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Truck museum officially opens By Jennifer Lang transportation history. She recalled how her uncle had A celebratory crowd turned out for last week’s grand opening of Surrey’s saved up his money to purchase his newest heritage attraction – the B.C. first truck as a newly married man living in the rental next to her parVintage Truck Museum. On Oct. 9, more than a year since a ent’s home. “It just mushroomed from fleet of vintage trucks arrived in Clo- there,” she said. “It’s just interesting to verdale, supporters, volunteers and think how it all evolved and how his guests gathered for speeches and the dream materialized.” Surrey Heritage Society official ribbon cutting. president Paul Orazietti With dignitaries rangcredited the Teamsters, ing from acting Surrey “They’ve been including Norm Lynch, mayor Mary Martin and B.C. cabinet minister lovingly restored and the former curator of the Teamsters Freight MuseShirley Bond to representatives of the Teamsters fiercely protected.” um and Archives in Port Freight Museum and Ar- - Historian Roger Bose Coquitlam. “They’re part of the chives and others, it was a history of this collection, big night for members of and like the torch at the the Surrey Heritage SociOlympics, they were part ety. of keeping this history The new museum at 6050 176 Street opened last May in the alive. There are a lot of people here old Surrey Museum site after nearly a who kept the history alive.” Orazietti also thanked the list of year of preparations and is home to sponsors and donors who helped a collection of beautifully-preserved make the project a reality. freight and work vehicles. Surrey Firefighters brought out a Part of the collection was amassed by Bob King, whose niece Norma Mc- couple of their own vintage fire trucks Cormack was on hand to thank those See DRAWING CARD / Page 3 involved for preserving a slice of B.C.
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A guest at last week’s grand opening and ribbon cutting at the B.C. Vintage Truck Museum in Cloverdale looks at a display on the King collection of freight vehicles.
MLA’s office ready for business
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Liberal MLA Stephanie Cadieux (Surrey-Cloverdale) and constituency assistants Sharon Crowson, left, and Holly Halford at their new office in Cloverdale Oct. 9.
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By Jennifer Lang and Family Development. (Meetings with es for her 2013 campaign. It’s taken several months to get the office ready for business. Surrey-Cloverdale’s new MLA officially Cadieux are by appointment – call first.) Cadieux, fi rst elected in 2009 in SurreyFor example, an indoor parking garage opened her constituency office last week, welcoming a parade of well-wishers and Panorama, ran in her home riding of Sur- was added at the back of the office, ensuring Cadieux, who uses a wheelchair, neighbours into the bright, recenthas accessible, safe parking. ly-renovated corner suite. Assistants Crowson, who worked Stephanie Cadieux was joined by “It’s almost enabling people to help themselves.” for Falcon and Cadieux, and Halher constituency assistants Sharon - Sharon Crowson, constituency assistant ford are job sharing their role. Crowson and Holly Halford at the Crowson says the majority of conOct. 9 open house, along with some stituency work involves pointing city councillors, social services contacts and local business owners, who rey-Cloverdale for the first time last spring people in the right direction – whether it’s were invited to meet with Minister of Jobs, in the seat formerly represented by Kevin municipal, regional, provincial or a federal Tourism and Skills Training, Shirley Bond. Falcon, whose constituency office was matter. “It’s almost enabling people to help The ground floor office is at 101 5658 176 located at nearby Clover Square Village. Cadieux wanted an airier office in the themselves,” Crowson said. “The vast maStreet, and is now open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday, ready to help con- historic town centre, and eventually chose jority is sending people in the right direcstituents and assist Cadieux with her MLA the building renovated by Frontline Real tion and doing follow up.” For more, call 604-576-3792. duties and her role as Minister of Children Estate. She used one of the storefront offic-
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