Michaud House Suffers Flood Damage

(Above: Aldergrove Star photo) There has been devastating damage from flood waters in southwestern B.C. -- from  Sumas Prairie to Merritt, Princeton, Spences Bridge, the Pemberton area and other communities. Four people were killed after being caught in mudslides while others have lost homes, animals and livelihoods. Here in Langley the historic Michaud House suffered flood damage when the adjacent Nicomekl River spilled its banks and flooded the basement. Langley Heriatge Society president Fred Pepin has never seen flooding like this in the 40 years our society has been managing the Michaud House property. More information found in this Aldergrove Star story.

2021-11-26T04:34:08+00:00November 26th, 2021|

Remembering Indigenous Veterans

George Hadden, Tommy Fillardeau, Bob Brown and James Hadden in uniform outside of the Edal Cafe. (Photo: Langley Centennial Museum) Although they had few rights, Indigenous men in Canada stepped forward in significant numbers to serve during the Great War, World War II and the Korean War.  Every eligible man between the age of 20 and 35 from Okanagan Head of the Lake Band enlisted. George McLean, a Douglas Lake cowboy, returned home a decorated hero after single-handedly killing 19 of the enemy and capturing 40 others.  Roy Cromarty (aka Sam Garner) was a Sto:lo man who lost his life in the fall of 1917.  Locally, Thomas “Tommy” Fillardeau, of mixed Métis/Kwantlen heritage, served during the Second World War. (His great-grandfather worked for the Hudson’s Bay Company at Fort Langley.) The Langley Centennial Museum’s digital archive includes the above photo, and a very brief biographical sketch of Tommy:   “Thomas “Tommy” Fillardeau [...]

2021-11-15T23:19:27+00:00November 15th, 2021|

Heritage Helper

Restore, repair, maintain. The Township's Heritage Building Incentive Program is accepting applications until November 29th. It's one more way to keep Langley's heritage structures in good repair. Grants will be considered for exterior preservation, restoration or rehabilitation projects. Exterior or structural repair work will take priority over general maintenance work in awarding grants. Seismic upgrades to a public-use building where required for public safety, as well as proposed exterior changes to a public-use building for the purpose of improving access, will also be considered. All project work shall meet the intent of the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada. More details HERE.

2021-11-15T22:57:55+00:00November 15th, 2021|

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