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Karen Robinson, 69, won her first women’s World Six Gun Championship in August after honing her sharp eye and quick reflexes for 49 years.
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Karen Robinson is the world’s fastest female gunslinger. It took her 49 years to get there. Robinson, 69, won the women’s World Six Gun Championships in August in Dayton, Oregon. She’s also tied for top place in the World Fast Draw Association’s Top Gun rankings for women in 2014. The accolades are the pinnacle of Robinson’s passion for the sport On Nov 15
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that spans her entire adult life. As families, as well as the competitive well as her relationship with her atmosphere. husband, Dennis. Three years later she was the In fact, their first first Canadian date was at a quick competitor to draw competition. win the Canadian Robinson said she Karen robinson championship, didn’t much care for I put everybody out of my held in 1968 on mind. I don’t see them or guns when Dennis New Westminster’s hear them. I just concenbrought her to a Begbie Street during trate on the target. quick draw meet in the city’s Wild Washington state. Westminster Days “I didn’t know what to expect,” festival. She even beat the reigning she said. world champion, who’d traveled But she loved the friendly people, from California to compete. many of them couples and entire Back then women and men
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More jobs were on the menu along with burgers for the construction workers celebrating the launch of Phase 2 of the Station Square redevelopment. Anthem Properties Group and Beedie Development Group are turning what was once just a suburban mall into an urban neighbourhood highlighted by 1,800 homes in five condo towers in the Metrotown area. As crews prepared to put the roof on the first tower along Kingsway, the companies announced the launch of Phase 2, the largest with two highrises being erected at once. It will also mean 650 direct construction jobs, double the workforce from the first phase. “Every housing start creates five direct and indirect jobs so we’re looking at, for the duration of the project, employing 3,000 people,” said Ryan Beedie, president of Beedie Development. Mayor Derek Corrigan was happy to tout the fact the project will employ hundreds in “good paying jobs” in the city. see StAtION SquAre, A3