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Aldergrove equestrian Hawley Bennet-Awad has earned a spot competing in the 2012 Olympics in London. “It’s still just a little overwhelming,” she told the Langley Advance on Thursday afternoon. The 33-year-old was part of a four-person team that won silver in eventing, a sport that includes three tests (dressage riding, cross-country jumping, and show jumping), at the World Equestrian Games in Lexington, KY. Each test done by the rider and horse is scored individually, but added together for the final team result. “It was a huge, huge win for Canada,” Bennett-Awad said. “We were like the underdogs.” Canada was not expected to do well. The team members themselves were just hoping to get at least fifth place. Bennett-Awad and teammates Kyle Carter, Selena O’Hanlon, and Stephanie Rhodes-Bosch came second after Great Britain, but ahead of New Zealand. The finish qualifies Canada’s team for the Canadian Eventing competition for 2012. Bennett-Awad has had an Olympic dream since childhood, when she entered a Langley contest to be a torchbearer for the 1988 Olympics, which were in Calgary. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, she carried the torch in Richmond. She competed in the 2004 Summer Games in Athens, calling it a “learning experience.” “It was one of the best experiences of my life,” Bennett-Awad said. Now she’s earned the right to compete in the London Games. At this point, the four riders plan to compete.
field, since in 2005, the BC Liberals’ answer so SkyTrain wouldn’t be feasible. to South of the Fraser public transit was Light rail to the community is not off rapid buses. the table with Campbell’s announcement, Green spoke with others after Campbell’s according to City Mayor Peter Fassbender. announcement, and it appears that “There’s no option that is off the line is part of plans for the next the table yet,” said Fassbender, 30-40 years. who chairs the TransLink by Heather Colpitts “I just think it’s totally and comMayors’ Council. hcolpitts@langleyadvance.com pletely unrealistic,” Green said, notNo matter which type of rail Premier Gordon Campbell’s ing high costs. comes to Langley, it won’t be announcement of SkyTrain comThe line would have to anytime soon. ing to Langley has both local be 17 kilometres long. At “Whether it’s SkyTrain or atmayors questioning the provincurrent prices, that would grade rail, I don’t think we’re cial government. be about $2.5 billion, but there yet,” he commented. As part of his speech at the TransLink is having trouble Key will be finding a method Union of B.C. Municipalities finding $1.4 billion for the that’s affordable, he added. Rick Green (UBCM) meeting last week, Evergreen Line and funds to Fassbender said that the Langley Township mayor Campbell said the province is keep current services going. announcement is at least going to cost out the next phase “It just doesn’t make any acknowledgement of the growing of the B.C. capital vision that fundamental sense whatsoever,” needs of South of the Fraser communities includes exending the line from Green noted. and the need for public transit expansion. Peter Fassbender Surrey to Langley. He’s still on board with light rail Campbell also announced rapid buses to Langley City mayor “It was a new revelation,” to the community, noting that is connect Langley to Chilliwack, something Township Mayor Rick Green told the Langley estimated to cost about $500 million. Fassbender said is important to residents. Advance. Green said Langley doesn’t have the densHe noted that many commuters live and He said it seems to have come out of left ity of its urbanized neighbours to the west, work between the three communities.