Aldergrove Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
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issued: 2022-10-06
issued: 1985-11-13
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note: '. ;"*,_'.f*'»..*£'**£?."',"_ .- .."!**"' .""*.'".?""^T^''.T'Tr_.,r."'™~ 5'".".'-T~-~ '■■__tv■■ a-KR"wJW'ate library KSSffijESS. 3SIC© C -•°-ia' B'°'june85 ALDERGROVE - While pickets walked up and down FYaser Highway outside the Aldergrove Legion last Thursday night, some 75 people gathered inside the hall to hear candidates for district council speak. The audience did not seem upset when they learned that only four aspiring politicians were prepared to address the issues. Out of 20 candidates, only George Preston and running mates Lany Blackhall and Ron Dent, plus independent John Scholtens took seats at the podium. Two other candidates were seen briefly at the back of the hall, but soon disappeared back out the door. Why the two female aldermanic candidates had chosen to cross the picket line, yet not to speak, remained unexplained. Many load issues were brought up by the audience after the candidates had finished their speeches. They were then questioned about such things as employment opportunities, industry/taxes, recreational facilities, town improvements, sanitary works, dosed The Aldergrove V8V 1X4 council meetings, and government's role in society. Also ranking high on the list of public grievances was the Vol. 27 No. 46 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13,1985 30 CENTS Established 1957. 3089-272 Street, Aldargrove, B.C. Call 856-8303 or 856-5212 refusal by B.C. Tel to include Aldergrove in the Vanoouver 'free' toll calling area. "Council should put pressure on B.C. Tel," said aldermanic candidate Scholtens. He received loud applause when he said that ttie reason Aldergrove seems to have been stagnating in recent years is that it is "a dead part of the lower mainland ... telephone wise." Mayoralty candidate Preston agreed that "It is intolerable Page 2 Mash survives electrocution VANCOUVER - Bret Mash took several thousand volts from a major B.C. Hydro transmission line through his body' and lived to tell about it. Pfeople in the Aldergrove community who know the 22 yea…
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: 10.14288/1.0421224
language: English
lat: 49.0851
long: -122.4707
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: [place of publication unknown] : [publisher not identified]
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source: Original Format: Alder Grove Heritage Society
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