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September 19, 2013 ❖ www.CloverdaleReporter.com ❖ 604-575-2405
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Big cats not confirmed
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COs field ‘numerous’ cougar sightings along Surrey border By Jennifer Lang He noted the area is home to several ravines, providing a corridor Despite numerous reports from for wildlife between residential areas residents, conservation officers and and surrounding farmland, which police have not been able to confirm provides habitat for coyotes, along cougar sightings in Surrey’s Clayton with resident bears and even a few area or along the Surrey-Langley cougars. border. A large deer population is But the public is being their main source of food, asked to use take precauhe explained. Any cougars tions all the same. spotted in residential areas “We’ve had numerous are passing through and will calls,” Conservation Officer most likely move on. Jack Trudgian said Monday, Conservation officers are adding no new sightings Langley lockdown continuing to monitor the had been reported in the situation, but say there’s no past few days. need for the public to be anxious. “We and the RCMP have attended However, he suggested residents but haven’t seen anything,” he said. “We’re not worried. As long as they’re familiarize themselves with what to do if they encounter a cougar. First, not bothering anybody, we’ll just remain calm, don’t run or turn your leave them alone,” he said. “People back on the animal. just need to be aware that they are here and not to be alarmed if they see See LANGLEY LOCKDOWN / Page 3 one.”
Wisdom, hard won
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Looking for more positivity in your life? Budding Cloverdale author and public speaker Dawn Carson says a serious breakdown she suffered helped make her an expert in creating her own positive vibes. For more, turn to page 6.
Car drives futuristic vision
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Ron Powers from the Fraser Valley Heritage Society shows off the air conditioning system in the 1912 electric car.
By Jennifer Lang Visitors to Cloverdale Station last weekend were treated to a tantalizing image of the past, thanks to a special guest attraction, a well-appointed 1912 Detroit Electric car. In the words of one admirer, it was a chance for Surreyites to imagine a time when it was possible to drive your electric car to a local train station and ride electric commuter rail all the way to Chilliwack. The car, owned by the Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association, is a feature exhibit at the Stave Falls BC Hydro Powerhouse Museum and was temporarily on view in Cloverdale. The electric car was built the same year as the Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Soci-
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rail cars operated by B.C. Electric from 1910 to the mid-1950s – which cost a passenger just 10 cents to ride, this particular 1912 Detroit Electric car was purchased new at a cost that “exceeded a large house of the day”, putting it out of reach for the masses. The two-passenger coupe with a third seat was owned by Mrs. French, a veterinarian’s wife who lived her later years at the Empress Hotel in Victoria. The car was kept charged in the garage of the hotel, where staff delivered it to the entrance whenever she phoned down. It was driven regularly until 1950. Mrs. French’s car is still in running con-
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