Aldergrove Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
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issued: 2024-05-03
issued: 1995-04-12
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/alderstar/items/1.0442209/source.json
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note: RETALIATORY STRIKE IN CITY-TOWNSHIP WAR City: kids told to "beat it" By KURT LANGMANN LANGLEY - A rink war between the township and city governments will leave city residents out in the cold, but township council" says it's tlie only treatment option for a million dollar headache. A new township policy will grant their resident taxpayers highest priority for program registration at local arenas, for such sports as minor hockey and figure skating. Township taxpayer sudsidies for tlie ice time will not be granted to Langley city residents, either, although the policy will be phased in over a yearlong transition period. The feud was sparked last year,' when city councilors voted to opt out of their historic contract of paying 22 percent of operating costs of the Civic Centre arena in Brookswood, effective this year. The city's decision was made because of last year's opening of Stan Silverman's new Twin Rinks arena in the city, however, tlie city has not purchased any ice time tor minor sports from Silveri-ian. The township has signed an agreement to buy blocks of ice time for minor sports from tlie Getding/Canlan arena now under construction in Wilnut Grove, wliich is expected to open in time for this fall's minor sports season. "Recreation is not cheap," said coun. Muriel Arnason, Monday evening. She observed that annual operating deficits exceed one- third of a million dollars at each of the two public arenas, and CRUNCHING SUBSIDY NUMBERS LANGLEY - The rationale behind Langley Township's new preferential treatment policy for its taxpayers at the Township's Aldergrove and Civic Centre arenas — and the private Gettling arena under, construction — is based on the numbers of Langley City residents being subsidized by Township taxpayers, while the City does not subsidize any of either City or Township taxpayers. The sports clubs and the number of Township and City participants are as follows: Ringette - Township 160, City 40 Figure Skating - T. 255, C. 85 Minor Hockey -…
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: 10.14288/1.0442209
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