Along the Fraser Where, why nobody is paid to work. p6
Man in hospital after RCMP taser. p15
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Stoked, dude Jesse Holland is ready for the annual Shred, Share, Stoked skateboard competition to raise funds for charity, at the Greg Moore Youth Centre, Dec. 15. See p39.
Two members of Maple Ridge council have already announced their plans to run for mayor, even though the election is a year away. Ernie Daykin has said he wants a third term as mayor, while Michael Morden also wants the top job, though he refuses to criticize the incumbent. “I’m frustrated sitting on council,” Morden said Morden Tuesday. “I hear a lot of things from the public about what they’re not happy about and want changed.” See Mayors, p10
Feds outlaw cyberbullying Mother of Amanda Todd praises clampdown, says it could have helped by Ne i l Co r b e t t staff reporter
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Cyberbullies are the target of new legislation announced by the federal government on Wednesday, and prominent in the discussion in Ottawa was the case of Amanda Todd. The teen took her own life in
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October 2012, at the age of 15, leaving behind a video message on Youtube explaining how she was tormented by her peers online. Todd had transferred between high schools in Maple Ridge and Port Coquitlam during her ordeal. Carol Todd, her mother, was in Ottawa for the announcement and said she was “really pleased” with the new law. “It’s about time some legislation came into place. To have it be federal, instead of just provincial, is huge.” The changes to Canada’s Crimi-
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nal Code will ban the nonconsensual distribution of intimate images, empower the courts to order the removal of intimate images from the Internet, Carol Todd and permit the court to seize the computer, cellphone or electronic device used. It sets
out a maximum jail term of five years. The new law will supersede a patchwork of provincial laws aimed at online harassment. Amanda was the target of blackmail attempts for two years, by a person who had a screenshot of her after she had been convinced to show her breasts. When she refused to provide more images, the extortionist sent the picture to hundreds of her social media contacts, including family, friends, teachers and students. See Todd, p10
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