Murrayville is a small community in the Township of Langley in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia , Canada .
13-629: Murrayville or Murraysville can refer to any of the following places: Canada [ edit ] Murrayville, British Columbia , a town within the Township of Langley. United States [ edit ] Murrayville, Illinois , a village in Morgan County Murrayville, Georgia , an unincorporated community in Hall County Murraysville, North Carolina ,
26-502: A 57-year-old female teacher in the school district. The school district gained some fame in 2001 with the re-release of The Langley Schools Music Project , a collection of children's chorus recordings made from 1976–77 by Canadian music teacher Hans Fenger in the Glenwood Elementary School gymnasium. The students from Glenwood , South Carvolth , Lochiel and Wix-Brown performed unique versions of pop hits by
39-499: A census-designated place Murraysville, Ohio , an unincorporated community Murraysville, West Virginia , an unincorporated community Australia [ edit ] Murrayville, Victoria , a town in the Rural City of Mildura Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Murrayville . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
52-712: A quarter section of land on each of the four corners of Yale Road and what now is 216th Street. This area became known as "Murrays corner" after Alexander Murray, who drowned in the Fraser River in January 1884 while attempting in vain to save a friend. Originally Murray was buried at the Fort Langley Cemetery but when the Odd Fellows Cemetery opened his family exhumed his body and relocated it so that he would be closer to home. In 1925,
65-636: Is currently being used by Holy Nativity Orthodox Church, and the Murrayville Community Hall which has been recently renovated inside to try to bring back some heritage aesthetic. The hall was originally donated by P.Y. Porter and is now used by area residents to hold many different types of functions. Served by School District 35 Langley , Murrayville has two elementary schools and one high school; James Hill Elementary School , Langley Fundamental Elementary School , and Langley Secondary School . The historic garage has been restored to home
78-402: Is home to the W.C. Blair Recreation Centre, which houses a wave pool with six 25m swimming lanes and a shallow children's area, as well as a sauna and hot tub . The building also contains a 1,100 sq ft (100 m ) Fitness Room, a 1,500 sq ft (140 m ) weight room, a meeting room, and a multi-purpose room. Among the historical buildings is an old church building that
91-595: The Langley Montessori Elementary School and Early Learning Centre. It also has a Christian elementary and secondary school: Credo Christian Elementary School and Credo Christian High School. 49°05′00″N 122°37′00″W / 49.08333°N 122.61667°W / 49.08333; -122.61667 School District 35 Langley School District 35 Langley is a school district in British Columbia . This includes
104-690: The district for the first time when a room was rented at the Billy Murray Hotel for 23 students. In 1909, the high school students were moved to the old cheese factory, and then to Belmont Superior School in 1911. The District's first permanent secondary school, Langley High School, was opened September, 1924. After 1948, the school was converted into Langley Central Elementary School, which continued to operate until it burned down in 1993. In December 2011, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superintendent Derek Cooke announced that charges of sexual interference and sexual assault had been laid against
117-434: The district that year. In 1906-7, the school district formed a single board of trustees to cover all schools, rather than boards of trustees for each individual school. That year, schools in the district included Belmont, Aldergrove, Glen Valley, South Aldergrove (Patricia), Langley Prairie, Port Kells, Lochiel, Beaver, Langley, Otter, Springbrook, Glencoe, Douglas, East Langley, and Glenwood. Grades 9 and 10 were taught in
130-552: The likes of The Beach Boys , David Bowie , and Paul McCartney . The recordings were quickly forgotten until Irwin Chusid , a DJ on the New Jersey radio station WFMU rediscovered them in 2000. He managed to get them released on Bar/None Records, and they immediately created an international buzz, making many end-of-the-year best album lists in 2001. VH-1 orchestrated a reunion of the students and their teacher in 2002, and aired
143-460: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Murrayville&oldid=700865630 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Murrayville, British Columbia In 1870, Paul Murray settled in this location and together with his sons owned
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#1732794045837156-786: The municipalities of Langley Township and Langley City . The district borders the Blaine School District in Washington . The Langley School District is one of the earliest school districts in British Columbia. It was established on April 30, 1871 prior to British Columbia becoming part of Canada. The first teacher appointed to the Langley School board by the Province of British Columbia was Mr. William W. Gibbs on June 21, 1872. There were 30 students in
169-541: The post office named it "Murrayville". The area between 216 street, 216a street, 48th ave and 48A avenue is one of the oldest subdivisions in Langley. Of the eight building lots in this subdivision there are still 6 heritage houses (built before 1930). Murrayville is the location of the Township of Langley Operations Centre, Royal Canadian Mounted Police offices, and the Langley school board office . The neighbourhood
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