[van-announce] Stop Freeway Expansion - Events Mon. April 11 & Tues. April 12

[Eric Doherty]

Members of the East Vancouver citizen's group, Citizens Concerned With 
Highway Expansion, will be holding a community open house and 
information meeting regarding the provincial government's plans to 
expand the Port Mann Bridge and Highway 1 (200th St, Langley to Hastings 
St, Vancouver).  This information meeting will be held at the Hastings 
Community Centre, 3096 East Hastings on Monday, April 11th from 7:00 
p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

For more information contact Mark Vance at (604) 255-0473 or mavance at sfu.ca


The Wilderness Committee is hosting an event that I believe is of interest 
to you!

On April 12 we are inviting our volunteers, members and the general public 
to attend a discussion on what the challenges currently facing the Fraser 
Valley are and how we can maintain the valley as a livable region for 
communities and ecosystems.

We have invited Dave Fields from Citizens Concerned with Highway Expansion 
to talk about the BC provincial government's plan to expand the #1 Highway between Vancouver and Langley 
and twin the Port Mann Bridge; Nik Cuff from the WCWC will share research 
that he has done on the Fraser Valley Agricultural Land Reserve and how 
land removal from the ALR has skyrocketed in the last few years; and Gwen 
Barlee, also WCWC, will talk about the implications of raw log exports on 
local communities and endangered species habitat.

Please join us for this great event on April 12 at 7 pm!

The location is 341 Water Street, 4th Floor and the event is FREE.

We hope to see you there!

Louise A. Pedersen


More info on upcoming events at http://www.stophighwayexpansion.ca/