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Group's fight saved Chinatown
Task force marks 30 years since freeway plan killed
Kerry Williamson, Calgary Herald
Published: Thursday, November 09, 2006
They met in a crowded church basement 33 years ago to fight a plan that would steal their neighbourhood away from them.
Three years later, they won a battle few thought they would achieve, a small minority taking on the might of City Hall to stop a freeway.
And now, 30 years after their success, members of the Chinatown Development Task Force -- a group credited with saving the now-vibrant downtown community -- will finally celebrate their victory.
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