Got Milk Plaque
Municipality/Province: Chilliwack, BC
Memorial number: 59006-027
Type: Plaque (on plinth)
Address: Market Way and Tamihi Way
Location: Garrison Crossing
GPS coordinates: Lat: 49.1049786 Long: -121.9649273
This plaque was dedicated on April 21, 2006, as part of the Garrison Crossing Legacy Walk.
Inscription found on memorial
GARRISON CROSSING
Got Milk?
The establishment of Camp Chilliwack in 1942 and the resulting
influx of soldiers brought a population explosion into the rural
farming community of Chilliwack. Many local businesses
welcomed the increased trade but had difficulty keeping up
with the demand. In May 1942, The Chilliwack Progress reported
that businesses noticed a considerable increase in local milk
sales due to the number of young soldiers stationed at Camp
Chilliwack. Supplied by the Fraser Valley Utility Plant, milk
saled out-paced beer and soda sales as soldiers consumed an
average of a quart of milk per day. An officer told a reporter
that "it isn't until you are over thirty years of age that you really
like your beer...the army likes its beer but it likes it milk even
more." The new Garrison Village retail and residential complex,
complete with town square and clock tower across the street
from where you are standing, opened in summer 2009 to
complement the Garrison Crossing community.
Avez-vous du lait?
En 1942, la création du Camp Chilliwack en 1942 et l'arrivée
des militaires ont provoqué une explosion démographique dans
la communauté agricole de Chilliwack. De nombreaux commerces
locaux accueillirent A bras ouvert cette nouvelle clientèle, tout
en éprouvant des difficultés à répondre à la demande. En mai
1942, le Chilliwack Progress signalait que les commerces avaient
constaté une hausse remarquable de ventes de lait à cause du
nombre de jeunes soldats stationnés au Camp Chilliwack. Le
lait, en provenance de la Fraser Valley Utility Plant, se vendait
allors en plus grande quantité que la bière et les boissons
gazeuses, car les soldats consommaient en moyenne une pinte
de lait par jour. Un officier a déclaré à un journaliste que «c'est
seulement quand on a plus de trente ans qu'on préfère la
bière...l'armée aime la bière, mais elle préfère le lait». En face
de l'endroit où vous vous trouvez, le nouveau complexe
commercial et résidentiel Garrison Village, doté d'un square
public et d'une tour d'horloge, a ouvert ses portes à l'été 2009,
pour desservir le quartier Garrison Crossing.
CANADA LANDS COMPANY
SOCIÉTÉ IMMOBILIÈRE DU CANADA
Street view
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