Fundraiser to get Whonnock elder indoor bathroom, running water

Fundraiser to get Whonnock elder indoor bathroom, running water

A fundraiser is underway for a new home for a Whonnock elder living in a dilapidated trailer by the train tracks along the Fraser River in Maple Ridge. Florence Thomas has no vision in her right eye and she is three quarters deaf in her left ear, and she has been living in the old trailer on the property since her house was torn down in 2009. The 82-year-old rents an outdoor portable toilet for $158 per month and does not have running water, mea…