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Interest shown in industrial lands Solid offers in on former Albion ferry site By Phi l M elnyc h u k pmelnychuk@mapleridgemnews.com
After years of the doldrums and disinterest, some pieces of Maple Ridge’s industrial inventory are being picked up and the district’s dream of growing its tax base is starting to unfold. After languishing unused for years, the former Albion ferry terminal at 23850 River Rd. is now drawing interest, said realtor Bill Hobbs. The property has been vacant and surrounded by chain link fence since 2009, when TransLink cancelled the Albion ferry and opened the Golden Ears Bridge. TransLink has been trying to sell it since, despite pleas from the District of Maple Ridge to maintain the property for public riverfront access.
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Scott Lamb, Quest Hansen and Joshua Tokaryk, with the Youth Futures Day Camp paint fish by storm drains along 124th Avenue by 224th Street on Wednesday.
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