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Lamb, Christine

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Christine Lamb

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P11013 - One generation passes on to another a reminder of the past, Matsqui's 8th centennial heritage marker was unveiled by Matsqui councillors Chris Lamb, Henry Teichrob and Jim Reid, who attended Dunach as a boy in the 1920s and returned as a principal in the 1960s.

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P11463 - Councilors Christine Lamb and Simon Gibson participate in the District of Matsqui's re-enactment of the District's first council meeting in 1892.

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P23094 - Alderman Christine Lamb pins a special button to the lapel of Matsqui Mayor Harry DeJong, commemorating Heritage Day. February 21 was declared Heritage Day in Matsqui after a report was delivered at a recent BC and Yukon Heritage Conference in Vancouver. All Matsqui Development Committee members received the special commemorative button at the month’s Monday committee meeting.

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P28081 - Chairwoman Audrey Fatkin (left) and her associate Chris Lamb (right) were responsible for organizing the 50th annual Bradner Flower Show, scheduled for April 14-16, 1978. In honour of the show’s 50th anniversary, Fatkin and her committee were planning on developing a theme based around the past 50 years of the bulb industry. The show was to feature 450 varieties of daffodils as well as a replica of Captain Cook’s ship as a floral feature. Lamb was allocated the task of writing a book for the milestone occasion, outlining the history of the flower show and bulb industry in Bradner. Minister of Travel Industry, the honourable Grace McCarthy, was invited to officially open the show. Other members on the organizing committee included: Les Fatkin (publicist), Ed Deruyter (hall decorator), Mary Fatkin (stage theme developer), Jim Deadman (Captain Cook’s ship decorator), Rose Ehrenholz (tea room organizer), George Lamb (parking), Homer Vallée (signs) and Horace Dabner (door manager).

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P28665 - Alderwoman Chris Lamb and Official Organizing Chairwoman Audrey Fatkin shake hands at the official opening of the 50th Annual Bradner Flower Show, held at Bradner Community Hall on Saturday, April 15, 1978. To Lamb’s right is 95-year-old Charlotte Fatkin, widow of Fenwick Fatkin, the original founder the show. To Lamb’s left: Grace McCarthy (Minister of Tourism), Ralph Chick (President of the Bradner Community Club) and an unidentified Captain James Cook impersonator. The show broke previous attendance records, welcoming over 8,000 attendees during the course of the weekend (April 15 and 16). Visitors from as far as North Vancouver and Hope attended the event. Along with hundreds of varieties of daffodils, the show also featured a replica display of Captain Cook’s ship. The sale of all cut flowers were to be allocated to the Bradner Women’s Hospital Auxiliary, which helped buy equipment for MSA Hospital.

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P34684 - Matsqui council members and staff make do with mismatched chairs and their old (drawer-less) meeting desk. Council members were temporarily encamped at Matsqui Armories while the chambers at the Municipal Hall were renovated.

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P34685 - Matsqui council members and staff make do with mismatched chairs and their old (drawer-less) meeting desk. Council members were temporarily encamped at Matsqui Armories while the chambers at the Municipal Hall were renovated. Image not published.

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P43523 - 1979 District of Matsqui Council. Back row, left to right: John Friesen, Peter Dueck, Simon Gibson, Henry Wiebe. Front: Christine Lamb, Mayor Harry DeJong, Ray Kirkwood.

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P43524 - 1979 District of Matsqui council members seated around a board table. Left to right: Simon Gibson, Peter Dueck, Christine Lamb, Mayor Harry DeJong, Ray Kirkwood, John Fiesen, John Wiebe.

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P44494 - 11 members of a ball team. Identified are Christine Lamb, holding bats; Mayor George Ferguson, squatting at right. One man in a Valley Ritemix jacket.

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P44495 - 11 members of a ball team. Identified are Christine Lamb, holding bats; Mayor George Ferguson, squatting at right. One man in a Valley Ritemix jacket.

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P44496 - 11 members of a ball team. Identified are Christine Lamb, holding bats; Mayor George Ferguson, squatting at right. One man in a Valley Ritemix jacket.

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P44497 - 11 members of a ball team. Identified are Christine Lamb, holding bats; Mayor George Ferguson, squatting at right. One man in a Valley Ritemix jacket.

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P8494 - District of Matsqui councilor, Christine Lamb, models her reproductioon 1892 dress in preparation for the District of Matsqui centennial year and celebrations. The District of Matsqui was incorporated on November 21, 1892. On January 1, 1995 the District amalgamated with the District of Abbotsford to form the City of Abbotsford.

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