Pubdate: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 Source: Abbotsford News (CN BC) Copyright: 2010 Abbotsford News Contact: http://drugsense.org/url/BkAJKrUD Website: http://www.abbynews.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1155 Author: Vikki Hopes MOUNTIES PAY VISIT TO FELGER IN MISSION Marijuana advocate Tim Felger no sooner began getting ready to set up shop in Mission than the police came calling. Felger, who was evicted from his Da Kine store in Abbotsford in early April, was visited by Mission RCMP on Saturday morning after they received a report of the smell of marijuana in the 33000 block of North Railway Avenue. He said he was in the area with some "supporters" fixing up a space he hopes to turn into an office if he can obtain the required occupancy permits. "I'm in the process of starting an organization in Mission that will put people forward for city council," he said, including himself in the mix. Cpl. Raina Siou confirmed police attended the scene. "We did not locate where the smell (of marijuana) was originating from," she said, adding no arrests were made. Felger said RCMP were on site for three and a half hours, but Siou said they weren't there to keep an eye on Felger the entire time. She said a beat constable works the downtown core and has many issues to deal with, including traffic detail. "We have a lot of work down there," she said of the area, which consists primarily of businesses. Felger said that if the current location does not work out, there is another place he is eyeing across the street. "We'll have a front door with people able to come and see me whenever I'm ready," he said. Meanwhile, he still plans to battle his former landlord, Dan Banov, in court over the $53,000 Banov says he is owed in back rent from Felger. Banov was successful in obtaining a court order to evict Felger from his former location at 33770 Essendene Ave. - --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D