Aldergrove Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
contributor: Langmann, Rudy
issued: 2022-10-05
issued: 1983-09-28
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note: IN THE WAKE OF FEE DECISIONS ■ '.■■«(- ■ . ■■ ■• Poor man's <*_ l'i»g3 slati.ve Library Par 1 iape*-jit Bu 1 Id 1 nigs Vlo.t"iiiia,-'j3.C.. By RUDY LANGMANN MURRAYVILLE ■ Baseball, soccer and softball are "the poor man's sports" and It would be "monstrous" to take these leisure activities away from the people. . Council members here sat mainly silent and rebuked Monday night while managers of junior sports groups from Aldergrove and Langley gave them both barrels of a verbal shotgun. Officials from the outdoor minor sports associations were dearly outraged about recent council proposals to introduce pay-for-play at langley parks and "Many families can't afford to pay any more than what they are paying now," he said. ■ If council introduced user fees at outdoor recreational facilities in public parts the users would be driven away, he said, since these volunteer groups could not raise the additional funds them- "We are adamantly opposed," said delegate Brian Edwards. It would amount to "double taxation" and be "completely contrary to what we have green areas for," he said. It would also mean that the very low fees now charged by the groups in all likelihood would have to triple, Edwards said. Jim Sheaff, respresenting Aldergrove minor baseball, said the local sports groups only had learned about the ' council decision by reading the local newspaper. "We were not invited to any discussions," he said. "And we are not sure where the policy stands." Councilors at a recent meeting had voted in favor of charging user groups beginning in 1984. Now it looks like they might have changed their minds. "I think we have done a veiy poor PR job," conceded" Aid. Carol Gran. "Amen", and "You can say that again" were heard from the Amalgamation: is Langley ready? MURRAYVIUE - Politically the two Langley's might not be ready for it. "But we'll see, we'll see," says Aid. Dan Williamson. He read a notice of motion to district council Monday night proposing the amalgamation of dty and to…
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: 10.14288/1.0421135
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