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Surrey's Cloverdale Agriplex getting a $1M upgrade

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 08 May, 2023 05:13 PM
  • Surrey's Cloverdale Agriplex getting a $1M upgrade

Surrey's historic Cloverdale Agriplex is getting a major upgrade thanks to funding from the provincial government.

A one-million dollar upgrade is being supplied through the Destination Development Fund, which will go toward making the site of the Cloverdale Rodeo more accessible and versatile.

Construction at the venue, which hosts the second largest rodeo in Canada, is set to start this fall and is expected to be completed by the end of 2024.

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