Month: January 2024

Shenanigans at Krieger's Hatchery - at least it ended well.

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Continuing on today in celebration of BC Ringette's 50th Anniversary, here are a few more articles and photos from the first few years - so many familiar names, faces and events.

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Happy 50th To the Lower Mainland Ringette League! Many of you might not know this, but the first regulation Ringette game in BC was played right here in Aldergrove, at our (then) brand new ice arena (now long gone). Many local girls, including our society's president, played Ringette for several years - and the Aldergrove girls brought home many tournament banners. See the comments below for some Aldergrove Star articles commemorating the earliest of days for Aldergrove Ringette.

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Some of the interesting tidbits we've come across in the reading of old newspapers. Tom Reid was our MP for a number of years, and newspapers often use short stories as space filler, such as this one from Indiana.

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Let's start the new year with a rail mystery. Another photo scan that was found buried in the myriad of digital folders. No name for the contributor, no location, no year the photo was taken. It might be a BCER car - that's what the lettering appears to display. Perhaps one of our railway enthusiasts can shed more light on what we're seeing in this photo.

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