i109, Oe forced to stop their learning for the summer? Gur

Canskate parents were recently polled regarding their desire for

Summer 1ce@ and over *#

ar them expressed interest in a summer

proaram —- this f1i9ure was higher than our most aptimistic

expectations. Answers to these questions are required. Answers da

; exist - with summer facilities, our children will have the
Opportunities so sought after.

Gur lang-term goal is a skating school. A program which

could be at least provincial in scope, if nat national. Such a

program would, of course, include access ta the facilities for

other FoCo ice users. In the long term, community benefits would

ACCIMUE, including financial benefits to local businesses = and
Bo services by the influx of people to the area. Both the club and
community could benefit.
Figure skating has undergone various changes and cycles in
recent history. its popularity rises and falls based, in part,
: on available disposable income as well as the sport’s current
panularity., Performance and publicity om a national arid

international scale greatly influence the number of participants. oe ae

Fopularity in Fort Coquitlam has grown tremendously in 1987 over | eg

1986. Our numbers now reach close to two hundred skaters ~ close

to the highest figures ever seen, During our previous peaks in

the 1970*s, many more options were available for our skaters . a

during the spring and summer. This is not the case today. Even
mor’ important today is the need to keep the cnildren within our _ ae
cwn cammunity. With the increased number of dual working

| families and transportation casts, we must facilitate and improve

access to the local arena tor both children and their parents. — | ee

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