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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EWS Ghote Wika Waketiela 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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