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A few months ago (okay, it was actually just over 2 years ago...) I posted a photo of a group of ladies and asked everyone for information about the photo, which you kindly provided and I was able to find the article that went with the photo. Yesterday I found two more articles about the trip to Expo 67 that was won by the class.
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Does anyone recognize the people in this photo? We'd like to find the story that goes with it, having a name or two would help in finding the article. The photo was in an undated envelope in one of the 1990s boxes.
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Looking back at the start of the industrial development on the north side of Fraser Highway at 262 Street, where Kreiger's Hatchery was once located.
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Aldergrove Minor Hockey needs help naming their new tournament, soccer registration is now open, butterflies will fill the skies of North Otter - lots of things to do over the coming week or to plan for later this month.
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Who else is old enough to remember the Pony Express coming through town?
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#throwbackthursday all the way to the Aldergrove Star for Thursday 14 April 1988 and the Pee Wee B's end of season bash.
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NICHOLL, Robert Kennedy Sr & Rebecca (Merryfield) as told to Dora Chapman by Catherine Nicholl for The Place Between v1, condensed for social media.
Rebecca Merryfield, born in Grass Valley California on 30 May 1871, came to Mt Lehman in 1882 with her parents & 6 siblings 20 years after her father James had explored the area during the Gold Rush days at Boston Bar.
Robert Nicholl, born in Fermanagh, Ireland in 1864 came to Canada in 1887, becoming 1 of the early pioneers in the Rand area. Robert & Rebecca married in 1897.
At that time roads were just trails through the timber & brush, with no schools or stores nearby. Robert's 160-acre homestead sat at Douglas Road (Township Line Road) & Patterson Road (LeFeuvre Road), where he completed his 1st house by October 1890. It later burned down.
The 2nd house still stands on the homestead property, one …
A bit of tower expansion in the CFS Aldergrove antennae farm at Matsqui in 1995.
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The Aldergrove Red & White Store sat on the northwest corner of Fraser Highway and 272 Street. It burned down in 1950, and Mr. Endacott sold the property to Joe Breier, who then built Aldergrove's first Super Valu Store on the corner. His building is still standing - it is now the Grow With Smiles Daycare. We may have come across a photo or two of part of the old Red & White Store front, but have to search the files to relocate it.
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Our latest news, courtesy of this week's Aldergrove Star newspaper.
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So much news to catch up on! Earlier this year, we took one big step forward in the restoration of our Aldergrove Volunteer Fire Department 1954 GMC Pumper Truck thanks to the generous support of cousin Dennis, owner of Quiring Trucking & Gravel Sales, the Township of Langley Professional Firefighters Local 4550 Charities, Fountain Tire Aldergrove and Watts Tire Service & Repair.
We are incredibly grateful for those supporting this project, and now we're getting ready to move on to the next stages of getting the '54 back on the road. Some of the tasks include the bits that will need replacing, others that need re-chroming and re-upholstering, advice on restoring the hand-painted graphics and options for paint. A lot of work still to be done, including a gentle bath.…
What made the front page of The Aldergrove News 64 years ago today.
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Wishing you all a happy and safe BC Day long weekend.
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Many may think that the high number of motor vehicle accidents at the 264th Street interchange on Highway 1 is a relatively new phenomena. No, sadly, it's not. That interchange has been cursed since the highway was built.
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We're almost halfway through summer holidays with youngsters getting ready to start their educational journey in our school system, so we're looking back at the 1970 Grade One registration for Patricia School.
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A little community pride goes a long way. The former Aldergrove Revitilization Committee (later Aldergrove Community Enhancement) had a strong team of dedicated business owners and volunteers who spent many hours improving downtown and developing a set of design guidelines for building exterior renovations and new construction. Somehow the guidelines seem to have been forgotten about as new construction does not follow the vision the team had of small town charm.
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All branches of our local Cadet Corps offer lots of opportunities for unique experiences to young people.
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A look back at the planning stages of the Aldergrove Skate Park.
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Happy 34th Grad Anniversary to the classes of 1992.
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🎂 Happy 20th Anniversary to our friends at the Fibromyalgia Well Spring Foundation Thrift Store! We hope that you will stop by their store at 27540 Fraser Highway (in the Freshco mall) and share in their celebration.
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Lots going on in the coming days and weeks. Get out there and #makesomememories.
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It's a shame that so many communities and fairs, including the PNE, have dropped youth talent contests. Maybe if we ever get our bandstand rewired and operational, it's something that we can add to our events list.
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Kudos to these youngsters from Betty Gilbert School for wearing their helmets.
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Awards night for the 1997 Aldergrove Spartans Football Club.
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Happy 57th anniversary to our friends at Heritage Abbotsford / Trethewey House
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