Grant McLean asked me to forward the e-mail below to the list.
Mordecai Silver NYC
-----Original Message----- From: Grant McLean [mailto:Grant.McLean@SportingLife.ca] Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 12:51 PM To: Silver, Mordecai Subject: [CR]Velodrome for Ontario
Hello Mordecai,
(please forward to the CR list, i'm having some email problems so i sent this directly to you.)
Interesting timing on this story. I just received a letter from the Ontario Cycling Association yesterday, asking for donations to resurface the 30 year old "wind del" velodrome. (some may recall it being "Delhi". Steve Merker from the OCA and Joe Mitrovic are aparently heading up this project.
The plea reads "ontario's only cycling velodrome is falling apart". They are looking to raise $100k. No mention of another plan, and it makes one wonder if they even know about the planned London facility. Personally, I'd contribute to a new facility before spending money fixing the outdoor 'drome in Windham.
Grant McLean Toronto, Ontario
http://www.cyclingnews.com/
"Velodrome for Ontario London, Ontario, Canada will get its own velodrome if plans by a non-profit group headed by Albert Coulier and Rob Good come to fruition. Coulier and Good's group has been given permission through a letter of intent from the property owners of the London Gardens to construct a new velodrome in the 40,000 square feet building. The Centre is located 500m from Hwy. #401 and Wellington St. exit in London Ontario.
"The facility will be called the South-Western Ontario Olympic Sports Training Centre and will host weekly training sessions once the track is complete with local races on week nights and a provincial racing series on Saturday nights.
"A fundraising information meeting is planned for early January to go over the plans and to answer questions."
Mordecai "Campagnolo peanut-butter sandwiches" Silver NYC