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Better children make better adults
School District 42's preliminary operating budget calls for a reduction of 11.7 elementary and 9.2 secondary school teachers.
Public invited to comment on river park
Anyone who wants a little time by the river can soon go to the Wharf Street Park by the Fraser River in Hammond.
Chafer beetles spread quickly
"Two-thirds of my front lawn and part of the boulevard has been hit with the chafer beetle. Spring is coming and I will want to re-seed but I don't know what to do with the part that has not been affected. Should I dig up the rest of my lawn or just re-seed the lawn that has been infected? The raccoons that were digging up my lawn have seemed to stop going any further."
It's easy to support the bees
Q: If mason bees come out so early, what do they feed on? There is not too much out in my garden in February and I don't see how I could support the bees.
Mason bees get earlier start on spring
"I would like to know if there is an evergreen ivy. I wanted it in a pot on my deck to offer privacy."
Renos spark unity
It started with a squishy toilet – but now a Hammond couple is planning to lift their home, dig out the basement, and retrofit their home to make it as energy efficient as possible.
Hammond Neighbours rally for run
Hammond, an area located south of the Lougheed Highway, is one of Maple Ridge's oldest neighbourhoods.
MP's defence built on cheap shots
Randy Kamp resorted to cheap shots in his defence of Bill C-38, the Environmental Destruction Act [Changes focus on protection, June 14 Letters, TIMES].
