About Maple Ridge's Albion

What an exciting end to the Summer with Disney Channel's (Family Channel in Canada) filiming a new Debby Ryan movie, Shrinking Violet here in Maple Ridge, British Columbia.  Thats the working title and the name of the children's novel it is based on, but do not be surprised if you see the title Radio Rebel used when it goes to air.  Debby Ryan is a 'Tween sensation following in the early footsteps of such stars as Brittney Spiers, Selena Gomes & Miley Cyrus.  Ask your tweens, they will all know her from her new series Jessie and from her years on Suite Life of Zach and Cody.  The movie filmed mostly in Maple Ridge at a local highschool and up on Thornhill Heights, in the real estate neighborhood of Albion.

Lions Gate Films, well known for so many theatrical releases including the now playing Conan the Barbarian remake and the upcoming 'tween' blockbuster The Hunger Games is filiming their new comedy Gay Dude in the Albion real estate neighbourhood of Maple Ridge.

Gay Dude stars some very well known actors including the star of TV sitcom Parks & Recreation actor Nick Offerman playing Parks and Recreation Director Ron Swanson.  Dakota Johnson, daughter of Don Johnson & Mellanie Griffith, who had a role in The Social Network, Dreama Walker who played Clint Eastwood's grand daughter in Grand Torino and my favourite Nicholas Braun who is known for Sky High & Princess Protection Program.

The film was being shot on the street and in a home in Thornhill Heights here in Albion, the shooting here featured Nick Braun both days and we got to see a lot of him and Dakota.  Nick Offerman was also spotted yesterday.  Braun was a real down to earth guy, he was shooting basketball with the local kids on our hoop and took lots of time to introduce himself to all the neighbours, shake hands and sign autographs for all the kids.

This highschool comedy is about two guys who make a pact to lose their virginity before prom but find their friendship tested when one of them comes out of the closest.

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Last week, in the afternoon, we were paid a visit by a family of Black Bears.  I had heard that there was a mother with three cubs wandering around but they had eluded my site until now.  What a cute family they make, I have seen 2 cubs many a time but three!  The runt of the litter is not even black, he is very much brown as the video shows, so much so that I would mistake him for a Brown Bear cub. 

Brown Bears are much more aggressive and dangerous to humans then the Black Bear, more along the lines of the Grizzly Bear.  Black Bears are not an unusual site in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley real estate areas of British Columbia and the Albion / Thornhill neighborhoods of Maple Ridge are no exception but a Brown Bear would be a shocker in these parts.

These bears appear healthy and well fed and should pose no threat to humans unless you go out of your way to provoke or corner the animals.  I can not say the same for my nieghbors vegetable garden which the mamma was ravaging but better that then the garbage cans.  Enjoy the videos and feel free to click on the above link to search for homes for sale in Maple Ridge.

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