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Calgary City News Blog: New turf fields at Shouldice ready to go

Monday, November 9, 2009

New turf fields at Shouldice ready to go

This past weekend, every amateur football city championship game - Pee Wee to high school - was played on new artificial turf fields at Shouldice Athletic Park for the first time in Calgary’s history.

For the past four years, a coalition of local amateur football organizations has been working with The City of Calgary and several other community and government partner to replace three natural turf football fields with three artificial turf fields at Shouldice. On Saturday, all three fields were open and ready for the biggest games of the season - the city finals.

The City of Calgary owns Shouldice Athletic Park which was designated as the home-base for Calgary’s 6,000 or so amateur football players in 1986 by City Council.

All of the work completed thus far on the Shouldice Athletic Park artificial turf project has been done on schedule and within budget. The City expects that the fields will be fully operational in spring 2010.
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Posted by Brad Linn on Monday, November 09, 2009
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6 comments:

  1. Montgomery was already one of the fastest developing communities in Calgary. $90 million expansion to Market Mall, new Childrens hospital and annexation of gravel pitt which will result in increased acreage in Bowmont Park are some of the recent developments but these new fields in Shouldice should be Montgomery on the map for real estate developers and speculators.
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  2. The community and area directly around Shouldice Park is amazing!! Big lots, newer infills and very close to the river with a great view of the slopes on the South side of the Bow River---Watch real estate go through the roof there
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  3. Montgomery Triangle is only going up in value. It is all the homes (45 or so) around these new fields. These fields are beautiful now that the grass has filled in
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  4. Pretty beautiful fields!! Will be awesome for all the amateur athletes who get to play here. Should be big improvement for all of Montgomery but especially all the homes that are around Shouldice park. Montgomery is only going to go up!!
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  5. Montgomery and Montgomery Triangle will greatly benefit from these new improvements at Shouldice athletic park. What an Amazing world class facility.
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  6. 'Football is an honest game. It's true to life. It's a game about sharing. Football is a team game. So is life." ~ Joe Namath

    Calgary Bantam Football Association (CBFA)
    http://www.cbfa.ab.ca/

    To whom it may concern,

    Please bring attention to the fact that each Division playoffs for the Alberta Minor League football have a Calgary Bantam Team in the Finals for all levels of Provincials.

    If not for the dedicated time and efforts of each of the community volunteers such as the coaches, managers, parent reps, etc. and parents; we would not have benefitted from a fine showing from our kids.

    Shouldice Park has been key at making this happen with their amazing fields. PLEASE THANK the Shouldice Board members and everyone there.

    Please click on the link above for the times and teams.

    Div 1: Calgary Hilltoppers
    Div 2: Calgary Stampeders
    Div 3: Calgary Colts

    I think all 3 teams are practicing at Shouldice on Tuesday and Thursday. The CBFA Banquet is on Wednesday night.

    Hope we get a full sweep!!!

    Thank you for your time, Phoebe (football mom)
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