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Glen travelled 13 hours in his rec- reational van from Didsbury, Alta. to meet me in Iangley, B.C. After a oneâ€"day visit with Martin, we drove by Glen's van 20 miles north this- tler to meet Graydon. We stayed at Graydon's home in “The Meadows". Graydon and Glen know the area after spending a couple of years skiing and working in and around Whistler in the 19805. We spent three days skiing togeth- er, two in solid sunshine. There was time to meet old ski friends while enjoying wobbly-pops atAdayis enq. Whistler was preparing for the Olympics. Glen and I had tickets for four venues around Whistler: ski jump- ing. men's luge, cross country skiâ€" ing and combined downhill/ slalom skiing. Ofir first Olympic experience as a fan was ski jumping. A gorgeous sunny day. thousands of spectators. Re: Long-awaited lake park belongs on beach, coun- cil, column by Deborah Wad- dington, Feb. 20. Last chance for council The issue of a park at Mussel- man’s Lake has been simmering since the town announced plans and held meetings lam year. At that time, town stafl did not include a lakeside park (spe- cifically the old Glendale Beach) in its list of recommended sites. Since then. the only update I can get is stafl are in negotia- tions with the four owners of the potential sites. Whitchurch-Stouffville is giaced with several lakes but. as far as 1 know, the shoreline of all of them is in private hands. Cer- tainly Musselman’s lake is sur- rounded by “No Access to Lake” and “No Trespassing” signs. The old Glendale Beach is one of the most beautiful vistas overlook- ing the lake and comes com- plete with a vacant parking area and access to the Ninth Line. It even looks inviting on Google street View. Three Stoufii/ille Guys, one excellent Olympic trip I'm sure town staff are LETTERS TO THE EDITOR NI: gently pursuing value for money in their negotiations with land owners, some of whom may be quite interested in unloading properties. But the town already has an abundance of public for- ests and open Spaces. What it doesn’t have is anything like the unique property at Glendale. I heard at one town meet- ing there were potential liability problems with an unsupervised beach. I would refer anyone with such ooncems to Sunset Beach Park on lake Wllcox in Richmond Hill where the same concerns have been addressed. The opportunity to turn the last empty property on our lake into a public place for all to enjoy before someone realizes it is a prime location for high-end res- idences (see also lake Wilcox) should not be wasted. I hope it's not too late for council to look beyond the usual trade-ofis and lowest-cost alternatives towards a park that could be a centrepiece of the whole town. about 60 competitors and a large view- ing screen. At the end of each jump, the two VANOC announcers replayed the scene on the screen and explained the different styles and timing marks of each competitor. So many enthused fans were prompted by the VANOC cheerers. We were amongst the 200 to 250 family members of the athletes. We were impressed by the excitement of all the fans. All were happy to be in Whis- tler and enjoy the first day of Olympic competition. The jumps averaged 100 metres. The VANOC staff were adept at encour- aging all visitors to cheer and holler for each competitor. This assured an enthusiastic and engaging response for the competitors. A fulf day, including breakfast and Stan Newmarch DARYL RU’I‘T MUSSELMAN’S LAKE HE JUST ngs‘fi ‘OLYMPICS WITHDRN‘NAL'. Illp'fi’ ‘FPI. In 'Si‘ifi'iTribune bus travel, iasted about eight to 10 hours. Actual competition time. four to six hours. On the second day, we enjoyed luge. The luge was too quick for amateur photographers. The only times pos- sible for still pictures were at the start and finish. On the third day, it was time to take in cross-country skiing. We sat in the sun. again amongst the families of ath- letes. It was an amazing setting for this event. with the distance to see the parâ€" ticipants on trails from afar â€" the tall trees indicating the trail positions as far as 200 metres inway â€" as they climbed the grades and one-ski pushed around the bends. The fourth event. combined down- hill and slalom, was cancelled because of excessive overnight snow and the lack of time to groom prior to the intended start. We learned of this when we arrived by bus at the bottom of the hill. Save a climb. Those fans in the know would have consulted early morning TV at about 5 am. We missed that. We spent anoth- er enjoyable sunny day touring the Whistler area, watching live TV event shows, doing some shopping. touring the local museum and spending time with friends from Ontario. Graydon and a friend would later make good use of the tickets. Glen and l were to be in Vancouver the next day. PUBLISHER Ian Proudfoot 6290 Main St. Stouflviue, 0N. L4A 1(37 www.yomg0n.oom What a blessing the new road between Whistler and Vancouver is. Thanks, VANOC. ' Because of potential earthquakes. Vancouver’s public traffic system of fast street cars was built over the city a change for us in lieu of going under- ground to a subway. Sky "Rain is just as plentiful and fast. We wanted to see all of the city dur~ ing the day and watch TV coverage in the evenings. We met Martin in Langley, a sub- urb on the far west side. He drove and directed us to the overhead Sky Train system. We saw 22 musicians perform a tribâ€" ute to Neil Young in an opera house. with Elvis Costello directing. No TV required this night. We visited Canada Centre, China Town. the Olympic flame and rings. historic centre, Waterfront Terminus. Granville Island. False Creek and many original buildings. The crowded streets of happy peo- ple were an indication of the popularity of the Olympics. Our VANDC trip was complete after three weeks of fun. I made it back to Stouflvifle in time to see our men's hockey team win gold. Mission accomplished. Stan Newmamh is a 44year Stouflviue resident ardentskierandoutdoorsports fan. Ennm IN CHIEF Debora Kelly Busmass MANAGER Robert Lazurko Damon. Amsmc, Disnummou Nicole Fletcher Duuscml. OPERATIONS Barry Black