Adult sports clubs pay some of the highest fees in the [Vancouver] region to play on artificial turf fields although each year the cost to maintain those fields is five to six times less than the best grass fields.

Vancouver sports leagues pay much higher fees to play on synthetic turf

Adult sports clubs pay a premium- and some of the highest fees in the region-to play on artificial turf fields although each year the cost to maintain those fields is five to six times less than the best grass fields. One “Grade A” grass field costs $30,000 to $32,000 each year to keep lush, level, lined and in ideal playing condition for field sports such as soccer, ultimate and rugby. Comparatively, one of the city’s nine artificial turf fields costs $5,000 to $6,000 annually,


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