History
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1983
The Fraser Information Society forms as a non-partisan,
non-profit society to encourage positive change through
education and non-confrontational problem solving.
Incorporation
1984
The
Society officially incorporates. Registered charity status
follows.
CEED
Centre Opened (Earth
Day)
1990
The Society takes possession of the Old
Japanese Schoolhouse in 1989, moving it from 232nd and Dewdney
Trunk Road to save the heritage building from demolition.
The
Fraser Journal
Summer
1990
Vol. 1, Issue 1 of the bimonthly newsletter
reports the grand opening of the CEED Centre on Earth Day.
Other articles focus on food safety (pesticides), buying
locally raised products and an organic growers directory.
BBS
Service
1990
A computer bulletin board service (Internet precursor)
is launched to link to the North American environmental
community via ECONET and UBITNET. At the time of publishing,
over 50 subscribers are registered. By Issue 2, the number
rises to 160.
Desktop
Publishing Service
(The Green Desk)
1990
Desktop
publishing, a relatively new concept, is launched as a service
for the non-profit sector.
1990
Environmentally
friendly goods are the focus of a small retail outlet in
the CEED Centre. A brainchild of Lou-Anne Bryant, the store
focuses on recycled stationery and books and goods from
environmental organizations or small publishers.
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1990
The
department creates "An Overview for Small Business"
for a local accounting firm. It also dubs videos for sister
cities Maple Ridge and Miyoshi, Japan.
Since 1990
First
held at the CEED Centre, the Society switches venues for
the celebration of Earth Day to the downtown Memorial Peace
Park in 2004. Other organizations join in presenting the
spring festival and begin to coordinate with the Haney Farmers
Market. Live concerts, dance performances and puppet shows
attract thousands of spectators.
Community Forum Broadcasts
1990s
FIS begins broadcasting programs over Cable 4 on topical
issues in the 1980s and early 1990s.
2003
An
ad-hoc group of citizens with first-hand
experience of the dangers of pesticides joins the CEED Centre
to advocate for changes in pesticide use and regulation
in the Districts of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.
Website
Launch
2005
This website is launched along with the CPR!MR
subsite (www.cprmr.org) compiled by directors Maria Raynolds,
John Early and Sheila Pratt.
Name
Change
2006
On
January 20, 2006, the Fraser Information Society officially
becomes the CEED Centre Society. The name changes to boost
community recognition of the centre and the society behind
it.
Pesticide
Alternatives Education Program
2006
Maple Ridge enacts a Pesticide Control Bylaw in December
after many years of advocacy by CPR!MR. The CEED Centre
launches the campaign to create a province-wide education
program called CanadaGrowSmart to raise awareness of alternatives.
Port
Haney Compost Education Garden
Port
Haney Urban Organic Garden
Now
called the CEED Centre Organic Community Garden, the garden
is created by a team of volunteers led by Ted Wooldridge.
Lumber and supplies for the garden are donated by local
businesses. People without gardens where they live can now
enjoy the benefits of working with nature.
Pioneer
Park Community Garden
The
CEED Centre works with the District of Maple Ridge to create
a community garden in Pioneer Park, adjacent to a seniors
complex by the same name.
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Note to Readers
We
will be adding more to this section as time passes to recount
the activities of the organization. Anyone with more historical
information is encouraged to contact the Executive
Director.
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