About Us

Cartwright Sports & Recreation Inc. is a not for profit, charitable organization. This organization is partnered with the Township of Scugog to develop and manage the facility.

Mission & Vision Statement
  • To operate Cartwright Fields, a multi purpose sports & recreation facility.
  • To increase community participation & assist organizations to create viable opportunities for healthy & active lifestyles.
  • To provide a safe environment for our children to play & grow in.
  • To fundraise for a multi purpose sport & recreation facility.
The board members of CSR are a group of outstanding individuals that share the common interest dedicated to developing a first class recreational facility in their community


Board Members

Directors
Wilma Wotten, Chair
Wilma is a travel consultant with Kemp Travel in Oshawa, a mother of four, she and her husband Tom live on a farm in Blackstock. Wilma Wotten is the personification of volunteerism in Scugog. Wilma spearheaded a group to obtain a 27-acre parcel of vacant land, now Cartwright Fields, with her vision to turn it into a sports and recreation facility. Wilma is Chair of Cartwright Sports and Recreation Inc., the volunteer group that has raised funds to develop the site. The first phase, of a full size baseball diamond, a soccer field and walking trails has now been established.
Wilma has a long history of volunteer activities in the Cartwright area, she has acted in an executive capacity for local baseball associations, both adult and children’s where she also coaches. Wilma was a prime mover in raising funds for the children’s playground at Cartwright Central Public School in Blackstock. Wilma has been recognized by the Province of Ontario and received an Outstanding Volunteer Service Award.
Wilma’s dedication, her spirit of leadership and organizational skills are instrumental in the development of Cartwright Fields as a facility for all our citizens.


Vice-Chairs
Nancy Stinson, CFP
Nancy is a Financial Consultant with Investors Group in Lindsay. She proudly represents Cartwright Sports and Recreation Inc. as a board member for the National Volunteer Support Program, from which Investors Group has generously donated to the project. Nancy brings to the board many years of organizational and planning skills and enjoys the challenges brought forward by creating such a magnificent facility.
A former resident of Nestleton now residing in the neighbouring Kawartha Lakes, Nancy still considers Scugog Township her home. She is the mother of two children and has been involved with Cartwright Minor Ball for 13 years, holding positions both on the executive and on the field as coach. Nancy’s husband, Dale, has also been very involved in the baseball community as a player, coach and umpire. Nancy and her family have been avid supporters of Cartwright Fields since its beginning and have been involved in many fundraising and action events.

Board Members
George Janca
George and his wife Annette are relatively new to the area, moving into Nestleton in 2008. They moved into the community to be closer to their children and grandchild.  George has worked for Bell Canada for over 28 years, where he has been involved in many aspects of delivering new technology into Bell Canada’s network Internet infrastructure.

He has several hobbies such as rebuilding and restoring muscle cars. George has become involved in the CSR to get involved and become active in the community.


Melanie Wright
Melanie and her husband, Harold, own and operate Wright's Feeds 'N Needs, serving the agriculture and home/garden needs of the area since 1984. She resides with her family in the village of Blackstock and they also own/operate a cash-crop farm west of the village.

As her four children took part in school and sports extra-curricular activities, Melanie
volunteered in various fundraising capacities for those associations and she also acted as President of the Blackstock Nursery School. Melanie spear-headed the formation of a
local Farmers’ Market that was hosted at Cartwright Fields, supporting local agriculture
and offering local farm-fresh vegetables, fruits, etc. to the community. She currently holds
a position on the Blackstock Recreation Advisory Committee helping to develop future
recreation projects for the Blackstock facilities.

As her children mature, Melanie is striving to become more involved in community
organizations and projects that will serve the needs of all age groups in the area. As part of the Cartwright Sports & Rec. family, her goal is to help give back to the community that has given a life and livelihood to her family.
Formation & History

Cartwright Sports and Recreation Inc. was established in March of 1999. The not-for- profit corporation was developed as a means to provide Nestleton and the surrounding villages and hamlets with a facility suitable to all members of the community; one that offers a safe environment for their children to grow and play in and increases the availability of sports and recreation in Scugog Township.

Cartwright Sports and Recreation Inc. (CSR) act as the facilitator. CSR operates under the direction of board and collaborates with various existing organizations and park programs with the aim of creating awareness of recreational opportunities. The organization developed the plans for the facility, contracted the initial excavation, acquired partners and raised funds for construction of the outdoor sports complex.

Cartwright Fields is situated on a 28-acre parcel of land adjacent to the Nestleton Community Centre and current ball diamond. The land is located off Highway 7A, in Ward 1V of the Township of Scugog, Region of Durham. Positioned outside of the Township of Scugog's business core (Port Perry) on a main thoroughfare, the recreation facility services the needs of the many smaller local communities, as well as provides an easily accessible facility for tournament play to the Region of Durham and beyond.

The project is being developed in phases and when completed will house two full-size lit baseball diamonds, one full-size lit and two junior-size lit soccer fields, a picnic area, children's playground and splash pool, multi-purpose concrete pad, and walking trails through a natural habitat.

Although this project impacts directly on the communities of Blackstock, Caesarea, Scugog Point, St. Christopher's Beach, View Lake, Williams Point, Nestleton, Cadmus, Smith Woods and Purple Hill, it will serve all sports organizations currently using the over extended Scugog Township facilities. The Board promotes community ownership by encouraging sports and service groups to collaborate with schools and youth groups creating work projects and provides an opportunity for cooperative education studies in environmental sciences.

The effectiveness of the corporation and public approval of the project and the mentoring approach has been demonstrated by the support, donations and grants received from the community, municipality and corporate partners.

In 1999, the land was purchased with the assistance of the Township of Scugog and through a series of public meetings the group determined the needs of the community. In 2000, CSR hired the architectural firm and raised funds for construction. In 2001, construction began in earnest with stripping and stockpiling of 12,000 cubic meters of topsoil and earthmoving 27,000 cubic meters of material. In 2002 construction and fundraising continued and 2003 the cutting and filling of the material, screening the topsoil and adding 2,000 cubic meters of sand, infield mix, drainage, seeding for the completion of phase one. 2004 saw the installation of the backstop, benches bleachers and goals and the children's playground.

Cartwright Fields Grand Opening took place on May 29, 2004, amid much fanfare with many dignitaries, major contributors, representatives of the construction and architectural firms, local bands, police v fire baseball game, various sports groups and families from the community taking part in the festivities.

In 2005, the building of the walking trails commenced, with the laying of corduroy roads and woodchips, which involved several community workdays. Also formulated in 2005 was the development of the next five-year plan.