The Aldergrove Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
contributor: [unknown]
issued: 2024-02-22
issued: 1992-08-06
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note: 5t!£. ^^?^^?*S^^Syl!iS} iiil'l^* It's green light for gas wells VICTORIA. - Applications from Conoco Canada Ltd., BC Gas Inc. and Dynamic Oil Ltd. to drill two exploratory natural gas wells in the Langley area have been approved, Mines Minister Anne Edwards has announced. "The decision is the result of three years of study and public involvement," Edwards said yesterday. "Results of the well drilled in Delta last September showed there were no negative impacts, and certainly influenced the decision." The conditions applied to the drilling of the Delta well have also been placed on the Langley wells, following review by more than a dozen government agencies. Conditions the companies must follow include groundwater monitoring by independent professional hydrogeologists before, during and after the drilling, two-hour noise monitoring on and off site, berming and diking the well location to prevent drainage from the site, land reclamation to begin as soon as possible and no later than 14 days after completion of the project, and the formation of a citizens advisory council to identify any additional requirements as the project proceeds. "The Langley citizens advisory council will remain in existence throughout the drilling process to ensure that local community concerns are immediately recognized and addressed," said Edwards. "This type of council dealt successfully with local issues for the Delta well and we expect the Langley group will play a similar role. %* Mission kids Shane Matheson, 9, and Robbie Ellerbeck, 8, show off hats you can make at the free Matsqui Trail Celebration August 16 at Matsqui Trail Regional Park. Train meets truck; train wins LANGLEY - Two brothers narrowly escaped death, on the evening of July 29, when their pickup truck was hit by a CN train in Glen Valley. Driver Richard Walton, 24, and Scott Walton, 20, suffered only minor injuries after failing to stop at a stop sign at 88 Avenue and 272 Street, being hit by the train and thrown upside do…
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: 10.14288/1.0440117
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