ALDERGROVE STAR
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| Thursday, June 27, 2019
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Many mourning passing Condolences flood in for the late MP Mark Warawa Matthew Claxton Black Press Media
A celebration of life will be held on Friday, July 5 for MP Mark Warawa, who lost his brief battle with cancer last Thursday. As news of his death spread, condolences and remembrances of his life poured forth from Langley residents and national politicians alike, with both supporters and opponents offering words of praise. “He was a good man, he was well loved in Langley-Aldergrove,” said Tako van Popta, who was recently chosen by the Langley-Aldergrove Conservative riding association to run as the next candidate following Warawa. Van Popta knew Warawa for many years, and said his heart goes out to Warawa’s wife Diane and all his family. Warawa “It’s sad for me personally, it’s sad for the people of his riding,” he said. Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer spoke of being elected with Warawa in 2004, and of “learning the Ottawa ropes together.” “I cannot begin to express the sorrow and loss Jill and I feel today at the passing of MP Mark Warawa,” Scheer said in a statement. “Mark was an example to which all Parliamentarians should aspire. A respectful contributor to the debate, a fierce advocate for his constituents, and a strong defender of his principles,” said Scheer. continued on page 5…
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FAMILIES ENJOY FIREHALL VISIT: Justin Howell, an Aldergrove resident and former volunteer firefighter, brought his five-year-old son Liam to last week’s firehall open house. Liam came dressed in his fireman’s Halloween costume. See story on page 6.
Langley Township buys Alder Inn
Sarah Grochowski Aldergrove Star
two lots that were bought are currently being used for Inn parking – including one directly behind Langley Township purchased the Fibromyalgia Well Spring Alder Inn, along with two neigh- Foundation thrift store at 2978 bouring properties in downtown 272nd St. Aldergrove, late last week. The Fibromyalgia thrift store is Three properties on the corner not among the sites purchased, its of Fraser Highway and 272nd owner Andrew Smith confirmed. Street were purchased Friday for The Township has “no immedia total of $5.4-million, according ate plans” to redevelop the nearly to the Township’s manager of one-acre area, Thompson said. property services Scott ThompLast week, a visit to the Alder son and broker Jamie Schreder. Inn revealed its bar and show In addition to the Inn, the other lounge had closed.
Though “the restaurant (Schnitzelz) and liquor store will operate for the foreseeable future,” Thompson said. Those plans were corroborated by the Inn’s previous owner of 29 years, Gary Sangha. The Township is also maintaining leases with five residential tenants who live in the hotel portion of the Inn, Thompson added. The Township purchased another nearby property, the former firehall that was later retrofitted into the Milsean Shoppe – just a
few doors south on 272nd Street – back in June 2018, as part of redevelopment plans for the former Aldergrove Community Arena. Township engineering manager Ramin Seifi has confirmed a long-term seniors care facility by the Burnaby-based Willingdon Care Centre is the proposed use for the former arena site. Thompson confirmed that no other properties between the Alder Inn and Milsean Shoppe on 272nd Street are currently owned by the Township.
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