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1. P18571 - "Valley Scenics."

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2. P13142 - House, 33894 Elm Street.

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3. P13228 - Barn, Luymes Dairy Farm, 38863 Vye Road.

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4. P15385 - The News, views of back shop work.

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5. P20305 - An unidentified plane flying low to the tarmac at the Abbotsford Airport, during the Skyway open house. Skyway Service Ltd celebrated their 20th anniversary by having activities that highlighted the company’s twenty years of growth, their status of being the largest flying schools in Canada as well as being Canada’s only large scale spraying operation water bomber squadron. They are located at Abbotsford Airport, after outgrowing the space available at the Langley Airport. Mr Art Seller, the President of Skyways Services Ltd, also controls the seaplane bases at Fort Langley, he Langley land base and the growing Abbotsford business with its agricultural and forestry spraying activities. The fire bomber arm of the company started with a last minute demonstration with a single airplane in 1957 and has expanded to 16 aircraft at the ready in Cranbrook, Kamloops and Smithers. The flying school uses Piper Cherokees to teach their students the skills needed to be a pilot. There was a jump in flying instruction hours from 8,000 threes ago to 20,556 last year, which indicates the need of trained pilots and the growth of the business itself. Initially starting with a single Tiger Moth with one instructor, the company now boasts 55 to 75 staff and has an annual payroll in excess of $300,000. The open house on Sunday, May 15th, had 2500 visitors from all parts of the Fraser Valley come to take part in the celebrate of the organization’s anniversary. Twenty aircraft flew in from various points in British Columbia and the US. Many demonstrations were put on including a large static display of Piper aircraft and twin engine Turbo Comanche and Aztec, and fire-bombing demonstration by Barry Marsden in a Stearman and Les Kerr in a TBM Avenger. Art Seller gave a sailplane exhibition and John Spronk gave his famous "How not to fly" exhibition in a stock Cherokee.

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6. P13176 - Former St. Ann's Catholic Church, 2642 Gladys Avenue, and manse, 2638 Gladys Avenue. Local Catholics began to meet in 1910 when Sunday mass was celebrated at the De la Giroday family home. They had dedicated a small room as a Chapel in which people could come and worship. The De la Girodays had moved to Canada from Madagascar to raise poultry. Mrs. De la Giroday was a known concert pianist and was devoted to the Mother of the Blessed Virgin, Saint Ann. In 1912, the small congregation had a small church built by local contractors, Hammond & Son, on Old Yale Road at Campbell Avenue on a free site secured by Mr. De la Giroday from the Vancouver firm of J. J. Banfield. It was noted in the Abbotsford Post at that time that not a few non-Catholics had liberally contributed to the building fund, showing a commendable spirit of broad-mindedness. Named St. Ann’s Mission, the church was opened by Archbishop O’Neil of Vancouver on July 7, 1912 with an auspicious ceremony attended by Catholics from Mission, Sumas, Washington and nearby communities. The parishioners of the new St. Ann’s Mission continued to be served by traveling priests from Vancouver, Mission City, and Chilliwack. The Church suffered two fires and had to be rebuilt each time, most recently in April 1924. When the church was rebuilt it was enlarged to accommodate the 220 parishioners. In 1929 the people received their official establishment as a parish. Under the leadership of their priest, Fr. D. O’Carroll, the church was moved down the hill to a new location at Hazel and Gladys Roads in June 1931. In 1948 a large addition was added using materials from the Presbyterian church on Essendene Avenue, recently vacated when Trinity Memorial United Church was built in 1947. The addition housed a sanctuary in the centre, a sacristy in the south end and a small vestry in the north end. The area of the church formerly sectioned off as a sanctuary was cleared and seating for an additional eighty worshippers added, bringing the total seating capacity to 200. Shortly after, the small front porch entry was extended into a steeple that rose above the roofline. Hungarian members of the congregation spearheaded a campaign to obtain a bell to call the parishioners to worship. Ordered from Germany, the bell was raised in special ceremony on June 21st, 1953. In 1959 it became apparent the small building could no longer accommodate the increasing congregation. It was Fr. Csaki and Fr. Bach who arranged for the purchase of nine cleared acres at the corner of Mayfair and Sandalwood Roads. In 1966, following the construction of the present St. Ann’s on Mayfair Avenue, the church at 2642 Gladys Avenue was desanctified and sold. The building was purchased by local businessman, George Feltrin, who used the vacant building as warehouse space for his "Old Curiosity Shop." In November 2003 the building was demolished to accommodate widening of Gladys Avenue.

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7. P12330 - Aerial view of inundated Matsqui Prairie taken from Sandy Hill, Clayburn. The Borgs stayed with Mrs. Borg's parents, the Nicholas, who lived at Clayburn.

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8. P12336 - Several people, flood evacuees, crowded into a small boat in the inundated Borg backyard, 33683 St. Olaf Street. Sheds standing in 2 to 3 feet of flood water.

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9. P12337 - View east along inundated St. Olaf Street. Buildings standing in 1 to 2 feet of flood water.

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10. P13209 - House, 4165 Sumas Mountain Road.

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11. P12343 - Joe Borg, left, and father, Gideon Borg, right, with a day's hunt, four deer hung at the deer mount at Ridgedale Rod & Gun Club.

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12. P12344 - Laura Jean Houston, left and Joe Borg, right. Matsqui Village's youngest and oldest residents. The baby was born at home on St. Olaf Street. Joe is wearing a Howard Wong Farm ballcap.

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13. P12353 - From left: Gus Borg, his daughter Anna, his wife Kay and daughter, Rita.

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14. P12360 - No. 1 pumps showing flood-related damage. Standing water on land side and stone rubble from damaged dyke.

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15. P12363 - View west, along St. Olaf Street from the front of the Borg home at 33683 St. Olaf, during the winter of 1948-1949.

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16. P12367 - Two children, standing side by side. Bill and Ivy Lee, children of local businessmen, Albert Lee and his wife, Louise.

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17. P12379 - Choir assembled on risers. From the Isabella (Mathers) Gardner collection.

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18. P1238 - Henry Emerson showing his wood carvings: chains, hooks and tools.

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19. P12382 - Thomas daughters standing near corn patch on family market garden.

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20. P12385 - Explosion from stump blasting on the Martin Thomas property on Columbia Road. In 1946 Mr. Thomas purchased 50 acres on which to start a market garden. This image could be clearing for agricultural purposes or clearing for construction of the house.

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