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PROPERTY ACQUISITION
CORRESPONDENCE AFTER CHARITY STATUS
INDEX TO THE ROUTE TO A SUCCESSFUL
CONCLUSION AT THE SYDNEY AIRPORT AUTHORITY:
1.
HAROURBOURSIDE COMMERCIAL PARK
2.
CBU
3
CBRM
4.
GREEN LINK SOCIETY
5.
PROVINCIAL POLITICAINS
6.
BUILDING CANADA FUND
7.
SYDPORT
8.
FEDERAL POLITICIANS
9.
DEVCO
10.
ECCB
11.
CAPE
BRETON-VICTORIA REGIONAL SCHOOL BOARD
12.
SYDNEY AIRPORT AUTHORITY
1. HAROURBOURSIDE COMMERCIAL PARK
-
On
May 14, 2008, Eric Krause contacted Gerry McCarron, Harbourside Commercial
Park [Former Sydney Steel Property] to explore the possibility of constructing a
facility on its property:
E-MAIL CONTACT:
The
Cromarty Community Indoor Tennis Centre, a tax-exempt Sydney-based
charity, registered with the Canada Revenue Agency, has begun its drive
to build the first indoor facility in Cape Breton designed exclusively
for the game of tennis. Please visit
http://www.cromartytennis.ca/ccitc/ for all the details.
Besides being a public facility available on a first come, first served
basis, the Centre will advance education by providing tennis lessons to
students as a component of a school curriculum, and by offering training
courses for tennis coaches, officials and instructors. It will also
relieve conditions associated with aging by providing tennis programs
for the aged; and it will provide relief to persons with disabilities by
developing and implementing tennis programs for the disabled.
My
question is whether Harbourside Commercial Park has developed any land
leasing or property acquisition policy with respect to the construction
of public facilities such as ours that as a charity will be developing
programmes that benefits the community. At the same time, the Centre
would be a place that could provide a recreational outlet for your
tenants on a first come, first served basis (i.e. the Centre is not
membership based, but rather rental based by the hour or half hour).
Also, as part of your promoted infrastructure, our near-by facility
might provide an additional draw for new tenants.
At the
moment, we are contemplating the construction of one all-year round,
covered court under a steel-building, but additional covered courts,
built now or later, are not out of the question if the demand were
there. I look forward to your reply.
Eric
Krause, Chair, Cromarty Community Indoor Tennis Centre (CCITC)
REPLY:
Hi Eric,
We
definitely support Cromarty Tennis Club for an indoor tennis facility
and we have land that would be suitable for such a project, however, we
are not mandated to provide land leasing or land acquisitions to
charitable organizations.
I would
suggest that you contact your local MLA.
Please do
not hesitate to call me if you have any further questions. My cell # is
...
Regards, Gerry McCarron
mccarrgw@gov.ns.ca
- Follow
up e-mails were sent to Lindsay Mills, Transportation and Infrastructure
Renewal, 902-424-3289,
millsle@gov.ns.ca
(June 26, 2008). Both Gary and Lindsay forwarded my e-mail to Gary Campbell
from Nova Scotia Lands.
- Subsequent enquiries
to Harbourside Commercial Park and its owners went unanswered. For example:
- From:
"Cromarty Tennis Club"
<cromartytennis@CromartyTennis.ca >
To: < mccarrgw@gov.ns.ca
>
Sent: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:14:35 -0300
Subject: Construction: Indoor Tennis Centre
Hi Gary:
As you may
recall, the charitable Cromarty Community Indoor Tennis Centre (CCITC)
through me was in contact with you (and Lindsay E. Mills) regarding the
possibility of constructing a public indoor tennis facility (see the
description of my original note to you reproduced below) at Harbourside
Commercial Park. You were kind enough to forward my note up the line to Gary
Campbell (Nova Scotia Lands) whom, I presume will be replying to me in the
near future.
At any rate,
since I talked to you a recreational facility was announced, planned for the
Harbourside Commercial Park. Besides a soccer/rugby field, 1/4 mile track,
it included outdoor tennis courts. While a rugby field (but perhaps not a
soccer field), and a short track are clearly needed within the CBRM, more
outdoor tennis courts are not necessary as there are presently enough to
handle the present traffic, though some of the existing ones certainly need
from major to minor upgrading.
At any rate,
I would like to talk to your engineering person tasked with planning the
recreational facility at Harbourside. My idea is that we, the CCITC, could
replace the outdoor courts with one or more all-year round public covered
courts that we would build, that is, if we could obtain some advantageous
long terming leasing agreement, or other property agreement, to the land in
question.
Thanks Gary
for this consideration.
Eric Krause,
Chair,
Cromarty Community Indoor Tennis Centre (CCITC)
2. CBU
E-MAIL CONTACT:
Hi Gordon [MacInnis]:
I'm not sure if you guys are still exploring the possibility of
developing a recreational complex at
CBU aimed at encouraging healthy living within the community as I have
heard nothing further. At the
last meeting that I attended, Tennis and other racquet sports were put
on the back burner and I
assume that they are still there. At any rate, we have moved forward
with our attempt to get a
building(s) constructed, and we have started an active donation
drive (see below).
We have yet to decide upon an appropriate site as we want to be certain
of the best location.
Thought you would be interested.
Eric
Charity Donation Drive
The Cromarty Community Indoor Tennis Centre, a tax-exempt Sydney-based
charitable organization,
registered with the Canada Revenue Agency as BN 848036968RR0001, has
begun its donation drive to
build the first indoor facility in Cape Breton designed exclusively for
the game of tennis. A
public facility available on a first come, first served basis, the
Centre will also advance education by
providing tennis lessons to students as a component of a school
curriculum, and by offering
training courses for tennis coaches, officials and instructors. It will
also relieve conditions associated
with aging by providing tennis programs for the aged; and it will
provide relief to persons with
disabilities by developing and implementing tennis programmes for the
disabled.
Please visit
http://www.cromartytennis.ca/ccitc/
or e-mail
cromartytennis@cromartytennis.ca for all
the details. Official receipts will ensure that eligible donors will
benefit from all the tax
incentives associated with gifting to our registered charity.
REPLY:
Good morning Eric. Yes, we continue to try to push the project
forward but have to date received no indication of funding. I wish you
the best with your fundraising effort. If you are interested in looking
at our campus as a possible location for the building we can discuss.
Regards, Gord
E-MAIL CONTACT:
Hi Gordon:
Thank you for the positive response.
If you are thinking that the CBU campus were still an acceptable
location for our facility, that of course would be fantastic. Naturally,
if we were to locate to CBU we would lose our ability to apply for
grants such as provincial which require that we either own or have a
long term lease to property, but of course we may not need such grants
to move ahead. In that case, a campus location might prove ideal in that
it would provide certain off-setting benefits not available to us at
another location.
At any rate, at the moment we are seeking ownership or long-term
lease. I am assuming as well that CBU is not in a position to provide
any long-term leasing (10 years minimum) arrangement re campus property
(land)? However, if it is, let's meet.
later
Eric
3. CBRM
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On
Tuesday, June 3, 2008, Kevin MacNeil and Eric Krause met with Malcolm
Gillis, Planning Department, Cape Breton Regional Municipality (e-mail
mggillis@cbrm.ns.ca , Phone
902-563-5027, www.cbrm.ns.ca ).
Our intent was to explore the possibility of acquiring CBRM property either
through lease or purchase. We were informed that the CBRM no longer leased
property, but that purchase was always a possibility, either at market
value, or at an agreed-to lesser negotiated value given that we were
non-profit (and charitable). We also determined too that the CBRM did not
own the Coxheath track parcel of land.
At the
moment, after examining all available properties (e.g. Centennial
Park, land off Inglis Street, Louisa Gardens, Rotary Park, etc.) the CBRM
owned Rotary Park area looks the most promising and we will next contact the
group developing public trails on that land for their viewpoints.
As for
the other just mentioned properties, we will look a bit deeper here too.
-
On
June 24th, 2008, contacted Kenneth L. Smith, MCIP Planner, CBRM Property
Management Services, Off. (902) 563-5093, Cell. (902) 565-4998, Fax. (902)
539-9419, klsmith@cbrm.ns.ca who
asked that I call him. I did, but he was unable to provide further
assistance.
-
On June
27, 2008, I contacted Blair Brewer,
blbrewer@cbrm.ns.ca , but he was unable to
provide further assistance.
-
He
further added to Malcolm Gillis observations that we needed to contact the
finance section if we wanted action. I left a message with finance who then
confirmed that I would be receiving a telephone call.
-
On
August 9, 2008, I sent the following note:
Attention:
Marie
Walsh
Director of Finance
Cape Breton Regional Municipality
cbrm@cbrm.ns.ca
Hi Marie:
I believe
it was you I briefly talked to over the telephone a bit back regarding
the Cromarty Community Indoor Tennis Centre. At that time, I was
inquiring whether there was any land or
building(s) in the CBRM which our charitable Society might be able to
obtain on a favourable basis. My understanding is that leasing is no
longer an option, and purchase is the only other
alternative.
You were
going to refer my request to a staff member reporting to you who was to
get back to me. Perhaps this was to be Blair Brewer whom I have talked
to. I am not sure. However, Blair was quite
helpful, but regarding policy, I believe that this was not his area of
responsibility.
I have
been and will continue to be in talks with Malcolm, and Ken on the
planning side, so this part of the issue is being addressed. At the
moment, Rotary Park looks most promising in that our
proposed location (along the west side of Rotary Drive well above the
Wentworth Creek ravine) would not interfere with the Green link Society
plans for trail routes throughout the Park.
At any
rate, to refresh your memory who we are:
"This
spring, the Cromarty Community Indoor Tennis Centre (CCITC), a
tax-exempt Sydney-based charity, registered with the Canada Revenue
Agency, began its drive to build the first indoor
facility in Cape Breton designed exclusively for the game of tennis.
Please visit
http://www.cromartytennis.ca/ccitc/ for all the details.
Besides
being a public facility available on a first come, first served basis,
the Centre will advance education by providing tennis lessons to
students as a component of a school curriculum, and
by offering training courses for tennis coaches, officials and
instructors. It will also relieve conditions associated with aging by
providing tennis programs for the aged; and it will provide
relief to persons with disabilities by developing and implementing
tennis programs for the disabled.
Our
present concern is to obtain property or building(s) (or a long-term
lease (10 years) to a parcel of land or building(s) which CBRM can no
longer provide I believe).
Afterward, we are contemplating the construction of one all-year round,
covered court under a steel-building, but additional covered courts,
built now or later, are not out of the question if
the demand were there. We would also consider renovating an existing
building(s) to our requirements.
At any
rate, my question is whether CBRM has developed any property acquisition
policy (at Rotary Park or elsewhere within the former City of Sydney,
Sydney River, or Coxheath areas) with respect to the construction of
public facilities such as ours that as a charity will be developing
programmes that benefits the community."
I look
forward to your reply.
Eric
Krause
Chair
CCITC
539-3115
62
Woodill St.,
Sydney, NS
B1P 4N9
- I
have received no reply to my last letter
- In
other words, we would need to purchase a piece of CBRM property at market
value.
4. GREEN LINK SOCIETY
Malcolm
Gillis
Planning Department
Cape Breton Regional Municipality
e-mail mggillis@cbrm.ns.ca
Phone 902-563-5027
www.cbrm.ns.ca
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Krause [KrauseHouse@KrauseHouse.ca ]
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 9:55 AM
To: Malcolm Gillis
Subject: From Eric Krause - Tennis Facility
Hi
Malcolm:
I wonder
whether you had a chance to alert Gerald MacDonald in his capacity as
chairman of the Green Link Association's Board (Green Link Society)
regarding his thoughts on us establishing our tennis facility in the
Rotary Park area. My understanding was that you were going to e-mail
him?
At any
rate, I can follow this up in detail with him if you could provide me
with his e-mail address.
Thanks
Malcolm,
Eric
[June 24, 2008]
Hi Eric.
Actually I attended a meeting of the Green Link Society. They are
generally in favour of another not for profit recreational interest
establishing in Rotary Park provided the site does not interfere with
their trails. The sites we looked at generally were along Rotary Drive
itself and in proximity to the Rotary Drive apartment building. So it is
safe to say that in principal they don't have a problem with it and
would support it if kept away from the trails.
- August
7, 2008, Greenlink Society clarification:
Hi Eric.
Of course you should be dealing with the CBRM as you have in the past if
you want a site within Rotary Park. My purpose in referring to the Green
link Society is because they have a legal agreement with the CBRM to be
the primary agency responsible for maintaining Rotary Park. Their Board
consists of a number of well intentioned people, but they all have too
many other irons in the fire to keep the Green link Society functioning
consistently. Most likely the best you will get from them is what I have
forwarded to you in my e-mail of June 24 until a formal request is made
to the CBRM to acquire a parcel of CBRM land. And I am confident any
formal response they will provide will not contradict the response they
gave me provided it does not impose on any of their trail routes
throughout the Park. The sites you were generally interested in are
along the west side of Rotary Drive well above the Wentworth Creek
ravine which are satisfactory to them. However, CBRM's staff person
responsible for CBRM property (i.e. Ken Smith) advised me a lease is not
an option. The parcel would have to be conveyed outright.
When you have a very good idea of the extent of land you would need
(consider building size, on-site parking and motor vehicle maneuvering
areas, landscaping and other ancillary facilities) and the site you
would like to acquire you should contact Ken Smith with your proposal.
Ken would have to verify if the site would have to be declared surplus
by Council (most likely it would) but a tennis facility is a
recreational facility so they would at least be receptive to the idea
within Rotary Park.
If a
Rotary Park site is still very much of interest to you, you may want to
meet with Ken and I to start advancing this.
Malcolm Gillis
Planning Department
Cape Breton Regional Municipality
e-mail mggillis@cbrm.ns.ca
Phone 902-563-5027
www.cbrm.ns.ca
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Krause [KrauseHouse@KrauseHouse.ca ]
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 6:02 PM
To: Malcolm Gillis
Subject: From Eric Krause - Indoor Tennis
Hi
Malcolm:
As you
know I have not heard back from anyone on the board of the GREENLINK
PARK SOCIETY. I now see that they have defaulted as a Society with Joint
Stocks and this happened in 2003. My question then: shouldn't I be
dealing with CBRM directly, rather than dealing with a non-existent
active board, to see if a parcel of land can be severed for our use??
Your
thoughts.
Eric
Eric
Krause (Krause House Info-Research Solutions) Check out:
http://www.krausehouse.ca
- We
would need to purchase a piece of CBRM property at market value.
5. PROVINCIAL POLITICIANS
From:
"Cromarty Tennis Club"
<cromartytennis@CromartyTennis.ca >
To: <Barry.Barnet@gov.ns.ca
>,
<MACDONMAN@gov.ns.ca >,
<PREMIER@gov.ns.ca >,
<WILSOND@gov.ns.ca >,
<alfiemacleodmla@ns.aliantzinc.ca >,
<frankmla@ns.sympatico.ca
>,
<keithbainmla@ns.sympatico.ca >,
<mlaclarke@ns.sympatico.ca
>,
"2008 Pam MacLeod"
<pmacleod@syd.eastlink.ca >,
<MGGillis@cbrm.ns.ca >
Sent: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:27:46 -0300
Subject: From Cromarty Community Indoor Tennis Centre to Premier
MacDonald
Hello
Barry:
Recently
Pam MacLeod, as a private citizen and tennis enthusiast, sent a letter
in support of an indoor tennis facility for Sydney (reply from your
Office attached). I have thanked her for her initiative, and below I
would like to outline what we have accomplished in this area to date.
This
spring, the Cromarty Community Indoor Tennis Centre (CCITC), a
tax-exempt Sydney-based charity, registered with the Canada Revenue
Agency, began its drive to build the first indoor facility in Cape
Breton designed exclusively for the game of tennis. Please visit
http://www.cromartytennis.ca/ccitc / for all the details.
Besides
being a public facility available on a first come, first served basis,
the Centre will advance education by providing tennis lessons to
students as a component of a school curriculum, and
by offering training courses for tennis coaches, officials and
instructors. It will also relieve conditions associated with aging by
providing tennis programs for the aged; and it will provide
relief to persons with disabilities by developing and implementing
tennis programs for the disabled.
Our
present concern is to obtain property or a long-term lease (10 years) to
a parcel of land that would allow us, for example to apply for financial
grants from say the Recreation Facility
Development Program (RFD) and Building Facility Infrastructure Program.
We have already talked to Coleen Chisholm (HPP Cape Breton regional
office). She is well aware of our desires and has been most supportive.
We also
inquired whether Harbourside Commercial Park has developed any land
leasing or property acquisition policy with respect to the construction
of public facilities such as ours that as a
charity will be developing programmes that benefits the community. At
the same time, the Centre would be a place that could provide a
recreational outlet for its tenants on a first come, first
served basis (i.e. the Centre is not membership based, but rather rental
based by the hour or half hour). Also, as part of its promoted
infrastructure, our near-by facility might provide an
additional draw for any new tenants.
I
forwarded this request to Lindsay Mills (Transportation and
Infrastructure Renewal) and Gerry McCarron (Harbourside Commercial Park)
who were kind enough to forward my note up the line to Gary Campbell. So
far I have not heard back from Gary.
We have
also been active with talks with Malcolm Gillis (Manager of Development
Service Branch/Planner CBRM ) and others at CBRM. The one place that
looked most promising was Rotary Park in Sydney where the Green Link
Association's Board is actively pursuing an active transportation
development. So far, I have not heard back from the board.
So - as
you can see, we are serious in our attempt to get an indoor tennis
facility constructed at Sydney. At the moment, we are contemplating the
construction of one all-year round, covered court
under a steel-building, but additional covered courts, built now or
later, are not out of the question if the demand were there.
However,
right now an acquisition of land is our prime concern.
I look
forward to your reply, and any help you could provide.
Eric
Krause,
Chair,
Cromarty Community Indoor Tennis Centre (CCITC)
_____________________
Attachment:
Pam
MacLeod
pmacleod@syd.eastlink.ca
[Tennis
Facilities in Cape Breton - 062708016]
Dear Ms.
MacLeod:
Thank you
for your e-mail of June 26, 2008 concerning tennis facilities in the
Sydney area. Premier MacDonald has asked that I respond on his behalf.
It is good to hear of the benefits you have
experienced from your involvement in the sport of tennis and your
interest in the development of sport and recreation infrastructure in
your community.
Facility
development in Nova Scotia is driven by communities of interest. Groups
of like-minded citizens identify facility needs, develop concepts and
then work toward construction and operation
of these facilities. The role of the province is to assist these groups
in the construction of sport and recreation facilities. I encourage you
to work with others in the tennis community to
work toward your goal.
The
Department of Health Promotion and Protection (HPP) routinely works with
incorporated, not-for-profit organizations and municipalities that have
an interest in facility development. HPP
has two programs, Recreation Facility Development Program (RFD) and
Building Facility Infrastructure Together (B-FIT), which could be of
assistance in developing an indoor tennis facility. HPP has a regional
office located in Sydney and I suggest you contact our regional
representative for Cape Breton, Coleen Chisholm, at 563-2380. Ms.
Chisholm would be pleased to discuss these programs with you.
Sincerely,
Barry
Barnet
Minister of Health Promotion and Protection
c. Premier Rodney J. MacDonald
6. BUILDING CANADA FUND
- On July 22,
2008, I contacted
Aileen Waller-Hebb:
Hello
Eric,
Thanks for your email.
The
Building Canada Fund - Communities Component (BCF-CC) is intended for
communities under a population under 100,000. Unfortunately because you
are situated in CBRM, you would not be eligible under BCF-CC. CBRM is
eligible under BCF- Major Components (BCF-MC) which is a program that is
under development. I would recommend that you work with CBRM to see if,
when BCF-MC is established, your project would be eligible.
Should
you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Regards,
Aileen
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Aileen
Waller-Hebb, P.Eng.
Manager
Canada-Nova Scotia Infrastructure Secretariat
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
Maritime Centre, 14th Floor North
1505 Barrington St.
PO Box 216
Halifax, NS
B3J 2M4
Phone:
(902) 424-7414
Fax: (902) 424-0821
E-mail: wallerae@gov.ns.ca
Web: www.mrif.ns.ca www.nsinfrastructure.ca
>>>
"Cromarty Tennis Club"
<cromartytennis@CromartyTennis.ca > 7/29/2008
7:54 PM >>>
Aileen Waller-Hebb, P.Eng
(902) 424-7414
wallerae@gov.ns.ca
Hi
Aileen:
The
Cromarty Community Indoor Tennis Centre, a tax-exempt Sydney-based
charitable organization, registered with the Canada Revenue Agency as BN
848036968RR0001, would like to take advantage of the Canada Building
Fund in the area where a project will deliver economic and social
benefits to Canadians. I was on your site
( http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/muns/infr/bcf.asp ) but I did not see an
application form that met this requirement.
Please
visit http://www.cromartytennis.ca/ccitc/ or e-mail
cromartytennis@cromartytennis.ca for all the details.
MISSION
STATEMENT
For the
Cromarty Tennis Club, through an independent trust, known as the
Cromarty Community Indoor Tennis Centre (CCITC) to raise funds to
construct, maintain, and operate Cape Breton’s first indoor facility
(one covered doubles court) designed only for tennis. An all-season
operation, the Centre will feature programmes that without exception
will be CCITC run and designed. Where practical, that design will meet
Tennis Nova Scotia, or Tennis Canada standards.
Built
exclusively for the benefit of the public, with a particular focus on
the young, old, and the challenged, the Centre will provide a
summer/critical winter playing venue for all levels and ages of tennis
players, from novice through seasoned. It will encourage high public
user participation rates through an affordable hourly rate - first come,
first serve - and educational group clinics. It will stress that its
cushioned court is state-of-the-art and exceptionally physically
friendly, to draw in the older player who might hesitate to participate
otherwise.
The
Centre will stress public instruction, at both an hourly and clinic
level. At the hourly level, CCITC trained staff volunteers will provide
tennis advice, knowledge, practical tips, and even racquets upon the
asking, at no additional charge.
In
addition, the Centre will target the younger public, through assorted
winter and summer group clinics. It will maximize the number of
operating hours to what is practical. In particular, the Centre will
concentrate on winter school, winter after school, and winter junior
development programmes based on Tennis Canada training, instructional,
and skills upgrading criteria. Winter coaching clinics would be another
priority, as would other community group initiatives, such as wheelchair
and mixed senior (plus 55) play.
During
the summer, held will be similar group clinics designed to enhance any
Island outdoor programme that requests CCITC help.
OBJECTS
OF THE SOCIETY
(a) To
construct, maintain and operate an indoor tennis facility on Cape Breton
Island, Nova Scotia, available to the general public.
(b) To advance education by providing tennis lessons to students as a
component of a school curriculum, and by offering training courses for
tennis coaches, officials, and instructors.
(c) To relieve conditions associated with aging by providing tennis
programmes.
(d) To provide relief to persons with disabilities by developing and
implementing tennis programmes for the disabled.
(e) To undertake activities ancillary and incidental to the attainment
of the above objects.
(f) To acquire by way of grant, gift, purchase, bequest, devise or
otherwise, real and personal property and to use and apply such property
to the realization of the objects of the Society.
(g) To buy, own, hold, lease, mortgage, sell and convey such real and
personal property as may be necessary or desirable in the carrying out
the objects of the Society.
Provided
that nothing herein contained shall permit the Society to carry on any
trade, industry, or business and the Society shall be carried on without
purpose of gain to any of the members and that any surplus or any
accretions of the Society shall be used solely for the purposes of the
Society and the promotion of its objects.
Provided,
further, that if for any reason the operations of the Society are
terminated or are wound up, or are dissolved and there remains, at that
time, after satisfaction of all its debts and liabilities, any property
whatsoever, the same shall be paid to some other charitable organization
in Canada, having objects similar to those of the Society.
The
activities of the Society are to be carried on in the Cape Breton
Regional Municipality and Immediate area of Cape Breton Island.
Thanks
Eric
Krause
Chair
CCITC
539-3115
62
Woodill St.,
Sydney, NS
B1P 4N9
Hi
Malcolm:
I wonder
whether you could provide me with a CBRM name I should contact re a
proposed BCF- Major Components (BCF-MC) programme which is under
development (see Aileen Waller-Hebb correspondence below) for which CBRM
projects would be eligible.
Thanks
Eric
- On
August 11, I received this answer:
From:
"Malcolm Gillis" <MGGillis@cbrm.ns.ca >
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:48:52 -0400
To: krausehouse@krausehouse.ca
Subject: RE: From Eric Krause Re: Building Canada Fund
Hi Eric.
I've e-mailed select staff members of the CBRM asking if they know
anything about this program. I know the Planning and Development
Department is not directly involved. If and when I get a response I will
forward it to you. However, this is a Provincial program, if it is under
development then I would assume the Province is developing it. I do know
the BCF-CC program only
included water, wastewater, and solid waste as legitimate project types
and that was determined by the Province and not the municipalities. With
your permission I will forward your request to CBRM to the Province and
ask them why they would lead you to believe we are developing this
program.
Malcolm
Gillis
Planning Department
Cape Breton Regional Municipality
e-mail mggillis@cbrm.ns.ca
Phone 902-563-5027
www.cbrm.ns.ca
- I
have received no further reply from Halifax regarding this programme..
7. SYDPORT
Sydport
Operations Inc. (Laurentian Energy Corp),
10 Marine Drive,
Sydport Industrial Park,
Edwardsville, Nova Scotia
B2A 4S6
Hello:
This
spring, the Cromarty Community Indoor Tennis Centre (CCITC), a
tax-exempt Sydney-based charity, registered with the Canada Revenue
Agency, began its drive to build the first indoor facility in Cape
Breton designed exclusively for the game of tennis. Please visit
http://www.cromartytennis.ca/ccitc/ for all the details.
Besides
being a public facility available on a first come, first served basis,
the Centre will advance education by providing tennis lessons to
students as a component of a school curriculum, and
by offering training courses for tennis coaches, officials and
instructors. It will also relieve conditions associated with aging by
providing tennis programs for the aged; and it will provide
relief to persons with disabilities by developing and implementing
tennis programs for the disabled.
Our
present concern is to obtain property or building(s), or a long-term
lease (10 years) to a parcel of land of building(s).
My
question is whether Sydport Operations Inc. has developed any land
leasing or property acquisition policy with respect to the construction
of public facilities such as ours that as a charity will be developing
programmes that benefits the community. At the same time, the Centre
would be a place that could provide a recreational outlet for your
tenants on a first come, first served basis (i.e. the Centre is not
membership based, but rather rental based by the hour or half hour).
Also, as part of your promoted infrastructure, our near-by facility
might provide an additional draw for new tenants.
At the
moment, we are contemplating the construction of one all-year round,
covered court under a steel-building, but additional covered courts,
built now or later, are not out of the question if
the demand were there. We would also consider renovating an existing
building(s) to our requirements.
I look
forward to your reply.
Eric
Krause,
Chair,
Cromarty Community Indoor Tennis Centre (CCITC)
- I
have received no reply regarding a leasing arrangement.
8. FEDERAL POLITICIANS
Mark
Eyking, MP - Cape Breton
eykinm1@parl.gc.ca
Eyking.M@parl.gc.ca
Rodger
Cuzner, MP - Cape Breton
cuzner1@parl.gc.ca
Cuzner.R@parl.gc.ca
Gentlemen:
The
Cromarty Community Indoor Tennis Centre, a tax-exempt Sydney-based
charitable organization, registered with the Canada Revenue Agency as BN
848036968RR0001, would like to take advantage of the Canada Building
Fund in the area where a project will deliver economic and social
benefits to Canadians (See Mission Statement and Objects of the Society
summarized below). As I understand it, while the Building Canada Fund -
Communities Component (BCF-CC) is intended for communities with a
population under 100,000 - which means that the CBRM is not eligible -
the CBRM is eligible under BCF- Major Components (BCF-MC) which is a
program that is under development. Presently I am waiting for a reply
from the CBRM to see who their contact person might be.
At any
rate, we have two present concerns:
First,
that we obtain property or a long-term lease (10 years) to a parcel of
land in the CBRM. With this in mind, I have made contact with a number
of interests (e.g. CBRM, Harbourside Commercial Park, Sydport Operations
Inc. (Laurentian Energy Corp), etc.). To date, none of these inquiries
have panned out.
Second,
that we construct one all-year round, covered court under a
steel-building, with additional covered courts - built now or later -
not out of the question if the demand were there. Please visit
http://www.cromartytennis.ca/ccitc/ for all the construction and related
details. We would also consider renovating an existing building(s) to
our requirements.
My query
is whether you can provide me with any help that might move our project
into consideration for the Building Canada Fund - Major Components -
programme.
Thanks
Eric
Krause
Chair
CCITC
539-3115
62
Woodill St.,
Sydney, NS
B1P 4N9
____________________
MISSION
STATEMENT
For the
Cromarty Tennis Club, through an independent trust, known as the
Cromarty Community Indoor Tennis Centre (CCITC) to raise funds to
construct, maintain, and operate Cape Breton's first indoor facility
(one covered doubles court) designed only for tennis. An all-season
operation, the Centre will feature programmes that without exception
will be CCITC run and designed. Where practical, that design will meet
Tennis Nova Scotia, or Tennis Canada standards.
Built
exclusively for the benefit of the public, with a particular focus on
the young, old, and the challenged, the Centre will provide a
summer/critical winter playing venue for all levels and ages of tennis
players, from novice through seasoned. It will encourage high public
user participation rates through an affordable hourly rate - first come,
first serve - and educational group clinics.
It will stress that its cushioned court is state-of-the-art and
exceptionally physically friendly, to draw in the older player who might
hesitate to participate otherwise.
The
Centre will stress public instruction, at both an hourly and clinic
level. At the hourly level, CCITC trained staff volunteers will provide
tennis advice, knowledge, practical tips, and even
racquets upon the asking, at no additional charge.
In
addition, the Centre will target the younger public, through assorted
winter and summer group clinics. It will maximize the number of
operating hours to what is practical. In particular, the
Centre will concentrate on winter school, winter after school, and
winter junior development programmes based on Tennis Canada training,
instructional, and skills upgrading criteria. Winter
coaching clinics would be another priority, as would other community
group initiatives, such as wheelchair and mixed senior (plus 55) play.
During
the summer, held will be similar group clinics designed to enhance any
Island outdoor programme that requests CCITC help.
OBJECTS
OF THE SOCIETY
(a) To
construct, maintain and operate an indoor tennis facility on Cape Breton
Island, Nova Scotia, available to the general public.
(b) To advance education by providing tennis lessons to students as a
component of a school curriculum, and by offering training courses for
tennis coaches, officials, and instructors.
(c) To relieve conditions associated with aging by providing tennis
programmes.
(d) To provide relief to persons with disabilities by developing and
implementing tennis programmes for the disabled.
(e) To undertake activities ancillary and incidental to the attainment
of the above objects.
(f) To acquire by way of grant, gift, purchase, bequest, devise or
otherwise, real and personal property and to use and apply such property
to the realization of the objects of the Society.
(g) To buy, own, hold, lease, mortgage, sell and convey such real and
personal property as may be necessary or desirable in the carrying out
the objects of the Society.
Provided
that nothing herein contained shall permit the Society to carry on any
trade, industry, or business and the Society shall be carried on without
purpose of gain to any of the members and that any surplus or any
accretions of the Society shall be used solely for the purposes of the
Society and the promotion of its objects.
Provided,
further, that if for any reason the operations of the Society are
terminated or are wound up, or are dissolved and there remains, at that
time, after satisfaction of all its debts and
liabilities, any property whatsoever, the same shall be paid to some
other charitable organization in Canada, having objects similar to those
of the Society.
The
activities of the Society are to be carried on in the Cape Breton
Regional Municipality and Immediate area of Cape Breton Island.
- I
have received no reply from any Federal politician.
9. DEVCO
Tom
Fleming,
Director, Customer Services and Marketing,
Cape Breton Development Corporation,
Fax Number: 902-563-0062
E-mail: tfleming@devco.ca
Hi Tom:
Too bad
you are still working. As for me, since 1997 I have been retired and
really enjoying it. Tennis most days, even if often in the rain this
last month! Last several winters, including January
through March, in the snow too - and now you may have a hint why this
letter.
At any
rate, its my understanding that under the "Cape Breton Development
Corporation Divestiture Authorization and Dissolution Act" that one of
your objectives is to sell or transfer properties.
While you plan to transfer most of the non-coal properties to ECBC whose
mandate, in part, is to provide employment outside the coal producing
industry, I wonder whether you still hold any land
within the CBRM within the near vicinity of the former city of Sydney,
Sydney River, or Coxheath areas.
This
spring, the Cromarty Community Indoor Tennis Centre (CCITC), a
tax-exempt Sydney-based charity, registered with the Canada Revenue
Agency, began its drive to build the first indoor facility in Cape
Breton designed exclusively for the game of tennis. Please visit
http://www.cromartytennis.ca/ccitc / for all the details.
Besides
being a public facility available on a first come, first served basis,
the Centre will advance education by providing tennis lessons to
students as a component of a school curriculum, and
by offering training courses for tennis coaches, officials and
instructors. It will also relieve conditions associated with aging by
providing tennis programs for the aged; and it will provide
relief to persons with disabilities by developing and implementing
tennis programs for the disabled.
At any
rate, we have two present concerns:
First,
that we obtain property or a long-term lease (10 years) to a parcel of
land in the CBRM.
Second,
that we construct one all-year round, covered court under a
steel-building, with additional covered courts - built now or later -
not out of the question if the demand were there. We would
also consider renovating an existing building(s) to our requirements.
Given our
concerns, I wonder whether you are in any position to advance our
project?
Thanks,
Eric
Eric
Krause
Chair
CCITC
539-3115
62
Woodill St.,
Sydney, NS
B1P 4N9
- On
August 26, 2008, Tom answered me, and explained to me that his
organization no longer holds lands suitable for this type of
development. His are now all coal properties:
10. ECCB
Silicon
Island
70 Crescent Street
Sydney, N.S. B1S 2Z7
Toll
Free: 1-800-705-3926
Tel: (902) 564-3600
Fax: (902) 564-3825
Email:
ecbcinfo@ecbc-secb.gc.ca
Hello:
Before I
go through the formal procedure of filling out an application for
assistance, I wonder whether you could review the following and send me
your viewpoint.
Its my
understanding that under the "Cape Breton Development Corporation
Divestiture Authorization and Dissolution Act" that one of DEVCO's
objectives is to sell or transfer properties. Furthermore, I understand,
given that ECBC's mandate is in part to provide employment outside the
coal producing industry, that DEVCO has already transferred most of its
non-coal properties to ECBC. My question (see below) concerns any of
these properties which you may still retain within the CBRM in the near
vicinity of the former city of Sydney, Sydney River, or Coxheath areas.
Some
history first: This spring, the Cromarty Community Indoor Tennis Centre
(CCITC), a tax-exempt Sydney-based charity, registered with the Canada
Revenue Agency, began its drive to build the first indoor facility in
Cape Breton designed exclusively for the game of tennis. Please visit
http://www.cromartytennis.ca/ccitc/ for all the details.
Besides
being a public facility available on a first come, first served basis,
the Centre will advance education by providing tennis lessons to
students as a component of a school curriculum, and by offering training
courses for tennis coaches, officials and instructors. It will also
relieve conditions associated with aging by providing tennis programs
for the aged; and it will provide relief to persons with disabilities by
developing and implementing tennis programs for the disabled.
At any
rate, we have two present concerns:
First,
that we obtain property or a long-term lease (10 years) to a parcel of
land in the CBRM.
Second,
that we construct one all-year round, covered court under a
steel-building, with additional covered courts - built now or later -
not out of the question if the demand were there. We would also consider
renovating an existing building(s) to our requirements.
Given our
concerns, I wonder whether you are in any position to advance our
project?
Thanks,
Eric
Eric
Krause
Chair
CCITC
539-3115
62
Woodill St.,
Sydney, NS
B1P 4N9
- I
received no reply.
- Your message
To: ECBC
Information
Subject: From Eric Krause - ECCB Properties
Sent: Sat, 9 Aug 2008 11:39:19 -0300
was deleted
without being read on Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:38 -0300
11.
CAPE
BRETON-VICTORIA REGIONAL SCHOOL BOARD
Ambrose
White,
Director Operational Services,
999 Alexander Street,
Sydney, Nova Scotia B1L 6G7,
Phone: (902)563-5402,
Fax: (902)563-4566,
awhite@cbvrsb.ca
Hello Mr.
White:
I wonder
if you or your Facilities Manager could reply to me.
This
spring, the Cromarty Community Indoor Tennis Centre (CCITC), a
tax-exempt Sydney-based charity, registered with the Canada Revenue
Agency, began its drive to build the first indoor facility in Cape
Breton designed exclusively for the game of tennis. Please visit
http://www.cromartytennis.ca/ccitc/ for all the details.
Besides
being a public facility available on a first come, first served basis,
the Centre will advance education by providing tennis lessons to
students as a component of a school curriculum, and by offering training
courses for tennis coaches, officials and instructors. It will also
relieve conditions associated with aging by providing tennis programs
for the aged; and it will provide relief to persons with disabilities by
developing and implementing tennis programs for the disabled.
Our
present concern is to obtain property or building(s), or a long-term
lease (10 years) to a parcel of land or building(s).
My
question is whether you are aware of any school property(s), with or
without a building, within or in the vicinity of the former City of
Sydney which may be surplus to the needs of the school
board. I understand that I may have to deal with the Province in this
instance, but here I am just asking for you to draw upon your knowledge.
As you would have observed above, our charitable status requires that we
develop programmes that would be of use to your students, but that
discussion is for another day.
Once we
obtain land, we will construct at least one all-year round, covered
court under a steel-building, though, of course, additional covered
courts, built now or later, are not out of the
question if the demand were there. We would also consider renovating an
existing building(s) to our requirements.
I look
forward to your reply.
Eric
Krause,
Chair,
Cromarty Community Indoor Tennis Centre (CCITC),
- I
have received no reply regarding a leasing arrangement.
12.
SYDNEY AIRPORT AUTHORITY
CROMARTY COMMUNITY INDOOR TENNIS CENTRE
A
Registered Canadian Charitable Organization
Founded In 2006 Under The Nova Scotia Societies Act
cromartytennis@cromartytennis.ca
Business Number (A Canadian Registered Charity): 848036968RR0001
Sydney Airport Authority
P.O. Box 670
Sydney, Nova Scotia
Canada
B1P 6H7
November 06, 2008
Attention: Hayes MacNeil,
Chairman
cc.
Lawrence MacPherson,
Chief
Executive (
larrymceo@sydneyairport.ca )
Hello Mr. MacNeil,
This spring, the Cromarty Community Indoor Tennis Centre (CCITC), a tax-exempt Sydney-based charity, registered with the Canada Revenue Agency,
began its drive to build the first indoor facility in Cape Breton designed exclusively for the game of tennis. Please visit
http://www.cromartytennis.ca/ccitc/ for all the details.
Besides being a public facility available on a first come, first served basis, the Centre will advance education by providing tennis lessons to students as a component
of a school curriculum, and by offering training courses for tennis coaches, officials and instructors. It will also relieve conditions associated with aging by providing
tennis programmes for the aged; and it will provide relief to persons with disabilities by developing and implementing tennis programmes for the disabled.
Our present concern is to obtain property or building(s), or a long-term lease (10 years minimum) to a parcel of land or building(s). Once we obtain land, we will construct
at least one all-year round, covered court under a steel-building, though, of course, additional covered courts, built now or later, are not out of the question if the demand were there.
Proposed Building
(Closely resembles the proposed facility)
The prime goal of the CCITC is to ensure the
successful construction and the on-going operation of an indoor public tennis
facility, while meeting all of the charitable and ancillary activities as
described in the seven objects of the Society. For a $300,000 capital
investment, the minimum amount necessary to achieve the prime goal, the facility
would take a certain basic, cost-effective, form. Naturally, a greater
investment would produce additional enhancements, such as a larger building,
extra tennis courts, running track, year-round air-conditioning, etc.
For the minimum $300,000 investment, the proposed
building would serve up the standard four walls, a white ceiling, indirect court
lighting, a superior insulated envelope, an economical heating system, the most
simple of washroom facilities, and a first class alternate-style cushioned
tennis court as follows:
(1) A "pre-engineered rigid framed" steel building
set upon concrete with a reinforced slab on grade
(2) 60' wide x 120' long, with 25' high side walls and 35' to a central ridge
(3) One, state of the art, Novacrylic Ultracushion, doubles court (36' x 78'
between lines, 21' back spaces , 12' side spaces) measuring overall 60' x 120'
(4) Superior insulation (Walls R20, ceiling R32) with either indirect
ventilation through ceiling-mounted exhaust fans or natural infiltration
(5) Propane gas-fired high-intensity infrared radiant ceramic ["light"] heating
system (One Modine MT 120 set at each end of the building) maintaining a 55 F
degrees [12.7 degrees C] inside winter temperature
(6) T5 fluorescent blue light technology: 18 ten-lamp T5HO [high Intensity]
Fluorescent indirect light fixtures (Courtlite Direct Recreational energy
efficient lighting system)
(7) A basic washroom amenity
(8) An automatic active fire suppression system
For greater
detail, please go to:
http://www.cromartytennis.ca/ccitc/WinterBuildingStudyTechnical.htm
I
appreciate the time that you will take with this proposal for a land lease
agreement.
Eric Krause
62 Woodill St, Sydney, N.S.
B1P 4N9
(902) 539-3115
-
On
December 15, 2008 Eric Krause and Kevin MacNeil met with
Larry McPherson, CEO, Sydney Airport Authority. His board, has agreed to
lease us property on which to construct our building. Once I receive
approval from our Society, we will be signing the lease agreement.
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