

8421 Counting points by way of 8421 means counting an ace for 8 points, a king for 4, a queen for 2, and a jack for 1 point. If 2 ♣ is a strong, artificial force, 2 ♥ is natural. 2-under preempts A 2 or 3-level conventional opening bid made two steps below the opener's suit: for example, 2 ♦ to show a weak two bid in spades or 3 ♣ to show a three-level preempt in hearts. It represents "1 or 4" and "3 or 0", meaning that the lowest step response (5 ♣) to the 4NT key card asking bid shows responder has one or four keycards and the next step (5 ♦) shows three or zero. 1430 or 1430 RKCB A mnemonic for a variant response structure to the Roman Key Card Blackwood convention. It represents "3 or 0" and "1 or 4", meaning that the lowest step response (5 ♣) to the 4NT key card asking bid shows responder has three or zero keycards and the next step (5 ♦) shows one or four. Photo by bill keay / Vancouver twitter.0–9 3014 or 3014 RKCB A mnemonic for the original (Roman) response structure to the Roman Key Card Blackwood convention. Photo by Ian Smith / Vancouver Sun Jâ First speeder pulled over during morning rush of first day opening of Golden Ears Bridge in Maple Ridge, B.C. This was the official opening of the Golden Ears Bridge linking Langley, B.C. Jâ Thousands of people took advantage of the only chance to walk across the new Golden Ears Bridge. The bridge was finally opened to vehicle traffic on June 16, 2009, two days after the public pedestrian event.
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It is the West Coast’s first electronically tolled bridge that will have toll sensors and digital cameras to track vehicles. The one-kilometre bridge, which opens to vehicles tonight at midnight, will link Langley and Surrey to Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. ribbon-cutting ceremony, a pregnant woman went into labour and was rushed to hospital by paramedics. It was a historic moment, with break-dancing, yoga, and singing and dancing to “The Twist,” while children played hopscotch on the first and only day the entire bridge was open to pedestrians. By the afternoon, officials stopped people from entering the gridlock for 40 minutes, for safety reasons.

“TransLink officials expected about 30,000 people to show up. Here’s a snippet from a 2009 story by then Province reporter Carmen Chai: More than 40,000 people came out for the opening-day event. Its final cost was just over $800 million, well over the initial budget of $600 million.īefore the bridge finally opened to vehicle traffic in June 2009, a public event was held to mark the bridge’s grand opening, giving residents throughout the region a rare chance to walk across the brand-new span.

The span was initially scheduled to be completed in 2007 however, the date was pushed back to 2008, before again being delayed to 2009. Photo by Arlen Redekop / PROVINCE APâ Construction continues on the Golden Ears Bridge over the Fraser River in April 2008. APâ Construction continues on the Golden Ears Bridge over the Fraser River in April 2008. The name refers to the twin peaks of Mount Blanshard that serve as a backdrop to the bridge. In the end, Golden Ears was selected, winning 40 per cent of the votes. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Some of the suggestions included Princess Diana Bridge, FraserLink Bridge, Blue Heron Bridge, Summit View Crossing and Kanaka Crossing. When the bridge was first proposed, a question was put to the public about what to name the span. 13, 2006 â Other photo renderings show the bridgeâs six lanes and pedestrian walkways for the soon-to-be-built Golden Ears Bridge. The TransLink board gave final approval for the structure in December 2005. 7, 2005 â This is an artistâs rendering of what the six-lane Golden Ears Bridge connecting Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows with Langley and Surrey would look like. Looking into the archives, there’s no shortage of stories and photos covering the Golden Ears Bridge from its conception throughout 2004, to its delayed opening in 2009. The next issue of Sunrise presented by Vancouver Sun will soon be in your inbox. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.
