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Theresa McManus
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New Westminster is taking a look at a new site for a skate park in Queen’s Park. On Monday, city council received a staff report recommending the former Arenex site as the location of the new skate park, which is replacing the skate park that had been located at Mercer Stadium but had to be demolished to make way for the new high school. At Monday night’s council meeting, a number of community members and skateboarders supported the plan, but several Vagabond Players’ supporters expressed concern about the impacts the skate park would have on their productions if it’s located next to the Bernie Legge Theatre. “I encourage you to value what you I encourage you have created and don’t put it at risk,” to value what Coughlan said you have created Liam about the theatre. and don’t put it “The skate park is going to last for at risk. generations. Don’t be pennywise and pound foolish. Give the skate park users an uncompromised site and also allow Vagabond Players to flourish.” New West resident Jeremy Heynen is opposed to locating the skate park next to the theatre as he’s not convinced the proposed noise-mitigation measures will adequately address the noise. He noted that more than 1,000 people had signed two petitions opposing the plan. Vagabond Players, which is considered to be the longest-running community theatre group in B.C., has performances at the Bernie Legge Theatre in October, December, February, April and June, as well as summer theatre in August.While matinees take place on weekends, its evening shows run from Wednesday or Thursday through Saturday. Sapperton resident Wes Kinna doesn’t think the skate park and theatre uses are incompatible, noting the skateboarders won’t be using that facility during the majority of the Vagabond productions. Continued on page 6
Cayley Dobie and Theresa McManus
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HANG TIME: Kyle Carragher of the Shasta Trampoline Club gets some big air during double-mini competition at the B.C. gymnastics championships held last week at the Port Coquitlam Rec Centre. Carragher soared to the top of the podium in senior men’s trampoline and senior men’s double-mini trampoline. Also at the top of the podium was Shasta’s own Sam Smith, who placed first in senior women’s trampoline. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER
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New Westminster will pay tribute to the Humboldt Broncos at a community event Thursday evening. On April 6, a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior A hockey team collided with a tractor-trailer in rural Saskatchewan. Fifteen people died and a dozen survivors remain in hospital. Tonight (Thursday, April 12), New Westminster residents are invited to take part in an event to remember those who died.The event is happening at Queen’s Park Arena from 7 to 8 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome. “Being that New Westminster is a fantastic community, I want the Humboldt community to know that we support them; we want to send love their way and to know that they’re not alone,” said Mary Lalji, one of the event’s organizers. Representatives from different sports associations and clubs will be in attendance to share a few words about their sport and athletic experiences “to show the love and support of New Westminster’s community to all that have been affected by this tragic event,” notes a press release. Continued on page 6
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