Dernière Version: 23 Mars 09

1. Dernière Version: 23 Mars 09

2. OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION • A bit of history • A visual summary of who we are • Our mission • Guiding principles • Facilities 101 • How we did finance the project ? • The future • Summary

3. A bit of history • Development inspired by the Sport-Études philosophy (80s) • Failure to maintain private facilities • Trois-Rivières becomes one city (fusion - 140 K citizens) • Creation of the NPO • Project is launched in 2003 (developed in 3 phases) .

4. A visual summary of who we are ? WHO ARE WE ? Students CITY FONDATION Partners The community Schools Sport federations Athletes Sport-Études (ALE) Activities Accessibility Achieving our goals SERVICES Associations Non Profit Org. Sport Associations Business people NPO + Municipal ass. Companies SCHOOL BOARD Staff CSAD

5. Our mission • Help athletes (all levels) and the community practice their sport in (high-quality) facilities which respect the standards set by different sport federations • For and by the community ! • Shared decision-making • Board of trustees composed of : 5 community members 2 city members 3 school board members

6. Guiding principles Let’s make excellence accessible to all ! How ? • By creating an environment which promotes a healthy lifestyle • By creating partnerships within our community • By making the grade a priority • By optimizing the usage of our facilities • By being community-oriented (reinvesting in …) • By pooling and centralizing sport and health services under one roof • By adopting a multidisciplinary and multigenerational focus • By establishing durable long term partnerships

7. 3 2 1 Facilities 101 Phase 1 – 2 – 3 Traning area : 235 000 square feet Académie Les Estacades High School (2000 students) Sports school: 15 sanctioned sports 6 local sport programs supervised by level 3 coaches

8. Facilities 101 1st PHASE – Tennis pavillon In service: OCTOBER 2003 Cost : 4.76 M $ 4 Tennis courts, Weight room, Day care, 200 m Track, Spinning room, 8 Badminton courts, 4 Volleyball courts Tennis Pavillon october 2003

9. Facilities 101 2nd PHASE: LA SOURCE DU SPORT Pavillon In service: OCT. 2007 Cost: 17.5 M $ Olympic size hockey rink, Business center, Health center, 2 Gymnasiums, Palestra, Food court, Pro shop, Sport lounge, Conference rooms. Pavillon La Source October 2007

10. GÉNÉRAL (suite) 3rd PHASE : SAPUTO PAVILLON In service: JANUARY 2008 Cost:13.5 M $ Indoor FIFA 2 star synthetic soccer field (100m x 64m), Football field, 6 virtual golf machines, Indoor baseball pitching mounds Saputo Pavillon January 2008

11. Facilities 101 • As of 2009: • Total construction cost : 36 M $ • Over 1 M $ in payroll (over 150 employees) • Operating budget 2,6 M $ • Over 1 M of visitors yearly • Our profits are given back to young athletes • 15 businesses are present within the center (65 jobs) • Hosted a variety of national and international sport events • Event management committee • 25 year contract with the city • Our users range in age from 18 months to 89 years

12. How did we finance the project ? • Operational phases (1-2-3) • For these 3 phases, 84 % of the bill was paid by local income sources ! • The partnership between the NPO, the city Trois-Rivières and the school commission Chemin-du-Roy is unique and this collaboration maximizes the taxpayer’s $. *MunicipalRuralInfrastructure Fund (MRIF)

13. How do we operate ? • The process • Who governs ?: • Shared responsibility between the different partners of our NPO • Neutral board of trustees • Who is the owner ? • Land and infrastructure : Chemin-du-Roy School board. • Who borrows? • Chemin-du-Roy School board. • Who uses ? • 2nd and 3rd phase - City uses 94 % of the «Prime time» for the community • School board students: 65 % during the day • Community, Athletes, Adults… • Administration principles ? • 25 year contract between us and the city to protect kids access to the facilities • The city rents hours for their sports associations • The city is a partner for annual financing which helps us reach the break even point • The CSAD is responsible for the management of infrastructure • The provincial government pays the annual land taxes return to the city • The private sector as well the community contribute by renting our facilities • Event management is also a strength of the CSAD

14. SCHOOL BOARD LAND and FACILITIES OWNER

15. CITY LAND VALUE TAXES RETURN

16. COMMUNITY and PRIVATES ASSOCIATIONS FACILITIES RENTINGS EVENTS ALL LEVELS CITY: 25 YEARS CONTRACT

17. Annual budget • Source of annual income $ (Break even point) ? * 25 year guaranteed agreement indexed annually IPCQ

18. 1st PHASE TENNIS PAVILLON THE FUTURE 2nd PHASE LA SOURCE PAVILLON 5th PHASE HOCKEY COMPLEX 3rd PHASE SAPUTO PAVILLON 4th a PHASE OUTDOOR SYNTHETIC FIELD 7th PHASE REMODELING JGT 6th PHASE HOTEL SCHOOL 8th PHASE WATER GAMES 4 thb PHASE SERVICE FACILITIES 9th PHASE OUTDOOR FOOTPATHS UPCOMING OPERATIONAL UNDER CONSTRUCTION

19. Summary Phase 5 – Asked for Goverment subsidy In progress

20. Take home messages… City – School commission – NPO Strong partnership Infrastructure durability Regional catalyser Accessibility Provincial training center Adapted to needs Multidisciplinary Local consultation Community Spin-offs Regional circumstances Self-financing Peripheral services Phase 1, 2, and 3 - 84 % locallyfinanced !

21. EXCELLENCE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL !