ERIC KRAUSE
In
business since 1996
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CROMARTY
COMMUNITY INDOOR TENNIS CENTRE
Society Founded 2006
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
7. SYDPORT
9. DEVCO
10. ECCB
11. CAPE BRETON-VICTORIA REGIONAL SCHOOL BOARD
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 [Web ...] www.cromartytennis.ca/ccitc/ [Now Defunct]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
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
On May 17, 2008, Eric Krause again contacted CBU to update them on our efforts to construct a facility.
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.
EricCharity 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 [Web ...] /www.cromartytennis.ca/ccitc/ or e-mail cromartytennis@cromartytennis.ca[defunct] 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
I received no reply regarding a leasing arrangement.
3. CBRM
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.caHi 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 [Web ...] 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
539-311562 Woodill St.,
Sydney, NS
B1P 4N9
Contacted Greenlink Society through Malcolm Gillis:
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 FacilityHi 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.
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 TennisHi 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
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On July 22, 2008, I contacted Gary Barnet, Barry.Barnet@gov.ns.ca
From: "Cromarty Tennis Club" <cromartytennis@CromartyTennis.ca[Defunct] >
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 MacDonaldHello 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 [Web ...] 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 Protectionc. Premier Rodney J. MacDonald
To date, the only politician to show interest in our project has been Alfie MacLeod.
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«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»
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 2M4Phone: (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[defunct] > [Now Defunct for CCITC Contacts] 7/29/2008
7:54 PM >>>
Aileen Waller-Hebb, P.Eng
(902) 424-7414
wallerae@gov.ns.caHi 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 [Web..] www.cromartytennis.ca/ccitc/ or e-mail cromartytennis@cromartytennis.ca[Defunct] 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
539-311562 Woodill St.,
Sydney, NS
B1P 4N9
On July 30, 2008, I contacted Malcolm Gillis:
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
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 FundHi 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
7. SYDPORT
On August 3, 2008, I contacted Sydport Operations Inc. (Laurentian Energy Corp):
Sydport Operations Inc. (Laurentian Energy Corp),
10 Marine Drive,
Sydport Industrial Park,
Edwardsville, Nova Scotia
B2A 4S6Hello:
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 [Web...] 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.
On August 5, 2008, I contacted all of the Cape Britain Federal Politicians:
Mark Eyking, MP - Cape Breton
eykinm1@parl.gc.ca
Eyking.M@parl.gc.caRodger Cuzner, MP - Cape Breton
cuzner1@parl.gc.ca
Cuzner.R@parl.gc.caGentlemen:
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
[Web...] 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
539-311562 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.
9. DEVCO
On August 9, 2008, I contacted Tom Fleming:
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