December 14, 2012 - Mississauga, ON

BY-LAW AMENDMENTS PASSED

On December 13, 2012, ballots that were cast my members for amendments to By-Law#1 and #2 were counted by the Returning Officer, Bruce G. Drysdale, C.A. & Associates.

All proposals that were put forward by the Board (By-Law #1) and Breeders Committee (By-Law #2) were approved by the membership.

The amended By-Laws can be found by clicking here.

Amendments pertaining to Board size and structure in By-Law #1 will take effect for the next election of Directors for the 2014 - 2016 term.

Inquiries should be directed to Caren Brown-Stockwell, Corporate Secretary, at corporatesec@standardbredcanada.ca or (905) 858-3060 x 242.

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October 2012 - Mississauga, ON

The Standardbred Canada Board of Directors and Breeders Committee are proposing revisions to the Association’s by-laws.  They are calling on the membership to review and vote on the proposed amendments. 

Active Members will vote on proposed amendments to by-law #1.

Breeder Members will vote on proposed amendments to by-law #1 and by-law #2.

An eligible voter must be an Active or Breeder member in good standing, a Canadian resident and at least 17 years of age on January 1^st, 2012. 

On October 10, 2012, ballots were mailed to the last recorded address of each member eligible to vote.

Included with the voting package are the following:

- Letter to members from Corporate Secretary

- Proposed by-law amendments with changes outlined

- Voting ballot with voting instructions

- Ballot envelope

- Return envelope

Ballots are to be returned to the Standardbred Canada head office in Mississauga, Ontario by 11:00 am (EDT) on Thursday, December 13, 2012.   Ballots received after this date and time, duplicate votes and spoiled ballots will not be counted.

To read the notice regarding by-law #1 ballots mailed to Breeder Members, click here.

Please exercise your right to vote on these proposed amendments. 

Regulations #1, #2 and #3 have been recently updated by the Board and Breeders Committee.  To review the current By-Laws and Regulations, click here.

For a message from the Chair, regarding reducing Board size, click here.

Questions may be directed to Caren Brown-Stockwell, Corporate Secretary at (905) 858-3060 x 242 or [email protected].