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The City of Surrey has provided seven parks with big boxes stocked with sports equipment and games for the summer.
By Alex Wilks/Now-Leader contributor
The City of Surrey has provided seven parks with big boxes stocked with sports equipment and games for the summer.
“The whole point of the initiative is to get people active, get people moving,” explains Community Services Coordinator, Erin Balmer.
In collaboration with the Fraser Health Authority and SCOPE BC, Live 5210 Playboxes have been placed strategically in different parks across the city — Holly Park, Bridgeview Community Centre, Starr Park, Maple Green Park, Bakerview Park, T.E. Scott Park and Panorama Village Park.
“The original idea actually came from an organization called SCOPE and it came from the Live 5210 initiative that we kind of adopted through our Healthy Communities Partnership,” said Balmer. “We received funding through Fraser Health…and the City of Surrey took the lead.”
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