Stop Pointe-Claire’s project from demolishing Venture Sailing club

Please keep the sailing club. It is one of the many reasons my wife and I chose to live in Pointe-Claire 38 years ago.

Preserve the access and accessibility to the club. I once lived in Pointe Claire and always find that portion of the landmark unique - keep it that way

We are very shocked at the news that we heard about closing the Venture and we cejrtainly hope you will reconsider your decision. Janine Ranger

I have been a member of the Venture Sailing Club for almost 20 years. I learned more about sailing, and the wind, and the lakeshore, and wildlife, and nature, and about Pointe Claire the village during this time. I have longed to live along the shore. I often drive the lakeshore road and gazed out at the beautiful lake and at the sailboats bobbing around & the ducks and the ships on the other side in the canal., etc.) but I realized Pointe Claire was totally out of my reach financially. I never thought about other clubs either as they were also way too expensive, especially with a young family. Venture Sailing Club was my home away from home in the Summer. I could go out on the water and forget all my troubles and just commune with nature. It was educational (I learned about racing from the other enthusiasts at the club) I exercised and built up my strength and stamina so I could compete better. I took passers-by for a sail (people from all over the island) I introduced younger folks and older ones to sailing and often to Pointe Claire. I will miss it a lot when it when its gone. I had hoped to sail well into my 80's (that is about 30 years from now if you look at my Facebook page). What saddens me the most is the way the NEW mayor and the NEW council handled our precious club. There was never any consultation to say - try & get more Pointe Claire Members WE WILL HELP YOU with any publicity you need, or why not start a sailing school WE WILL HELP YOU. Those two ideas would introduce Pointe Claire Kids to sailing, and who knows you might even develop some international stars down the road. No. The previous Pointe Claire council did help us with a boat when we needed it, they helped us with new docks and to put them out and bring them in and they maintained the property and buildings (atho we did offer to help maintain them, but were refused). Lets face it the Red Barn is solid as a rock! It just needs a new roof and some white si

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Je rejoins complètement la volonté de maintenir un club de voile légère, ouvert aussi aux enfants et aux familles

ce site permet à mon oncle de nous offrir de merveilleux moments privilégiés avec mes enfants

Je demeure sur la rive sud de M ontréal et ça fait 3 ans que je vais à ce club de voile. Ce qui fait son charme c' est son emplacement et sa simplicité. Les seuls changements qui pourrait y avoir c'est la rénovation du hangar et de la rampe de mise à l' eau.

As a senior citizen and member of the Venture Sailing Club I strongly oppose the demolishing the hangar. Being able to store boating equipment on location is one of the reasons I joined Venture. That and being able to enjoy the bay's attractiveness and the surrounding area as it is.

I am a proud resident of Pointe Claire and member of Venture ,, This decision does not only impact members but the whole community as this is an open door for all residents and visitors to be in direct contact with the opportunity of sailing ...Every summer i invite visitors that come to the park and dream,,, for a sail on Valois Bay to promote My passion and my beautiful City ,, we are the envy of many,, i am thinking of all those who drive by on Lakeshore ,, all those who fly in on those planes who see those 65 boats moored in the bay ,, what a shame to even think of changing the vocation of this non GATED access to the lake for all ... The city has invested Millions in everything to do with water ,,, Pools , Canoe club ,, Water plant ,, Boat ramp ,, We as a community should continue to go forward in that direction for future generations and promote this beautiful jewel,, Lac St Louis ,, Venture is and always has been an ambassador for the promotion of this Wonderful City .. POINTE CLAIRE JEAN LOUIS RODRIGUE RESIDENT OF POINTE CLAIRE

I am a proud resident of Pointe Claire and member of Venture ,, This decision does not only impact members but the whole community as this is an open door for all residents and visitors to be in direct contact with the opportunity of sailing ...Every summer i invite visitors that come to the park and dream,,, for a sail on Valois Bay to promote My passion and my beautiful City ,, we are the envy of many,, i am thinking of all those who drive by on Lakeshore ,, all those who fly in on those planes who see those 65 boats moored in the bay ,, what a shame to even think of changing the vocation of this non GATED access to the lake for all ... The city has invested Millions in everything to do with water ,,, Pools , Canoe club ,, Water plant ,, Boat ramp ,, We as a community should continue to go forward in that direction for future generations and promote this beautiful jewel,, Lac St Louis ,, Venture is and always has been an ambassador for the promotion of this Wonderful City .. POINTE CLAIRE

Nous sommes résidents de Pointe- Claire depuis les années 70 et nous avons choisi cette ville pour ses infrastuctures communautaires incluant et surtout, pour ces sports et activités aquatiques et riveraines. Durant les années 80 nous avons proffité des seuls cours d 'initiation à la voile à la base de voile de la baie de Valois à 'époque et depuis, toute notre famille, comme beaucoup d'autres de Pointe-tClaire et l'Ouest de l'ile sommes devenus des adeptes enthousiastes de la régatte et de la croisière sur le lac St- Louis et ailleurs dans le monde. Ceci est unique à Pointe-Claire qui a ses champions olympiques et ses notoriétés sportives tels que Bruce Kirby qui a mis Pointe-Claire sur la carte nautique mondiale avec ses voiliers Laser fabriqués à Pointe-Claire. Depuis 2004, nous sommes membres du club de voile Venture qui est le seul de son genre en Amérique du Nord! Quand on nous demande ou nous restons, on répond: dans la plus belle ville au monde au bord d'un lac magnifique ou on a les plus beaux couchers de soleil et on fait de la voile! Quand on vient nous visiter, la premiere balade que nous faisons fièrement est celle sur le chemin du bord du lac avec des arrêts à Venture, Stuart Hall, le parc Bourgault-PCYC et naturellement, notre beau village en passant la pointe avec le Moulin et l'église St- Joachim. Pointe-Claire est unique avec son patrimoine riverain du bord du lac, sa baie de Valois avec son club de canots-kayak et le petit club Venture, le parc Bourgault et le club de voile PCYC! C'est notre fierté unique que nous devons toujours protéger. Le club venture est un carte postale qui appartient à tous les résidents de l'ouest de l'ile mais seulement les citoyens de Pointe-Claire peuvent dire fièrement que c'est chez eux! Nous ne connaissons pas les mécanismes décisionels municipaux pour obtenir la décision de destruction d'une petite mais très importante institution culturelle et sportive qui nous appartient à nous les résidents de P

agree with petition 200%....

There is NO OTHER affordable water access in our water-front community for small sailboats (you can't use the trailer ramp every time if you have a mast to put up, and a yacht club is several times the cost of Venture), and the city is destroying a tradition of more than 50 years. Sailing is a peaceful use and legitimate sport that gives residents access to nature offshore and teaches valuable skills and cooperation. The Venture facilities should be maintained and upgraded. There are other potential locations for volleyball courts and community centres. All the rest of Pointe-Claire's waterfront is either in private hands or set up for walking, biking and picnicing. The wishes of the community and the best use of this site should be given due consideration, with a full consultation!

I have been a member for 8 years it saddens me to hear that the Venture Club is no longer.

We live at 45 Lakeshore and enjoy the beautiful view of the bay and the sailboats at the Ventura club. We also keep our kayaks there. It is a gathering place in the community and would be such a shame to lose it as we have little access to the lake elsewhere. There are plenty of parks devoted to family and sports in pointe Claire. Keep the lakeshore as it is and invest in a few renovations to the shed.

Je ne suis pas contre un nouvel aménagement du Venture dans la mesure où celui-çi n'aura aucune incidence sur les services offerts par le Club de Voile.

Le club Venture est un grand atout pour la baie de Valois et doit être préservé.

Pourquoi supprimer ou démanteler un des rares lieux sur le lakeshore ou on a pas besoin d'être très riche pour faire de la voile.

Venture has provided us with opportunities to enjoy the community around us and the lakefront in a way we've not found elsewhere ! Lower costs and independence are important to us PLEASE KEEP VENTURE!