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some aspects of tougher drunk driving rules enacted in 2010 have been declared invalid, but those who were fined in the meantime still must pay, a judge says. see page a16
Almost $35K raised for victim’s family Andy Tran left behind wife and two young children
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american pro Laura van gilder won the women’s criterium race thursday night at the giro di burnaby.
Americans sweep Giro races Women’s winner 47 and still racing strong Grant Granger
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American Laura Van Gilder had every reason to treat herself to a mint-flavoured ice cream after winning the Giro di Burnaby women’s race in The Heights on Thursday. After all, many of the 47-yearold’s competitors were in diapers, or not even born, when she began
racing bicycles 21 years ago. But she had used her experience and competitiveness to beat them all on a sunny summer’s evening, and a treat was in order. Van Gilder crossed the finish line of the 30-lap, 37-km criterium about 20 feet ahead of Loren Rowney, exchanging final positions with the Australian from the Gastown race the night before. At 23, Rowney is less than half Van Gilder’s age, and at six-feet is 11 inches taller. “I love the thrill of the
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competition. I still have the nervous competitive spirit that drives me. I don’t see retirement in my future,” said Van Gilder, who claimed a firstplace prize of $1,200. “I don’t think about my age when I’m racing, I think about [the other competitors]. I’m going to fight them tooth and nail.” Ken Hanson of Santa Barbara, Calif., duplicated his Gastown victory at the Giro to take home $2,000 in the men’s race. Van Gilder figures she has won
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about 380 road and cyclo-cross races, give or take one or two. Although she wasn’t a competitive athlete in high school or university she caught the cycling bug at the age of 26 when she began mountain biking with a friend. He told her she might have the right stuff to become a good cyclist. Boy, was he right. She took to it quickly riding in 75 races her first season.
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The community has donated almost $35,000 to help the young family of a Burnaby murder victim, says SUCCESS, the social service agency that helped establish the trust fund. Huong (Andy) Tran owned Royal Oak Sushi House in South Burnaby where he and employee Chinh (Vivian) Diem Huynh were shot to death on May 27. The prime suspect in the homicides and the attempted murder of his former landlord is former security guard Angus Mitchell, who had both the restaurant and Huynh on a lengthy hit list before he was killed in a shootout with police in Maple Ridge on May 30. Tran, who was the sole breadwinner of his family, left behind his wife, Yuzhe Zhong, and two sons, two and five. His family contacted SUCCESS shortly after his death seeking assistance. Donations were accepted at five SUCCESS service centres as well as financial institutions. Please see suCCess, a4