CHRONOLOGY CORRESPONDENCE SUMMARY

Closely resembles the final indoor public tennis facility.
 (A pre-engineered steel building)

• Internet research re the requirements for an indoor tennis facility

• Many Companies contacted directly to firm up the requirements for an indoor tennis facility. The major players included:

  • Olympia Steel Buildings (Provided a preliminary building design)

  • Plexipave

  • Courtlite Lighting

2008

• January: Funding request: Met with Nova Scotia, Health Promotion and Protection, Physical Activity, Sport & Recreation, to determined our requirements for submitting a funding request  re our project  to construct a facility

• May 2: Canada Revenue Agency, Charities Directorate, qualified us as a registered charity: BN 848036968RR0001

• May 13: Harbourside Commercial Park (Sydney) contacted to explore the possibility of constructing a facility on its property

• May 14: Malcolm Gillis (Planning Department), CBRM, contacted re our project to construct a facility

• May 17: Cape Breton University contacted to obtain property or building(s), or a long-term lease (10 years) to a parcel of land or building(s)

• June 3: Cape Breton Regional Municipal contacted to obtain property or building(s), or a long-term lease (10 years) to a parcel of land or building(s)

• June 3: Meeting with Malcolm Gillis (Planning Department), CBRM, contacted re our project to construct a facility (Discussed: CBRM leasing policy, Bi-Centennial Gym, Rotary Park, Louisa Gardens, Coxheath, Steel Plant, etc.)

• June 24: Green Link Society (Rotary Park) contacted to obtain property or building(s), or a long-term lease (10 years) to a parcel of land or building(s)

• June 24: Kenneth L. Smith MCIP Planner, Property Management Services, CBRM, contacted re our project to construct a facility 

• June 26: Lindsay Mills, Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal, contacted re our project to build a facility

• June 26: Gary Campbell, Nova Scotia Lands, contacted re our request to project to build a facility on Harbourside property

• July 22: Cape Breton Provincial MLAs and Premier's office alerted of our project  to construct a facility

• July 29: Building Canada Fund, Communities Component (BCF-CC), contacted re our project to construct a facility

• August 3: Sydport Operations Inc. (Laurentian Energy Corp) contacted to obtain property or building(s), or a long-term lease (10 years) to a parcel of land or building(s)

• August 5: All Cape Britain Federal politicians alerted of our project to construct a facility

• August 5: Annette Verschuren  sent an individual alert re our project to construct a facility

• August 9: Cape Breton Development Corporation contacted to obtain property or building(s), or a long-term lease (10 years) to a parcel of land or building(s)

• August 9: Cape Breton-Victoria Regional School Board contacted to obtain property or building(s), or a long-term lease (10 years) to a parcel of land or building(s)

• August 9: Director of Finance, Cape Breton Regional Municipality, contacted re the project to build a facility

• October 5: Funding request to Douglas Parker Rudderham, President & CEO, Pharmacy Wholesale Services Inc., re our project to construct a facility  

• November 6: Sydney Airport Authority contacted to obtain property or building(s), or a long-term lease (10 years) to a parcel of land or building(s)

• November 21: Funding request: Notice to the Nova Scotia, Health Promotion and Protection, Physical Activity, Sport & Recreation, "Recreation Facility Development Capital Grant Programme" that we will submit a funding request  re our project  to construct a facility

• December 15: Meeting with the CEO of the Sydney Airport Authority, confirmed that a December 5 meeting of his board had agreed to lease land to us for our project

• December 17: Malcolm Gillis (Planning Department), CBRM , updated on our progress

• December 17: Funding request: Meeting with Douglas Parker Rudderham, President & CEO, Pharmacy Wholesale Services Inc. re funding our project to construct a facility  was arranged (meeting never took place)

• December 18: We applied to and were accepted by the Charity CanadaHelps.org as the organization to handle the taking of our general donations

• December 19: MLA Alfie MacLeod contacted re our project to construct a facility

• December 19: Jamie Gillis (Building Official ), CBRM, contacted re our project to construct a facility  with Malcolm Gillis (Planning Department), CBRM in the loop

• December 20: Joneljim Concrete Construction (1994) Limited contacted re our project to build a facility

• December: Wayne Lattimer, contractor contacted re our project to build a facility

• December 23: Councilor Jim MacLeod reminded of our project to construct a facility

• December 24: Councilor Tom Wilson alerted of our project to construct a facility re a request that the Public Services Committee of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) Council endorse our project

• December 23: Helen MacCoy, Cape Breton Post, contacted, requesting any help that the Post could suggest in advertising our proposed facility

2009

• January 3: Mention of the Cromarty Community Indoor Tennis Centre in the Cape Breton Post, "Between the Lines"

• January 5: YMCA (Sydney) contacted re future possibility of partnering on programmes

• January 8: Eascan Building Systems and Eastern Canadian Structures (Truro) agreed to provide us with preliminary building designs

• January 20: Cape Breton Post article, based on an interview, published: "Indoor Tennis Group "Shovel Ready"

• January 21: Spartan Athletic Products (Novacrylic Sport Surfaces) contacted re our project to construct a facility

• January 22: Maine Tennis & Track contacted re our project to construct a facility

• January 24: Funding request to Canada/Nova Scotia Infrastructure Secretariat, Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations, re our project to build a facility

• January 27: Funding request to CBRM Recreation (Fred Brooks) re our project  to construct a facility

• January 29:  Funding request to CBRM Recreation (Fred Brooks) re our project  to construct a facility rejected

• January 29: Public Services Committee of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) council endorses our project

• February 2: Funding submission  to Nova Scotia, Health Promotion and Protection, Physical Activity, Sport & Recreation, "Recreation Facility Development Capital Grant Programme" re our project  to construct a facility (Immediately  withdrawn since our application contained pending items)

• February 2: Pre-Programme Funding submission to Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC)  re our project  to construct a facility

• February 4: Funding submission  to Nova Scotia, Health Promotion and Protection, Recreation Facility Development,  "Capital Grant Programme" withdrawn since our application contained pending items

• February 4: Spyro Trifos, Trifos Design Consultants, contacted re a professional engineering study and investigation report

• February 11: CB Senator Michael L MacDonald alerted of our project to build a facility

• February 15: H-Mac Systems (Modine MT High Intensity Infrared heaters) contacted re our project to build a facility

• February 16: Meeting with Spyro Trifos, Trifos Design Consultants, re a professional engineering study and investigation report

• February 16: ICA Lighting Systems (T5 fluorescent blue light technology) contacted re our project to build a facility

• February 17: Lorne E. Martin, CBCL Limited, contacted re the cost of a professional engineering study and investigation report

• February 19: Cromarty Community Indoor Tennis Centre Pre-Construction Report issued (Based on e-mails sent to numerous companies and on internet research)

• February 25: Lorne E. Martin, CBCL Limited, provided cost estimates for our total project and for a professional engineering study and investigation report

• March 2: Funding request to Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) re our project  to construct a facility

• March 8: Cape Breton Provincial MLAs and Premier's office alerted of our project  to construct a facility

• March 11: Letter to the editor sent the Cape Breton Post: "Indoor Tennis Project Has A Foot In Both Camps"

• March 17: Meeting with Mark Eyking (Liberal) re our project  to construct a facility

• March 24: Gordie Gosse (NDP) contacted re our project to construct a facility (Received his telephone support for our project)

• March 31: Funding request to Mike Tobin re the Junior Development Programme component included in our project to build a facility

• May 20: Funding request: Met with Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation  re Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) funding for our project to build a facility

• August 31: Funding request rejected by Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation re Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) funding

• August 31: Funding request to Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations (Grants and Programs) for $70,000 maximum for a professional engineering study and investigation report

• September 30: Funding request to True Sport Foundation for funding of $70,000 maximum for a professional engineering study and investigation report

• October: Paul Morrison, owner of the Coxheath Tennis grounds property contacted re our project to build a facility

• January 14: CBRM Engineering and Public Works contacted for help with producing a professional engineering study and investigation report

• February 10: Manning MacDonald contacted to alert him of our project  to construct a facility

• April 13: Outdoor Cromarty Tennis Club motion passed endorsing our project

• April 16: Funding request to the NS Provincial Department of Seniors for funding of $70,000 maximum for a professional engineering study and investigation report

• April 21: We requested and received a free club membership  and web listing with Tennis Nova Scotia

• April 22: Number of charitable foundations, etc. contacted re whether they would be in a position to fund fully or partially the $70,000 cost for the requisite architectural and engineering design study: They included

  • Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation

  • Red Letter Philanthropy Counsel (Atlantic) Ltd

  • The Home Depot Canada Foundation

  • Canfor Canadian Forest Products Ltd

  • Sears

  • ArcelorMittal Dofasco

  • Canadian National, KidSport™ Canada

  • Canon Canada Inc.

  • Department of Canadian Heritage Sport Canada

  • Manulife Financial Corporate Giving Committee

  • Sports Canada

  • Irving Oil

• May 13: Jerry Ryan, John Whalley, Doug Foster, and Fred Brooks of CBRM receive a copy of the CCITC response to the Recreation Component of 2010 CBRM ICSP Report (Integrated Community Sustainability Plan) where we strongly urge the construction of an indoor tennis facility to advance CBRM sustainable goals.