Historical Timeline of the Mainland Common Recreation Centre

The concept of a recreation facility located at the Mainland Common site to service the Halifax West region first emerged in 1992 when the former City of Halifax went through a visioning project to determine possible uses for the land.

Since then many things have happened but to date, no solid plans for a facility exist. Below is a history of events leading up to today.

Date
1992	Mainland Common Master Plan
1997	Northcliffe Study
1998	Major Recreation Facilities Study
2001	MCRC Committee
2002	Mainland Common Recreation Study (survey)
2003	The MCRC Society - an HRM driven community board
2004	Focus Groups
2004	Public Facilities Needs & Opportunities Study
2004	Ketchum Philanthropy Report
2005	Leisure concept jeered at June 16 public meeting
2005	October 19 Public Meeting
2005	November 2 Town Hall Meeting
2005	Petition Campaign
2005	Response Card Mailing
2005	Lawn Sign Campaign
2005	December 8 Public Meeting
2006	HRM joins with YMCA
2007	Canada Games Announcement
2008	Asbell Report
2008	$40.5-million Funding Announcement

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Historical Timeline of the Mainland Common Recreation Centre