Monday, March 16, 2026
ADVT 
National

Dirt Laced With Glass, Plastic, Applied To Some School Fields On Sunshine Coast

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 06 Sep, 2018 12:57 PM
  • Dirt Laced With Glass, Plastic, Applied To Some School Fields On Sunshine Coast
GIBSONS, B.C. — Students at seven schools on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast, north of Vancouver, must stay off the grass playing fields until further notice.
 
 
School District 46 says seven of the district's 14 sports fields are closed indefinitely.
 
 
Superintendent Patrick Bocking says soil that was contaminated with bits of glass, plastic and porcelain was applied to the grass over the summer.
 
 
Bocking says a contractor working for the district applied the debris-filled dirt.
 
 
He says district staff are working to clean up the fields.
 
 
There's no word when the fields will reopen.

MORE National ARTICLES

BC Premier John Horgan Says ‘Gouging' To Blame For Higher Gas Prices, Not Taxes

BC Premier John Horgan Says ‘Gouging' To Blame For Higher Gas Prices, Not Taxes
Premier John Horgan says price gouging, not higher taxes, is responsible for skyrocketing gasoline prices in British Columbia.

BC Premier John Horgan Says ‘Gouging' To Blame For Higher Gas Prices, Not Taxes

OPP Rescue Child Locked In Hot Car In Temiskaming Shores, Ont.; Woman Charged

OPP Rescue Child Locked In Hot Car In Temiskaming Shores, Ont.; Woman Charged
Police say they received a call Wednesday afternoon reporting a small child locked in a vehicle in Temiskaming Shores, Ont.

OPP Rescue Child Locked In Hot Car In Temiskaming Shores, Ont.; Woman Charged

Retaliate Or Not? Canada's Tough Decision In The Event Of U.S. Tariffs

Retaliate Or Not? Canada's Tough Decision In The Event Of U.S. Tariffs
Industry leaders say the federal Liberal government will face a complex decision — with deep economic consequences — if the U.S. makes good on its threat to slap tariffs on Canadian-made cars and trucks.

Retaliate Or Not? Canada's Tough Decision In The Event Of U.S. Tariffs

Lions Player Jovan Olafioye Takes To Twitter For Help Navigating Vancouver's Housing Market

Lions Player Jovan Olafioye Takes To Twitter For Help Navigating Vancouver's Housing Market
Jovan Olafioye has made a career out of protecting CFL quarterbacks from some of the league's most fearsome pass-rushers, but this season, he felt like he was in danger of being sacked by Vancouver's notoriously tough housing market.

Lions Player Jovan Olafioye Takes To Twitter For Help Navigating Vancouver's Housing Market

Police Search For South Asian Driver Who Struck Mountie, Breaking His Arm In Burnaby

RCMP say a Mountie suffered a broken arm while attempting to stop a driver who was allegedly using an electronic device behind the wheel in Burnaby, B.C.

Police Search For South Asian Driver Who Struck Mountie, Breaking His Arm In Burnaby

Victims Of Humboldt Broncos Crash May Soon Get Interim Payments

Victims Of Humboldt Broncos Crash May Soon Get Interim Payments
SASKATOON — The victims of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team bus crash may soon get interim payments from a fundraising campaign that has collected $15.2 million.

Victims Of Humboldt Broncos Crash May Soon Get Interim Payments