Aldergrove Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
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issued: 2023-01-07
issued: 1989-12-21
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/alderstar/items/1.0421998/source.json
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note: ■ "V ■ I" ' HOPE CALLING VANCOUVER Growth needs expanded service MURRAYVILLE - Civic officials hope that some day there will be toll-free telephone calling all the way from Vancouver to Hope. That is the only way to create proper economic development in the Fraser Valley, they say. Judging from the efforts of Aldergrove over the past 15 years, this concept seems as distant as the moon. Now Langley township has found a new ally in the municipality of Delta. It seems township fathers there are upset because of the disparity in toll-free calling between the telephone exchanges in Ladner, Richmond, Newton and Whalley. "It is hoped that each of your communities (will) gather support for a more logical direct dialing area for the Greater Vancouver region," says Bob Collier, a spokesman for the Corporation of Delta. "It is Delta council's hope that a major effort will be launched by Established 1957 3089 - 272 Street, Aldergrove, B.C. SAYS MAYOR Town seen on the move ALDERGROVE - This town is "on the move" says Mayor John Beales, even if the "pressure (that's) coming to Langley township ... is coming a bit faster than we'd like." The Mayor spoke to the annual general meeting of the Aldergrove Chamber of Commerce, Dec. 13, and he stressed the necessity for the community to work together. He said the amalgamation of Langley township with the city, and possibly a similar joining together of the three local Chambers of Commerce (Aldergrove, Langley and Fort Langley) would be beneficial in co-ordinating planning for the ongoing population boom here. "If we had the facilities (sewer, water, etc.) in the ground, our annual growth could go up to eight -percent, instead of the three to five percent we've experienced," said Beales, "We got behind the eight-ball because Langley township's new economic development manager,. UndiSwAirje.;','.'.'.'. previous councils wanted to keep Langley agricultural ... but we will be urban as quickly, or as slowly, as we can control. It's inevitable…
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: 10.14288/1.0421998
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