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Former New Westminster Hyack linebacker Vivie Bojilov, right, will be relied heavily upon by the UBC Thunderbirds in the upcoming season. See Page 13
Advisory railway panel in the works Grant Granger
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The city is looking at establishing a railway community advisory panel (CAP), but its terms of reference don’t impress a Quayside resident who has battled the railways over noise for several years. On Monday, city council will consider a staff report recommending the establishment of the panel. It would meet quarterly and include a representative of each of the railway companies, two from the city, one from emergency and up to three residents. It would be co-chaired by the mayor, or someone he appoints, and a railway company rep. “This committee has the potential to improve communications between the City and the Railways. It also has the potential to assist in resolving community concerns. However, it should be noted the CAP will not replace or usurp community complaints filed with the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA),” said the report.
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Doug Ripley is playing on Canada’s goal ball team at the 2012 Paralympics in London.
Paralympics for Ripley, believe it or not Mario Bartel
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When Doug Ripley strides into London’s Copper Box arena with his teammates on Canada’s national goalball team, he won’t be able to make out individual faces in the crowd of 5,000 spectators. But he will feel their energy. “I look forward to getting that rush,”4x1.25_book_drive_ad_final.pdf says Ripley, a New Westminster massage therapist who
has juvenile macular degeneration that means he’s unable to make out details in his central vision. Ripley left Thursday to compete in the 2012 Paralympic Games. He’s come a long way since 2003, when he and a buddy booked a gym in Vancouver and invited their friends for casual pick-up games of the team sport designed for blind athletes. had never 1Ripley 12-03-05 1:20let PMhis own visual impairment slow his athletic pursuits.
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