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Destination – fun: Thousands of people enjoyed Sapperton Day 2010, which featured vendors, bouncy castles, a rock climbing wall and much more. The June 13 event saw thousands of pedestrians on East Columbia Street between Sherbrooke and Braid streets. The street was closed to vehicular traffic, with the exception of the train that took folks from one end of the party to the other.
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City bans bunny sales The City of New Westminster is trying to do its part to stop the proliferation of abandoned bunnies. On Monday, council gave three readings to a bylaw that would prohibit the sale of rabbits in pet stores. The intent of the bylaw is to lessen regional concerns relating to domesticated rabbits being released into nature parks and other areas. Keith Coueffin, the city’s manager of licensing and integrated services, said other municipalities have asked New Westminster to support the initiative because of concerns about rabbits being released. “It was particularly noted as a very large problem in ◗Rabbits Page 5
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New all-weather field will be built BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com
Local athletes will have a second artificial turf to use in the fall of 2011. On Monday, city council directed staff to start planning for the development of a second artificial turf field. The project has a $2.18 million budget. The City of New Westminster had applied for a federal grant to assist with funding a new artificial turf field, but that funding wasn’t approved. If it had been approved, the city had planned to convert the Queen’s Park South field to an artificial turf field plus baseball and softball facilities. “That was an ideal situation,” said Coun. Lorrie Williams. “Since we can’t do that, we will pick another venue. We haven’t settled on it.” Coun. Jonathan Cote said the four main locations being considered are Terry Hughes, Hume and Queen’s parks, as well as the gravel field near Canada Games Pool.
Cote said the city’s parks and recreation August 2011 and the project will hopefully be master plan identified a shortage of artificial completed by September 2011. turf fields and recommended that an extra four Cote said the city had hoped to be able or five fields be built. to build a sports complex at the high school “There is justification to move ahead,” he site, but it doesn’t appear there is going to be said. “Since we are so tight for enough space at that location to space in New Westminster, these accommodate several fields. Staff type of fields are able to accomrecommended the city proceed modate so much more than the “There is with a new artificial field at a difregular grass fields.” location. justification to ferent A staff report states that con“The main purpose of the consultation with field user groups move ahead.” sultation will be to find the right will begin in September, as will location that will serve the needs technical analysis at the preferred JONATHAN COTE of the people who are going to use sites. The proposed timeline indi- city councillor it,” he said. “There are pros and cates that council will approve the cons with each one.” project in December 2010, with Royal City Youth Soccer has detailed design and construction repeatedly urged the City of New tenders to follow. Westminster to create another all-weather field “If you are building an artificial field, you in New Westminster. The city’s only existhave to test the soil, you have to do all sorts ing artificial turf field is located at Mercer of things,” Williams said. “Parking is another Stadium. issue. There will always be cars.” Royal City Youth Soccer has received a Construction will start between April and $300,000 grant for field improvements.
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