Royal Columbian Hospital is grateful to folks who showed a lot of heart and donated money for upgraded equipment in the hospital’s cardiac catheterization lab.
Interventional cardiologists Dr. Gerald Simkus and Dr. Roger Philipp joined donors who contributed to the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation’s Cardiac Care campaign.
“Funds were raised for a $3.3-million full upgrade of the equipment in the hospital’s cardiac catheterization lab, the busiest in B.C. Those suffering from heart attacks across the health region are regularly rushed straight to Royal Columbian’s cath lab for immediate, emergency care,” said an email from the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation.
Thanks for the space
The City of New Westminster is thankful to the school district for providing temporary space for its gymnastics programs.
As a result of the collapse of the Queen’s Park Arenex, the city is offering gymnastics programming at the small Massey gym at New Westminster Secondary School. While the school district is providing a space for gymnastics and trampoline programming, parks and rec instructors are offering gymnastics instruction for NWSS students.
Donors show they have heart
“Since the loss of the Arenex, it has been very challenging to find a space capable of hosting our gymnastics and trampoline programs,” said Jay Young, manager of the Queen’s Park Arenex. “We are thrilled that the school district stepped up to create a win-win scenario for our community.”
Save the dates:
May 25: The New Westminster Salmonbellies will kick off their Road to the Mann Cup 2017 season. The ’Bellies will take on the Nanaimo Timbermen at Queen’s Park Arena at 7 p.m. Info: www.salmonbellies.com
May 27: The Vancouver Retro Gaming Expo returns to Anvil Centre on Saturday, May 27. The event includes vendors, gaming and tournaments, themed entertainment, special guests and more. Details at www.van
couvergamingexpo.com.
Big year for bowling
It’s shaping up to be a big year for the New Westminster Lawn Bowling club, which is celebrating its 100th birthday in 2017.
The club, located in Moody Park, recently held its opening day event. In addition to lawn bowling action, the opening day included a ceremonial opening.
“It was our biggest opening day ever. We had 15 rinks,” said club president Darren Hutchinson. “It was a very busy day.”
Representatives from Bowls B.C. attended the opening day event and presented the club with a plaque in recognition of its 100th year. Mayor Jonathan Cote and his family also attended the event.
