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Malcolm Coulter, 6, and his mother, Tammy Jones, with his new talking bear, given to him by the Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Branch 263. Malcolm was diagnosed with a brain tumor on April 26. His teddy bear plays tapes that discuss relaxation and breathing techniques that will help him through his chemotherapy sessions. See story, p12.
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The cost of renting pool time in Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge is on the rise, and the Haney Neptunes Aquatic Club is asking Maple Ridge council why. Antony Cowie, president of the summer swim club, said staff justify increases by using comparisons with the rental rates of pools in neighbouring municipalities. He questioned whether staff is “comparing apples to apples.” He said the Neptunes are the fourth largest summer swim club in B.C., but its facilities aren’t accommodating the team. “We were not able to host the regional championships in our home pool last year,” said Cowie, noting the event had to be taken to Abbotsford’s outdoor Centennial Pool.
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Pitt dike trail gone to the dogs Off-leash dog attacks, injures three lambs by Ne i l Co r b e t t staff reporter
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Angel Appleton wants the parks department to reconsider making a portion of the dikes off-leash areas to dogs after three of her lambs were attacked.
A woman whose three lambs were attacked and injured by a dog says Pitt Meadows council should reconsider making the Alouette and Pitt river dikes an off-leash area. Angel Appleton has first-hand
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experience with an irresponsible dog owner, and said at least one neighbour has had similar problems, Appleton lives on the Alouette River/Pitt River Dike, and it borders her property on two sides. “I watch the dogs come down the dike, swim across the ravine and into my yard, with the owners just continuing to walk and not care, or frantically yell at their dogs and have no control to get them back.” Her property is fenced and gated, and it keeps in her great Dane, but
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a dog crawled under the gate and attacked her livestock. The dog owner said she lost track of her pet for about 10 minutes, and when she found it, it was laying next to an injured lamb. The lamb was unable to get up, or bear any weight on its leg. In total, three young sheep were bitten. “My other lamb had a bite on his face and puncture wound on his front leg, and the other lamb a puncture wound on her leg and is unable to walk,” said Appleton.
“This woman did not apologize, almost made it seem like it was no fault of hers, and that my gate should be lower so dogs can’t get under.” Appleton said it must be the responsibility of dog owners to ensure their animals are not going onto private property and being a nuisance, or a menace to other animals. Not only has she been upset by the injuring of her animals, Appleton is also financially out of pocket. See Off-leash, p5
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