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Tracked to Hoffman Park, removed, then killed By M o ni s ha M ar tin s mmartins@mapleridgenews.com
A bear was put down Tuesday after spending four days wandering streets in the centre of Pitt Meadows. The 110-kilogram bruin got hooked on tasty snacks of garbage and kept returning to the city centre for easy meals. Shawn Stevens was just heading out to walk his dogs when he heard a bunch of people yelling on 193A Avenue. He turned around and saw the bear right behind him, heading towards his carport. Scared by the shouts, the bear darted across Stevens’ yard and eventually strolled down a path between two streets. See Bear, 11
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Hand-outs Dasom Lim picks orchids to hand out to visitors at the Haney Farmer’s Market on Saturday.
Concerns over new park Neighbours irked by removal of tree buffer By Phil M elnyc h u k pmelnychuk@mapleridgenews.com
The intent is to divert a small rivulet with poor water quality into a larger stream, create a wetlands areas and build a trail to give people access to a mini rainforest park beside 227th Street in downtown Maple Ridge. But Nina Unger and Janet Na-
don don’t like the changes the work crews have brought in the past week. An excavator has bulldozed a path through the forest floor, ripping open the secluded area. Piles of dirt have been shoved down the bank of the brook that’s a water source for coyotes and deer, and a source of tranquility for those enjoying nature on their balconies. Unger and Nadon each have apartments on Royal Crescent that back on to the ravine.
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Neither likes the idea of opening up the wooded area, believing it will allow more crime and mischief. “It’s a little hidden gem here, because it’s been so quiet here,” says Unger. Outside her apartment, tall trees line the ravine and filter out the sun, noise and grime of urban life. Nadon says the only people now who know about the place are criminals who use it as a get away from the police.
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“We get the police down here a number of times with the dog. We can hear them partying at night.” And what happens to the coyotes, bears and deer if the stream disappears? “They’ve been there for years. That’s their stream,” Nadon said. The contractor started work on B.C. Day on the long weekend, which bothered Nadon. “He was pulling trees out all day. See Park, 10
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An excavator shoved piles of dirt down the bank of a brook near 227th Street.
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