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City says ‘yes’ to Bradner industrial plan Aldergrove Star
After a long public debate, a proposed industrial development in the Bradner area will be forwarded to the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC). Council voted in favour of the staff recommendation to support the application to remove 22 properties, totaling about 225 acres, from the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) to build the “West Abbotsford Business Park.” The city’s support is subject to a $20,000 per acre contribution to the Agricultural Enhancement Endowment Fund for land excluded from the ALR. The properties in the proposal are bordered by Highway 1 to the south, Lefeuvre Road to the east, 56 Avenue/Harris Road to the north, and Gloucester Industrial Estates to the west. Developer Ron Emerson of the Emerson Real Estate Group said the project could result in 5,000 permanent full-time jobs and provide the city with about $11 million in property taxes to the city each year. About 30 residents spoke at the council meeting, both for and against the proposal. The ALC has the final say in whether the properties will be removed from the ALR.
Clark’s new cabinet has Langley talent Aldergrove Star
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Aldergrove Secondary’s vice principal Mike Carlyle screams in pain as he is given a leg wax in the school’s Cops for Cancer fundraiser on Friday, June 7. The day’s events, which included a “Tough Mudder” obstacle course, raised $3,000 for the cause. See more inside this issue of The Aldergrove Star and on website www.aldergrovestar.com
Langley electoral boundaries may shift Aldergrove Star
New federal riding boundaries, which caused controversy in Langley, are likely to be slightly changed. Langley MP Mark Warawa said Friday that the House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC) adopted his proposal involving Langley’s electoral boundaries. The final word still goes to the Electoral
Boundaries Commission, which will consider the committee’s recommendations within 30 days. The changes the committee agreed to on his recommendations are twofold. One involves the names of the two ridings which will be carved out of the existing Langley riding, which includes both the City and Township. The westernmost riding, which is
attached to Cloverdale, Clayton and other parts of Surrey west as far as 144 Street, will be known as Cloverdale-West Langley. The commission had suggested that it be called Cloverdale-Langley. The other riding, which will consist of the rest of Langley and a portion of Abbotsford, will be called LangleyAldergrove. The proposed name had SEE: Page 3
Four Liberal MLAs with strong connections to Langley heard their names called on Friday afternoon in Vancouver, as B.C. premier Christy Clark announced her new cabinet. Once again, Fort Langley-Aldergrove MLA Rich Coleman has been given plenty of responsibility within Clark’s government. Coleman returns as Deputy Premier, as well as being appointed the province’s first ever Minister of Natural Gas Development. He also holds onto his post as Minister of Housing. Langley MLA Mary Polak, who has held numerous cabinet positions since first being elected in 2005, is B.C.’s new Minister of Environment. Meanwhile, two prominent Langley figures who will leave their current jobs to serve their constituents in neighbouring Surrey, have also been appointed to cabinet. Surrey-Fleetwood MLA Peter Fassbender, who announced he will step down as Langley City Mayor in July, was named Minister of Education, while Surrey-Tynehead’s Amrik Virk, an inspector with the RCMP at the Langley detachment, becomes Minister of Advanced Education.
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