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Now indoor golf and indoor batting cages aren‘t new concepts. But, as Winnicki Zsays, "Nowhere is there this combination of ‘Zactivities...The sum is far greater than the Zindividual aspect of each." & Located on a nineâ€"acre site, Sportdomes _Zwas nearly five years in the making. It startâ€" ‘Zed with two longâ€"time friendsâ€"Winnicki Rand Maksymiwâ€"who shared a love of *sports and, correspondingly, an idea to do *somethine wonderful with them. _ We‘ll save you the research: $4 million. Bottom line. & For the cost of one SkyDome, he and partner Roman Maksymiw get C to open more than 125 of these \\‘a.g; babies. Better yet, unlike SkyDome, §R they will turn a profit. A * ._ You‘d be smiling, too. ‘s * Oakville Sportdomes, which # «officially opened Saturday on N «Service, just east of Third Line, is one of «those brainstorms that will likely cause «each of us to agonize over why we didn‘t s«think of it first. _ It‘s basically an upscale payâ€"as amusement park specializing in baseball, all under one roof. Except the roof consists of two giant airâ€" supported, climateâ€"controlled, fabric tents, separated in the middle by a clubhouse and a pub called, fittingly, the Long Ball Saloon. ;@0 ® THE OARK VILLE BEAV BR Freoruary 10, I‘IH‘ A couple of guys named Roman had an idea to bring recreation indoors. The result is a new facility they call... oman Winnicki ponders R(he question, as if he were trying to figure out the per capita income of Moose Jaw based upon 1959 tax returns. How much, the coâ€"owner of Oakville Sportdomes was asked, did it cost? Several awkward moments elapse before he responds. "Three quarters of one per cent of what the SkyDome cost," Winnicki says, finally. His eyes are twinkling and he smiles one o1 those proud smiles of a man who just became a father. By JIM WILSON Beave MT'W% PaRTIC /Pfll%fi J:#ic J y ooo n Due to a printing error on page 8 of today‘s/this week‘s Shoppers Drug Mart flyer, Javex Clean Plus is pictured incorrectly. The correct size should be 1 litre, not 1.8 litres as featured. The price is correct at $1.79. We apologize for any inconâ€" venience this error may have caused <â€"»p SHOPPERS sSDRUG MART SD¢C youâ€"play eolf and ho aron on umt o1 100 t ragny .0 conaer analine ce 5. oc carn e nc i un en e Ti by we c "e . C Sn Ly HF?'E!E'; gg? Â¥memmngs m _ n x ioi _A g ; Page 6, #45â€"2008â€"6: 14" Color TV This product does not have remote control. We regreat any inconvenience we may C have caused The following error has been found in (Deal â€" Fabulous February Sale Flyer) CORRECTION NOTICE A Yearâ€"Round Climateâ€"Controlled Sport Complex for Golf and Basebaill! "It took a lot convince people feasibility of the said Winnicki, urban planner for Etobicoke (Mak: lawyer). *People had ns They spent a yeat researching the project. They spent another year planning it. And another gaining the backing and approval of varâ€" ious parties, including Town council, which, Winnicki, admits, wasn‘t always big on an idea that could be subtiâ€" tled Ringling Bros. meets Glen Abbey. "People had no idea what it was going to look like. There were concerns it was going to detract from the area That it would be noisy. That |NOI ick1, a former er for the city of (Maksymiw is a '/‘ 001 A sA 4# _ $ inDOOR $Alip [ 6 T seo BALL, D FaxttNGy\ Â¥im, â€" / mcR ‘%'\\550'9 "Rap, §§\G€3‘y 601. ks»\o?‘ 1 ':’;. _‘,‘?j\\‘ trortbomes CakviutiNe OArF 1333 Nortth Service Road West, Oak of time to (about the concept)," 1M Building the dome wasn‘t a piece of cake for Roman Maksymiw (left) and Roman Winnicki (sharing a moment with Mayor Ann Mulvale). Paperweight Tyke..s.:....:. Novice Peewee Bantam Midget x > Clat .%» go BE ADVISED OF REGISTRATION DATES) Also canvassing for Coaches, Convenors and Volunteers. People who are interested can contact Ken Watt at 825â€"3547 Doug Cann 847â€"2501 Brian Colm 825â€"4161 Russ Andrew 847â€"9225 REGISTRATION DATES Registration Fee $85 Tyke/Midget $20 Paperweight SATURDAY, FEB. 20/93 Glen Abbey Arena 730 a.m.â€"2:30 p.m. SATURDAY, MARCH 6/93 Oakville Place 9 a.m. â€" 6 p.m. SATURDAY, MARCH 27/93 Oakville Arena 7:30 a.m. â€" 2:30 p.m. MOHA HOCKEY WEEK Glen Abbey Arena MONDAY, MARCH 29, FRIDAY, APRIL 2 6 p.m. â€" 9 p.m. SATURDAY, APRIL 3 7:30 a.m. â€" 4:30 p.m. perweight.......1987 â€"1989 KB..:1::..+.........; 181 yr. 1906 stritistretersersscs» 210 YT.â€"â€"19889 wice................ 1 8t yr. ~1982 erecitetsereisers=.mc@no yr.â€"1983 ewee.............. 1st yr. â€"1982 sehevsn stxgprecitcs ond yr. =1981 intam............... 1st yr. â€"1980 erfsmtacsceatsczoss. NC yI. 1979 dget................ 1st yr. â€"1978 estffrtriiatarnscsacsess @nd Y 1977 FREE INTRODUCTORY CLINIC DATES REGISTRATION SWEET 1987 1st yr. 2nd yr. 1st yr. 2nd yr. 1st yr. 2nd yr. 1st yr. 2nd yr 1st yr. 2nd yr * THE OAKVILLE BEAVER 184 Lakeshore Rd. E., Downtown Oakville 845â€"5582 * 389 Pearl Street, Burlington Ontario 639â€"1372 WE f% Lt "‘\’Rgtf‘ y #4 swoP} fi A m’fc,fo"#? n | CH/,@G g1.. DON oll! @ '\( 1 'PITmBi.O_'TI:: *Excluding 1993 spring & summer arrivals out it would become a Approval came and it took another year before construction was completed. Two weeks ago, it quietly opened, a little behind schedâ€" ule but it opened. Without any publicity push, it has welcomed between 1,500 and 2,000 people each day. People who enjoy 70 tees on a twoâ€"level driving range that extends nearly 100 metres across Astroâ€"turf. Or the practice putting green. Or the nineâ€"hole realistic miniâ€" put courseâ€"both on real Crass. All this takes place in the larger of the two domes, covâ€" ering two acres, with an 85â€" foot ceiling. YIV T pulks \ C 10 1EE oR NG gANGE an o % But, says Winnicki, "It is not going to become a video arcade." ~ The dome, as it has affectionately come to be known, is the first of several Winnicki and Maksymiw have planned. They own patents on the concept and will announce their next projectâ€"the first of three Toronto sitesâ€" next month. Other locations across the country will follow. ~~ The Oakville version and its 60 employâ€" ees will, however, will remain home base." Prices for use of the facility is not cheap: $10 for a halfâ€"hour of driving golf balls; 35 cents a minute to play miniâ€"golf; $1.50 ‘to swing at nine baseball s; $200 to play ball. Moreover, the arrival summer will all but guarantee the place will see a lot less action. But, he says, "We‘re not in competition with mother nature. We‘re in love with the outdoors. That‘s why we created the indoorsâ€"for people who want to practice for the outdoors." Winnicki acknowledges this and says "we‘re going to have to work a lot harder (when the nice weather arrives). closing portsdomes in order To use n@ 1993 Membership is Free! s d (»il )rt When the driving range is not in use, the field is converted into a baseball field, with 60â€"foot baselines and a distance of 218â€"feet to the cenâ€" treâ€"field fence. This can be booked by sloâ€"pitch, softball and Little League baseball teams. + The smaller domeâ€"about half the depth and base of the other, with a 50â€"foot ceilingâ€"features 10 batting cages, six of which have Roboâ€"pitch, humanoid devices that fling base> balls 125 km/h (75 miles per hour),, | Soon to be added is a device that tests your pitching skills, and another that challenges your ability to throw a basketball. # Metrodome must be a member of order to use the facilities Nckages of ff Peok y, it is very quiet. 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