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Hundreds attend candidates meeting Carol Aun MISSION RECORD
About 560 Mission residents packed the Clarke Theatre Tuesday night to listen to mayoral candidates discuss marijuana grow-ops in homes, flooding, taxes, business development, and public safety. Before they took the stage, candidates for council each had a minute to introduce themselves to the audience. Profiles on each candidate are available at missioncityrecord.com The questions posed to the mayoral candidates came from the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board and the Mission Regional Chamber of Commerce, which organized the all-candidates meeting. Randy Hawes accused the current council of taking a passive approach to dealing with marijuana grow operations in the community. Mission has put out a welcome sign to anyone wanting to grow marijuana, he said. When asked what Mission should do to give potential homebuyers reliable information about any legal or illegal drug activity related to the house, Hawes said he believes houses with illegal grow ops should have their occu-
pancy permits removed and reinstated only when the building has been remediated. Incumbent mayor Ted Adlem said homeowners, insurers, bankers, and realtors should also take on liability, and noted the district does not know where legal grows under Health Canada are located unless they are inadvertently revealed. Wendy Bales encouraged potential buyers to have a home inspected. “There are obvious problems like mould and electrical,” she said. Bales also added the federal government is making changes to its medical marijuana program and it is too soon to make judgements on what should be done. Bales criticized the district for not working with other communities up and down the Fraser River to address potential flooding problems. “We really need to consider our neighbours up stream and down stream,” said Bales, who is currently serving as a director on the Fraser Valley Regional District board. Adlem responded, “Our staff already know where the problems are with diking. The issue is CONTINUED ON 3
Allen Pattison purchases a poppy from Henry Devos, a 22-year member of the Royal Canadian Legion, at the Junction Mall this past weekend. Remembrance Day ceremonies take place at the Clarke Theatre in Mission on Tuesday. See page 16 for more information. BOB FRIESEN PHOTO
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