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‘Symbols of Remembrance’ at Legion
Two local homes destroyed by fire By MONIQUE TAMMINGA Aldergrove Star
KURT LANGMANN PHOTO
The Aldergrove Legion is hosting an Remembrance-themed exhibition by the Aldergrove Art Club in the Legion’s lounge. Titled “Symbols of Remembrance” the exhibition of 20 paintings and other art works is open daily from 11 a.m. to closing time, until Remembrance Day, Nov. 11. See page 9 for more information on the Remembrance Day ceremonies.
Two homes burned to the ground in Langley over the weekend, and at least one of them was deliberately set. Langley RCMP and the Township fire department are now investigating a fire that started at around 11 p.m. on Halloween in an older home, at 1322 - 216 St. Fire crews arrived within eight minutes of being called to the blaze, but in the time it took them to get there, heavy black smoke had made visibility in the rural area difficult, said assistant fire chief Pat Walker. The home, a 1955 onestorey with basement, burned to the ground, said Walker. The tenants of the home had moved out that day, so it
was unoccupied at the time of the blaze. Walker said the cause is still undetermined. Fire investigators were back at the scene on Monday. On Friday, at around 7:30 a.m., the outside of a home in Aldergrove was set ablaze. Fire crews were called to the residence, located at 26595 - 29 Ave. Flames were burning through the roof by the time they arrived. The fire had been set on the outside of the house, flames climbed up the wall and into the attic, said Walker. There was extensive damage and the home is a complete loss. Nobody was living in the house at the time of the fire, but it contained some furniture, left behind by the last tenant. Langley RCMP continue to investigate.
Aldergrove divided up in new B.C. ridings By KURT LANGMANN Aldergrove Star
Aldergrove and the east Langley areas will be carved up and moved into new provincial electoral districts under new legislation introduced at the legislature Thursday, Oct. 29. Justice Minister Suzanne Anton tabled legislation to adopt the recommendations of the latest B.C. Electoral Boundaries Commission and create the two new constituencies to reflect high-growth areas of provincial population, bringing the number of MLAs in the legislature to 87. The commission recommended changes to boundar-
ies to 48 existing constituencies, after public hearings since it proposed the changes this spring to balance population. It was restricted by a law that prevents the elimination of electoral districts in areas outside the urban southwest. The areas of Aldergrove and east Langley which were formerly part of the Fort Langley-Aldergrove riding will be divided into three newly named or reconfigured ridings: Abbotsford South, Langley East and Abbotsford West. Fort Langley-Aldergrove will cease to exist and the riding of Langley will include the area from 72 Avenue to the
U.S. border, between 196 and 216 Streets. Abbotsford South will take in the area from 248 Street to Boundary Road in Chilliwack, between the U.S. border and Hwy. 1. Abbotsford West will include the area between the Fraser River and Hwy. 1, from 264 Street to the AbbotsfordMission Hwy. Langley East is a “T” shaped riding, which will run from the Fraser River to the U.S. border, with the top part of the “T” including the area from 264 to 196 Streets, and the bottom part including the area between 216 and 248 Streets.
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