NORTH Shore athletes are finally free to dig in at five new volleyball courts on the formerly vacant Lot 5 in Shipbuilders' Square on the City of North Vancouver's waterfront.
The city contributed $140,000 to the facility, which features one court for casual use and four that can be reserved through the North Vancouver Recreation Commission.
The site may become home to an aquarium or a commercial space eventually, but Coun. Craig Keating championed beach volleyball in the interim, calling the old location "a wad of dirt surrounded by metal fences."
"We've turned a vacant lot into a recreational amenity the whole community can enjoy," said Mayor Darrell Mussatto in a release. - Jeremy Shepherd
