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Many years ago, grappling with post-partum depression, elizabeth smayda found healing when she found her faith. see page A8
Board seeks help from A-G Asks for monitoring of dealing with $2.8m deficit Grant Granger
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Brek Boughton, a cap’s Bicycles employee, is heading back up north to continue a journey he started in 2011, to reach the arctic ocean.
Brek returns to northern trek Cap’s employee to embark on resumption of his winter Arctic adventure on bicycle
said Boughton about resuming his frigid expedition. Last winter, the Cap’s Bicycles employee attempted to ride a bicycle in winter to the outpost in the Grant Granger Northwest Territories. It followed ggranger@newwestnewsleader.com on the heels of him cycling from His knees no longer creaking the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic and his toes free of frostbite, Brek in 2010. The Saskatchewan native Boughton will hop on his bike used to bike all winter when he and resume his winter trek to attended university in Saskatoon, so Tuktoyaktuk on the edge of the the idea of adding a third ocean to Beaufort Sea in the Arctic Ocean on his accomplishments, and proving Sunday. it could be done in the winter, “A little4x1.25_small_appliances_ad_final.pdf bit anxious, a little bit appealed him. 1 to 12-03-05 1:20 PM nervous about getting up there,” After leaving the Sapperton
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New Westminster’s school board is asking the provincial auditor-general to monitor how it deals with a $2.8 million deficit from the 201112 budget, and also with an additional $2.2 million deficit that is projected for the current school year. The request comes on the heels of a motion of nonconfidence in the board and senior staff for their fiscal management, from New Westminster secondary’s parent advisory council (PAC). The group also called for the auditor-general and the Ministry of Education to intervene. PAC chair Mary Ann McKenzie said she was pleasantly surprised by the board’s decision. “At least it’s something and not ‘we don’t need any help, let us handle this.’ ” said McKenzie. please see ‘WE’RE’, A3