"If you can hit the house owners hard in the pocket every time, they are much more vigilant about who is renting from them, " says Darryl Plecas, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University College of the Fraser Valley.

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If all this talk of Abbotsford, Maple Ridge and the wider Fraser Valley has you salivating to meet the people behind the food on your Vancouver table, you are in luck.

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Seasonal produce from the lush Fraser Valley farming region, which starts 60km east of the city, is a highlight of the market, from crisp autumnal apples to orange-hued winter squash.

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Ex-master of the Ashford Valley Hunt Brian Fraser, 63, had earlier been cleared of the attempted murder of his former lover Louise Leggatt.

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Brian Fraser, 63, who was master of the Ashford Valley Hunt, initially told police he had been at home with his wife when Louise Leggatt was shot.

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Poetically named the Valley of the Giants, this area contains some of the largest trees on Fraser Island.

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