The Brockville and Area Sports Dome Association Completes Phase 1 of Strategic Planning

On Saturday, April 2nd the Board of Directors and Advisors for the Brockville and Area Sports Dome Association undertook a strategic planning process to determine the next steps needed to accomplish their goal of bringing a multi-sports dome to Brockville and Area by October of 2012.

The group identified five different areas that needed to be addressed: governance; logistics; fundraising; media and communications; and the issuing of a RFP (Request for Proposal) for the construction of the dome on the proposed Laurier Field site. Phase 1 of the strategic planning will culminate in October of 2011 with the selection of the successful RFP.

The BASDA Board of Directors is composed of: Karen Nolan - President; Elaine DeKroon - Vice President; Cheryl Fraser - Treasurer; Martin Noe; David Dargie; and Brian Van Mierlo. James Eastwood is the Legal Advisor; Joe Brunner is the Business Advisor; and Gord Beach will take the lead as a volunteer Project Manager. The Board of Directors and Advisors selected Karen Nolan and Martin Noe to be Co-Chairs of the planning team.

One of the first tasks for this planning team is to determine the level of interest and commitment among Brockville and Area sports associations who would become the "users" of the multi-sports dome. A public meeting has been set for Wednesday, April 27th in the Amphitheatre of Thousand Islands Secondary School beginning at 7:00 p.m. Any representatives of local sports associations and/or any interested members of the public are invited to attend this meeting and learn more about the proposed plans to bring a multi-sports dome to Brockville and Area by October, 2012.

Karen Nolan, Co-Chair of the BASDA remarked, "The strategic planning session was helpful to our group in determining the next steps that we need to undertake to accomplish our goal of bringing a multi-sports dome to Brockville and Area by October, 2012. We have identified that the public meeting on April 27th at T.I.S.S. will be key to understanding the support and commitment of potential use groups in Brockville and the surrounding communities. We invite any interested representatives of sport and recreation associations and groups to join us in the Amphitheatre at Thousand Island Secondary School on April 27th beginning at 7:00 p.m."