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11/70
PAR K S
&
R E C REA T ION
M E E TIN G
A meeting of the Pickering Township Committee of the Whole
in Parks and Recreation was held on Monday,~LGHTH of Decembe~
1970 at 8:04 p.m.
PRESENT:
Reeve J. R. Williams
Deputy Reeve G. Ashe - Chairman
Councillor V. Rudik
Councillor J. L. McPherson
Councillor D. Kitchen
Councillor R. Chatten
Councillor J. Kruger
Director
Secretary
- David E. Bass
- Miss K. White
1. ADOPTION OF MINUTES
MOVED by Councillor J. L. McPherson,Seconded by Councillor
Kruger.
THAT the minutes 10/70 of a meeting held
on Thursday, October 22nd., 1970 be adopted
as presented.
CARRIED
2. BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES
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The following points were brought to the attention of the
Committee by the Director of Parks and Recreation.
A) Swimming Pool - The Committee was informed that there will
be a meeting between Mr. Wm. Beddall, Architect, Pickering
Township Representatives on the Ontario County Board of
Education, Soil Engineers, Parks and Recreation Directo~
and Township Council for the purpose of ascertaining the
best site for the swimming pool.
3. ARENA REPORT
A) Snack Bar - The snack bar opened at 7:00 p.m. on December
7th., 1970.
B) Rink Boards- The Committee discussed Mr. Saccoccio's letter
Which indicated that the' kick boards were being damaged
by a protruding object on the Ice Resurfacing machine. The
Director is to investigate this matter, and to report on
the reason(s) for the breakdown in the condition of the
kickboa~s and rink board ·panels.
C) Zamboni - The Director and Arena Manager have been in
constant contact with the supplier of the ice resurfacing
machine. However, as of this date there has not been a
positive confirmation from the Zamboni Company.
D) Arena Community Centre Report - The community centre at the
Arena has regular bookings, and the teen club which meets
twice a week, has had increasing numbers in attendance.
A table tennis club use this~ facility on Tuesday and
Thursday evenings.
DO~ BEER SPORT ARENA
SUGGESTED PRICES FOR S~~K BAR ITEM~_
Cold Drinks small 15¢ ( 7oz. )
1 aJ~ge 25¢ (12020. )
Coffee 154:
Hot Chocolate 1St
Popcorn small I5¢
large 25¢
buttered 35¢
Hot Dogs 25¢
Chocolate Bars lO¢
Potato Chips lO¢
15t
SUGGESTED PRICES FOR O'l'HERr ITEMS
Hockey Sticks
Pucks
$2.00 or $3.00 del-1Cnd ing on quality
$3.00 or $4.00 depending on quality
25¢ plain
29~ N.H.L lettering
Goalie Sticks
Skate Tips 45¢
Laces 30¢ Girls
35¢ Boys
Tape 33¢
SNACK BAR \\ŒLI.. BE OPEN 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. ~~ekdays
9:00 a.m. to 11:(\(\ p.m. Weekends
( The' above hours are subject to change\
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E)
Pool Room - The use of the pool room on Wednesday and Friday
evenings has been excellent, however, there is a p~blem of
su~.rvisory staff in the room during the remaining evenings
anå the Manager of the !reòa :i:.s studying the most effeotive
and safe manner of programming the pool room.
F)
Misce1låneous Items in Arena - Missing tiles in the ceiling
of the Community Centre and two doors are missing or requiring
repair$. Suggested by the Reeve that either the contractor
replace the defective items in the Arena or the Township woul~
get prices from other firms and pay for them out of the hold-
back money.
Bleachers at the Arena - Comments were made regarding the
condition of the wood due to the citizens wearing their skates
in the seating area. The director is to report on methods
of protecting these beards.
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3.
ARENA REPORT - SCHEDULE OF ARENA EVENTS
A). A schedule of the events taking place at the arena (drawn
up by the Arena Manager) was ¡resented to the Committee for
their information and comments.
A short discussion on the publics response to the pre-schoolers
and mothers skating time during the day at the Arena took place.
The Director informed the Committee that the attendance has been
pOor since the initiation of the programme.
A request had been received by Mr. Ward, Chairman of the
Principal Committee of the Ontario County Board of Education
Pegarding the 1"enting of ice time during the day so that
public school children could be bused to the Arena for a
skating programme. Mr. Ward is to meet with Council on
December 14th., 1970. The Committee recommended that the
nire~or ascertain the cost of operating the Arena during the
time when the public school children would be on the ice and
to provide this information at the December 14th. meeting
with Mr. Ward.
B) A list of the sugges~f1 .pr-·i.c~s for the snack bar at the arena
was presented by the Director. The Committee directed that
the snack bar be open at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday
mornings and that the price of popcorn be lowered to 10¢ per
box.
4. TEEN CENTRE REPORT
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The Director indicated that the Teen Community Centre Boa~
is now functioning and has elected officers. Councillor's
Chatten and Kitchen asked why they had not been informed of the
last meë~ing, and requested that this oversight be corrected
in the future.
Landscaping and escavation work is proc~eding. There has been
a misun~erstanding about price with the supplier of the building
materials (Pan-Abode Company) and when this is corrected the
Committee will proceed with approving the most favourable
submission from the various trades.
5. SANDY BElCH ROAD REPORT
The Director indicated that he was still not in receipt of a
reply from the Ato111Íc Energy Board.
PICKERING TOWNSHIP PARKS AND RECREATION DEPT.
1710 KINGSTON ROAD
PICKERING, ONTARIO.
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
DON BEER SPORT ARENA
WEEK OF
TO
, I SATURDAY
TIME SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
ßA Y RIDGE;: BAY RIDGE~
6-7 am f\LL STARS AJ,L STAR MINOR
BAY RIDGI S BOB HOLY
,7-8 am ~nNOR AIJL STAR 'WOLOWICH REDEEMER HOCKEY
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8-Q am HOCKEY MINOR
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Q-10am MINOR ¡ M o T HI R t S AND HOCKEY
10-11 am HOCKEY ¡ P R E - ~ C H 0 o L E R S ,MINOR
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Il-12am MINOR . ! HOCKEY
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1?-1 nm HOCKEY ¡ S H I F T WO R K E R S FIGURE
1-1 I H ( C K E Y ,SKA I,N(;
nm MINOR
?-~ nm HOCKEY P U B L I C S CH 0 o L FIGURE
1-11 nm PUBLIC P U B L I C S C roO L SKATING
TONY MR. AL HOLY JE~URE
A_I:: nm SKATING PUBLIC ;ALLOWAY GUNN WATTMAN SKATING
{fOHN COOK RINGETTE REDEEMER DAVE
t::_n nm MINOR SKATING PRACTICE) KING
.j BUD RINGETTE RINGETTE RINGETTE HOl.Y WAYNE
n_7 nm HOCKEY ~ WILKES GAME GAME GAME CASSELMAN
r BAY RIDGE , REDEE~1ER OLD
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7_R nm MINOR t WEST BAY WEST HOCKEY
" BAY RIDGE :¡ PUBLIC TIMER t S
R_o nm HOCKEY ¡ ROUGE RIDSES ROUGE HOCKEY
-- AL SKATING lfUBLIC
0-10nm BUCHANAN , HOCKEY HOCKEY HOCKEY ASS OC .
ì MINOR ~JINOR .TOHN SKATING
0-11nm CANADIAN ASSOC. HOCKEY HOCKEY HUNTER
'STEVE RON: !GERRY PICKERING BRUCE DALE
l-l?nm JOHNS- POLLARD 1! DmGTJER TIP. RES. CARTER HOSAKI
.- .- BIR~ PICl\.I:'~K.l..NG WALTER BAY RIDGE GRANT
,2-1 am MANSVILL'E: TOWNSHIP THRONE L1. STARS SMITH
..- RK~J_J.Jr,l"T~ VUUt"J:; JOHN
1-2 am HORNER ROACH
PUBLIC 'SKATING THE FIRST MONDAY
OF EVE~Y MONTH 4:DOp.m.-7:00p.m.
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TOTAL FREE HOURS: Public 'Skating
School Skating
Ringette
Minor Hockey
All Star Hockey
Adult Hockey
Day Time Program
TEEN DROF-IN CENTRE REPORT
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At the April 16th., 1970 meeting of the TowLship of
Pickering Counci19s Commi~tee of the Whole on Farks and
Recreation, the Lions Club and its junior club (Leo Club)
presented a brief on the Operation of the Teenage Drop-In
Centre at the Don Beer Sports Arena by the Lions and Lee
Clubs. The Council directed me tc outline my co~nents
on the brief, prior to the next Committee meeting. The
following is a result of your directive
There is no doubt that we require recreation programs
which are orientated towards the needs of teens, and that
these programs should have sincere, knowledgeable leadership
and adequate facilities if they are to undertake the task of
developing good teen recreational programs successfully. The
Community Centre, within the Don Beer Sport Arena, is a facility
excellently suited for teen programs, and with the addition
of the Fool Tables and ring Fong Tables, 19m convinced that
it can direct the teens to a healthy environment. If we are
to successfully meet the recreational needs of our youth we
must be prepared to sacrifice seme of the potential revenue
of the Community Centre so that the teens may have the use of
this facility during certain specified times. Therefore, I
concur with the brief as it pertains to the request for the
use of the Community Centre on Wednesdays from 7:30 p.m. to
11:00 p.m. and on Fridays from 7:30 p.m. to 12:00 midnight.
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The proper use of ccmmunity leadership resources is a
very important asset to any recreation program, and we should
encourage the invclvement of volunteers in the operation of
teen programs, especially if these volunteers are themselves
teens, The operation of a teen drop-in centre is a difficult
challenge, but we should encourage the Lions Club and the
Leo Club in their effort to undertake this te.sk, At this
particular juncture, these Clubs have the enthusiasm and
momentum to develop a t0en centre, and their brief speaks well
of their realistic and sincere arproach to the work ahead.
Below is a short list of concerns that must be included in
an agreement between the lions and Leo Clubs and the Council.
1. The Farks and Recreation Director must be kept fully
informed as to the full operation of the r-rop-In Centre
and as to the future plans of the Clubs as they relate to
the centre. (Fage 4, point 5 of the brief.)
2. I would recommend the following charges
(a) rool Tables $1. 20 per hour (8o¢ to Township 40¢
to Clubs)
(b) Table Tennis - SO¢ per hour - 30¢ to Township and
20¢ to Clubs.
(c) Revenue from events where an entrance fee is charged
- 50¢ of net profit to Township and 50% of net profit
to Clubs.
(d) rrefit from 'Vending Þ1achines - 100% to Township.
3. During teen dances, and other events where a large
turnc,ti.t is expectoc!, there should be nc less than 2 adults
present (revise¿ page 3, point 2)
The remainder of the brief provides an excellent working
basis for the development of an effective teen ~rcp-In Centre.
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I ha·",e been assured that no one will be eccluded from any teen
event on the basis of their mÐmberShip in the Leo Club, and
that girls will have the opportunity ot join the Club.
In summary, I am pleased with the efforts of the Leo
Club. The members are prepared to accept responsibilities
as young adults, and this should be encouraging to all of us.
I do not believe that the turning over of this progra~ to a
Service Club will eliminate active involvement by any teenager
and with the backing of the sincere men of the Lions Club, I
am sure that a sincere, and realistic effort will be directed
to the task of assisting the teen sof Fickering Township.
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6 . MOORE'S ROAD AND WM. G. DA VIS SCHOOL REPORT
The Director indicated that he had contacted landscaping firms
recommended to him by the Engineering Department and that
quotations would be received by Council on Monday, December
14th., 1970.
7. NEW BUSINESS
A) Director was asked what knowledge he had of the West Rouge
Teen Club and what assistance if any he had given them.
The Director stated that he was paying for anI school
and church costs required to operate programmes.
B) The Committee felt that they should be kept advised of the
coreespondence between the Conservation Authority and the
West Rouge Canoe Club. The Director informed the Committee
that the Conservation Authority is keeping the Parks and
Recreation Director fully informed and that all information
will be relayed to the Council members and Pickering
Township delegates on this Authority.
C) There was a short discussion regarding a letter from the
Metro Toronto and Region Conservation Authority bringing
the Township's attention to the fact that Grand Valley
Park was available to the Township on a leased basis.
Motion 51/70
MOVED by Councillor Kitchen, Seconded by Councillor Chatten,
THAT the Directo~ be authorized to draft an agreement
with the Conservation Authority regarding the leasing of
Grand Valley Park and that he report to Council on the
proposed use of the park and estimated costs.
CARRIED.
D) Councillor Chatten brought up the possible assistance the
Director could give to the Committee that was responsible
for the organization of the Winter Carnival in West Shore.
He expressed the opinion"'~~lat this was a worthwhile need
in the Townshp and that the Di~ector should become involved
in an advisory capacity.
The Committee recommended th.t the Director meet with the
Carnival Committee and support the Carni~al Committee in
this project in accordance with available time.
8 . ADJOU RmIENT
MOVED by Councillor Kruger, Seconded by Councillor
J. L. McPherson
THAT the meeting adjourn at 10:15 p.m.
CARRIED.
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