Briana Tomkinson
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
New West news roundup
Roundup of some recent news items related to our fair city:
- Casey Cook wants Grimston "off the table" for new school site [The Record's Time Out Corner blog]
- New West-based Credit Counselling Society offers tips to rein in holiday spending . [Financial Post]
- Royal City Ballet's Nutcracker ticket sales for Vancouver performance affected by news of Ballet B.C.'s financial woes [Georgia Straight]
- Local kid made good Justin Morneau named Canada's top baseball player [CBC]
- Fraser Health Authority apologizes after a Royal Columbian Hospital night nurse shaves off a Sikh man's beard [Maple Leaf Sikh]
- Local lacrosse star Paul Parnell will be inducted into the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame next year [Province]
I went to NWSS in the late 90's, and Justin's dad, George Morneau, was a school aide and coach of the Junior Girls' basketball and Junior Boys' track teams. He fundraised, coached, and talked baseball nonstop while he roamed the halls as one of the handfull of paid hall monitors during lunchtime.
I remember him as a great guy who always noticed the "unpretty" kids and made everyone feel like a part of the school... and he was crazy about his kids. Way to go for a great New West family!