Aldergrove Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
contributor: [unknown]
issued: 2024-05-03
issued: 1992-12-24
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/alderstar/items/1.0442205/source.json
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note: POPULATION TOmiPLE BC Tel favor$ 'no long distance' Candace Nimmo, 3, and Amanda Morrison, 10, were first prize winners in the Home Alone 2 coloring contest co-sponsored by The Star and Cineplex Odeon. The duo received Home Alone 2 sweatshirts and movie passes from Clearbrook Cineplex Odeon manager Jim Vanlier, as well as movie poster, button and pizza and pop from Boston Pizza. Other Winners of movie posters, buttons and the Boston Pizza meals were Kim James, Glen Sherk, Dionne Brown, Tammy-Lynn Nimmo, Stephanie Even, Rayyaan Maherali, Cora James, Chris James, Claralana Langmann and Uona Langmann. -Janet Blair photo MURRAYVILLE - Population of the lower mainland is expected to almost triple within the next 20 years, from the present 1.2- million to 3.4-million, a speaker told councilors here Monday night. BC Tel's Norm Blain was at council to promote the idea of a toll-free telephone calling area all the way from Abbotsford- Mission in the east to Bowen Island in Howe Sound. He told councilors that BC Tel will be applying to the CRTC within one week for permission to proceed with the plans for doing away with long distance charges within the region. %jf£ Blain admitted that the proposal wasn't perfect "by any means," and urged councilors not to support it by any means, but rather to help inform the local public about the ramifications. It would be important to Jiear input from the public both pro and con, he said, acknowledging that it would "impact on low and fixed income people." The monthly rates for having a private or business phone would be adjusted upwards if the toll- free area became a reality, in some cases more and in other cases less. One year ago, telephone subscribers in Aldergrove voted overwhelmingly in favor of ■Moving their area included in a toll-free calling zone including part of the Greater Vancouver metropolitan area. With the expected tremendous population growth in the lower mainland, Blain said, now would be the time to readjust the system…
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: 10.14288/1.0442205
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