Tennis News and Updates

How will the Tennis Club Operate?

The Newmarket Tennis Club, a not-for-profit club, will continue to operate their summer club at the new facility, with Council endorsing a Town-operated model during the winter season. The Town-operated model will be introduced as a pilot program and staff will report to Council in the spring of 2025 for public input and consideration on the pilot project.

Public engagement has been a key part of the process and feedback has been gathered through emails, surveys, postcards and a public meeting with the tennis community.

Naming of the Tennis Club

Council also passed a motion to name the new facility the Keith Davis Tennis Centre in honour of a former community leader in the sport. Keith Davis is credited with starting the tennis club in Newmarket in 1946 and was an integral part of the tennis community.

To learn more about the new Keith Davis Tennis Centre, read the Staff Report.

Construction on the Keith Davis Tennis Centre is being undertaken by Shining Hill Developments, and its engineering consultants SCS Consulting Group Ltd.

Construction

Construction on the Keith Davis Tennis Centre is being undertaken by Shining Hill Developments, and its engineering consultants SCS Consulting Group Ltd. For more information on the construction of the project, please contact Shining Hill Development's engineering consultant Ryan Cautius at rcautius@scsconsultinggroup.com.

Public Engagement

Thank you to everyone who joined us in-person for a Public Information Centre on Monday, January 30, 2023 to learn more about the new facility, see design renderings, asks questions and provide your thoughts!

Thank you to everyone who provided their written and live deputations at the March 2023 Committee of the Whole meeting. We also received a tremendous response to our online survey (now closed), and through deputations at various Council and Committee of the Whole Meetings.

In addition, Shining Hill Developments also hosted two developer-led Pubic Information Centres for community members in June 2023 and October 2023 for them learn about the plans for the Shining Hill community. Learn more at
shininghillsecondaryplan.ca(External link).