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(Top) Veterans, surrounded by RCMP officers, take two minutes of silence during the Remembrance Day ceremony in Memorial Peace Park; (bottom) a wreath by the cenotaph in Maple Ridge. See slideshow @ mapleridgenews.com.
In remembrance Master Cpl. Breanna Kennedy, with the 1838 Royal Westminster Army Cadets, stands amongst the wreaths laid by the cenotaph in Maple Ridge during the Remembrance Day ceremony Monday.
Council mum on derelict homes Coun. Ashlie takes silence as support for her views
by Phil M elnyc h u k staff reporter
Maple Ridge Ernie Daykin admits it’s difficult when one councillor calls for the cleanup of property managed by another councillor. “It puts all of us in an awkward spot,” Daykin said. Coun. Cheryl Ashlie asked at council last week if the district can speed up demolition of two derelict homes on St. Anne Avenue. The owner of three lots at the corner of the
St. Anne and 223rd Street wants to put up a condo, and Coun. Al Hogarth manages two of the houses and used to manage the third. Hogarth excused himself from those discussions. Ashlie didn’t mention Hogarth when she raised the topic. One of the homes, at 22309 St. Anne Ave., has been raided by police three times in the past year and a half, with six people arrested in June 2012 and drugs seized. That house will be restored as part of a heritage agreement with the district, but two others are slated to be torn down. Daykin suggested council should talk with the property owner, manager and architect and say, “Listen, this is a problem, deal with it. If that doesn’t happen, maybe
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something else has to be done. “I have challenges equally with the property owner,” Daykin said. But he disagreed that the three properties are setting a bad example for the district and there are several other old homes, such as two burnt-out hulks on Lougheed Highway and 222nd Street, that need to come down. Some homes recently have been demolished in Hammond, he pointed out. “We’re doing what we can do. We have this lovely thing called private property. But on the other hand, when it impacts your neighbourhood, I think you lose some of your rights. With ownership, there’s responsibility.”
Others giving to centennial celebrations By M on i sh a M ar ti n s staff reporter
Pitt Meadows secondary’s basketball program will be getting an injection of cash this year thanks to a donation from a city councillor. Coun. David Murray will be donating the seven-per-cent salary increase he received this year to the high school’s Grade 8 and senior teams. It will amount to $1,500, but he’s hoping to stretch the donation by working out a deal with a sporting goods store for new shoes or other equipment. See Donate, p5
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