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From YouTube: FEBRUARY 28 2022 Statements Megan Dykeman
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
langley
east
honorable
speaker,
it
is
a
privilege
to
rise
today
in
the
house
to
talk
about
a
museum.
That's
so
important
to
my
community,
located
in
historic,
fort
langley.
The
bc
farm
museum
history
started
on
may
23
1953
when
bruce
coleman
on
behalf
of
his
family,
presented
his
father's
high
cut
plow
to
the
university
of
british
columbia.
A
After
nine
years
of
hard
work
of
raising
capital
archie
stevenson,
president
of
the
british
columbia
federation
of
agriculture,
turned
the
first
sod
for
the
8
000
square
foot
bc,
farm
machinery,
museum,
the
bc
farm
museum
evolved
over
the
years
and
has
turned
into
a
total
pioneer
life
collection.
The
museum
association
owns
and
operates
over
20
thousand
square
feet
of
exhibit
space
for
over
five
thousand
artifacts
of
historic
and
farmers
machinery
and
pioneer
life.
The
reference
library
contains
over
five
thousand
volumes
of
books.
A
Pamphlets
and
manuals
today
the
museum
is
managed
and
operated
successfully
by
a
dedicated
and
knowledgeable
team
of
volunteers.
President,
karen
long
vice
president
sandy
hope
treasurer
henry
shasma
recording
secretary
hilary
raffini
with
directors,
john
becker's,
jim
cress,
vaughan,
erickson,
melanie
mckinnis,
grace,
mueller,
fred,
peppin,
sid
pickerel,
mike
prangel
and
jack
statz.
Thank
you
to
the
hard-working
volunteers,
who
dedicate
so
much
time
to
this
important
part
of
both
langley
and
british
columbia,
history,
providing
hands-on
learning
opportunities
for
youth
while
preserving
and
telling
the
story
of
our
agricultural
roots.