Aldergrove Star
data provider: CONTENTdm
is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
contributor: [unknown]
issued: 2024-05-03
issued: 1995-06-28
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/alderstar/items/1.0442135/source.json
format: application/pdf
note: [ -■'^f^r:«w^a^--*f^jr«s»i_i w? — : Langley getting too muchiculture? LANGLEY - Township council doesn't know what to make of a raft of cultural centre proposals for the area that have suddenly come to light. Their task force is still working on a proposal for Murrayville hill, next to municipal hall, but they agreed to take the issue up with the school board and city council this Friday at the meeting of the joint access committee. A Chamber of Commerce delegation led by Garry MacDonald and Gene Homel told council Monday that education ministry plans for a $4.5-million theatre at Langley Fine Arts School, along with cultural centre proposals from both the township and city amounted to excessive duplication "at a time of scarce fiscal resources." The chamber is lobbying the township, city, school dis- Tammy Baker pushes her horse around a barrel during Saturday's barrel racing at the 29th annual Little Britches Rodeo in Brookswood. -Tim Attwood photo Bypass protests received ALDERGROVE - Township council had no comment at their June 26 meeting on an ultimatum delivered by Dawn Bath on June 7. Bath requested formal withdrawal of the Fraser Highway bypass proposal in Aldergrove because it "just lowered the resale market value on all properties directly and indirectly located near the bypass." Bath, who owns property in the 25900-block of Fraser Highway, said that if the township didn't provide written retraction of the proposal she would contact affected residents and "en masse consider legal action for current depreciation and future depreciation of our properties." Council also received a letter from Cheryl Mason objecting to the bypass proposal. Mason, of the 23900-block of 58A Avenue, said she agreed with increasing the size and density of the town to prevent urban sprawl, but "increasing transportation routes only encourages use of the motor vehicle... Aldergrove should be a destination and not a thoroughfare. A bypass only caters to the motor vehicle and strip m…
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: 10.14288/1.0442135
language: English
lat: 49.0851
long: -122.4707
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: [place of publication unknown] : [publisher not identified]
rights: Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/
source: Original Format: Alder Grove Heritage Society
type: Text