4-WNorth Shore News — Sunday, October 22, 2000

Katharine Hamer

News Reporter
khamer@nsnews.con

TWO sports groups
looking for a recreation
facility to call home on
the North Shore will
have to wait a little
longer.

The North Shore Inline
Hockey Association (NSHHL)
and North Shore Indoor
Bowls Association (NSIBA)
are among those seeking to
move into vacant North Shore
Recreation Commission facili-
ties.

But the ree commission is
currently unable to meet the
clubs’ ‘specialized flooring
tequirements. “AJ} our venues
are multi-purpose,” said Tom
Walker, community services
coordinator, for the North

- Vancouver Recreation

Commission. “We're not say-

there’s no chance of being

ible to provide for that activity

but at the moment we can’t
accommodate them.”

. In April 1999, public curl-
ing moved ftom the Lonsdale
rink to the North Shore
Winter Club. Flicka
- Gymnastics Club took over the
rink space, leaving their old
home, Memorial Gym, free.

The inline hockey players

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lempleion

rts facil

had hoped to create a dry floor
indoor arena space at. the
Lonsdale or Karen Magnussen
rec centre.

Meanwhile the bowlers —
most of whom are part of lawn
bowling clubs during the sum-
mer — wanted to lay down a
permanent carpet on
Memorial Gym's hardwood
floor.

“In the winter, outdoors,
it’s inclement weather,” said
NSIBA spokesman Pete
Moffatt, “and many people
can’t bow! well. With the heav-
iness of wet turf, you have to
heave to get the ball to roll.
People are able to continue to
bow! indoors even if they hive
arthritis.” The 162 members
of the NSIBA have been trying
since August to secure a space.
Their season is already under
way, but there’s aowhere on
tae Norsh. Shore te play. The
group did try using a portable
carpet at Memorial gym —
but it proved to be ill-fitting.

A report produced by rec
commission staff indicates that
hardwood flooring is standard
for_ most indoor recreational
activities.. Only one “very
mild” seniors &tness- class at
West Vancouver rec centre was
taught on a carpeted floor.

However Moffatt said his
group hoped to have a pilot

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NEWS photo Mike Wakefield

PETE Moffatt (right) and George Blaker of the North
Shore indoor Bow!s Association: looking for a home.

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