Aldergrove Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
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issued: 2022-11-03
issued: 1987-12-17
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note: LET'S BE SOCIABLE 'worry alderman MURRAYVILLE - A township alderman says it would be nice to meet informally with aldermen from Langley city instead of "bumping into him or her and realizing that it is not some alien from Matsqui, but rather an alderman from the city." Aid. John Scholtens' remark Monday night made it clear that he is one politician who feels himself more attracted to the west than to the east. Scholtens and Aid. Muriel Arna son wanted an informal Christmas party of members of the two Langley councils. Aid. Aubrey Searle, on the other hand, would rather have seen "a structured, much more productive meeting." There is absolutely no antagonism between members of the two councils, the former Langley city mayor said. Amason wanted the get together to mend some fences between the two local governments, and what better time than Christmas to forgive and forget past indiscretions? However, with Christmas only 10 days away, the party wou|ri... not be organized. It was postponed instead to some time in early or middle January. Arnason scores big jr MURRAYVILLE - A committee of council has been appointed by newly elected Mayor John Beales to review council's in camera meetings policy. Aldermen Muriel Amason, John Campbell and Aubrey Searle were selected by Beales this week to serve on this special committee. "The committee must give prime consideration to the fact that only litigation, employee relations and land management will be discussed in camera," Beales said. "Will the committee be meeting in camera?" joked Aid. John Scholtens. It was a major victory for Amason, who has long been fighting for more open government. A clear policy on the matter was promised by Beales during the recent election campaign. Amason fought a losing battle with the previous council and was continuously ignored when she charged that many items discussed behind closed doors had absolutely no justification for not being public knowledge. MURRAYVILLE - Four members of Langley townsh…
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: 10.14288/1.0421829
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
type: Text