Thursday - March 13, 2025 - Detour planned for 264th Highway exits

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If you’ve seen me in person, you’ll know that I have a lot of thick, long, very knotty hair. And it is why I continue to use the hairbrushes I got nearly 20 years ago. The texture and spacing of the bristles are just right for me to power through dense tangles, without creating too frizzy of a hair bomb.

Unfortunately, two decades is a long lifespan for a hairbrush. Last year, the first of them broke—a sordid occasion, but I had a spare. Then, a few months ago, my last brush cracked at the handle. I searched for a replacement, but shockingly they don’t make exact replicas of 20-year-old Superstore brushes. So I decided to simply glue the brush back together.

Earlier this week, the brush broke again. (Although not in the same spot as last time.) Out came the glue once again—although I suspect I will have to bite the bullet and simply get something different to manage my messy locks.

– Grace

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The Agenda

Langley’s 264th highway exit detours begin this weekend

Motorists trying to get onto Highway 1 at 264th in Langley will need to watch for detour signs starting this weekend.

According to the province, the northeast loop that lets Vancouver-bound drivers merge onto the highway will be closed this Saturday. Instead, drivers will need to detour onto 56th Avenue and use a new intersection at the existing westbound on-ramp. The southwest loop is set to be closed the following weekend, and eastbound drivers will need to follow a similar detour on 56th Avenue. (A diagram of both detours is available here.)

The loops will be closed permanently, as part of the province’s ongoing highway widening project. The construction in Langley will create a new 264th Street interchange, which will be in a diamond pattern rather than the existing loops. (You can see a diagram of what that will look like here.)

The project will also add HOV lanes to the highway, create a multi-use path near the highway, add a new bus loop, and create truck parking near the highway exit.

Construction is expected to be complete in 2028. It is not clear how long the detours will be in place.

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Culture celebration: Langley Arts Council hosts a series of free performances on Saturday. The day includes an Indigenous flute performance, an Indonesian shadow puppet show, and a workshop with Mission's Boris Sichon. (You can read our story about Sichon here.) Registration and details online.

Jam session: The Fraser Valley Blues Society hosts its Friday Night Blues Jam at Abbotsford's Eagles Hall on Friday. Details and tickets online. (Jammers get in free.)

Classical concert: Boris Konovalov joins the Chilliwack Metropolitan Orchestra performance of Beethoven, Schumann, and Saint Saens pieces during The One and Only on Sunday at 3pm at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre. Tickets online.

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