Our Vision
The students of Earl Haig Secondary strive to unite its community with an updated facility that will both encourage and promote a safe and healthy well-being through its use.
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As of 2017, the state of Earl Haig's field is extremely poor and quite dangerous - leaving both our students/athletes and community open to injuries.
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We are proposing a re-development of the current grounds to bring it in line with other institutions such as North Toronto Collegiate, Northern Secondary, Upper Canada College, Monarch Park, Central Tech and the Toronto French School.
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What We Propose
A Multi-Use Facility
Earl Haig Secondary makes up one of the largest athletic programs within the Toronto District School Board. With such programs such as Rugby, Field Hockey, Soccer, Flag Football, Ultimate and over 40 physical education classes, the time is now to update the current ground.
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Not only would our student body benefit from an updated facility, but the entire community as a whole.
Developments such as this act as a local hub, allowing neighbours of all ages and backgrounds to connect and allow a healthy/safe outlet for the residents within a high-density community such as ours.
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Leasing the field to local sporting clubs can also strengthen and extend our ties.
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Advantages of Artificial Turf Athletic Fields
For decades artificial turf has been replacing natural turf in athletic fields across the world in everywhere from Olympic stadiums and professional league arenas to grade school sports fields. From its outset, artificial turf athletic fields have offered a number of benefits and advantages that natural turf fields can’t compete with.
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All-weather Utility
Natural turf fields will turn to mud in a moderate to heavy rain. If you play on a natural field while it’s raining, you can say goodbye to the grass and look forward to a good deal of replanting later on. For an artificial turf field, however, rain or shine, players will leave a perfect field behind every time. The all-weather properties of these fields make them particularly ideal for wetter areas or playing during rainy times of the year.
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Versatility and Preparation
Artificial turf athletic fields are versatile and can endure heavy use. After events, natural turf will need a period of recovery before another game can be played on it. If you are organizing several consecutive sporting events to take place on the field, this recovery time can limit or interfere with your arrangements. However, while natural turf fields are able to withstand about 100 event hours of use, artificial turf fields can endure well over 500 event hours. For a multi-purpose field with frequent events and games, artificial turf is often the best solution. It requires 0 recovery time and is ready to go as soon as your team is.
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No Growing Required
After installation, artificial turf is ready for use. Preparation for natural turf takes much longer and requires significant attention and care as the seasons change. As time passes, certain areas will wear down more than others, leaving the look of the field patchy and inconsistent. Every few weeks it must be mown and the grass trimmings collected. To keep away bugs that can damage the field, it is often necessary to use pesticides, which can spread into surrounding areas and leach into nearby water sources. Fertilizer can have similarly harmful effects on nearby areas in addition to consuming a considerable amount of time. The frequent watering can drive water expenditures through the roof. With every spring, you can also look forward to the replanting you will have to perform to thicken the turf again to meeting playing and aesthetic standards. None of these problems associated with growing and maintaining grass are present in an artificial turf field.
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Source: sportsbyapt.com
Field Turf
Building on Vibrancy
Willowdale has become the city's most vibrant and exciting area to work. live, study, eat and play.
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Recently, we have been bestowed with the nearby Lee Lifeson Art Park - named after two founding members of the esteemed Canadian rock band - Rush and childhood residents of Willowdale who held their earliest gigs at Earl Haig.
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Mixed-use developments are springing up along the Yonge Street corridor near the school, along with new restaurants and shops.
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It only makes sense to build and compliment upon this exciting change in our neighbourhood...with a modern and updated sporting facility. Work, study and play - all within our own community!
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We aren't proposing a dome, nor to exclude participation. Just a much needed update to serve us all.
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Key Facility Elements
Flood Lights
Track
Turf
Team Bench
Supporters Bench
Tall End Fencing
Our goal is 1000+ signatures from you and all your friends! Spread the word! Sign the petition!
Earl Haig
Field
A PROPOSAL TO REPLACE
