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Ar the committee's meet- ing held Feb, 15, North Shore soccer groups took the opportunity to shoot for a new field. “Soccer and baseball ticks are major shortfalls in North Vancouver,” said) Sandy Fleming, chairman of the North Vancouver Council of Sport and Recreation (NVCSR). “The fields currently pro- vided are grass and are often closed in the winter due to inclement weather — we have a real problem scheduling vouth soccer, we're facing the problem of a waiting list next vear due to the lack of playing fields.” The committee heard how soccer has grown in populari- ty on the North Shore. “The North Shore Girls’ Soccer Club is the most suc- cessful over the last 10 vears in Canada and it’s the largest (girls) club in Canada,” said club president = Martin Bunton. “We've seen an approxi- mately 388% growth in girls soccer in recent years. “We have the most com- petitive soccer program any- where ia B.C. “This winter has not been your typical wintery we haven't played ton a grass field) since carly November.” Said ‘Terry Long of the Cloverly Residents Association, “We welcome some development (of Sunrise Park); it’s been an evesore for some time and we recognize the need for more soccer fields. “Our problem is with parking and traffic patterns. Our neighbourhood is already impacted by Neprune and the trains.” Sunrise Park runs along Kennard Avenue and East 4th Street near the Cloverly neighbourhood. Said Cloverly resident Peugy MacIntosh, “I'm 4 veltever in soccer, however, I'm also a residence (near Sunrise Park). [ would like to see more vegetation and trees planced, we need to keep it as green as we can.” North Vancouver's Environmental Protection Program Committee (EPIC) forwarded recommendations to Braithwaite and the com- mittee advising that Sunrise Park be scheduled for envi- ronmental rehabilitation. “The EPPC has put forth some reasonable recommen: dations,” said Coun, Barbara Sharp. “They're trying to pro- tect the environment for all persons on the North Shore.” But the Parks and Recreation Committee ree- ommended to council to endorse the construction of an all-weather playing surface with iighting and washrooms at Sunrise Park. 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