Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Times June 13 2013

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Cadets open door to adulthood

Army regiment credited with giving a Garibaldi grad discipline and focus. by Roxanne Hooper

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A pair of army cadets lounged on a stretcher before being called to duty in a mock accident during the 71st annual ceremonial review for the 1838 Royal Westminster Regiment held in the Haney Sewing & Sound parking lot this weekend.

Eighteen-year-old Andrew Zucchetto is entering adulthood in a big way, having graduated from high school Friday night then wrapping up his cadet career with another ceremony last Sunday afternoon. The Grade 12 Garibaldi Secondary student is crystal clear on what his future holds now. In January, he will enlist in the military. His decisiveness, determination, and discipline demonstrates just how far he’s come in seven years, back when his parents, Susan and Lui, first enrolled the selfproclaimed “problem” into the 1838 Royal Westminster Zucchetto Regiment army cadets. Back then, he was having problems in school and issues at home, said Mom, describing him as a headstrong, opinionated boy. Now, his proud parents were in the audience for both his graduation and then at the 71st annual cadet ceremonial review held in the Haney Sewing & Sound parking lot on Sunday, to watch as their youngest child began on his road to adulthood.

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Traffic concerns

Longboarding crashes worry Mounties Road safety has become a hot topic in Maple Ridge. by Sylver McLaren smclaren@mrtimes.com

Last weekend a 12-year-old boy was flying down a hill, lying on his stomach on a longboard, when he collided with a car. Despite wearing a helmet, he is now on a ventilator and going in for another brain scan to check for any serious brain injury, according to Ridge Meadows RCMP Sgt. Dale Somerville.

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last month throughout Metro Vancouver. Somerville was referring to several other high-profile longboarding cases that have garnered media attention, including one in West Vancouver, one in North Vancouver, and another on the Sunshine Coast. They followed an accident in May in West Vancouver where a teen was taken to hospital in critical condition with massive head injuries. District of North Vancouver is considering banning all longboarding on all public streets. Right now Skyline Drive is

the only North be on the lookout. Vancouver road “We have had where there is an speeders on that road outright ban on long [McClure Drive] and we boarding. put up a reader board,” While some longsaid Somerville, addboarders use them to ing that they do not cruise around town, have an issue with the other riders speed 20-year-old who was down roads built for driving the car that was cars and trucks. The involved in the Maple Sgt. Dale Somerville only brakes available Ridge accident. Ridge Meadows RCMP to longboarders are “At this point we their feet, hands and have no issues with the ability to “slide” the board the way he was driving,” said perpendicular to the road to stop Somerville. •More online at www.mrtimes.com it on its edge. - with files from The Vancouver Sun Somerville warned drivers to

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“It’s kind of a wait-and-see situation at this point,” he said. This accident has spurred an interest in road safety in Maple Ridge. The police deal with any traffic-based issues on a case-bycase basis, said Somerville. “The [municipality] has been provided with all the data we have. There have been a lot of incidents in the Lower Mainland recently, but this is the first longboard incident in Maple Ridge,” he said. The consequences of rider error can be devastating, with several serious injuries in the

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