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Young children had a chance to knock down a handmade ice cream coneshaped pinata during the Kids Fest at Kilby on Saturday afternoon. The annual festival features face painting, Agassiz Fire Department’s trucks and gear, crafts, games and more. There are still several events remaining at the historic site this year.
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Residents of Harrison may finally see plans for a regional park fulfilled after decades of discussion. “A Day in the Park” information session hosted by the Fraser Valley Regional District is being held on Sept. 14 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Spirit Square (by the clock) in Harrison Hot Springs. It is an opportunity for the community to voice support for a nature park and help plan the amenities, as well as share thoughts or concerns about the regional parks system. The proposed East Sector Special
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Area in Harrison Hot Springs has three components – 240 acres of provincial land, 80 acres of municipal land and about 75 acres of privately held land, the vast majority of which are in the ALR. As chairperson of Friends of Harrison Forest, the group working with the village to get the regional park underway, Lillian Martin explained the importance of the area, which is known to host several endangered species, contains mature second-growth forest, wetlands, and much of the course of the Miami slough. “It is the last significant forested land on the floor of the Fraser
Valley that is connected to the great mountainous forests of B.C,” said Martin, “and it's important that the regional district knows that the support for this park is very widespread in the community.” Chairperson of the meeting, Marg Dorman, considers this a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.” She mentions that while the remaining 75 acres of land is privately owned, The Nature Conservatory of Canada has been in contact with the owner, who is willing to sell his property. "The Nature Conservancy organization does not have the funds to purchase the private land
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for this project,” said Dorman, “so a representative will be coming to make contact with the Harrison council and Friends of Harrison Forest to discuss ways to raise the necessary funds to purchase this land.” The meeting will also be a chance for Martin, like many others, to discuss the history of the proposed regional park and all of its potential future benefits. “It will not only be a place where habitat is preserved for both common and rare species, but also where people can relax, recuperate and regenerate their peace of mind,” Continued on 2
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