5847 Chesterfield Avenue
Duncan, B.C. V9L 3M3
Phone: 250-746-5666
Fax: 250-746-5682
Spring 2007
The Duncan Daybreak Rotary Club, assisted by a few volunteers & the Cowichan Secondary School Interact Club, planted 103 native plants to help restore the Cowichan Sportsplex nature trail (by the ball fields). The plants, including cedar, fir, willow dogwood, sword fern, various berries & harchak will restore the area to a more natural state, provide food and shelter for the fish, and prevent erosion. Some plants were contributed by the Cowichan Tribes nursery.
January 14, 2007
Bleachers were installed at the Sportsplex, paid for by the $40,000 they received from the Cowichan 2005 B.C. Senior Games Society on July 16, 2006.
January 17, 2007
The Cowichan Sportsplex announces their start to Phase II of the Stu Pitts Legacy Campaign, concentrating on an athlete's centre, as well as beautification of the site.
January 21, 2007
CeeVacs Roadrunners donate $4,000 to the Cowichan Sportsplex raised from their annual 2006 Running & Walking Clinic. This brings the total raised by the Roadrunners to $30,000.
2006 - The Chesterfield Sports Society celebrates its 10th year anniversary this year!!
February 2006
The lights on the ball diamonds, track & lacrosse box are now all in operation, allowing access to the facilities for night use.
March 2006
The Cowichan Sportsplex announces its newest project, a Kidzone playground, to be installed on site, fundraising for the playground will be done mainly through the 9th annual 2006 12 Hour Relay, on Canada Day.
April 21, 2006
This was the day of the Grand Opening of the ball fields at the Sportsplex, following the beginning of the first Slo-Pitch season in March. In attendance were local sponsors, ball enthusiasts, and dignitaries, as well as the acknowledged Legacy sponsors. The Legacy Sponsors for the ball fields are the McKinnon Family, the Carson Family, Island Savings, and Peter Baljet GM, all of whom raised $75,000 for the project.
July 5 , 2006
The CVLA (Cowichan Valley Lacrosse Association) officially opened the new lacrosse box. Formerly known as the Chesterfield Box, the lacrosse box was re-named the Weyerhaeuser Thunder Box, who donated $75,000 for the project.
July 16 , 2006
The Cowichan Sportsplex received a $40,000 Legacy Award from the Cowichan 2005 B.C. Senior Games Society to go towards the purchase of bleachers for the lacrosse box, softball diamonds and track.
August 12 , 2006
The Cowichan Sportsplex raises $54,000 total at their 9th Annual Pacific Energy 12 Hour Relay, which was a great success. With 14 walk/run teams, 12 softball teams, 8 soccer teams, & 2 field hockey teams. As well, fireworks, a dunk tank, and a first-rate musical line-up were a part of the event. Major Sponsors were: Pacific Energy, Hayes, Shaw, Hill & Partners, The Cowichan Valley Citizen, M&M Meat Shop, the Play Ground, Scotiabank, The Cowichan News Leader Pictorial, Thrifty Foods, Queen of Angels, A&W, Iverson Forest Management Inc., 89.7 Sun FM, Sands Funeral Chapel, Van Isle Insurance, Save-on-Foods, Island Farms, Valley Health & Fitness, and N.A.I.G. (North American Indigenous Games).
Summer
2005
It was a great success!!
March 30, 2005
Sportsplex supporters gathered tonight at the Quw'utsun' Cultural and Conference Centre for the largest funding announcement in Sportsplex history. This $5 million legacy contribution honoring Stu Pitts, a long-time supporter of the project, will go in part towards completion of the ball diamonds, paving, lighting, fencing and landscaping. The Province's $5 million commitment will prepare the site for the BC Senior Games in August 2005, the North American Indigenous Games in 2008 and it will leave a legacy in the community from the Winter Olympics being hosted in Whistler in 2010.
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