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Fire damages artificial turf at Holly Park Councillor wants parents to pay if young people behind vandalism SANDOR GYARMATI
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The damage will no doubt be a costly one for the Corporation of Delta and will impact park users, said Paton, noting the torching of the turf field a few years ago in Mackie Park was also a costly one that impacted users. “This has drawn the outrage of people in Delta and it’s all over social media. (Former)
If young people were responsible, their parents should be made to pay for it. That’s what an irate Coun. Ian Paton had to say at Delta council’s weekly meeting Monday as he described an act of vandalism at Ladner’s Holly Park that caused major damage to the artificial turf field. Delta police say officers responded to a request from the fire department at around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday to attend the park in the 4600-block of 62nd Street to PHOTO BY MARK BOOTH investigate a fire that appeared to be A couch was dragged to the middle of the artificial turf field at Holly Park and set on intentionally set. It appeared one fire last weekend. or more persons Councillor (Scott) Hamilton dragged a couch to the middle brought this up several years of the field and set it on fire, causing extensive damage to the ago and I think it needs to be brought up again. If we find out artificial turf. who did this, if these are young Police are still investigating people that are under the age of but it looks like the couch might authority, their parents should have been taken from the curb of a nearby home as the munici- be held responsible for their acts,” said Paton. pality’s annual Spring Clean-Up took place this week in Ladner. SPORTS GROUPS: see Page 3
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