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Campaign costs, contributors on file GOLF TOURNAMENT You don’t have to be a big spender to win an election, and you don’t have to spend other people’s money either. Coun. Cheryl Ashlie proved that in November’s municipal election, earning her a second term on Maple Ridge council, spending $5,179 to do so. “I just feel you can do an election for less than what I think some of the people think you have to spend on it,� Ashlie said Wednesday after Tweeting her campaign expenses. All but $500 of that came from her own wallet, with her brother chipping in $300 and a friend adding $200. But Ashlie doesn’t like even taking those small amounts from family and friends. “I don’t feel good about taking money from people in any aspect of my life. It’s never been comfortable for me.� Councillors have until
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“They phoned and made an offer. I guess the comment was, they were appreciative of the direction the downtown was taking.â€? Dan Sek Contractors, of Port Coquitlam, also donated $1,500 to Daykin’s successful run for a second term. But Daykin’s not familiar with the company. That cheque came in the mail. “I don’t know who they are or what they like about me.â€? He maintains the contributions don’t affect how he votes, as he’s said previously. “Whether people give me their money or don’t give me their money, has no bearing on how I view things.â€? Ashlie holds the same view of her colleagues. “I’ve never seen any of them, in any way shape or form, ever be inuenced, other than by their own judgment on things.â€? Though he’s yet to ďŹ le his statement, Coun. Mike Morden also ďŹ gures he spent about $11,000, about $6,000 of which came from his own pocket, with the rest from contributions.
He has a few developers on his list of donors and says they play no role in his decisions. He’s also willing to see new legislation that would limit donations from corporations, as well as labour organizations, pointing out the latter donates millions in Greater Vancouver elections. He pointed out that some potential corporate donors told him they’d no longer contribute because of the publicity it generates. Next on the list of spenders was Coun. Corisa Bell, who spent $9,072. Her largest donor was Wilf McIntyre, who chipped in $1,800. McIntyre, an NDP member, worked with Bell on the anti-HST campaign. Bell released her ďŹ gures during the campaign and said other candidates should announce their contributors, as well. NDP MLA Michael Sather also helped with Bell’s campaign by chipping in $150. Coun. Judy Dueck spent $4,522 on her campaign and raised $4,400 in contributions.
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Builders Forum Date: Thursday March 8, 2012 Time: 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Place: Fraser Room, Maple Ridge Public Library 22470 Dewdney Trunk Road, Maple Ridge, BC The District of Maple Ridge Building Department is hosting a Builders Forum. All Maple Ridge area builders, contractors, designers and developers are invited to attend. Due to limited seating please register on or before 4:00 pm Friday March 2, 2012. Participation will be on a ďŹ rst come, ďŹ rst serve basis.
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March 19 to ďŹ le disclosure forms, showing who helped in their campaigns during last Nov. 19’s election. However, all but two of the present councillors have already ďŹ led those statements at Maple Ridge district hall. So far, the top spender is Coun. Al Hogarth, with $11,289 in election expenses. When it comes to those who helped with those expenses, Hogarth’s top campaign contributors were Futurevest Investment Inc. of Port Coquitlam, which donated $1,000. Genstar Development in Burnaby also gave the same amount, while Avtar Grewal and Himmat Sekhon contributed $750. Spending the next highest amount was Mayor Ernie Daykin, re-elected for a second term. Daykin spent and raised $11,219, a drop from more than $30,000 in the 2008 election. His largest contributor was Narland Properties, owners of Haney Place Mall, which gave $3,000.
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