Aldergrove Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
contributor: Langmann, Rudy
issued: 2022-09-22
issued: 1981-09-30
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note: *™— , ijl i,fiii...um iii)n|iM ii ' ■ ib i ' v" ■; '•' M ■"-"*_ m/""" " ■CEGISLATr. fi I__-R__- J--.N82 ' Parliament Buildings Voctoria B C PRESTON SAYS IT'S SO; DONT BE SILLY, RETORTS MINISTER TO BE By RUDY LANGMANN MURRAYVILLE • Government officials in Victoria are prepared to sacrifice Bob McClelland. ; <; .' '' ! That is the length the provincials would go to in order to support' the Greater' Vancouver regional district's push for a king-sized garbage; dump in northwest Langley. Mayor George Preston says that is so. Victoria wants the dump in the Langley peat bog near lhc Edgewater Bar, and they worn ii badly. So badly, in fact, that if the expected polilie.il furore created by the "'proposed dump should cost 'ilie Socreds their Langley ; scai. so be it. >'^Lasi week Preston came .qui slrongly in favor of the GVRD proposal which was ' sprung upon an unprepared council on September 18. He said the GVRD wanted it, and the provincials wanted it. If Langley didn't want it, they would gel it anyway. Legislation or expropriation, whatever it would take, Langley would gel il. This week Preston was away in Alberta, but; before he lefl Langley city he told dumbfounded council members in a closed cabinet meeling that Victoria would offer McClelland, minister of mines, energy and petroleum resources, as a sacrificial lamb, if need be. . . Presion received a lot of flack, in absentia, this week. Noi only from Fori Langley area residents (see Town Talk column) but also from his own councilors who have .been, accusing him of making secrei sweetheart deals with North Vancouver mayor Jack Loucks who doubles as chairman of the Greater Vancouver regional district's sewerage and drainage department. "Just how long has this man (Preston) been negotiating with the GVRD?" Aid. Ian Strachan demanded to know ihis week. "It is unfortunate Ihls council didn't get involved.!' The GVRD has prepared a SI/2 million study and received the blessings for the Continued on Page 2 Vpl.24Nb.39 ^fdn…
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: 10.14288/1.0420715
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
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