Langford is set to get a new turf field as it partners with the Sooke School District to help expand options for sports clubs.

The new field will be at the yet-to-be-built North Langford Elementary School on South Skirt Mountain. The tendering process is done, and installation will be completed by early 2023.

Funding hasnB次元官网网址檛 been locked up for the school, but SD62 owns the land and said the field will be used by the school exclusively during school hours when itB次元官网网址檚 built and available for rent by user groups outside those times.

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Field space has been a hot commodity in the West Shore as more sports groups compete for limited space.

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A dispute with a nearby resident had forced the Westshore Warriors football program to move their practices from the field at Belmont Secondary to Spectrum Community School in Saanich. A solution was since found where the team can practice at Spencer Middle School in Langford as a temporary measure.

Both Westshore Warriors club president Lucy Hansen and Kevin Allen, president of Juan de Fuca Soccer Association, celebrated the news.

B次元官网网址淭his is amazing news for the kids in our community and for community sports,B次元官网网址� Hansen said in a statement.

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