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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2018
2018 Awards
It’s time for readers to pick their favourites
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The rubberized surface of the South Delta Secondary track had fallen into such disrepair the school district ripped it up Monday.
Rubber meets the road
Running track at South Delta Secondary ripped up amid safety concerns SANDOR GYARMATI
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It was worn down, shabby and full of holes so, in the name of safety, it is no more. On Monday, the Delta School District removed the rubber track at South Delta Secondary, a surface that had been installed for the B.C. Summer Games way back in 1987 but in recent years clearly looked in disrepair. Delta parks and recreation director Ken Kuntz said the city received notification last Thursday from the school district that it would be ripping
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More than 30 years old, the track surface at SDSS was definitely showing its age. out the rubberized surface and painting lines on the asphalt underneath, but Delta is not
involved in the project. District maintenance staff will see which sections of asphalt
require refurbishing or a new surface installed, work that is expected to be completed by the end of the week so students can use the track again by May 1. Maintenance staff report the track had declined significantly and no further repairs to the synthetic surfacing were possible. Delta board of education chair Laura Dixon said replacing the track and upgrading the facility would be ideal, however, to ensure a safe track for the immediate future, the surfacing issue needed to be addressed. DISTRICT: see Page 3
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It’s time once again for Optimist readers to choose their favourites. Our annual Readers’ Choice Awards, which are celebrating their 21st year in 2018, launch with today’s edition of the Optimist. Readers will be able to vote for their favourite South Delta shops and services in over 80 categories, everything from auto repair to U-brew. Voters can fill out a hard copy of the ballot, which is on pages 12 and 13, and drop it off at the Optimist office in Ladner or Pharmasave in Tsawwassen. Or they can visit our website, www.deltaoptimist.com, and make their choices online. We’re also asking readers to tell us what keeps them coming back to their favourite businesses in Ladner and Tsawwassen. The winners will be announced in June and will be formally presented with their awards at a banquet.
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