After a meeting of the Park Board Planning and Environmental Committee on Nov 12, 2009, there remains a thread of hope for public indoor tennis, possibly associated with one of three planned community centre renewals. (see Updates for meeting details). The community centres are Hastings, Marpole Oakridge, and Dunbar. For public indoor tennis to have a chance, one or more of the community associations for these centres must ask Park Board to have examination of feasibility for indoor tennis included in the feasibility study already budgeted for the upgrade of each facility. In other words, we need local support at the community centre. A community association is a group of volunteers who provide direction to Park Board on the running of their community centre. Anyone who participates in any community centre program is a community centre member, and may participate in the community association. We need supporters of public indoor tennis to help inform the community associations involved here, of the value of, and need for, a public indoor tennis facility in Vancouver.


Who is interested and why? infobulletin 1

Does it make sense? infobullettin 2

Will it be good for Vancouver? infobulletin 3

How will it fit into the big picture of sport, recreation, and fitness in B.C.? infobulletin 4

Community members are invited to participate on the committee that is engaging in discussions with Park Board on the Vancouver Indoor Public Tennis Project. Or, simply show your support for VIPTP by requesting to be put on our e-mailing list to receive updates on progress of this exciting public initiative. Contact Wayne, whanem@gmail.com, and ask to be put on the VIPTP e-mailing list.

Next Steering Committee meeting is:
7:00pm, Tuesday, March 9, at the Kitsilano Community Centre, meeting room on the south side.
Agenda: Discussion of our approach to the Community Centres
See Updates for details of recent meetings.

Terry Kong stands on his rained out home Park Board
courts wishing there was a public indoor tennis facility
in Vancouver.

photo from Sing Tao Daily