'News' Category
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Aug142010
Fraser Downs Race Dates Cut; 2011 Season in Doubt
In a letter sent to the horse racing industry by the British Columbia Government’s Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch of the Ministry of Housing and Social Development, it was announced that race days at Fraser Downs would be drastically cut in 2010, and the whole 2011 season would be “rescinded” for now, subject to review. [...]
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Jun032010
Rededication Ceremony at Surrey Centre Cemetery
The Cloverdale Legion will be hosting a rededication ceremony of the renovated World War I veterans’ area on June 5 at 1:00 PM.
The Cloverdale Legion has been working with the City of Surrey Cemetery Services to renovate the existing World War I veterans’ area. The project involved having the WWI memorials returned to their original [...] -
Feb082010
Olympic Torch travels through Cloverdale
The Olympic Torch Relay passed through Cloverdale on February 8. A huge crowd lined both sides of Highway 10 and filled the Museum Plaza.
The Cloverdale Legion colour party provided an honour guard.
The Lord Tweedsmuir Senior Jazz Band provided entertainment to the crowd. -
Feb032010
Cloverdale Rodeo Election Results
Elections for the Cloverdale Rodeo & Exhibition Association board were held at the AGM on January 20. Results of the elections are as follows:
Incumbent Directors Shannon Claypool, Ken Kachur and Rob Marshall were voted back onto the board.
The 2010 executive consists of:Shannon Claypool President
Gerry Spielmacher 1st Vice President
Penny Smythe 2nd Vice president
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Jan282010
A Sign of Spring
Crocuses have popped up in the planters in downtown Cloverdale. The one pictured is outside the Museum.
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Dec072009
New Recreation Centre for Cloverdale
A new $15 million, 60,000 sq. ft. multipurpose complex is being built at the corner of 176 Street and 62A Avenue. This new centre will meet the needs of Cloverdale’s rapidly growing population, which has jumped to 53,000 and is projected to grow in the next five years.
Some of the highlights of this new facility [...] -
Nov112009
Remembrance Day 2009
The largest Remembrance Day crowd in recent memory packed the Museum Plaza for the Remembrance Day service. In this photo, Mayor Dianne Watts lays a wreath on behalf of the City of Surrey.
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Nov072009
TownShift: Suburb Into City, An Ideas Competition for Surrey’s Town Centres
“TownShift: Suburb Into City” is open an international ideas competition seeking innovative ideas for five of Surrey’s established Town Centres: Guildford, Fleetwood, Cloverdale, Newton and Semiahmoo. The aim of the competition is to “Shift” thinking and opportunities for each of these “Town” hubs towards more intense, public-minded and productive urban futures. Approved by the Architectural [...]
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Oct302009
Casie creates a stir
Auction items and donations continue to roll in for Casie Coleman’s special day on the afternoon of Wednesday, Nov. 11 – BC Breeders Classic Day at Fraser Downs.
“Everyone I approach has been anxious to contribute,” Casie told Norm Borg on the Trot Radio national network this week. She credits the staff at [...] -
Oct232009
Rotary Club roasts Bill Reid
The Cloverdale Rotary Club roasted well known Cloverdale booster Bill Reid before a packed house at the Eaglequet Coyote Creek Golf Club on October 22.
Bill is a former MLA for Surrey-White Rock-Cloverdale, former Minister of Tourism, and currently Executive Director of the Cloverdale District Chamber of Commerce.
First up was Grace McCarthy, herself a former [...]