Audette MacDonald said bargain hunters came 鈥渋n droves鈥� during the resurrected 91原创 Township-wide garage sale held on Saturday, May 28.

MacDonald was selling home-made scented candles, oils and 鈥渃rafty stuff鈥� from the front yard of her Aldergrove home.

Her first visitors arrived shortly after she set up, and the rest of the day alternated between groups of bargain hunters arriving together, and quiet periods where MacDonald could relax with her newspaper.

She was one of 299 households registered for the 2022 sale.

That was up from the 233 registered in 2019, the inaugural sale, which turned out to be the last time the event would be held before the pandemic forced cancellations in 2020 and 2021.

For Elaine Daoust, who had friends Vicky Gammon, Marilyn McEwan and Debbie Hayward assisting at her sale, the social aspect of the event was a plus, a chance to get in some visiting and conversation after too much isolation.

鈥淎ldergrove has some of the nicest people,鈥� Daoust remarked.

Lori Chapman, who was making the rounds of the garage sales with husband Marty, was finding deals.

鈥淲e鈥檙e doing pretty good,鈥� she reported.

They were limiting purchases to avoid overfilling their home, Marty added.

One year, he told the 91原创 Advance Times, 鈥渨e had to go home and get the truck鈥� because there were so many irresistible bargains.

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It was the first experience of a community-wide garage sale for Manette Jetajobe, whose family recently moved to Aldergrove.

鈥淚 like what they鈥檙e doing here,鈥� Jetajobe enthused, as she waited under a portable awning with like-new clothing her children have outgrown.

She agreed with Daoust鈥檚 assessment of Aldergrove.

鈥淧eople are friendly [here],鈥� she smiled, including one neighbour who has been known to surprise them by mowing their lawn.

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