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Bourkevale Bulletin

Volume 1, Edition 1

Page 3

New track and soccer fields


Bourkevale residents have thrown their support behind a proposal to build a new running track at St. James Collegiate. In a 57 to 25 vote, the majority of Bourkevale residents who cast a ballot in a two-day plebiscite held at the club in February expressed their support for the proposed project, which will use 35 metres of Bourkevale land. Our goal was to get area residents involved in this project and to allow them to decide the fate of the proposal in a democratic fashion, said Bourkevale Community Centre president Gary Kristiansen. I think we succeeded in doing that.

At the request of Bourkevale, St. James-Assiniboine School Division recently held two, wellattended public information meetings on the proposed project. Bourkevales board of directors decided last year to hold a community vote on the proposal to allow area residents to express their will on whether the project should proceed or not. The school division is planning to build a regulation-size running track behind St. James Collegiate. The project includes a full-sized crowned soccer field inside the track. As a result of Bourkevales negotiations with St. James-Assiniboine School Division, the school board has agreed to fund a new soccer field on Bourkevale grounds. This is a very exciting development for Boukevales soccer program. Under the proposed plans, we will now be home to our existing mini-soccer fields (5-6 year olds), our 7-8 year-old soccer fields, a new field and access to a brand-new full-sized soccer pitch.

Bourkevale is now poised to become a soccer mecca for all ages and one of the few complexes in the city with soccer fields for players aged 5 to adults. Did you miss soccer registration? Its still not too late to sign up for Bourkevales soccer program. Please email our soccer convenor Natasha at nstconway@shaw.ca for details.

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