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Truck museum tells vital story Surrey’s newest heritage attraction is now open to the public By Jennifer Lang Looking for something to do this weekend? Why not check out Surrey’s newest heritage attraction, the B.C. Vintage Truck Museum? The museum, which recently opened to the public after nearly a year of preparations, is home to a collection of beautifully preserved freight and work vehicles. It’s a chance for visitors to learn about B.C.’s colourful trucking heritage and see these vehicles up close. They represent part of B.C.’s proud trucking heritage, according to Harold Wellenbrink, a classic car collector and restorer who lives in Cloverdale. Wellenbrink is among the volunteers who have stepped forward to lend a hand at the new museum, and are urging Cloverdale residents to drop by to take a look. The museum is run by the Surrey Heritage Society, which last year took on a collection of vintage freight vehicles and trucks from the Teamsters Freight Transportation Museum and Archives. Located at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds at 6022 176 Street, (access off 60 Avenue) it’s
open Saturdays only from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and run entirely by volunteers. A number of car clubs have already visited, along with members of the public. The reaction so far has been “great,” says Wellenbrink, who is eager to spread word that the museum is now finally open. “Everybody doesn’t know we’re open,” he says, explaining the society is arranging to have sandwich boards advertising the museum’s opening hours placed on busy 176 Street to draw more visitors. “They stumble on it by accident,” he says. “We could use a few more guests.” The museum’s main focus is to preserve the history of trucking in British Columbia, a unique story that traces the opening up of the province by road and highway and continues today. “Everything you see in grocery stores was hauled there by a truck,” he says. The collection includes a 1914 four wheel drive used in England during the First World War and later hauled coal tar and ploughed snow from streetcar tracks in Vancouver. There are also trucks that were part of a fleet that was once preserved and housed in Cloverdale in the 1990s.
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Harold Wellenbrink, left, and Brian Busby are among the volunteers at the B.C. Vintage Truck Museum. The Surrey Heritage Society is looking for more volunteers to help run the museum on Saturdays.
He says the museum is bound to be a hit here, considering Cloverdale has long been home to those who make their living hauling freight or driving trucks. The society is looking for more volunteers. Previous experience is not necessary; just an interest and passion in preserving Sur-
rey’s heritage. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. Admission is by donation. For more information, visit bcvintagetruckmuseum.org. Those interested in volunteering are asked to contact Jim LaBelle at 604-372-4093, or by email: bcvintagetruckmuseum@shaw.ca.
Fifth epic swim for Rogers
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Firefighter Jennifer Dawkins and paramedic Will Rogers arrive safely on the dock after a 12-hour swim for SAS.
By Jennifer Lang Cloverdale paramedic and multiple Ironman competitor Will Rogers has completed his fifth successful swim from Tsawwassen to Galiano Island, and for the first time he was joined by a companion in the briny waters of Georgia Strait. Rogers and Jennifer Dawkins, a Vancouver Fire Fighter, swam 22 kms from the ferry terminal to Sturdies Bay in support of Servants Anonymous Society. They set off at 5:30 a.m. Saturday, completing the swim some 12 hours later at Galiano Inn and Spa – longer than expected due to strong tides. This was a first attempt for Dawkins,
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