Wednesday, June 5, 1991 - North Shore News - 49

THE EFFORTS of a
three-year marathon of
community organization
and fundraising was realized
this spring with the opening
of the new track and field
tacility at West Vancouver
Secondary School.

By Elizabeti. Collings
News Reporter

Described as a high-quality
practice track, the all-weather
track consists of six lanes for the
100- and 110-metre events and five
lanes for the 400-metre event.

‘It's super for junior develop-
mental meets,’" says Don Fletcher,
former Hillside principal and
chairman of the West Vancouver
community track and field fund-
raising committee.

The track cannot be used for
mects sanctioned by the B.C.
Athletics Association because it
does sot have cight lanes and the
radius of the track is too fight.

But the track will be used for
mos North Shore higa school and
elementary school track and field
mects, replacing the dilapidated
Handsworth track where meets
have traditionally been held.

The field facilities include a
high-jump fan on the eastern side
of the track; West Van’s lower
field has two long jumps, pole
vault and shot-put pads and a
cage for harnmer and discus.

Funding for the $285,000 facili-
ty was raised by the committee,
which lobbied for donations from
government and service clubs and
held fundraising events such as a
Hot Air Concert.

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WHEELCHAIR ATHLETE Roberto Molina takes to the track during the opening ceremonies of the track and field facility at West Van-
couver Secondary School.

West Vancouver School District effort isn't over quite yet. petitive athletes as well as
45 provided $95,000; West Van- Fletcher said an additional wheelchair athletcs.
couver District contributed a $15,060 is needed to pay for the According to Dawn Copping,

$50,000 grant: and the provinical turf atready lining the track's in- the NorWesters Track and Field
government's GO B.C. program ner circumference, an equipment Club president, NorWesters

contributed $95,000. shed and a better curb for the in- athletes will use the new Cacilir,

The remaining $45,000 came — side of the track. for training; they had previously
primarily from private donations The track is intended to be a been forced to use a variety of
and service clubs. community facili available to | Lower Mainland facili

But the committee’s fundraising recreational joggers and = com- — of a lack of a proper local facility.

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