W. VANCOUVER

Tempers flare
over race plans

WEST VANCOUVER’S eighth annual Khatsahtano 15K
Road Race will be going ahead as scheduled Nov. 16, but
some runners are less than pleased with the arrangements,

Permission was granted recently
by West Vancouver Council, but
not without considerable —hot-
tempered debate.

Founding organizer David
Wong, supported by several run-
ners, protested proposed route
changes and a change in starting
time from 8:15 a.m. to 7:50 a.m.

‘It is amazing to me that
anyone would want to dabble with
a successful event,’ submitted one
North Shore runner,

Ald. Diana Hutchinson inform-
ed Wong that staff had already
agreed to permit the use of last
year’s Marine Drive route, even
though a couple of the railway
crossings could conflict with train
schedules.

The earlier starting time at
Horseshoe Bay was selected to
avoid conflict with the bus sched-
ule and to allow members of West
Vancouver Presbyterian Church to
get to service on time.

“But if our race is five minutes
late, the bus will be at our back
«it will really cramp our styte,’”
Wong argued.

By MAUR

Contrunating Writer

“S's not just one bus we have to
worry about, The issue is whether
you can start the race on time,”
Hutchinson returned.

Wong charged that the disizict
had earlier banned the race and
had not helped him put his sub-
mission through.

Wong submitted a report and
recommendations concerning the
race last February.

Municipal staff asked him to
address problems of traffic control
and safety, supplying more infor-
mation either in writing or in a
meeting. Staff did not hear from
Wong, and Wong did not come to
the Oct. 9 discussion meeting at-
tended by representatives from
engineering, parks, recreation,
local police and West Van Transit.

“Tr feel we have bent over
backwards to assist in this race. It
we can improve on it next year,
let’s get together earlier,’ sug-
gested Hutchinson.

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