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It was wet work for the crew pouring vertical concrete forms for the foundation of the replica B.C. Electric Railway Cloverdale Station, taking shape at the foot of 176A Street next to the Clydesdale Inn. Pictured here are Neil Hansen and Max Quesnel of RJP Contracting Ltd.
By Jennifer Lang Proponents of a heritage rail revival are closing 2012 on a high note in Cloverdale, where the walls and roof of a replica B.C. Electric Railway station will be in place by year’s end. It’s the next important step on the Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society’s decade-long journey to return an original BCER car to the original line, some 60 years after the last Interurban rolled through Surrey. Society secretary Allen Aubert is working to galvanize financial support and sponsorships for the project, something that will gather momentum once the building’s up, inspiring another infusion of donated materials and labour for the project. Sponsors such as RJP Contracting, Rempel Concrete, and project construction managers Seagate Structures and others have already climbed on board, offering work-in-kind or at cost, along with materials for the foundation, exterior walls and roof. Additional sponsors are being sought for trades and supplies like cedar siding, shingles, concrete floor, insulation and drywall, interior finishing and millwork, painting and concrete floor finishing. The list will be posted on a sign going up at the site. (new car barn at 5554 176 Street.) The society wants Cloverdale Station completed inside and out for the May 2013 launch of passenger service between Cloverdale and Sullivan Station, staffed by volunteers and running week-
ends and holidays to Thanksgiving. The project is in partnership with the City of Surrey and the Southern Railway of B.C., with the assistance of B.C. Hydro. The FVHRS is in the midst of a $1.5 million fundraising campaign. This includes construction costs, the restoration of car 1304, and the acquisition of a replica baggage car to house the power generator that supplies the electricity needed to run the cars on the line, Aubert said. Cloverdale Station will house a display room, ticket room and waiting area. It’s located on the rail right-of-way at the foot of 176A Street, next to the Clydesdale Inn south of Highway 10, just steps from its original location. The project is a vision shared by hundreds of volunteers and society members, along with civic officials, Surrey’s business leaders, and transportation history buffs. People with a keen interest in urban planning are also watching. For more than 40 years, the B.C. Electric Railway, or Interurban line, transported passengers and freight between Vancouver and Chilliwack, providing a vital, road and highway-free connection for commuters, farmers and residents alike. As a toddler, Myrna McRae and her family rode the line from New Westminster to her grandparent’s dairy farm in Chilliwack. Decades later, in March 2011, she found herself passing the FVHRS’s former base of operations at Sullivan Station, and one night the light was on. Vice
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Hearts tourney puts Cloverdale on the map
By Rick Kupchuck The BC Scotties is returning to Surrey, two years after a very successful first-ever tournament at the Cloverdale Curling Club. Ten of the best women’s teams will be in Cloverdale Jan 14-20, 2013 to decide a provincial champion and B.C.’s representative to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts a month later in Kingston, Ontario. The local club hosted a very successful provincial tournament in 2011, and Curl BC had hoped to return to Cloverdale again the following season.
“They (Curl BC) wanted us to do it last year, but we just couldn’t,” said Cloverdale Curling Club manager Judy MacKinnon. “We committed to the (Canadian Postal Employees Curling Classic) tournament.” But with room on the club’s 201213 calendar, they accepted the challenge of hosting a second BC Scotties in three years, an event which will see a week of round robin play following by a semifinal on Jan. 19 and the final on Jan. 20. Both playoff games will be televised live on Shaw TV. “It puts the Cloverdale Curling
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foursome. Tickets available by calling the Cloverdale club at 604-574-4483, and the price of $40 for a tournament pass is possible only because of the lower costs of hosting at the local venue. “We had 500 people a draw last year,” said McKinnon. “(Hosting at) an ice rink is too big, a bigger rink drives the cost of the ticket higher. We want to keep it at the club, this way the seniors and the kids from the local schools can attend.”
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