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Beach volleyball, disc golf course opening this year

Tara Jeffrey Residents will be able to enjoy two new sports facilities this summer – beach volleyball courts and a disc golf course.
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Tara Jeffrey

Residents will be able to enjoy two new sports facilities this summer – beach volleyball courts and a disc golf course.

Sarnia has budgeted $150,000 for the two beach volleyball courts to be located near Canatara Beach, and $25,000 for a nine-hole disc golf (Frisbee) course in Centennial Park.

Council voted to allow both facilities to be used, with no fees, as a pilot for the 2022 season.

“As long as it’s free for the first year and then reviewed after, I’m happy,” said Coun. Mike Stark, who stressed that park facilities should be free to the public wherever possible.

The beach volleyball courts will be installed near the band shell and beach pavilion, to allow for recreational and competitive play, with potential for future events, a staff report noted.

“We are actually looking at several locations within that area; there’s some challenges with it actually being located on the beach,” said community services general manager Stacey Forfar, noting “significant beach loss over the years.”

“It’s actually a good practice to move them inland a little bit. (It) keeps them isolated and protects the beach for beach uses.”

Staff pegged annual maintenance costs for the two courts at about $10,000.

The disc golf course will be installed in the open area northwest of the Agora Stage, and south of the berm that runs parallel to Exmouth Street.

Disc golf involves players throwing a flying disc at a target, usually a steel basket on a post. The game’s rules are similar to those of golf, with the winner recording the lowest number of shots.

The nine-hole course will consist of cement pads, baskets and associated signage, city staff noted, and will also be free to the public for the 2022 season.

Community feedback for both sites was collected through Speak Up Sarnia.


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