Noel Booth, Bill Brooks, Alex Hope and others listening to a speech.

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Object Name

Print, Photographic

Object ID

2010.001.1180

Title

Noel Booth, Bill Brooks, Alex Hope and others listening to a speech.

Date

[195-?].

Description

1 photograph with a number of men seated listening to a speech: one man is standing and delivering a speech in the centre of the photograph; the man seated on the left is identified as Noel Booth; the man seated second left is identified as Bill Brooks; the man seated third from the right is identified as Alex Hope.

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Booth, Noel Bowman

Noel Bowman Booth was born in Nottingham, England on May 23rd 1897. He came to Canada as a 14 year old. He travelled a bit, became a commercial fisherman on the B.C. Coast and he served in the First World War. He married Gertrude Lillian Osterberg (1900-1973) in 1921 and they moved to Langley to operate the Fernridge post office. He grew the general store which was attached to the post office, expanding it to a fleet of five mobile stores. The Booth General Store was a community hub. Booth ran a library from his store, let adults and children gather around its fire, and for a time he had the only phone for miles. His business closed in 1970.

Outside of work Booth was a Reeve (1933-35, 1946-47), Councillor (1945, 1949, 1956, 1959, 1967), Alderman (1968) and School Trustee. Booth initiate the local Douglas Day celebration during his term in office and he started the Fraser Valley Regional Library. Booth also donated the land on which Glenwood School stands. He became a Freeman of Langley Township in 1977.

He had a daughter, Valara (Val) Nichols (1928-1994) and a son, Mark (d 1970). A local park and school are named in Booth's honour. He died on May 22,1979.

Brooks, George William

George William Brooks was born November 11, 1888 in England. He grew up in the coal mining industry in Wales and England, and rose to one of the top positions in rescue and safety in the country., George immigrated to Canada in 1922 and continued to use his mine safety and rescue expertise in the mines of Alberta and eastern B.C.. Brooks settled on Coghlan Road in Langley in 1942 to pursue a career in dairy farming. He became involved in the community as an officer in the Boy Scout Asociation and on the board of the Otter Farmers Institute. He also instructed first aid for St. John Ambulance. He was elected a Langley Municipal Councillor from 1948-1949, and Reeve from 1950 - 1955. He returned to England for several years, and in about 1969 returned to Langley for roughly 12 years until his death on September 25, 1981.

Hope, Alexander Campbell

Alexander Campbell Hope was born on August 4, 1894, to Charles Edward and Lily Dawson Hope, nee Mavis. He served with the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. He married Mabel Isabel Andrews on April 29, 1922. He served on the Langley school board from 1930-1932 and was a municipal councilor for Ward Four for another three years. He became reeve of Langley in 1936 and served for 11 years. Hope went on to serve in the Coalition government from 1945-1952 and was also a member of the agricultural advisory board. He was one of the founding fathers of the B.C. Artificial Insemination Center for dairy cattle, and was involved with several agricultural organizations, including the B.C. Certified Seed Potato Growers' Association, where he served as chairman for a number of years, the B.C. Federation of Agriculture, the Salmon River Dyking Commission, and the Langley Farmer's Institute.

In addition to his commitments to farming and agriculture, Hope was also president of the Fort Langley Community Improvement Society, served two terms as president of Fort Langley Restoration Society, was a member of The Native Sons of B.C., and was chairman of the Langley Centennial Celebration Committee from 1964-1967. He was actively involved at St. George's Parish Church, serving in all offices, and supported the Conservative Party, participating in party affairs within Langley and the lower mainland. At the same time he managed and operated a large farm raising dairy cattle and sheep, with the help of his family. He also grew acres of vegetables and hay and owned a large holly orchard. Alexander Campbell Hope died on August 25, 1978.
Term Source: HPC Record (HOPEC-3/284); HPC Record (HPC-365/1134)

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