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Your Week Weekly k l y CClover l o ver Valley Newspaper September 11, 2014 Y www.CloverdaleReporter.com Y 604-575-2405
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Rail bypass approved Heritage Railway to build section of dedicated track By Jennifer Lang Work begins this week on a new section of railway through Cloverdale that will give the Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society greater control over weekend passenger operations in spite of freight movements. It’s the second summer the society has offered passenger runs on restored car 1225 from Cloverdale to Sullivan Station, thrilling those who remember riding on the B.C. Electric Railway as kids – and winning over a new generation of fans. But due to the sheer volume of grain shipments to the coast, the heritage railway has been sidelined about half the time this summer. Most of the cancellations have been on Saturdays, with the society not knowing until the last minute if the
track would be clear on Sundays, too. “Between the grain backlog, the bad winter and a bumper harvest, it was a perfect storm,” said FVHRS secretary Allen Aubert. Saturday and some Sunday operations are subject to freight movements on the line due to increased grain handling activity, normally not a conflict on weekends. But since the Calgary flood in spring 2013, grain shipments to the coast have been an issue for the fledgling heritage attraction. “We knew last year there could be some challenges,” Aubert said, explaining how the project’s partners came together after a successful debut season to look at how to mitigate the problem. See BIG QUESTION / Page 5
Entering the turn
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The return of live harness racing at Fraser Downs Racetrack and Casino got off to a sunny start last week, as the fall season got underway Sept. 4. Racing contines Thursdays at 6 p.m. and Friday nights at 7 p.m. For more on last week’s action, turn to page 8.
For one, for all, for Terry Fox
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Cloverdale organizers Elaine Pollard and Elaine Gooliaeff.
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By Jennifer Lang You don’t have to run, walk, skateboard or push a stroller – or do anything remotely athletic to be part of the Cloverdale Terry Fox Run. In fact, you can just come out and watch. Spectators are welcome. “Come by and grab a coffee or a hotdog,” says Elaine Gooliaeff, organizing committee chair of the Cloverdale event, set for Sunday morning at the Cloverdale Legion. “It’s two bucks more than they had before, to fight cancer.” She’s urging everyone to come out to this year’s event, which features the traditional one-, five-, and 10-km run, walk or stroll plus a host of family-friendly activities, including vintage T-shirt and Terry Fox memorabilia sales, and a popular si-
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lent auction featuring gift cards and goodies donated by local businesses. “Everyone is welcome to come,” she says. “It’s a fun, family morning for a great cause.” Gooliaeff, who is Terry’s cousin, has helped organize the Cloverdale run for the past eight years, and participated in the hometown run long before that, so it’s no surprise that she’s a persuasive fundraiser. She says it’s not unusual for strangers to donate cash on the spot when they encounter her as she makes the rounds. A typical encounter was the guy who emptied his wallet and handed over his cash as she was canvassing somebody else entirely. “Just doing that, you’re part of it,” she beams.
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The run is put on with “zero budget”, she says, stressing everything is donated. “It’s all grassroots and that’s what Terry wanted. Everything we raise goes back to fighting cancer.” New this year are special prizes for firsttime attendees and those who bring a newcomer to the run, now in its 32nd year. Rock 101’s Kim Seale is back to emcee the event. This year’s silent auction will have more than 100 items, including a handmade quilt, books and DVDs autographed by Fred and Rolly Fox, and even a pair of Terry’s running shoes. Support from Cloverdale businesses and the Cloverdale Legion are a huge part of
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