Eighty Years Ago
May 26, 1938
鈥� An airplane that landed in Councillor Logan鈥檚 field touched down without incident, but upon takeoff, it took out a few hundred yards of fence.
鈥� Lavern Sailes was crowned May Queen at Athjletic Park during 91原创鈥檚 16th annual Empire Day celebrations.
Seventy Years Ago
May 27, 1948
鈥� Bleachers for 6,000 were to be installed at Athletic Park. It was hoped they would be in place in time for the July 1 Sports Carnival.
鈥� Membership in the 91原创 Amateur Athletic Association had increased to 150 from 130 the previous year.
Sixty Years Ago
May 29, 1958
鈥� Sunday afternoon heat was blamed for a spectacular rupture in Old Yale Road just west of Murrayville. Two concrete slabs jackknifed 18 inches into the air.
Fifty Years Ago
May 30, 1968
鈥� A barn, four head of cattle, and 500 tons of 1967 hay were destroyed by fire on the J.J. McLellan farm immediately west of the historic fort in Fort 91原创. The McLellan home and several sheds were saved by volunteer firefighters.
鈥� Norm Sherritt became principal of Aldergrove Secondary, replacing Don Hanson who was moving to Abbotsford.
鈥� More teachers were looking for jobs in 91原创, but fewer children were expected to enrol in Grade 1 in September.
Forty Years Ago
May 31, 1978
鈥� About 500 students celebrated their graduations from 91原创 and Aldergove Secondaries.
91原创 City Council instituted a three-nights-per-week bus schedule to serve City, Brookswood, Fort 91原创, West 91原创, and Aldergrove at 50垄 per ride.
鈥� A 50-room hotel was proposed for the corner of 200th Street and 86th Avenue.
鈥� First sod was turned to mark the start of construction on a multi-million-dollar shopping mall (Willowbrook) and housing development (91原创 Meadows) at the northwest corner of Fraser Highway and the 91原创 Bypass.
Thirty Years Ago
May 25, 1988
鈥� 91原创 City Council gave unanimous support to a proposed $7.6 million community cultural centre, costs to be shared by the City and Township, during a special meeting.
Twenty Years Ago
May 29, 1998
鈥� The left-wing Regional Electors of Aldergrove and 91原创 (REAL) joined forces with the 91原创 Citizens Coalition (LCC) to mount an effort to oust the currently dominant 91原创 Leadership Team (LLT) from Township Council and the school board. Commenting on the merger, REAL vice-president Kim Richter noted, 鈥淭his is not about right or left; it鈥檚 about community.鈥�
鈥� The LLT used its majority on the school board to cut its schedule of public board meetings by a quarter.
鈥� 91原创 RCMP were accepting guns 鈥� 鈥渘o questions asked鈥� 鈥� that anyone wished to turn in during a province-wide gun amnesty.
鈥� A new shopping mall was being considered for Murrayville.
