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World lacrosse in Vancouver

Where do you find the Indians m this tacrosse did.” szys Lamstead.

world’s best
players?

Wel, night now you'd
have a dificult ume ectting
the correct amswer to tha!
queshon.

In the United States
people would ims: that
you'd find them there. In
Australia you'd be told the
top players are from “down
under” and bere m Canada
Canadians wouid msrsi chai
were really the best m the
world.

This surmmer those nanhons
will all get a chance to prove

The Nations In i980, the
first World Box Lacrosse
by Vancouver and Victoria
July 10 to 17. Teams from
the United States, Austrzha.
Canada East and Canada
West will compete agains! a
team of North Amencan

lacrosse

“Super Senes.~
And peopie who feel tha!
apy team will be either a
push-over or an easy winner
will be m for a surprise when
the Nations In 198D ss played
thes July. All the teams have
strong credentials. When the
final game s played m the
Coltseum July 17 any two af

five teams could win it,” says
Ed Linstead. Chairman of
the Nabons In 1980.

“1 expect the Americans
will be especially strong. In
the US. field lacrosse 1s the
traditional game but they ve
been adapting to box.
Theyll be packing players
from across the country and
they're itching to do what
the Olympic hockey team

The Amencans were the
World Faciad Lacrosse
Chammons unl Canada
upset them m 1978 The
Nanons In 1980 gives them a
chance to regam them iosi
prestige.

In Austrrezka the mdoor
vermon of Lacrosse = cal-
ching op faster than Foster's
Ale and o should be a strong
team that comes bere thos
SasmEer

Dave Evans, a poahender
with the Western Lacrosse
Association's Wancouver
Burrards was m Adelaide,

Austraha recenthy and
brought back glowing
reports abdoanl the
Austrahans.

Minimum wage too low

VICTORIA -- Karen
Sanford. MLA Como:, NDP
Labour crc has rared
unportanl gucstions m the
lepisiature on the present
low level of the BC
minum wage.

The B.C. minmmum wage
bas not mereased since June
1. 1976 when ut was pegged

at $3.00 per bour Every
other province has increased
they rate since then.
Sanford pointed out that a
recemt iwnvestigaton of the

provinaal tabour mumisiry
found thal as a percentage of

average hourly carnings BC
has effecuvely the lowest
minimum wage rate in the

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“The government's
response to tbe recent
United Way Report on the
tnadequacy of = socral
assistance aod our flow
minamum wage rates make
clear us lack of concern for

those im lower income

brackets in the province.”
Sanford sax.

Special junior
basketball program

The B.C. Amateur

teen zone teams will be
selected at developmental}
camps during the next three
weeks. The eight boys teams
and eight girls teams will
meei m a tournament to be
held on the weekend of May

24-25, in either Burnaby or
Victoria.

Provincial coaches Ken
Shields and Darlene Currie
will be in attendance in
hopes of finding talent
capable of making the
Provincial Junior Teams.
The junior teams will
practice and compete this
summer with a view towards
preparing for the 1981
Canada Games.

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play.” says Evans.

The Canachan teams won't
embarrass the hame crowd.

The Canada East team will
be the leapue teader m the
Ontano Lacrosse
Associahon as of Jone 71.
Canada Wes: will be the
Western Lacrosse
Associsnan'’s first place
team ai the same time.

The senes begins Jnly 10
with a game im Victoria and
one on the maimtand. The
senes will concinde with the
chammonsizp game m the
Cobseam July 17.

Seymour Golf & Country Club
still has a few memberships
available in
Men’s Full Play category.

For information please phone:

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