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Randy Sihota’s farm is one of 32 Fraser Valley family farms that are members of the BCFresh Cooperative — an organization that helps them to market their produce. Many of these families have been farming in the Valley for generations. With good reason too. With its rich, fertile soil and abundance of sun and water, the Fraser Valley has always been a great provider. The first settlers in the Fraser Valley were the Sto:lo people. Residents now for over 10,000 years, they were the first hunters, fishers, gatherers and loggers making extensive use of the and its tributaries. Many still do.

They say that carrots are good for your eyes, In 1808, Simon Fraser and his crew were the first Europeans to they swear that they improve your sight, explore the Fraser River to its mouth. By 1827, the Hudson's Bay but i'm seein' worse than i did last night - Company had established a fur trading post in the Fraser Valley at you think maybe i aint usin' 'em right? © Shel Siverstein, Falling Up, Fort Langley. They set up the first farm nearby to grow food for their 1996 Harper Collins employees. Not only was Fort Langley the first settlement in the area, it was also the first major agriculture center in BC. Map it Out… Think you know your BC history? Use lines to connect the date with the matching event…

1970 Simon Fraser starts an expedition to Carrots and other root vegetables are grown descend his now namesake Fraser River commercially in the Lower Mainland, 1938 Terry Fox began his cross-country Okanagan Valley and on Vancouver Island Marathon of Hope in the Saanich & Cowichan Valleys. 1948 opens Find the location of your school on the GROW BC 1st television broadcast in BC received map. Are there any vegetable growers in your 1858 from Seattle region? play their first game 1778 in the NHL in the Pacific Coliseum at Find the northern most point that carrots and Exhibition Park

other vegetables are grown in both mainland 1808 Captain James Cook of Great Britain is the BC & Vancouver Island. first white man to set foot in BC 1871 Starting at Langley in the Fraser Valley, follow Winter Olympic Games held in Vancouver the route of the Hudson’s Bay explorers along the 1980 Fraser River and its tributaries. What type of Gold Rush on the Fraser brings over 25,000 prospectors seeking riches landforms did those explorers encounter? 2010 BC became the 6th Canadian province aitc.ca/bc The Double Scoop on Teacher answer key for "Let's look at bc history" this Week’s Snack!

1970 Vancouver Canucks play their first game in the NHL in the Pacific Coliseum at Exhibition Park.

1938 Lions Gate Bridge opens

1948 1st television broadcast in BC received from Seattle

1858 Gold Rush on the Fraser brings over 25,000 prospectors seeking riches

1778 Captain James Cook of Great Britain is the first white man to set foot in BC

1808 Simon Fraser starts an expedition to descend his now namesake Fraser River

1871 BC became the 6th Canadian province

1980 Terry Fox began his cross-country Marathon of Hope

2010 Winter Olympic Games held in Vancouver

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