Officials with Harness Racing British Columbia recently announced the organization’s new executive director.
The organization has announced that Carla Robin is the group’s new executive director. It was announced in January that HRBC’s former executive director, Jackson Wittup, was leaving the position to become the new race secretary at Century Downs in Balzac, Alberta.
Harness Racing British Columbia has stated that Robin brings a wealth of experience in the equine sector, as well as marketing, managing provincial and international equine events, and working with municipal and provincial government to promote and protect the equine industry.
2015 HRBC BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINEES
On March 10 the HRBC board of directors approved the following nominees to run as directors in the category they will represent if elected:
BREEDER CATEGORY
• Heather Davies
• Larry Merkley
• Donna Scrannage
• Rick Turner
OWNER CATEGORY
• Bryan Buchanan
• John Evanson
• Paul Gilley
• Pamela Plunkett
• Ross Sharp
TRAINER/DRIVER CATEGORY
• Gordon Abbott
• Bill Davis
• Dave Hudon
(With files from HRBC)