The Aldergrove Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
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issued: 2024-02-22
issued: 1995-10-04
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note: ^■■^W^^M^ FEDS CONSIDER APPEAL THAT'S A LOT OE±QVE! Marsha Ross, chief commissioner of Girl Guides of Canada, got a spontaneous hug from Aldergrove Pathfinder, Stephanie Hasiuk, Monday evening at the Guiding Hoedown at Abbotsford's Agriplex. More than a thousand girls, including the Aldergrove and Bradner packs, were there to party hearty for the movement's 85th anniversary. Ross visited with every one of the Guides, and she was presented with a colourful shawl made up of the colours of each of the 13 districts, from Aldergrove to Boston Bar, in the Cheam area. -Kurt Langmann photo DIALYSIS WARNING Chlorine injection begins soon in water system ALDERGROVE - The township's chlorine disinfection trials of this town's water system begin during the week of October 16, and officials are concerned that persons here using kidney dialysis machines are aware and prepared. "Most kidney dialysis machines have carbon filters to remove chlorine,"'said township engineer Fred Peters. "People using dialysis machines should check with their dialysis physician or the Langley Health Unit at 532-2300 to ensure that they are protected." Aquarium owners should also use dechlorinating tablets before using the water, as chlorine is toxic to fish. However, drinking water treated with chlorine is safe to drink or for any other use. Water quality will be intensively monitored during the program by consultants, and it should be noted that Aldergrove's public water has never failed monthly tests under national safe drinking water standards. As reported in last week's Star, the experiments being undertaken by the township are aimed at countering the unpleasant taste and odour of manganese in the water at three main municipal wells here. Filtration will also be tried in the two-month-long program, but because it will be on a small scale the filtered water will be evaluated separately, and not be released back into the public system. The program also included scrubbing of the water mains in a kilo…
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 Rudy Langmann, April 9, 2003.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Aldergrove (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0440085
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