‘Not at Mercer,’ coach says

‘Not at Mercer,’ coach says

EXCERPT:

The New Westminster Hyacks Football coach plans to tackle any plans that may involve moving or tearing down Mercer Stadium to build a new high school.

Farhan Lalji … wrote in the e-mail.
"There is no question that the building of a new high school in New Westminster is a huge priority, and the fact that it has taken this long is an embarrassment in our wonderful city. Nonetheless, Mercer Stadium is not where this school belongs."

Mayor Wayne Wright has said that the school district promised the city that if Mercer Stadium were to be used as the site for a new school, a track and field would be replaced on a different location. "The district promised if anything is changed, fields would be done first, so nobody will be without a field," Wright told The Record last month. "We are not going to be without anything we've had in the past."

But Lalji doesn't seem convinced that the assurance of a new track and field would be enough. He wrote that "any promise to adequately replace it is a pipe dream. "Let's not take away two venues as unique and important to the fabric of our community as Mercer and Massey," he wrote.

"They benefit thousands of residents. There are other options to make this school a reality for the students of New Westminster in a timely fashion."

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