Marijuana battle reignites in Maple Ridge

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Whonnockians lined the seats at City hall Monday afternoon at a committee of the whole meeting, where two local environmentalists presented a detailed report regarding the 40,000 square foot medical marijuana facility under construction in Whonnock.
Klaus and Betty von Hardenberg, who are a part of an organization known as the Thornhill Aquifer Protection Study (TAPS), posed a number of questions to council regarding the contentious greenhouse facility.
The most pressing of these questions: “how could this have happened, and why?”
The greenhouse in question, owned by Tantalus Labs, has been a lightning rod of controversy, since it was revealed to be a medical marijuana growing operation, and not a sylviculture facility, as Dan Sutton of Tantalus Labs initially indicated to residents.
Opposition to the facility reached a boiling point in March, as Tantalus Labs hosted a public information meeting at the Whonnock Lake Centre, which...

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