{"id":35226,"date":"2015-09-16T11:50:08","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T15:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=35226"},"modified":"2015-09-23T09:15:35","modified_gmt":"2015-09-23T13:15:35","slug":"artificial-turf-field-grand-opening-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2015\/09\/artificial-turf-field-grand-opening-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Artificial turf field grand opening Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brock University\u2019s new artificial turf field will officially open during this weekend\u2019s homecoming celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>The grand opening event will take place at noon Saturday, September 19 on the new field located to the west of the Walker Complex (near the outdoor tennis courts).<\/p>\n<p>The turf field project included the installation of the field, along with a full lighting system, by The Davan Group, a Puslinch, Ontario-based company. 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