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Horse races reined in Horsemen fear they can’t survive with just two dozen race dates slated at Fraser Downs this year compared to the 99 the track hosted in 2006
By Tyler Orton could always pay all their bills – although no one was getting When Sandra Roberts first rich. started working at Fraser Fraser Downs hosted 99 Downs 15 years ago, the harness racing community had an race days in 2006, according to financial reports from entirely different atmosphere. the Great Canadian Gaming “It used to be a very social place,” the longtime Cloverdale Corp., which operates the casino and racetrack. resident recalls. The number fell “Now you’re to 74 by 2011. doing the work And so far, just yourself and you “I won’t survive 26 race days have don’t really have been scheduled for the social time. (another year).” 2014. And there’s so “It’s impossible little money to be - Trainer/owner to make a living if made because of Sandra Roberts we’ve only got four the (fewer) race or three months days, that it’s sort of racing,” Roberts of like they’re told The Reporter, turning us against adding the track used to be each other,” says the Standardfull of young people tending bred owner and trainer. to the horses and cleaning the “Instead of being a big famstables. ily, we’ve become more comNow the horsemen can no petitive against each other.” longer afford to hire any help. Races used to take place “I won’t survive (another almost year-round between year), ” she said. TYLER ORTON PHOTO the tracks in Surrey and on See KEELING / Page 3 A horse and trainer out on the track last week at Fraser Downs, where so far just 26 live race days are slated for the 2014 calendar. Vancouver Island. Horsemen
Campaign mounts to replace tolls with licence plate fees
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By Monique Tamminga A man who commutes on the Port Mann Bridge regularly has started a petition, and believes he has come up with an alternative that could remove the “unfair” tolls. Gary Hee, who lives in Clayton Heights on the Langley/ Surrey border, is proposing a $40 fee to be applied to everyone’s licence plate fee, spreading out the cost of the bridge to all motorists in the region. “As local residents we bear most of the cost while other communities have bridges with no tolls,” said Hee. He points to how absurd it
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road. Hee said the licence fee has been floated before but hasn’t been looked at for a while. A controversial $75 car tax was nixed after massive public opposition more than 12 years ago. The provincial government has been asked to consider universal road tolling, but Premier Christy Clark has opposed that. Meantime, TransLink is again trying to figure out how to pay for all it is doing and the province is looking to create a referendum question on how to pay for road and transit improvements. To sign Hee’s petition, go to his website nobridgetollsinbc.com.
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