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Southridge Park receiving summer face lift

The sport court at Southridge Park in College Heights will get a new look this summer thanks to grant funding from the Canada Community-Building Fund.

According to the City of Prince George, the boards surrounding the rink will be removed in July to make way for a new multi-sport court.

The hard surface will be transformed into a tennis court, four pickleball courts, and a basketball court. In the winter, the surface will be available for ice sports.

The total cost of the project is $220,500.

Southridge Park has served the community for more than 20 years.

The boards surrounding the rink have reached the end of their service life and will be removed and replaced with fencing.

The park is expected to open to the public in the fall.

This work follows improvements last summer, when the City opened a new dog park adjacent to the rink at a cost of $75,000.

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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