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.
A 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 .
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