Sunday, May 14, 1995 — North Shore News

ubble brouhaha

From page 17

examined similar efforts by Oak
Bay and Cedar Hill on the Island,
and know they can expect to recov-
er the outlay within five years of
opening.

In addition, staffing for tennis
courts is minimal as compared to
the flow of needed experienced help
for the golf and the pool.
Maintenance would compare simi-
larly.

And a hours-per-year use com-

. parison makes the bubble a clear
winner, offering 5,840 hours of use
per year, from 7 a.m. to 1} p.m.
where as golf clocks in at 2,100
hours, allowing for four or five
months of rain. The wave-pool,

which needs a month off for main-
tenance, would have 4,520 hours of
use.

And think of the kids. ‘Tennis has
been declared an Olympic sport at
long last. There will be need for
concerted regular training for those
‘youngsters with aptitude.

We've got [20 outdoor tennis
courts now and undoubtedly both
senior governments will be extend-
ing assistance. The North Shore
recreation conumission recognizes
tennis as a multi-generational sport,
though in its next breath declares
that people older than 25 expend
less time on exercise and show a
lower level of exertion.

Tell that to the 88-year-old mem-
ber of the North Shore Tennis Club,

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