May 19, 2012
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Ottawa's Best Kept Secret 2012 Tournament Schedule The RLTC Tournament Committee is pleased to announce the dates of this summer's tournament schedule. This year, a new format is being introduced, whereby all matches will begin on Friday evening, at 6 p.m., followed by two matches on Saturday morning, beginning at 9 a.m. The Finals of each tournament will be played the following Tuesday evening at 6 p.m., to coincide with our Barbecue Evenings at the RLTC.
The management team at the RLTC extends a warm welcome to all club members to express your opinions and comments. We are currently measuring the interest in reinstating a ladder league for both men and ladies this summer, and would very much enjoy sharing your ideas. Have a great summer of tennis at the RLTC! Larry Greene & Elaine Courteau April 20, 2012 2012 Club Opening Dear Members, On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to extend a warm welcome to another season at the Rockcliffe Lawn Tennis Club. As your Club Manager this season, I am pleased to introduce my Assistant Manager, Elaine Courteau, and two (2) Associates, Rachael Murray and Patrick Rhodes. Together, we are inspired to provide all members and guests a truly enjoyable experience. Noble School of Tennis The RLTC has once again contracted with the Noble School of Tennis to provide high-level instruction and training for senior members. Moreover, the Noble School will continue to manage and supervise the Junior Program and tournaments. Courts and Grounds Gil Kirkwood has agreed to serve on the Board as Director of Grounds and Courts. The Board contracted Chris Smith and his team to prepare and maintain the soft courts during the season. The Board expects the soft courts to be ready in early May. As Club Manager, I will ensure that our clubhouse staff provides daily maintenance of both hard and soft courts. Gil will form a sub-committee of members experienced in maintaining the correct water levels under the soft courts. All that said, we are all very excited about the 2012 tennis season at the RLTC. I look forward to seeing all our members in the very near future. Larry Greene
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT21 February 2012 Dear Members, I am writing to you today with happier news concerning the tennis club. Some of the following you may already know from the ubiquitous rumour mills that ensure news is passed efficiently from member to member, but I wish to inform you all officially. Manager The Board after a wide search and competition has selected Larry Greene to be our new manager, and Elaine Courteau to be our new assistant manager, for 2012. Larry has been a part owner and general manager at Le Sportheque sports club for the past 16 years. He has recently sold most of his interest in Le Sportheque and moved on to other ventures. His long experience in managing a sports business and his commitment to the spirit of sport will well address the management needs of our club. Equally Elaine brings long experience and an outgoing personality to the role of assistant manager. The Board is very pleased with our good fortune in recruiting these two remarkable people to join us. We will be well served. The Club is scheduled to open Saturday 14 April. Larry will begin his duties on 1 April, and Elaine on 14 April. The hard courts will be available at the same time or earlier if the weather permits, while the soft courts will require a few additional weeks to dry out and be serviced. Payment of Annual Fees The Board has redesigned the annual fee form to take into account the new fee schedule approved by the Board for 2012. A copy is attached. I request Members to print and complete the form, calculate the fees you owe, attach your personal cheque, and mail it to the Club at RLTC, 465 Lansdowne Road North, Ottawa K1M 0Y1, to arrive no later than 1 April. Canada Post will forward your letter to the Treasurer. There will be a financial penalty for fees received after 1 May. Parking Parking at the Club will present Members with some difficulties this year. The house construction immediately in front of the Club proceeds apace, but will not be complete before the end of this year's tennis season. Members will recall that there were a few altercations with the foreman of the construction company late last summer as his tradesmen took many of the parking spaces normally used by Members.. The Board wishes to avoid any argy bargy this summer. We met with the City Manager responsible for parking and bylaw enforcement. He was clear that the parking spaces which abut the Club on the east do not in fact belong to the Club, but are on a City right of way. The City has chosen not to enforce parking regulations against members or the trades on this land, but it could if matters become out of hand. The Board has tried without success to date to meet the owner of the house (apparently he is also the owner of the construction company) to seek an accommodation, a compromise, which would allow both the trades and the Members to share the parking spaces during the day. We shall continue to pursure this option. This problem will exist for this year only, and once the house is complete, we shall be able to return to our traditional parking. The Board does not think confrontation with the owner will be in the members' interest, and is convinced that the City would impose its own rules if we took the issue too far. I send to you my best wishes. David Adam on behalf of the Board |
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