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CoalHarbourParkisin CoalHarbour,Captain CookParkisnamed afterCaptainCookand RiverviewParkisnear theriver.There'sasimple explanationforallthose Therearesomewithsome funfacts,though,like StanleyPark.It'snamed afterthesameguywhogave hisnametotheStanleyCup (hewasanEnglishEarl andGovernorGeneralof Canadaforaspell) Andthere'sGardenPark Itdoesn'thaveanynotable gardeninit(butthat'sok!) becauseit'snamedafterone ofthecity'sformermayors, JamesGarden.It'snotlike CaptainCookParkhasa captainoracookthere. Thentherearetheparks withunusualnames.For example,EbisuPark,named afteraJapanesegod.Itgot itsnameasanhonourto theJapanesecommunity inMarpole.Herearesome others 1.ChoklitPark Yes,that'saphoneticspelling ofchocolate,thesnack/ essentialfood(dependingon whoyouask) Theparkwascreatedin1970 attheintersectionofSpruce StreetandWest7thAvenue Whileit'sallresidentialnow, theareahadbeenamore industrialneighbourhood andPurdysChocolateswas basedthere. Theyhadanawkward entrance,soco-owner CharlesFlavellemadeadeal withthecitytoreworkit Inexchange,thecompany createdaparkanditwas dubbedChoklitParkafter thecompany'sproduct. AccordingtoFlavelle,the oddspellingcamefromone ofthe"gangoffivehippies"
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5thingsyou(probably)didn't knowaboutlocalparknames
In2004thecityrenamedit toitscurrentname,CRAB ParkatPortside,tohonour thegroup'sefforts Theportauthoritystillhas authorityovertheland, thoughtheparkismanaged bythecity'sparksboard, whichhasimpactedhow issuesattheparkhavebeen handledinthepast 4.BobolinkPark Thisoneisrelatedto thestrangenamingof Vancouver'sstreetsthat happenedasdevelopments tookoffpost-WorldWar2 Inthe1950sacityplanner decidedabunchofstreets nearVancouvergolfcourses shouldbenamedafter othergolfcoursesnotnear Vancouver.Inthiscase, itwasBobO'LinkGolf CourseinHighlandPark, Illinois. Whilemostwhodoknow thisnamesayit'snotnamed afterthebobolink(abird thatrarelyshowsupinB.C andneverinVancouver), there'sanargumentitis. It'snotentirelyclearwhere theHighlandParkcourse gotitsname,butitslogo isabobolink,andother golfcourseswiththesame namepointtothebirdasthe source 5.PortalPark Beforeyougetexcited, there'snohiddenportalto someamazingplacehere. Butthereis(inasense)a hiddenportalhere.It'sjust notleadingtoanamazing place. Theparkisbuiltabovea traintunnel.Itwasbuiltin theearly1930sandCanadian PacificRailwayuseditto movefreighttrains.That's notathinganymore,but thetunnelstillexists.The SkyTrainusesitnow. ByBrendanKergin hehiredtobuildthepark, whosuggesteditwashowa childwouldspellchocolate. 2.TeaSwampPark Itmaysoundunpleasant, butitwasonceanaccurate descriptionofthearea. ThesmallparkatEast 15thAvenueandSophia Streetgotitsnamefromthe Labradorteaplantsthat oncelivedintheareaofthe park.Theplantgrowsin swampsinbogs. It'sgoodtonotethatthe Labradorteaisnotatrue teaandinfactthreespecies ofRhododendron.While commonlyusedinafew differentwaysbyIndigenous groups,includingasherbal tea,theplantscanbetoxic andexcessiveconsumptionis notrecommended 3.CRABParkat
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Portside Thisonehastwounusual partstoit.It'scapitalized andit's"at"aplace. In1987itwasbuiltand calledPortsideParkafter agroupcalledCreate ARealAvailableBeach advocatedforabeachnear theDowntownEastsidein theearly80s Theyhadgonesofaras tosetupanencampment onthelandtheythought couldberepurposed(which wasownedbythefederal government).Itwasan unusedstretchofwaterfront beingleasedbythe VancouverPortAuthority.
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Augustisn’ttypically thetimefor hockey.Thesun isshiningandthe onlyicemostpeopleare thinkingaboutisintheir lemonade Ifthereishockeybeing played,it’stypicallyathalf speed,asprofessionalsstart slowlytakingtotheicein preparationforSeptember’s trainingcamps. Somewillevenplaytheir half-speedpond-hockeyin frontoffans,likeVancouver CanuckswingerBrock BoeserinMinnesota’sDa BeautyLeague,which kickedoffthisweek
OverinEdmonton,Alberta, however,dozensofyoung hockeyplayersareskating milesatfullspeed The2022WorldJunior Championship,meanttobe playedlastDecemberand January,wascancelleddue toaCOVID-19outbreak. Thetournamentwas rescheduled,landingamajor internationaltournamentin theunlikeliestofmonths. TheCanuckshavethree prospectsatthetournament, ledbytheirtoppickinthe 2022NHLEntryDraft, JonathanLekkerimäkifor Sweden.Lekkerimäkihasn’t litthetournamentonfirebut he’salsotheyoungestplayer onhisteam.Lekkerimäki justturned18inJulyandis eligiblefortwomoreWorld Juniortournamentsafterthis one,soit’sunderstandable thathe’splayinginadepth roleonSweden’sfourthline, thoughhe’salsogettingtime onthesecondpowerplay unit.Thisisjusthisfirstshot attheWorldJuniorsandhe’ll getmoreopportunitiesin thefuture. FortheothertwoCanucks prospects,however,thisis theirlastchance.JoniJurmo andJacobTruscottareboth 20yearsold—normally, theywouldbetooold,but sincetheyjustturned20this year,they’reallowedinthe rescheduledtournament. It’sagreatsignforthe developmentofJurmo andTruscottthatthey’re ontheirrespectiveteams afterfailingtomeetthecut fortheoriginalDecember tournament.Jurmowasn’t eveninvitedtoFinland’s WorldJuniorcampin December,whileTruscott wasalatecutforTeamUSA. TruscottisplayingsecondpairingminutesforTeam USAateven-strength, thoughhedoesn’thave aroleoneithersideof specialteams.Whileother defencemenhaverackedup thepoints—notablyQuinn Hughes’slittlebrother, LukeHughes—Truscott hasbeenthecalm,stay-athometype,consistently makingsafe,simplepasses tokeepthepuckmovingin therightdirection.Since inconsistencywasoncea majorknockagainsthim, Truscott’ssteadydefensive performancehasbeen notable JurmoistheCanucks prospectgettingthemost notice,however,garnering praisefromTSN’sCraig ButtonandCherylPounder onthetelevisionbroadcast. Inathird-pairingrole, Jurmohasmadethemost ofhisminutes,usinghis exceptionalskatingtoescape forecheckers,getcleanzone exits,andslalomthrough opposingplayerstogainthe offensivezone. Beyondhispuck-rushing, Jurmohasbeenfantastic defensively,usinghis6’4” frametowinbattlesalong theboardsandboxout opposingforwardsinfrontof thenet.Foraprospectbilled asanoffensivedefenceman, Jurmo’ssoliddefensivegame hasbeenapleasantsurprise. JurmoandTruscott,both left-handedshots,have frequentlyplayedontheir off-sideinthistournament. TheCanucksbadlyneed right-handeddefencemenin theirprospectpool,soleft handeddefencemenversatile enoughtoplayontheright couldbumpthemselvesupa coupleoftiersinthesystem Itwouldbeniceifthe Canucks,whohavemissed theplayoff
sinsixofthelast sevenseasons,hadmore prospectsattheWorld Juniors,ofcourse.TheNew YorkRangershaveseven prospectsatthetournament, theMinnesotaWildhave eight,andtheDetroitRed Wingsleadthewaywith nineprospects.Butthe developmentofacouple oflowerdraftpicksisstill encouragingtosee. ByDanielWagner Passit toBulis CanucksprospectJoniJurmoisturningheadsattheWorldJuniors JA SO NF RA NS ON /T HE CA NA DI AN PR ES S MulberyPARC Carnival Call Terrie at 604.526.2248 for details and to RSVP. parcliving.ca/mulberry Come one,come all! Join us forour annual CarnivalatMulberry. Enjoymusic, games,animals, prizes,and of course adunk tank!$20 will provide unlimited play. All proceeds from the carnival will go towardsthe MulberryPARCChristmas hamper fund which benefits localseniors in need in Burnaby. Date &Time: Thursday, August 25, 1:00 -4:00 pm Location: MulberryPARC, 7230AcornAve,Burnaby
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