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The electronic translation service on the City of Surrey’s web site is hosted by Google Translate. The quality of the translation may vary in some of the languages offered by Google. The goal of the basic translation is to capture the general intention of the original English material.

Google Translate is a free service and currently offers translation in over 50 languages. Unfortunately, not all the languages spoken in the City of Surrey are translated. Punjabi is one of the languages not currently offered, and to remedy the situation, the City has been in contact with Google and they have committed to making Punjabi available in the future.

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The City is committed to enhancing the accessibility of its web site to all its citizens, and appreciates any feedback that it receives.

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Outdoor Sports Advisory Committee (OSAC)

The Outdoor Sport Advisory Committee is an example of the Parks, Recreation, and Culture Department's focus on the concept of community development.

Committee Goals:

The committee is designed:

  • to be a venue for meaningful citizen participation in decision making.
  • to promote and foster cooperation between outdoor sport service providers in the City of Surrey.
  • to provide a fair and equitable forum for outdoor sport service providers to collectively address issues of common concern and seek out mutually beneficial solutions.
  • to advise the Parks, Recreation and Culture Committee on outdoor sports issues, policies and planning, in order to advance quality organized outdoor sport and recreation opportunities in our community.
  • to maximize ongoing cooperation, communication and harmony between all outdoor sport service providers.
  • to provide information to residents on available outdoor sport services.
  • to enhance the delivery of outdoor sport services.

    Structure:

Most outdoor sports are represented on the Outdoor Sport Advisory Committee executive. They currently include:

  • Spring/Summer Soccer
  • Lacrosse
  • Softball/Fastball
  • Fall/Winter Soccer
  • Cricket
  • Kabaddi
  • Rugby
  • Track and Field
  • Slo-Pitch 
  • Football
  • Baseball
  • Field Hockey   

Meetings:

Meetings are held at 7pm on the second Thursday of every month at the Parks Works Yard. For more information on the Outdoor Sport Advisory Committee, please call the Athletic Community Development Coordinator at 501-5052.

Current Members (click on names to contact):

Tom Hastie (Chairperson) - Track and Field

George Heimbigner (Vice-Chairperson) - Slo-Pitch

Chris Paige - Soccer (Fall/Winter)

Monty Bual - Soccer (Spring/Summer)

Graham West - Baseball

Terri Downton - Softball

Stephen Black - Rugby

Ole Olson (no link) - Football

Dirk van Spaendonk - School District 36

Narinder Sangha - Field Hockey

Daphne Leclaire - Lacrosse

Parvesh Kumar - Cricket