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The City is committed to maintaining sports fields to the quality standards identified by City Council and the joint use field strategy.
Our goal is to provide the best sports fields possible.
Fields can be closed due to unsafe playing surfaces and to prevent severe turf damage.
Monday-Friday: 2pm
Weekends-Holidays: 10am
To keep fields safe, open, and meet the standard for high quality fields, the City has set guidelines for inclement weather and team sports playing on wet fields.
When possible some exceptions could include, closing a limited number of fields (Premier fields, which is due to the heavy demand/use they receive) or user discretion when feasible.
Turf damage to fields occurs when overused or used during inclement weather. Prolonged rain or heavy downpours with field use will cause irreparable damage to the turf. This happens in early spring and late fall and includes snowfall and removal of snow for football games and practices.
Warm weather in the spring may result in fields being free of snow and appear playable. However, they're not officially open but may be used casually by users assuming all liability.
To keep damage to a minimum and ensure play safe conditions, fields may be closed during inclement weather. This reduces repair costs and the potential for the field to be out of service for extended lengths of time.
Staffed Facility field bookings will be consolidated to one or two venues in the late fall to limit the damage and allow fields to be ready for spring season play the following year.
Once an assessment has been made the City makes a decision to open or close the fields. The Sports Fields Facility Notifications is updated and information is provided to 311.
In order to accommodate our customers on game days when it snows, and for requests to allow practices, the following fall snow removal guidelines will be used.
* Subject to change.
The City follows specific procedures in the proper maintenance of our sports fields.
Portable pits are recommended for high jump and pole vault.
This service is provided by the City for the marking of Sports Fields in accordance with the Joint Use Field Strategy.
Parks staff may mark (paint only) tracks on schoolyard turf at the cost to do the work, providing that the marking causes no overlap confusion with other sports field markings and resources are available to do the work. Arrangements to mark existing ¼ mile shale tracks will be considered by request only.
Requests must be made at least 10 school days prior to the event.
Groups wishing to borrow air pressurized line markers must first attend the field-lining workshop.
Call 311 to register for the Line Marker Workshop.
This requires 2 people
Depending on the amount of natural rainfall Premier Sports Fields receive, they are given supplementary irrigation to provide 1” of moisture per week.
102 Street and Kingsway Avenue
Turf grass is judged by its playability, density, ability to withstand pests and diseases and its uniformity of growth and colour.
The following six practices are central in growing healthy turf. Every year these practices should be executed and re-evaluated to ensure they provide the best possible quality turf.
Aerifying
(Verti-Drain and core aeration) corrects soil compaction from increased use and traffic.
Fertilizing
Is done after determining the nutrient requirements of the turf, which depends on the type, soil, drainage, and intensity of use.
Irrigation
Is one of the most important parts of growing good turf. Proper watering helps develop deep roots and stronger turf.
Weed Control
Is best done by growing good turf through aeration and irrigation. Herbicides are used only when needed.
Top Dressing/Overseeding
Helps restore normal turf conditions after damage.
Mowing
(5 cm in height, 10 - 12 times a year) and maintaining a height of cut compatible with the growth characteristics of a given turf grass is important.
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