Marie Bourgeois C.M. Golden Ears is the name of the summit that lies north of Pitt Meadows. The pilot reported an engine failure and turned back towards Pitt Meadows Airport, which could not be reached and a forced landing was carried out in a cranberry field, 400 metres (1,300 ft) west of the airport. The movie 3000 Miles to Graceland was filmed at a saw mill on Bonson Rd. Indoors, Outdoors and Online ... see what we've got planned for Culture Days (Sept 25 - Oct 25). [21] The Mission Folk Music Festival Society will present the 27th and 28th editions of the Mission Folk Music Festival in 2014/2015. Executive Director of La Maison de la francophonie de Vancouver, is a Member of the Order of Canada (2004–2005). We have the best community for a reason! Despite recent additions to its non-agricultural economy, 86% of the Pitt Meadows landmass is located within the province's Agricultural Land Reserve. [2], Pitt Meadows is naturally isolated from the rest of the Lower Mainland by the Pitt River and the Fraser River. Our mission, vision, and core values are the key drivers to the strategic priorities and direction that the City of Pitt Meadows strives to deliver. [2], The announcement of the Letters Patent for Pitt Meadows, and Grant of Arms, Supporters, Flag and Badge was made on March 12, 2005, in Volume 139, page 688 of the Canada Gazette. Pitt Meadows is the natural place to live, work and invest. [4] The river, the lake and the settlement were apparently named for British prime minister William Pitt the Younger. This new shopping centre includes a Real Canadian Superstore, Jysk/Winners/Homesense, Michaels, SportChek, Tim Hortons, a Telus retailer, as well as Bell, EB Games, a Liquor Store, a Cineplex Odeon, and a La Vie En Rose. [2] Pitt Meadows is protected from flooding by 64 kilometres of dikes which provide a multi-use trail system alongside the farmland and marshes, and offer views of the mountains to the North. Major agricultural products include cranberry and blueberry farms, horticultural products, greenhouse crops (cut flowers and specialty peppers), grazing, dairy farming, and other farm activities. [2] To the north, Pitt Lake is the largest freshwater tidal lake in the world, connected by the Pitt River to the Fraser River, which is the southern boundary of Pitt Meadows. In 1974, Hans began his hobby of collecting and restoring stationary gasoline engines. Vancouver Has 'Sorriest Bus Stop, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pitt_Meadows&oldid=969037107, Pages using infobox settlement with possible area code list, Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz area identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.