Your Weekly Clover Valley Newspaper November 22, 2012 ❖ www.CloverdaleReporter.com ❖ 604-575-2405
On track to break ground
Work set to begin at site of replica ‘Cloverdale Station’
By Jennifer Lang at 152 Street and 64 Avenue, where Cloverdale’s heritage rail revival is there’s already a replica station. It’s moving along rapidly, with plans to being relocated on the property next launch weekend passenger service week. And right on schedule, this week next spring well underway, and construction on a replica electric railway a crew is to begin excavating the site at 5554 176 Street in preparation for station set to begin this month. Since moving operations from the imminent start of construction on Cloverdale Station. Sullivan to Cloverdale The replica BC Electric three months ago, the Fraser Valley Heritage “[Tourists] will come Railway station is being built using the original Railway Society’s project in on the modern blueprints and plans, has sparked the public’s imagination, with new and transfer to the and the society has high hopes that the building members signing up at historic.” will be more than just a recent open house and dozens more coming for- - John Sprung, FVHRS walls, a roof and a platform by the time the pasward to volunteer as consenger runs are launched. ductors, operators, ticket Society secretary Allen masters and maintenance crew. Aubert says there are more than 300 Using volunteers, the society plans to launch passenger operations out of active memberships – many of them Cloverdale on the May long weekend seniors with the expertise and experi– when thousands of people will be in ence needed to refurbish the old electown for the Cloverdale Rodeo and tric rail cars. Now the society is reaching out Country Fair. Passenger service will operate to volunteer tradespeople such as weekends to Thanksgiving 2013 beSee PEOPLE’S RAILWAY / Page 2 tween Cloverdale and Sullivan Station
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Surrey heritage advocate Judy Higginbotham steps down from Interurban rail car #1225 during a recent visit to the Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society’s new car barn in Cloverdale.
Hamper appeal is underway
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Donation boxes in the warehouse.
By Jennifer Lang If you’re in need, the Cloverdale Christmas Hamper Program is there to help. The locally-operated volunteer initiative runs through the combined efforts of an entire community of local individuals and groups, distributing hampers and gifts to Cloverdale’s less fortunate residents. Churches, schools, plus many businesses and organizations all work together to ensure Christmas comes to everyone in Cloverdale. Last year, more than $50,000 in donations of cash and food helped 325 adults and 200 children. “That’s about 300 families,” says Kevin Lunder, who heads up the program along with his wife, Trish. The Lunders are members of Pacific Community Church
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