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Tuesday - Dec. 3, 2024 - Glass recycling finally comes to Abbotsford
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Last week, my family embarked on a brief holiday to the Washington State, or, as my son put it, the third province or state he has ever been to. It was my kids’ first time in another country, though their main takeaway from driving to our destination just south of Olympia seemed to be that there sure are a lot of cities and towns in the United States. My main takeaway was that as bad as food inflation seemed in Canada, it seems to have been even worse in the States. One big recommendation: the Museum of Flight in Seattle is worth a visit—and make sure you have plenty of time. I’m not an aviation buff, and yet the two and a half hours we spent there felt like far too little time to take in all the rockets, biplanes, space vehicles, fighters, news-delivery aircraft, and jumbo jets. Also: Air Force One, complete with a presidential commode.
– Tyler
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A smalltown politician steps away
Recently retired Jackie Tegart was a ‘small town girl that went to the city to represent us,’ Hope’s mayor says. 📷 Submitted
Her oldest brother came to the door while the party was winding down, sporting a cowboy hat and boots.
Jackie Tegart had been hosting a party to cap her campaign for re-election to the school board in Ashcroft, a village of roughly 1,600 residents where a handful of votes could sway an election.
The election would end up being declared a tie—which was broken by a coin flip that Tegart lost.
The mood at the party dropped following the result. Most people were getting ready to leave, but Tegart heard a knock at the front door. She opened the door, revealing her brother who had pulled up late.
Tegart had one question for him.
“Did you vote?” she asked.
Her brother grunted and shook his head, insisting that his vote wouldn’t have made a difference and that he may not have even voted for her.
“I said, ‘I wouldn’t have cared who you voted for,’” Tegart said. “I just think it’s really important that democracy is respected and a decision is made by a vote, not by a flip of a coin.”
That loss was an anomaly in a political career that would span nearly half a century and culminate in Victoria, where Tegart served in the legislature for more than a decade. And the decades-old incident provides a glimpse into Tegart’s thought process after the collapse of her party, BC United, in August.
“To have it implode and have your choice or your decision taken away from you, when you have given everything you’ve got to serve, that was distasteful to me and disrespectful,” said Tegart, who represented the BC Liberals, now BC United.
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Need to Know
🚓 Police say an impaired driver may be responsible for a pileup on Highway 1 in Langley Saturday [Langley Advance Times]
📧 Chilliwack Mounties found a stamp collection in an abandoned bag [Chilliwack Progress]
🌲 Mission’s forestry chief says the city’s lumber operation shouldn’t be heavily impacted by any new tariffs [Mission Record]
❌ Chilliwack’s Original Joe’s restaurant has closed after a notice posted on a window said the tenant failed to pay rent [Fraser Valley Today]
🚔 Abbotsford Police used a spike belt to stop a fleeing vehicle [Abbotsford Police/Facebook]
👉 Heather Maahs has resigned from Chilliwack’s school board following her election as an MLA [Chilliwack Progress]
⚖ A business card found on the victim of a fatal overdose led Langley Mounties to a drug dealer [Langley Advance Times]
🍺 Flashback Brewing in downtown Chilliwack is closing at the end of the year [Facebook]
🏫 International student enrolment in Chilliwack and other parts of the Fraser Valley have risen significantly since the pandemic [Chilliwack Progress]
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The Agenda
Abbotsford residents will finally be able to recycle their glass jars. 📷 nuacho/Shutterstock
Abbotsford to finally offer curbside glass recycling
Abbotsford is finally joining its neighbours and will begin offering curbside glass pickup for recycling. But it won’t come cheap.
The city announced Monday that curbside glass collection would begin in the middle of next year. Residents have complained for years that the city does not pick up glass jars along with other recycled products placed on the curb. Although Chilliwack, Mission and Langley have all had glass collection for years, Abbotsford residents hoping to recycle a jar must currently drive it to a depot. (The Current reported on the issue last year. You can find that story here.)
The city previously said picking up glass—which must be separated from other recycled projects—was financially unfeasible. In 2019, one consultant pegged the cost of servicing 26,000 homes at $317,000. The same year, the City of Chilliwack approved glass pickup after being told that the service would cost each household about $25 a year.
The addition of glass collection is expected to cost the city about $885,000 each year. That cost will be borne by residents, who will pay a service fee of about $33 per household. The cost will be adjusted annually for inflation.
The addition of curbside glass pickup only pertains to those living in detached homes and already served by the city’s waste trucks. Condo and townhome complexes use private contractors and services for each depend on each complex’s contract.)
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🗓 Things to do
Holiday Buddy: The Chilliwack Cultural centre hosts Buddy's Holly Jolly Christmas on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 7:30pm. Tickets and details online.
A lot of lights: Martini Studios in Langley celebrates movie magic with its Merry and Bright holiday event on its backlot from Wednesday, Dec. 4 to Sunday, Jan. 5. Details online.
Stringy Christmas: Songs Strings and Steps hosts its annual Christmas concert on Friday, Dec. 6 and Saturday, Dec. 7 at Central Heights Church in Abbotsford. Violinist Calvin Dyck will be directing, with performances by tenor Ken Lavigne and the Abbotsford Youth Orchestra. Details online.
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