some of this backlog. "Everything is happening to us all at once," he said. "Yes, we're spending money like we never spent before," said Aid. Walt Jensen. Aid. BUl Blair started calculating, "$20-million at 12V2 per cent," he said. He shook his head. McLellan, of 27625 - 84th Avenue, said that haying listened to part of the discussions on Langley buying the Aldergrove rink, perhaps this was the trend? "Maybe someone. in Fort Langley should do the same. Build, and then seU to the municipality.…
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