i Hee ee a arc a meee eT me ae a : -. f) t at u : iy 4 | : Daan 2 ae SRR _ Skateboarders’ delight — — ~a new half-pipe! The. Parks and Recreation Department is the proud owner of a brand new, $4,250 "Rad Ramp" fibreglass skateboarding ramp. City council approved the purchase Monday night. Some city residents may have already seen the 1/2 pipe ‘ramp in the arena parking lot, and may have been curious as to its purpose. Skateboarders swoosh across the flat surface, up one end, back across the flat surface, up the . other end, back across the flat surface... and they throw in a few original moves while they’re at it. Recreation Committee chairman Rick King says the idea to pur- chase the 1/2 pipe was originally introduced by Danny Sheridan during last spring’s budget deliber- ations. It made the cut. In the final draft of the 1991 budget, $5,000 was set aside for the eventual purchase of a 1/2 pipe. Sheridan, though, says there’s a bit more to _it than that. He says skateboarding youngsters went to recreation superintendent Steve Scott first to talk about building a concrete or wood ramp, Concrete was out because it couldn’t been moved, and wood was rejected because of the amount of work in obtaining donated wood and building the ramp. It was only a couple of weeks ago, says Sheridan, that Scott found a 1/2 pipe distributor in LaCombe, Alberta. Alderman Ruth Hallock said prior to the vote that she wasn’t really convinced that the city needed a 1/2 pipe at first, but said she had visited the site to see the kids in action and, "Danny Sheri- dan was absolutely right." She said the kids she saw were having a great time. Asked why the 1/2 pipe was in the arena parking lot before the purchase was approved by council, King said the salesman simply left it so the kids could try it out. We asked council as a whole if the purchase didn’t stray a bit from their usual stand of "user pay" and "it might set a precedent". The basic drift of their answer: A 1/2 pipe is considered playground equipment. It’s for kids... They can’t pay. But other youth groups pay their own way. "They’re or- ganized by adults." There is a positive side to the purchase of the 1/2 pipe, though. 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Sher- idan estimates there are about 100 skateboarders in town. One group who may benefit the most is the Sundance Skateboard Team. This group got together about a month and a half ago and didn’t do well in their first competition in Prince Rupert. But now they have a place to train. Members of the Sundance team are Shawn Goodwin, Jeff Martin, Nate Sabine, Kevin Carl- | son and Aydan Sheridan. Skydivers on their own f The Pacific Northwest Skydiving Club would like to continue using the Woodcock airstrip near Cedar- vale and have asked the Kitimat- Stikine Regional District for a little help. The help they're getting, though, may be a little different - than they expected. In a letter to the regional district, club secretary Laura MacGregor states that they have been using the Woodcock airstrip since 1970 but were unable to renew their lease with Transport Canada this year because Public Works Canada has the airstrip up for sale. "We have come to understand that the regional district is in favour of maintaining Woodcock as an air- strip," writes MacGregor. "Your support is heartily appreciated." Terrace Review — Wednesday, July 3, 1991 BS | ms a \ RAD RAMP, at a cost of $4,250, is now the property of the Parks and Recreation Department for the free use of skateboarding youngsters in the area. The regional district, though, has no interest in owning Woodcock. Public Works Canada has written several letters trying to spark «a little interest in the sale but the regional board refuses to be swayed. Now they think’ the skydiving club should think about buying it for themselves. "It’s better in private hands,” says direc- tor Pete Weeber. 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