Month: November 2025

It's been awhile since we posted class photos, so here's County Line Elementary School 1968-1969.

If you know any names, please give their position in the photo (ie: front row, 3rd from left). Thank you =)

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Today's photos were shared with us by a niece of the late Ronald Buxton - she has inherited a large box of photos and memorabilia - most of which are not labelled with year, place, subject or names. Here are a few team photos that hopefully some of the Aldergrove Secondary School will be able to add some names or other memories.

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Another full house of events for #ourcommunity this weekend, with information about a few upcoming events that do require tickets. You can #shoplocal and #supportsmallbusiness at a variety of craft fairs - don't worry if you can't find that special gift this weekend, there are more craft fairs coming up next weekend.

There are two Angel Trees in town - Save On Foods is hosting the Jackman Manor Seniors Tree and @Aldergrove Home Hardware is hosting the Aldergrove Lions Club Angel Tree; there's also the opportunity to nominate a family in need with Perfection Cleaning BC's Christmas Miracles In Aldergrove.

You can start your weekend activities with breakfast at the Aldergrove Veterans & Seniors Society on Saturday from 9am - noon, then on Sunday you can get breakfast at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #265, Aldergrove, where they'll be serving up pancakes with all the fixings from 9-11am. You can …

Last week we shared an article honouring some of School District 35's long term teaching staff. Here's where they were teaching for the 1950-51 school year.

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Last weekend AGHS was pleased to participate in the annual Christmas Tree Lighting party. It was a fun event that was well attended - congratulations and thank you to the volunteers who worked so hard to put on this community celebration. Here is a look back at Aldergrove's Christmas lights tradition from the 1950s and 1960s.

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The 1975 Coghlan Elementary students presented The Santa Claus Express for their Christmas pageant. Were you in this production?

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An interesting story from CBC Calgary about a thrift store find that the Calgary Genealogical Society is trying to trace back to a family member. We haven't heard of any such finds in our local thrift stores, but we hope that if a box of memorabilia such as this one is found among their donations that they contact us so that the materials can either be preserved or returned to a family member.

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Last week we learned that in 1964 the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #265, Aldergrove used building bonds to raise money for its new home. In 1975 the Legion expanded, adding more indoor space as well as outdoor community space.

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When Santa wasn't busy toting hockey players around in sacks he stopped by to visit the 1975 Parkside Kindergarten class.

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Aldergrove Elementary 1975 seventh grade students - are you in this photo?

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Santa definitely got up to some hijinks whenever he popped by for a visit, but this article leaves me with a burning question....who was the Aldergrove Minor Hockey Association -AMHA player? 🤔

#santageorge #ourcommunity #localhistory #storiesmatter @aldergrove_minor_hockey

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Lots of festive events this weekend - Christmas markets, board games and the annual tree lighting. There are two special events for the kids coming up as well - please check with organizers about tickets & registration.

#tistheseason #makesomememories #takelotsofphotos #supportlocal #ChristmasInAldergrove

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I'm sure many of us have memories of serenading the seniors at Cedar Hill Extended Care Unit at Christmas time. Were you in this 1975 North Otter choir group?

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I'm sure many of us have memories of serenading the seniors at Cedar Hill Extended Care Unit at Christmas time. Were you in this 1975 North Otter choir group?

#localhistory #storiesmatter #ourcommunity #SD35

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In December 1975 the hotel had a new look and a new name - the Aldergrove Motor Inn.

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Not the greatest photo, but it's a nice story about Coghlan Elementary School from 1963.

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In 1964, the recently-formed Royal Canadian Legion Branch #265, Aldergrove was raising money for its new building by selling Community Bonds. An investment of 10.00 would bring the bond bearer 60 cents in interest income each year, or $6.00 for the term of the bond, and the town would get a brand new Legion hall, which still serves the community today.

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In July 1964, several of School District 35's long time teachers were recognized for their decades of service.

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Ahhh....great times gone by. Never a dull moment at Doc Java's.

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The 1995-96 County Line Girls' Basketball Team won the Aldergrove Division Title and placed third overall in #SchoolDistrict35.

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It's another busy weekend in #ourcommunity, along with a peek at a few upcoming events. There's a plethora of Craft Fairs coming up as well.

If your school or organization is hosting a holiday event that is open to the public, please let us know in the comments - posters are helpful.

#supportlocal #makesomememories #takelotsofphotos

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From the Aldergrove Star Collection - this photo of fine looking Peterson Road Elementary School was in an envelope dated 12 April 1996. Also shown here is the photo that was actually used in the Aldergrove Star's 17 April 1996 edition.

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Not the clearest of photos, but perhaps clear enough for you to recognize some faces and give us some names? From one of the Aldergrove Star photo boxes labelled 1998, this photo was taken in the old ice arena.

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Sometimes clues to where things and people were located in our community come in articles where they were not expected. Here we learn about the locations of two mills and the people involved with them. Here we learn that a Mr. Robert Dickie owned the NE quarter of Section 36 in Township 10, that he planned to build a mill, and that a man named Henry B Sullivan appeared to have a mill nearby.

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