Sharon Keogh cycles to series’ top spot DEFENDING CHAMPION Sharon Keogh of North Van- couver leads the current standings for the women in the Canadian Tire Cup cycling series. The Canadian Tire Cup is a na- tional series of 12 cycling stage races. The race series features an aggregate purse of over $200,000. In addition, the overall final standings of the Canadian Tire ingwood, Ontario and the Festival International de Hull Aug. 4-5. Women's Canadian Tire Cup standings: 1. Sharon Keogh, Kuwahara, North Vancouver, 184 pts; 2. Sara Neil, Banff Designs, Vancouver, 180; 3. Edie Fisher, Banff Designs, Fredericton, 168; 4. Tanya Chyplyk, Westview, North Vancouver, 146; 5. Alison Sydor, North Vancouver, 120. 15 - Wednesday, July 25, 1990 - North Shore News ————— Gymnasts win Western third IT WAS a young B.C. women's team who came third in gymnastics at the Western Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg recently. Five of the six-member team were from the Flicka Gym- nastic Club in North Van- couver and finished with an overall total of 174.30. Alberta was well out in front with 182.90 followed by Manitoba with 177.70. Leah Augustine, 12, led the B.C. gymnasts by finishing in eighth place with an all-around score of 35.35. Paula G'Froerer, 14, was tenth with 35.15 and Angela Orange ninth with 35.30. Theresa Pehar, 12, and Lisa Nakano, 12, were 19th and 2Ist. Angela Orange, 12, did well in the individual apparatus placings with two fourth places on vault 9.30 and floor exer- cises with 9.10, and seventh on uneven bars with 9.00. Augustine has a fourth place finish on floor exercise with 9.30. British Columbia won the overall title with the men and women team scores combined and the province won the Western Canada Summer Games. This was the first Games for these gymnasis. Flavia Toma was the B.C. coach at the Games from Flicka Gym Club. Cup has a purse of $25,000, with $5,000 each going to the men’s and women’s overall winners. After the National Road Championships recently in Mont Joli, Quebec, the action is heating up as the series’ finale ap- Proaches. Keogh’s lead over second place Sara Neil of Vancouver is fading, as the gap narrows to four points from the previous 10-point lead. Only two events remain in the women’s series: the Blue Moun- tain Classic, July 28-29 in Coll- The Corporation of the City of North Vancouver vbeasgh SME Mae 6 NORTH VANCOUVER PARKS AND RECREATION STUDY A joint study being undertaken by the City and District of North Vancouver and the North Vancouver Recreation Commission recently completed an information collection process pertaining to existing physica! facilities and how parks and recreation services are delivered. Sjobiom leads Westwood series NORTH VANCOUVER’S Dave Sjoblom won his second con- secutive race in the Westwood series, putting him in the lead with a spread of 13 points. The North Vancouver motor cycle racer now leads the eight- race series, well ahead of Seattle’s Doug Renfrow. Sjoblom, sponsored in part by the North Shore News, qualified on the pole position with his RS 250 after a tough qualifying race where he battled with Yamaha rider Steve Hora. Racing in the Formula 2 class, Sjoblom was first into the corner and led the race by a strong margin. “I won by a large margin. | re- ally got my act together,’’ said Sjoblom. ' The Deep Cove resident credits mechanics Tim Lovell and Dave Tait with keeping his bike so fine-tuned that he did his fastest lap ever on the Westwood track, recording a time of 1.10. “I was really excited about trail that,’ Sjoblom said. He finished ~ trails sixth in the Superbike Open but ~ waterfront access adds that he was riding the + - natural park areas aril is Oto ieading in The leading indoor / outdoor facility improvements needed are: - trails / pathways points at the Calgary series held at ~ large passive parks / nature reserves the Race City Speedway Track, where he has won two Formula 2 - small neighbourhood parks / tot-lots - athletic fields / courts races. - small neighbourhood community centres The sixth race in the Westwood series takes place July 29. Respondents identified the need for more: - indoor/outdoor recreation opportunities for teenagers -- CANADAYOUR © - childminding services CAREIS SHOWING, 7 - performing arts opportunities 7. Growth of participation in sports has in some cases been dramatic, resulting in higher demand for a limited supply of fields. 8. There is much satisfaction with Recreation Commission services. Readers are cautioned that these findings reflect the raw data collected. Ongoing phases of the Study will include assessment and priorization of the data and the development of trend analysis. PRR G ROE ae RORT NE cae Phase Two of the Study wii address the individual planning needs of the City of North Vancouver. The planning process will lead to the creation of a Parks and Recreation Master Plan, and an update of the City's Official Commu- nity Plan with respect to parks, recreation and open space issues. Information on parks and recreation services and facilities was coilected by a survey of 2500 City and District households. This was complemented by numerous discussions with Community Groups and organizations concerned with North Vancouver public leisure. Significant findings of the survey revealed that: Aa Ra se say ute cy 1. Residents of North Vancouver have a high level of satisfaction with the amount, quality, type and maintenance of North Vancouver open space. The chief uses of public open space are: ~ walking / jogging - picnics / relaxing ~ play in playgrounds - cycling - walking the dog - informal outdoor sports (21%) - learning about the outdoors (16%) improved provision of public cpen space is the singie greatest area of need. Demand is greatest for: - unstructured types of space (76%) (45%) (33%) (30%) (27%) 4 i (39%) (34%) (25%) (20%) (19%) The Planning Study will attempt to address the future needs of the community, and will balance demands for services and facilities with available resources. Parks, Recreation and Open Space policies for the City will be prepared reflecting the information collected, current industry trends and the City's financing resources. Continued public involvement will be encouraged throughout the planning process. 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