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FRASER VALLEY HERITAGE RAILWAY - INTERURBAN AGAIN - PAGES 10-13
Full throttle for rail revival
Passengers climb aboard this weekend as the Interurban rolls again By Jennifer Lang BCER cars – most were destroyed when the After more than half a century and thou- passenger railway was phased out in the midsands of hours of volunteer effort, the dream 1950s. “It was the first run in about 50-odd years is about to become real. that it ran on the mainline track, and it ran The Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society is set to launch weekend runs on the original flawlessly,” Aubert said. The sight of the 1912 wooden Interurban Interurban passenger rail line from Cloverdale railcar crossing Highway 10 had motorists to Sullivan return starting this Sunday. pulling over to take phoIt’s the culmination of tographs with their smart years of effort and there phones or to simply smile have been many milestones and wave with enthusiastic along the way. thumbs-up. The most recent came on The society’s ultimate goal June 9, when restored 1912 is to restore and operate herBritish Columbia Electric itage interurbans through Railway car 1225 made its Surrey and the Fraser Valfirst trip from newly-comley, linking heritage tourism pleted Cloverdale Station JENNIFER LANG PHOTO destinations. to Sullivan Station on the For now, the runs are limFraser Valley line through BCER 1225 at Cloverdale Station, 2013. ited to a 45-minute round Surrey. trip from the newly-built The 15-minute (one way) journey with crew replica Cloverdale Station at 176A Street just was the heritage rail demonstration project’s final certification hurdle, FVHRS secretary south of Hwy 10, along the British Columbia Southern Railway line – through scenic rural Allen Aubert told The Reporter. It was also an historic occasion for Car 1225, See OFFICIAL / Page 2 which is one of the few surviving original
The Class of 2013
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Ten jubilant graduates of Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary, Clayton Heights Secondary and the Cloverdale Learning Centre toss their caps in the air. As the school year comes to a close, we salute the Class of 2013, pages 19-25.
Bill Reid remembered as a champion for Surrey By Jennifer Lang Hundreds of friends, family and former colleagues paid tribute to Bill Reid last Saturday at a celebration of life that was as large and as colourful as the man himself. Reid, who passed away on May 28 at the age of 78, was a former MLA, provincial tourism minister, and long-serving executive director of the Cloverdale and District Chamber of Commerce. More than 500 turned out to the Cloverdale Recreation Centre June 15, where Reid was remembered as a big-hearted community booster who loved his family, his city, and his
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province – in that order. With an honour guard and a stirring rendition of Amazing Grace by Surrey Firefighters Pipes and Drums, and a list of speakers and guests that read like a political Who’s Who, it was a fitting send-off for Reid, who is survived by his wife Marion, daughters Cathy, Laurie, Sheila and Gail, and grandchildren. “Bill was larger than life,” said Fort Langley-Aldergrove MLA Rich Coleman, a long-serving cabinet minister who was often on the receiving end of urgent phone calls from Reid, who was never afraid to work his many connections in
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