Friday - Aug. 16, 2024 - FVRD aims to educate on air quality

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We’ve gotten a good number of responses to our August perspectives call out, but we want to make sure you all get one more chance to chime in. This month’s topic is on noisy events and the impact they have on the community. Use this form to answer our poll and provide your thoughts.

And, as always, we have a section at the bottom for you to share your thoughts on other topics relevant to the Fraser Valley. It’s always great to hear your thoughts, and we may be able to share some of your opinions with other FVC readers as well.

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NEWS

Go dry—and give women the vote

Sept. 14, 1916, was a day of change in British Columbia. On that day, voters headed to the polls to elect a new provincial government. A century later though, the defeat of the provincial Conservative party is less interesting than the results of two referendums on the ballot.

Because on that September day 108 years ago, BC voters headed to the polls to decide on two big questions: whether women would have the right to vote provincially, and whether alcohol would become illegal.

• Earlier this week, Tyler wrote about a 21st Century battle over alcohol policy. Today, Tyler looks back on the 1916 vote that made alcohol (briefly) illegal, along with the suffrage referendum that occurred alongside it.

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Need to Know

💔 An RCMP dive team recovered the body of a 34-year-old man who drowned in Abbotsford’s Albert Dyck Park earlier this week [Abbotsford News]

🌊 A ‘surf park and Nordic spa’ is coming to Bridal Falls Waterpark next year [Chilliwack Progress]

🚆The cost to build the Surrey-Langley SkyTrain extension has surged to just under $6 billion; it is expected to come into service by late 2029 [Global]

🚗 An Abbotsford woman was given an 18-month conditional sentence for firing a pellet gun at an unmarked police car last year [Abbotsford News]

💰 The Sunshine Valley Car Show raised over $11,000 for the local community centre last weekend [Hope Standard]

🦅 A bald eagle was released in Aldergrove after spending months in a rehabilitation centre for lead poisoning [Aldergrove Star]

🌱 Agassiz’s community gardeners have had a fruitful season, and those with the greenest thumbs were celebrated at a luncheon last weekend [Agassiz-Harrison Observer]

🚂 A looming lockout could shut down Canada’s rail lines in one week, unless CN, CPKC, and the union can come to an agreement [CBC]

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The Agenda

FVRD aims to educate on air quality

The Fraser Valley Regional District is hoping to teach the valley’s incoming Grade 5 students about how to take better care of our air.

The FVRD recently put out a request for proposals to have an organization to develop an air quality education program. The program would be geared towards Grade 5 classes, and teach students about what an airshed is, what degrades the quality of air within the airshed, and what actions they can take to protect the air in their area.

The organization would need to develop contacts with teachers throughout the Fraser Valley, and offer a minimum of 50 one-hour workshops in public and private schools each year. (They would also need to provide a year-end report outlining what work they undertook.)

Organizations had until Thursday to submit their bids. The successful proponent will be doing classroom visits during the next three academic years.

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🗓 Things to do

Beer fest: Field House Brewing in Abbotsford is hosting Field Day Fest on Saturday, Aug. 17. Join the "sunny session" from noon to 5pm and enjoy live music, an artisan market, and exclusive guest taps. Or visit the "sunset session" from 6 to 11pm for a 19-plus evening of more music and beer. Details and tickets online.

Art show: The Chilliwack Visual Artists Association presents A Bridge Over Troubled Water, a posthumous art exhibition about addition from a mother and son, at O'Connor Art Gallery until Saturday, Sept. 14. A reception will be held at the gallery on Saturday, Aug. 17 at 1pm. Details online.

Trail rides: Discovery Ranch in Chilliwack is offering hour-long trail rides Monday through Saturday throughout the month of August. The trail rides go up to Elk Falls. Bookings and details available online.

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