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A couple that owns a pooland spa company say thegrowing homeless camp iscrippling their business.TROY [email protected]

Joanne Pinkney and Ben Testini may bein their 70s, but they’re not about to leta homeless encampment run them andtheir business off of Cliff Avenue.For more than two months, close to

100 homeless people have resided in amakeshift tent city along Cliff Avenue,just south of Lougheed Highway and nearMaple Ridge’s downtown core.The camp is situated right next to

Maple Ridge Pool and Spa Center, a busi-ness at 22191 Cliff Ave., that’s owned andoperated by Testini, 77, and Pinkney, 73.Instead of walking away from their

business – that has seen a more than 50per cent drop in sales since 2004 – theyare holding firm, and hosting a customerappreciation sale July 15 to 19.Pinkney blames the drop in business on

the crime and homelessness in the neigh-bourhood behind the Salvation ArmyCaring Place building.The couple bought the property on Cliff

Avenue in 1993 and the building in whichtheir business is located was built in ’96.They opened Catalina Pool & Spa (its

original incarnation) the next year, thensold the business in the fall of 2003.Around that time, the business was

generating roughly $1.2 million per yearin revenue, including $650,000 fromin-store sales, Pinkney estimated.According to Pinkney, when the “ten-

ant absconded, leaving us with monthsof uncollected rent,” she and Testinire-opened the pool and spa business thatthey established in the mid-1990s andsold to the previous tenant, and theirstruggles continue to today.

“I figure that we’re down about 50 percent of what we should be,” she added.Pinkney said she and Testini have little

choice but to forge on.“We have to,” Pinkney said. “We own

the building, we need a mortgage, so wehave to work. We’re working seven daysa week… and we’ve got one employeebesides ourselves to try and make thingsgo.”The issue of homelessness near the

Caring Place is nothing new to Testiniand Pinkney.In an April 22 letter addressed to Maple

Ridge Mayor Nicole Read, Pinkney wrote“for 13 years now, we have been writingletter after letter and making phone callsone after another making pleas to themayor’s office to do something to stopthe deterioration of our neighbourhood,which began with the construction of the

Salvation Army’s Caring Place.”In the letter, Pinkney wrote that if

you peer into the tents, “you might geta glimpse of the prostitution. And youmight have front row seats to the dailyfights and profanity.”The couple is unable to escape the cac-

ophony of sound often associated withthe camp, because they live above theirbusiness.“We live upstairs,” Pinkney told the

TIMES during an interview at the store.“Not only do we get the whammy here,we’ve got it upstairs too. Some nights it’spretty wicked.”They have witnessed fights, verbal as

well as physical, as well as open alcoholand drug use. “I seen a drug deal, no twoways about it,” Pinkney said, feeling “thebylaws and police turn a blind eye towhat’s going on outside.”

She keeps the door facing Cliff Avenuelocked at all times.So how does Pinkney see this ending?“I don’t know, maybe a lawsuit because

I feel that my rights and freedoms havebeen breached,” she said.“I feel that there’s double standards.

They [the local homeless] can do what-ever they please, here, without any inter-ruptions.”The situation is taking a toll on

Testini’s health.He’s suffering from severe stress and

often has trouble sleeping.“I’m telling you, I’m angry, very angry

over the whole situation,” Pinkney said.The couple are part of a growing num-

ber of residents putting pressure on theCity of Maple Ridge and provincial gov-ernment to take action.

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Before thousands of rubberducks can make their waydown the Alouette River atMaple Ridge Park during theannual Rotary Duck Race, ahost of volunteers and mem-bers from both local RotaryClubs, work diligently behindthe scenes to ensure everythingis in order for the ducks totake the plunge.One of these people is Irena

Shantz, wife of Papa Duck BobShantz.“It’s all for the good of the

community,” Irena said.“That’s what keeps us doing

it.”She’s quick to point out

though, it’s much more thanher and Bob making it happen.“It takes a lot of people to

put this together, and this yearwe’ve had more people comeforward and help, which hasbeen great.”Event planning starts before

Christmas, she noted.“Planning for the Duck Race

begins in late November,”Irena said. “It starts withsecuring a grand prize fromour friend Ian Speckman at

Maple Ridge Chrysler.”Actual race day planning

begins between March andApril with the obtaining of apartner sponsor.“This year, Manulife is our

entertainment sponsor,” shesaid. “There’s just so muchwork that goes into this event.I can’t even begin to tell youall the work that goes intomaking it all happen; it’s a bigproduction.”Other pre-planning includes

reserving the park – whichhappens in March – and liningup the day’s food options andentertainment in April.This year, she added, there

will be more happening at thepark than in previous years,throughout the course of this

year’s race day.In previous years, “we’ve

kind of catered to the youngerkids,” she explained. “Thisyear we’re catering more to allage groups. It’s going to be agreat day down at the park.”The day’s events kick off at

11 a.m. and run until 5 p.m.,with the actual duck racescheduled to take place at 1p.m.“Norden the Magician is

going to perform right after therace, and we’ve got entertain-ment all day; live bands andsolo performers.”Tickets are still available,

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A night timemovie andmarket in MapleRidge attracted750 people.ROXANNE [email protected]

Nine-year-old BrodyMaguire has seen TheLEGO Movie 17 times. It’sfair to say it’s one of hisfavourite shows “of alltimes.”But, he hasn’t always

seen it through to theend – in particular at anyoutdoor venue.Maybe it has something

to do with all thefresh air. But sleepalways seems towin out.Nevertheless, he

tried his best tostay awake duringthe inaugural Movie inthe Night festivities in hisnew hometown of MapleRidge last week.

But, as the sun set andthe movie started, Brody’seyelids grew heavier.And, about an hour intothe show, he lost thatbattle.He was in good com-

pany, though. Many

youngsters who came outwith their parents to theDowntown Maple RidgeBusiness ImprovementAssociation’s first-evermovie night in MemorialPeace Park fell asleeponce the film began.Brody’s family was

the lucky winner of TheTIMES Picnic in the Parkcontest, which meant theyreceived VIP seating forthe show – complete witha picnic blanket, coolerand cold beverages, chairsfor the adults, as wellas a full meal and somesnacks.The Movie in the Park

night and adjoining nightmarket on July 8 was thefirst of two such eventsplanned this summer by

the DMRBIA, andorganizer MichelleZazulak was elatedwith the results.“The event

was an absolutesuccess. This being afirst-time event, we reallycouldn’t be happier withhow it went,” she said,estimating at least 750people attended.On July 29, the market

will once again run from 6to 9 p.m., with the featurefilm – Shrek – to beginshortly after 9.

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Maple Ridge & pitt Meadows Times thursday, July 16, 2015 A7ENTERTAINMENT

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Four-year-old Chloe Wright of Maple Ridgeplayed with her grandfather Glenn whilewaiting for The LEGO Movie to start duringthe inaugural Movie in the Park on July 8.

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LettersDear Editor,Thank you again for

the wonderful nightout.We just moved [here

three months ago] andare finally starting tofeel more settled in. Sowe entered this [TIMES’Picnic in the Park] con-test for a nice familynight out of the house.We attempted an out-

door movie downtownlast summer.However, it was so

packed, even thoughwe got there early –and because you hadto be there so early– Brody fell asleepas soon as the moviebegan.We figured this was

a much more pleasantway to attempt an out-door show.People did give us

some strange looksabout the caution tape[which roped off theirVIP seating area – partof the prize]. I thinkthey must have thoughtwe did that ourselves,haha!Dinner from Hunger

Management was deli-cious!Garett [Cooper,

her boyfriend] hadthe prawn sandwich,Brody [Maguire, herson] stuck with his

typical chicken fingersand chips, and I hadthe chicken and onionsandwich.All of us had satisfied

stomachs and are look-

ing forward to findinghim at a market soon.The entertainment

was great as well! Goodmusic!The market was

small, but Brody got anew toy out of it froma new comic store thatis open, and I bought acouple beautiful neck-laces from one of thevendors.We lasted until about

10:30 p.m., when Brodywas falling asleep.His friend and his

mom joined us, as well.However, they wereable to make it throughthe whole movie.Once again, thank

you so much!It was a treat, to not

have to rush to find aspot after work and betotally taken care of!

Jessica Maguire,Maple Ridge

New residents grateful for outing

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Maple Ridge & pitt Meadows Times thursday, July 16, 2015 A9COMMUNITY FEEDBACK

Jessica Maguire,her boyfriend GarettCooper, and hernine-year-old sonBrody sat in acordoned off area atMemorial Peace Park,their space completewith chairs, a picnicblanket, a cooler withcold beverages, andpopcorn, as well asa full meal for eachprovided by HungerManagement foodtruck. They won TheTIMES Picnic in thePark contest.

last week, municipal and provincial officialswere told that kids in and around Cliff avenue’stent city struggle to sleep at night, as arearesidents applied pressure to the issue dealtwith. readers reacted...“Poor children they didn’t ask to live on the street. Wemust do something for this poor children.”

– Amm le

“Ok, here’s the solution: the mayor and social workersget together and either A. Find subsidized apartments,or B. Build another apartment and then do this – offerfree housing if they agree to a drug test, as well as theyoffer eight hours [of work] a day for a total of 40 a weekfor free housing… If they do not want to offer time toclean, maintain, or other jobs available within MapleRidge then they should move onto another town.”

– Diabetic Dabber

“Our great Mayor Nicole Read told the public that thecamp was to be dispersed last month, an… as far as Ican tell, it has tripled in size in the last month.”

– Jenny Dumont

“Loving that our mayor is actually out in the street doing.”– Wolf Bar

“For those saying to simply ‘evict’ the homeless people,give them an actual place to go and the problem will besolved – as the article stated that in the past this hasbeen done. By evicting the homeless we are not solvingthe problem of homelessness we are just moving it toanother area.”

– Kayla Levins

“Lol. How do you think they got here? That’s exactlywhat Van[couver] did during the Olympics. Packed themup and shipped them this way… are we just going tokeep moving them around to be someone else’s issue?”

– Luke Dickenson

“There is an easy way to solve this. Set up tent city infront of MLA’s homes and the premier’s home. Whypunish innocent, working people?”

– Derek Frigon

“Eviction date in advance and act on it accordingly…this has to end.”

– Barb Alexander

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Dear Editor,Bob D’Eith gives the

typical NDP solutionfor homeless – govern-ments need to just taxmore and give more.[Tent city a result ofcuts, July 9, TIMES].The problem keeps

coming back to onething: lack of affordablehousing.The City needs to

look at ways affordablehousing can be built.

Dan Banov,Maple Ridge

Put up moneyDear Editor,Bob D’Eith is missing

the NDP in the trium-virate of parties helisted as responsible forthe homeless situation.NDP leader Tom

Mulcair recentlyannounced a plan to“build stronger citiesand communities.”Given the party’s past

track record, is this intheir budget?

Cherryl Katnich,Maple Ridge

Dear Editor,Letter writer [and fed-

eral NDP candidate inthis riding] Bob D’Eithappears to believe thatthe Cliff Avenue tentcity, and homelessnessin general, are prob-lems that can be solvedby governments justspending more taxpay-ers’ money [Tent citya result of cuts, July 9Letter, TIMES].That, of course, is the

NDP solution to manycomplex problems.Although it is gen-

erally recognized thathousing is a provincialgovernment responsib-ility, Mr. D’Eith appearsto be unaware of thesignificant role that thefederal government hasplayed, and continuesto play, in affordablehousing.Frankly, I’m tired of

the NDP’s hackneyedattempts to perpetuatethe myth that they’rethe only party thatcares about people.It’s just not true.

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audience’s attention, including a reallyfierce looking bear puppet, according toactor Linda MacLean.MacLean, a Pitt Meadows resident, has

been part of the Emerald Pig TheatricalSociety for about six years and took onher biggest challenge this year– that ofbeing co-producer of the Shakepeareanplay, as well as playing a pivotal role in it.She plays Paulina, a strong woman will-

ing to stand up to the king, able to with-stand losing her husband to a bear, and acarrier of unshakable faith.“It’s probably the most interest-

ing female character in Shakespeare,”MacLean said. “She has a voice that’sstrong enough to confront the king. It’s apretty meaty character.”While MacLean embraced her character,

she also, by a strange turn, made (with

the aid of stage manager Jen Challenger)the bear puppet responsible for eating heron-stage husband.“He does look a little scary even though

he’s a big puppet,” she said. “We have nobusiness having a bear that looks like thatbecause we had no idea what we weredoing. We had so much fun on just thatone aspect.”

Much of the play’s success will comefrom others like Linda who have jumpedin and taken things on to make it all cometogether, said director Cathie Young.“It’s been great working with the whole

cast,” Young added. “It’s a huge com-mitment by all these people to make thishappen.”One of Young’s favourite plays, The

Winter’s Tale, moves from tragedy intocomedy, and family.“With a magical ending. We’ve pitched

it as a fairy tale for a summer’s eve,” shesaid.Kids are in the show in addition to the

adult thespians, taking on roles as musi-cians and castle guards.“There is always the involvement of

everyone who comes out,” said Young.“There is this big myth that Shakespeareis difficult.”“We also have a deaf actor,” she added.

“It’s beautiful actually to watch the lan-guage in sign.”Young describes her job as a privilege.“The Winter’s Tale is one of my favour-

ites, it’s kind of a family show in a way,it’s all about family,” she said.With the show opening tonight (July 16)

in Pitt Meadows at Spirit Square, everyoneinvolved is focused on bringing it together.“The show does go on, no matter what,”

said MacLean. “No matter how you feelthe week before, it all comes together.”The show runs July 16 to 18 at Spirit

Square in Pitt Meadows and July 23 to25 on the bandstand in Maple Ridge’sMemorial Peace Park.All shows start at 8 p.m. with pre-show

entertainment beginning at 6:30 p.m.Organizers suggest audience members

bring lawn chairs and blankets to sit on,as well as a donation to the Friends inNeed Food Bank.

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Cythera’s Roberta O’Brien showed off Rakhibracelets selling in Crazy About Clothes.

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A local committee invites thecommunity to share thoughts andideas about religious beliefs.RONDA [email protected]

Formed close to two years ago, the BuildingInterfaith Bridges steering committee is hosting apicnic to invite others in the community to get toknow the committee, what it does, and discuss

various religions.Ahmed A. Yousef, in

charge of public affairs forthe committee, noted it’sthe first summer picnic thegroup has held.“We are a committee of

individuals, representingdifferent faiths from here inMaple Ridge,” he said.The picnic is a potluck, so

those attending are asked tobring a food dish to share, aplate and utensils, and most

importantly a chair.The event is at noon on Saturday,w July 18

at Haney Nokai Park at 222nd Street and BrownAvenue, just north of Dewdney Trunk Road.“We’re inviting people to bring out ideas and

thoughts,” Yousef said. “And introduce ourselvesto the community.”Throughout the year, the committee organizes

events to promote the discussion of different reli-gious points of view. This includes talks held atthe Maple Ridge library.“This year, we’re doing something different,”

he noted. “We’re having each faith being show-cased or presented, then opening up to the audi-ence for questions.”The first talk is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Sept.

30. “We’re doing them every two weeks,” Yousefadded.

RELIGION

Picnic promotesfaith discussions

Cythera TransitionHouse benefits fromthe sale of Rakhi.

RONDA [email protected]

Working together with the Cityof Surrey, the City of Maple Ridgeis participating in a campaign tohelp stop domestic abuse.Rakhi bracelets have a long-

standing tradition in India. Sisterstie bracelets on brothers’ wristssymbolizing love and respect.Staff with the City of Maple

Ridge embraced the program,which has run in Surrey for morethan five years to bring aware-

ness to domestic violence.Bracelets purchased from

Surrey are on sale until Fridayfor $5, with $4 from each goingto the programs and services ofCythera Transition House Society.According to Roberta O’Brien,

Cythera’s new coordinator ofviolence against women in rela-tionships, the response has beenpositive for the program.“I put it out through the Maple

Ridge Pitt Meadows KatzieCommunity Network,” she said.“Four or five agencies said theywould sell them internally.”O’Brien also contacted the

Downtown Maple Ridge BusinessImprovement Association and,“four businesses jumped on itright away.”One of those businesses is

Crazy About Clothes on 228thStreet.O’Brien noted the purple brace-

lets are hand made by women inIndia as a way to help improvetheir financial conditions.“Traditionally the bracelets

were quite big and bulky... notpractical,” noted O’Brien. “Theseare beautiful and much smaller.”The size is beneficial as the

Rakhi concept is that the braceletis worn until it falls off.Brothers wear the bracelet to

indicate that they stand with theirsisters against domestic violence.This tradition continues evenafter a woman is married.O’Brien would love to see

people around Maple Ridge wear-ing the bracelets as a show ofsupport.

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of these moremature cats arehalf price fromJuly 17 to 27.“We’re doing

the eventbecause it’s kit-ten season rightnow and a lotof people, when they come in,see the cute kittens and theadult cats don’t get as muchattention,” Stack said.No matter what kind of adult

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months is considered an adult,so these cats have a lot of life.”

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the love adult cats give is justas good as that of a kitten.“We are hoping to find some

amazing homes for some veryspecial cats,” Stack noted.Two of the adult cats in the

shelter are Booger and Sunny.Both are nine years old, shorthaired, and black.“Black cats stay here three

time longer thanany other cats,”said Stack.“They are a bit

shy, but if youjust give them alittle bit of time,they warm up,they purr, andwill give head

butts and want cheek rubs.”Both Booger and Sonny have

been at the Maple Ridge shel-ter at 10235 Jackson Rd. for30 days. This is problematicbecause of the volume of kit-tens coming in.Kittens are being adopted,

but as Stack noted, they arecoming in just as fast, if notfaster. It’s the adult cats that

are being overlooked and thereis a wait list of other cats stillto come into the shelter.“It’s hard to rotate [adult

cats] between shelters becausewe all have the same issue,”Stack said.With 50 per cent off the

adoption fee, Stack hopespeople will be more likely toconsider an adult cat over akitten.The goal in Maple Ridge for

the adult cat adoption event,presented by Hill’s Science Dietas part of its Food, Shelter, andLove partnership program withBC SPCA, is to find homes forall 18 adult cats currently atthe shelter, including Boogerand Sunny.Hill’s is the main provider

of food for the shelter animalsand the company also givessample packs of food to gohome with adopters for theirnew best friend.Stack noted keeping animals

on the same food after theyleave the shelter helps limitany concerns with stomachupset due to the stress of anew environment. It’s one lessthing that changes and keepsgastrointestinal issues to aminimum.For anyone considering

adopting the “purrfect” newcompanion, the event startingtomorrow (July 17) at B.C.’sSPCA branches is the idealopportunity to make a match.

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Kwon competesPitt Meadows golfer, and University

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Throwers qualifyTwo throwers from the Maple Ridge

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Race for RonaldPitt Meadows resident Lou Gruzelier will

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A Ridge businessowner hands overthe reins, and movesforward with aprestigious award.ERIC [email protected]

She sold her business after 25years at the helm this year, andlast month, June Booth, formerowner of Quantum Gymnastics inMaple Ridge, received a lifetimeachievement award by GymnasticsCanada.“I was very honoured to receive

this,” she said.For Booth, the award is much

more than just a flashy piece ofhardware.It’s recognition of her contribu-

tions to the gymnastics commun-

ity and the sport itself.And though gymnastics has

been a life-long adventure forBooth, her tenure as owner ofQuantum was first set in motionback in the mid-’80s.“We had actually come to Maple

Ridge during Expo ‘86,” sheexplained. “We liked the commun-ity, the size of it, and there wasno gymnastics program here at thetime. It just seemed like an ideallocation, in an area we wanted tolive in.”The family made the move from

Alberta, where Booth had beenworking as a coach, and whereher children were already veryactive in the sport – including herson who was competing nationallyand “doing quite well.”There were challenges to be

sure, when it came to getting the

business off the ground.“It actually took me about a

year-and-a-half to get zoning per-mission, and things like that, butwe eventually got it open in theindustrial park,” she recalled.Now, a quarter-century later, the

business continues to thrive.‘We’ve had kids compete nation-

ally, and internationally over theyears, and we average about 1,300to 1,400 kids a year who are mem-bers.”Running a successful business

such as Quantum has been “veryrewarding,” Booth said.“To see the number of young

coaches coming through – aswell as the number of competi-tive athletes and ex-coaches fromQuantum that are still involved inthe sport is just amazing.”

continued on page A24…

GYMNASTICS

Quantum’s Booth reflects on 25 years

Team Canadaplayer and

Maple Ridgenative LarissaFranklin madea high-flyingattempt for

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TROY [email protected]

Last weekend, RidgeMeadows Burrards teamsproved they are the Alphadogs of B.C. girls lacrosse.The Burrards were

involved in three of fourgold medal games to cap the2014 Minor Box LacrosseProvincial Championships inPort Coquitlam.From those games, the

Ridge Meadows associationnow boasts B.C. championsin both peewee and midgetdivisions. In an all-local

midgetfinal, RidgeMeadows#1 (coachedby ChrisGill) clippedRidgeMeadows#2 (led bybench boss

Jason McDole) by a 3-2count to claim gold. RidgeMeadows #1 scored withjust over a minute remain-ing to win.“I thought it was an

unbelievable showing byboth teams,” Gill said. “Thefact we were able to dom-inate... shows how muchtalent the girls have.”McDole’s midget Burrards’

only losses came at thehands of Gill’s team.

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Maple Ridge nativeLarissa Franklin waspart of Team Canada,which participated inthe Canadian OpenFastpitch InternationalChampionship at SoftballCity in Surrey this pastweekend.Team Canada posted a

solid showing, winninga number of games, butin the end, it was TeamJapan that walked awaytournament champions inthe final game on Mondayevening.

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TROY [email protected]

It was a golden weekend forthe host Ridge MeadowsBurrards at the B.C.Lacrosse Association(BCLA) Box Lacrosse pee-wee championships.Presented by Subway,

the tournament kicked off lastWednesday, July 8, and ran untilSunday, July 12 in Maple Ridge

and Pitt Meadows.Thirty peewee from around

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Burrards won the B.C. title bybeating the Coquitlam Adanacs7-4 in the gold medal match.The A2 title also went to a

Ridge Meadows team, as theBurrards rolled to a 15-7 winover the Mission Sasquatch in

the provincial gold medalgame.The Saanich Tigers out-

paced Oceanside 8-1 forpeewee B gold while inthe C final, the Kamloops

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Maple Ridge & pitt Meadows TimesA24 thursday, July 16, 2015 SPORTS

…continued from page A23As for timing of the sale this year?“Old age,” the 68-year-old Booth laughed. “I

was just ready and it was time. I have been lim-iting my coaching over the past few years, butstaying busy with gymnastics outside the gym.”Booth resolved that if someone wanting to buy

the business came along, that would be great,which turned out to be what happened.If the business had not been sold, Booth “likely

would have been content to just manage it froma distance,” she elaborated. “Then I got the offeron it, and everything fell into place.”Booth will remain connected to the club, and

involved with the gymnastics community.“I think if retiring and selling the business

meant that I was outof the sport entirely,it would have beenmuch more difficultto let it go,” shesaid.Booth received her

lifetime achievementafter being nomin-ated by GymnasticsBC, throughGymnastics Canada.“It’s the highest

honour they have,and the award isbased on a person’s contribution to the sportover the years,” she explained.And Booth’s resume is an impressive one.“I’ve been a national coaching program certifi-

cation developer, I’ve trained many new courseconductors and learning facilitators over theyears, I’ve been an international judge, repre-senting Canada all over the world, and I’ve host-ed numerous national and international eventsfor Gymnastics Canada.”For Booth, the joy in Quantum has been

“watching the kids do well, and the enjoymentof working with them.”The sport has also been a major part of her

family, and her children’s upbringing.“My son was an acrobat with Cirque De Soleil,

and is now a head coach for them. My daugh-ter’s an international judge, and her and I havetravelled all over the world together, and myhusband – before he passed away – did all of ourmaintenance, and built the equipment.”Going forward, Booth is optimistic she’s leav-

ing Quantum in good hands.She’s also looking forward to “getting done all

the things I never seem to have time to do.”Other activities keeping her busy are her

involvement with Canadian Guide Dogs for theBlind (“I’m currently training a guide puppy forthem,” she said,) spending time with her grand-daughter, and training learning facilitators toteach gymnastics courses.And as for Quantum itself? “Hopefully, the

gym will continue,” she said. “There’s a reallygood strong basis. It’s a great sport for anybodyand a great foundation to build on.”

Award an honour

“It’s the highesthonour theyhave, andis based ona person’scontribution tothe sport.”June Booth

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