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Tuesday, April 22, 2014 X Volume 27 No. 46
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WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE THING ABOUT WESTSYDE?
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COLTON CIULKA, GRADE 12 “It’s spelled with a ‘Y.’ That’s definitely my favourite thing.”
SHANNON KIP, GRADE 12 “It has got to be the office, the staff. They’re very welcoming and nice.”
EMILY ASKIN, GRADE 12 “The people — my friends and stuff.”
KIERAN HABERSTOCK, GRADE 12 “To be shallow, I don’t have to walk far from my house to get here. The teachers are nice — they’re not mean like other schools I’ve heard of.”
By Adam Williams STAFF REPORTER
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T’S WHERE DR. NADINE CARON developed her love of science. It’s where Dylan Armstrong dominated on the football field and spent his hours away from track and field practice. It’s where Gordon Gore took thousands of photos and inspired hundreds of students in the classroom. To the students who have walked through its doors since it opened in 1973, Westsyde secondary has been more than a school, said principal Sean Lamoureux — it has been a community. On Friday, May 2, the school will celebrate that history and community on the anniversary of Westsyde’s 40th year, as it inducts the 2014 Westsyde Wall of Fame class, recognizing the achievements of Armstrong, Caron and Gore. Caron and Gore have confirmed their attendance for
and done wonderful things — the event, while Armstrong is this is where they came from. hoping to be able to attend. “You guys can basically go “We got chatting about on and do the same kinds of some different ideas and one things.” of them was a wall of fame,” The wall has already vice-principal Chris Preymak caught the eye of a few said. Westsyde students. He and Lamoureux were Preymak said teachers the driving force behind the have already had anniversary asking celebration, ‘Westsyde grads students how they can get which will include a have gone on themselves on the wall. luncheon for and done The 2014 more than 100 Westsyde Wall of former staff wonderful things.’ Fame class, the members, the first to grace the — WSS VP hall of fame Whunda-blue induction cerChris Preymak space just outside emony and an the secondary open house. school’s main office, is cerThe open house will allow tainly one to look up to with former teachers to visit their Caron, Armstrong and Gore old classrooms while students gracing its surface. are learning. All three have made sig“Most importantly, from nificant contributions to their both our standpoints, we fields and to their communiwanted to be able to sort of ties — both criteria examined hold them up as role models by the panel of teachers and for the present day students,” Westsyde alumni that selected Preymak said. “Basically, to let them know the class. X See WHUNDA-FUL A11 Westsyde grads have gone on
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Commission does not want merger By Andrea Klassen STAFF REPORTER
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The Kamloops Heritage Commission will make a plea to keep the arts out of its business when city council meets next week. Commission chairman Andrew Yarmie said the group will make a presentation to council at its April 29 meeting, explaining the value of the heritage commission’s work and why it is resisting a city plan to merge arts and heritage advisory groups into a single cultural commission. “We believe we have enough to do as a heritage commission and there’s enough going on without taking on the mandate of another commission,” he said. Council was scheduled to vote on merging the two committees at its April 8 meeting, but agreed to delay the decision at the heritage group’s request. The parks, recreation and cultural-services department has touted the merger as a solution to member recruitment and quorum issues that have plagued both groups and believes the new committee would attract more members because of its broader mandate. But, Yarmie said, people who sit on the heritage commission don’t do so because of their passion for art, noting the group is already tackling projects that will require many volunteer hours. The commission is hoping it can keep the former Christian Hostel building on West Victoria Street from being sold to a private developer. “We’re trying to find some other non-profit organizations to take it over and then do some fundraising to restore it and make it viable for arts groups,” Yarmie said. “It has some very big rooms in it that could be used for studios or theatre groups. Or it could be converted back into an international hostel if it was cleaned up and everything.” The former federal building used to house the Canadian Mental Health Association’s overnight shelter programs, but that arrangement ended when the association opened Emerald Centre nearby. Yarmie said that the building has significant heritage value and is a rare example of a wooden building from the turn of the 20th century.
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