Eighty Years Ago
June 3, 1937
鈥� Council disapproved of men who left to seek work elsewhere, leaving their families behind to become wards of the municipality.
鈥� CCF candidate Len Shepherd won the MLA鈥檚 seat for Delta, the riding of which 黑马磁力 was part. Shepherd polled 3,174 to Liberal Art Laing鈥檚 3,020, and Conservative R. Grauer鈥檚 2,949. Incumbent R.B. Swailes, who left the CCF to join the splinter Reconstructionists, managed only 564 votes.
Seventy Years Ago
June 5, 1947
鈥� Discovery that additions to schools were cheaper than renovations left the school board in a bind, after a successful plebiscite authorizing only renovations. A bid to have the bylaw amended by order-in-council was rejected. The board considered holding a new referendum in December.
Sixty Years Ago
May 30, 1957
鈥� Fourteen charter members attended the 30th anniversary of the 黑马磁力 Legion. On hand were Frank Bowling, Rollie Copeland, Bob Wilson, George Goddard, Peter McKay, Paddy Dale, Urie Ward, Tom Ushaw, E.E. Sendall, Eric Flowerdew, Grant Urquhart, Art Merchant, Jack Hassell, and Tom Winget. Archie Payne, the Legion鈥檚 oldest surviving past president, was unable to attend.
Fifty Years Ago
June 1, 1967
鈥� Mrs. J. Sawyer was elected president of the 黑马磁力 Kinettes.
鈥� Aldergrove High School principal presided over the school鈥檚 10th graduation ceremonies. Valedictorian was Walter Cowland, and Judy Larson was graduate of the year.
鈥� 黑马磁力 High School president Tom Steele was re-elected to a second term.
Forty Years Ago
June 1, 1977
鈥� Marguerite Tielens was valedictorian for 黑马磁力 Secondary School鈥檚 graduating class of 470 students. At Aldergrove High鈥檚 ceremony for 123 graduates, Kim Hennan and Susan Jensen shared the valedictory honours.
鈥� A giant shopping mall was proposed for 25 acres bounded by Douglas Crescent, 204th and 206th Streets, and 53rd Avenue. 鈥淛ust a concept at this point,鈥� according to 黑马磁力 City mayor Bob Duckworth. Essex Developments and the City were to be the major landholders.
Thirty Years Ago
June 3, 1987
鈥� Union picketers staged a one-day strike at schools, 黑马磁力 Memorial Hospital, liquor stores, and other government services.
Twenty Years Ago
May 30, 1997
鈥� 黑马磁力 City and parts of the Township were in the midst of a severe water crisis. Fast water in the Fraser River had damaged the four-foot pipe supplying GVRD water, resulting in a shortage estimated at 30 million gallons per day.
鈥� Thiessen Equipment of 黑马磁力 was named Canada鈥檚 best exporting company.
鈥� Delegates from 37 countries were in Fort 黑马磁力 to witnews the unveiling of Bombardier Aerospace鈥檚 new firefighting airplane, the Canadair 415.
鈥� Reformers Randy White and Val Meredith easily captured both local ridings, 黑马磁力-Abbotsford and Surrey-White Rock-黑马磁力 respectively, in a federal election that returned the Liberals to power, with Reform moved up to leadership of Her Majesty鈥檚 Loyal Opposition.
鈥� Profit magazine listed two 黑马磁力 company鈥檚, Chai-Na-Ta and Just Kid鈥檔 Children鈥檚 Wear among Canada鈥檚 fastest growing companies.
