Optimistic Team Players
This group of men don’t plan to wait for spring weather to get the ball rolling: they’re all part of a team that will put together the details to push through the construction of two new soccer fields in town. From left: Kinsman Dwayne Tofsrud, town councillor Dale Gregory, Pak Wong for the Provost Soccer Club and M.D. 52 councillor Tom Schneider. Story below. ©Provost News Photo.
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Construction of two new soccer fields in Provost is expected to begin when weather conditions allow.
The go-ahead was given at a meeting held in Provost with the Town and Recreation Board on Wednesday night, said Provost Soccer Club representative Pak Wong, who took part in the meeting and has been pushing for the project.
A new committee has been formed and given the responsibility of turning the plans into reality.
The new group, called the Soccer Field Construction Committee has been given a budget of $125,000 to get the job done. The money comes from the Town of Provost and the M.D. 52 as well as $64,000 from the provincial government.
Wong says that his group is confident that using volunteer labour, the project can be completed on budget.
Serving on the committee with Wong who is chairing it are Norm Benoit also from the soccer club, Dwayne Tofsrud, Richard Dieser and Ken Berry from the Kinsmen Club, and from from the recreation board Mike Dennehy, Jo-Ann Gourlay, Steve Hewson and Dale Gregory.
The key however to getting the job done within the $125,000 allotted will be volunteer help from the community. Canvassing for some donations of services or even cash will be done soon.
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