MAY 5, 1999

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News
named
B.C.'s best

Kevin Gillies
News Reporter

THE North Shore
News and its founder
were honoured with
two of Canadian
journalism’s finest
awards last weekend.

News publisher Peter Speck
was recognized by the Canadian
Community Newspaper
Association when he was present-
ed with the Silver Quill Award on
Saturday at Vancouver's Coast
Plaza Suite
Horel.

“It was en-
tirely unexpect-
ed,” Speck said
afterward. “It's
an honour.”

Speck
received the
award as part of Bg
the B.C. and f
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Community Peter Speck
Newspaper wins Silver
Association's Quill Award.
(BC YCNA)
annual convention. He was pre-
sented with with the Silver Quill
plaque and lapel pin by Pavid
Black, who owns Black Press Ltd.
and 53 B.

“The Silver Quill recognizes
25 vears of comm tro the
industry community
newspaper industry,” said Robert
MacKenzie, a spokesman for the

. “He's recognized as one of
s highest honours.”
er Qual is generally
reserved for newspaper owners,
publishers or editors, he said.

“The recognition by mv peers
was greatly appreciated,” Speck
said.

To complement its publisher's
award, the North Shore News
was recognized by the BCYCNA
as the best community newspaper
in B.C. and the Yukon with 4
circulation of over 25,000.

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NORTH Shore business groups
are happy with a weekend
announcement that Lions Gate
Bridge closures will be fewer
than originally expected.

It took six vears after a government report
identified the Lions Gare Bridge’s ailing health,
but this weekend a contract was officially award-
ed to rehabilitate the aged landmark and vital

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GYMNASTIC tot Cassidy Hendricks makes a bridge with her torso during a class last week. Budding Flicka gymnasts such as
Hendricks take part in tumbling classes to work on their balance and coordination.

Lions Gate costs more;
traffic impact mitigated

transportation link.

On Saturday at Park Royal shopping centre
Transportation and Highways Minister Harry
Lali announced that a consortium of American
Bridge Canada Ltd. and West Vancouver's
Surespan General Contractors Corp. will replace
the bridge deck with a wider deck, which will
accommodate three wider car Janes and wider
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The News originally reported the contract
decision in March. The job is expected to take
eight months.

Ie will require $20.9 million more than the
$78.9 million anticipated by the provincial gov-
ernment, but the bridge close 40 or fewer
nights instead of the expected 150. Lali said a
large part of the increased cost — to be paid from
other, under-budget projects — is because of the
reduction in night closures.

John Dovte of the B.C. Transportation
Finance Authority said 30 closures wasn’t out of

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