Aldergrove Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
contributor: Langmann, Rudy
issued: 2022-09-22
issued: 1976-09-29
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note: ProrlnoUl library Jun 77 Vietorltt BC The Aldergrove^Star "The paper people read." Vol. 19 No. 38 Wednesday, September 29, 1976 22 Pages Phone 856-8303 or 856-5212 15° per copy There's no pressure,says alderman ALDERGROVE - It has been determined that this community will increase its water demand from 400 gallons per minute to 3,000 when the town is fully developed in conformity with the present community plan, councilors in Murrayville were told Monday afternoon. The existing system suffers , from low pressures caused by the relatively low elevated storage tank, inadequate source capacity and substandard fire flow conveyance." an official report advised council. In fact, it is so bad even at the present time, said Aid. Art Brooks, lhat "there are people (in Aldergrove) with no water pressure at all," Brooks said he knew of people who. if they .wanted a bath in the evening, could "Watch a whole (half-hour) T.V. program while the tub fills up." The report recommended that the new booster pumping station be revised immediately to allow it to pump directly into the grid system, bypassing the storage tank in an emergency, and also that a new 12-inch watermain be laid between the booster pump and the downtown area. A new fourth well should also be drilled, capable of supplying at least 500 gallons per minute, it was recommended. Matsqui to consider AHOP stop IB i MATSQUI — During discussion of a land use contract for McKec Road single-family residential subdivision, Mayor Harry De Jong suggested that council consider a limit on applications for homes under the Assisted Home Ownership Plan. De Jong said that the assessed value of the AHOP homes will be be a liability to other taxpayers, if too many of this type of accommodation are approved, unless present tax structures change. He suggested that council allow a certain percentage of each subdivision to qualify for AHOP as this would be fairer to developers than a general annual limit. Councilors seemed to generally agree…
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: 10.14288/1.0420405
language: English
lat: 49.0851
long: -122.4707
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Aldergrove : Central Fraser Valley Star Publishing Ltd.
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source: Original Format: Alder Grove Heritage Society
type: Text