Aldergrove Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
contributor: Langmann, Rudy
issued: 2022-09-22
issued: 1980-04-02
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note: w Arena usage fees nB:,-' logifllattro Library, Parf:.,aWaJitt BtvUdinga -la.Wlll Jan 80 increase By RUDY LANGMANN MURRAYVILLE - Langley is leading the parade. There Is nowhere in British Columbia's lower mainland it is nearly as expensive for the citizens to use public arenas. Now the rates are about to go up again. Substantially. Langley township owns two arenas, one at Aldergrove, the other in joint ownership with Langley city and situated in Brookswood. If the two councils follow a recommendation from the arena advisory committee and approve the cost increase, it will be up to three times as expensive to rent the facilities at Aldergrove and Brookswood as it is for citizen groups in other areas, such as White Rock to name an example, io use similar facilities there. Why is this? Is the answer to be found in a greater adherence to the 'pay-as-you-use' philosophy in the Langleys than in White Rock, Surrey, Richmond, Chilliwack? In other words, is the cost of capital amortization and operational expenses in Langley's two arenas borne by the users, while being heavier subsidized by the taxpayer in other municipalities? It doesn't look that way. Are the user groups, mainly minor hockey, ringette and figure skating clubs receiving more 'kickbacks' in the form of municipal grants here than anywhere else? No, and they better not jack up their hopes. There will be no additional grants to clubs - absolutely none - if the recommendations in the confidential report are adopted by the joint councils. ... "Hot stuff', was how one of the township aldermen described the contents ofrthe report Monday night. Councilors at the same time were extremely tight-lipped about the committee's findings, opting Instead for the secret approach of dealing with the matter. There has been very little public forewarning. Only three individuals representing user groups were at this Monday night's council meeting, and because they only. had faint ideas of what is about to happen and had (■been ti…
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: 10.14288/1.0420795
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