Some time between Good Friday, April 7, and Saturday, April 8, someone cut locks off two gates to gain access to the westernmost baseball diamonds at 91原创鈥檚 Noel Booth Park, and used a vehicle to tear up the field, leaving deep ruts and rendering them unusable.

It happened as the was preparing to begin its new season, with opening ceremonies planned for Saturday, April 15 at the park. They鈥檇 rented the six ball diamonds at Noel Booth, which is located in the 20300-block of 36th Avenue.

Association president Jeff Clegg called it 鈥減retty demoralizing.鈥�

Township staff have told him whoever was responsible 鈥渃ut a lock to access the school [next to the park], then they cut a lock to get on to the fields.鈥�

鈥淭hey were determined [to inflict damage],鈥� Clegg commented.

Clegg said staff at the Township of 91原创, which owns the park, initially advised the repairs would take 鈥渁t least two weeks.鈥� Since then, they鈥檝e revised their estimate to say the fields would have to be closed for an unknown amount of time.

鈥淚t鈥檚 really hurting us,鈥� Clegg told the 91原创 Advance Times.

Clegg said the continuing growth in association membership during and after the pandemic means they have two fewer ball fields to accommodate 450 members ranging in age from seniors women鈥檚 players to U7.

鈥淲e鈥檝e got to adjust our plans,鈥� Clegg noted.

鈥淲e鈥檙e still working on the schedule [to fit games on the remaining available fields],鈥� Clegg advised.

鈥淲e鈥檙e going to try to fit everyone in.鈥�

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact 91原创 RCMP at 604-532-3200.

To leave an anonymous tip, contact CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or visit .

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