Temiskaming & Northern Ontario Curling Association

ANNUAL MEETING

IROQUOIS FALLS
Saturday April 21, 2001

ITEM 1 - PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS AND INTRODUCTIONS

President David MacInnes chaired the meeting.
David welcomed everyone to the meeting and thanked those present for attending and expressed hope that the meeting would prove productive for everyone.

ATTENDANCE / CREDENTIALS

President Dave asked everyone to introduce themselves.
The attendance and credentials of those present was verified and the following representation was confirmed :

Chapleau	Not represented
Cobalt-Haileybury	Represented
Cochrane	Represented
End-of-Rail	Not Represented
Englehart	Not represented
Hearst	Not represented
Horne-Granite	Not Represented
Iroquois Falls	Represented
Kapuskasing	Represented
Kirkland Lake	Represented
McGarry	Not Represented
McIntyre	Represented
Smooth Rock Falls	Represented
James Bay	Not represented
Matheson	Not represented

A quorum was established.

Secretary Joe reported that there was a quorum for the meeting and that in accordance with the Constitution, motions could be passed at this meeting.

ITEM 2 - MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING

The minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on September 16, 2000 in Timmins were read by Joe Gubbels.
Motion to accept the minutes made by Paul Ashley
Seconded by Bill Volume

There was no business arising out of the minutes.

ITEM 3 - CORRESPONDENCE

1. Email message from Bob Morin, submitting his resignation as Zone 1 Chairman.

2. Note from Curly Everitt concerning the cancellation of the North / South party at the Brier in Ottawa, with corresponding note from John McCrea, outlining the reasons why this event was canceled.
All present felt that this event should continue and directed Secretary Joe to inform the other Associations.

3. Note from C.C.A. regarding the disbursement of the Athletes Assistance Fund monies to teams at the Brier and the Scott Tournament of Hearts.

4. Secretary Joe brought to the attention of everyone that Clubs should investigate the CCA Development Fund criteria and should submit applications for funding as per forms.
All applications by Clubs must be endorsed by the Secretary of the Association.
The Kirkland Lake Curling Club has already submitted an application to assist in purchasing a new chiller for their Club.
The Trillium Foundation also has funds which may be accessed by Clubs. Correspondence on the issue was sent to all Clubs in January.


ITEM 4 - FINANCIAL REPORT

The unaudited report for the 2000-2001 season was presented.
• All amounts are projected to the end of the season.
• The general account shows a projected deficit for the year.
• Some outstanding revenues from Sponsors.
• The Playdown account shows a substantial loss for the year.
Discussion on various items of expense and revenue ensued:
• All Clubs have paid their assessment to the Association.
• Revenue by Zones is down in all areas.
• Participant Card fees are down from previous years.
There appears to be some discrepancies with regard to the number of participant cards purchased this season. It was noted that the Zone Chairman are responsible to ensure that all competitors have purchased cards prior to the start of the Zone or Association playdowns.

Motion by Bill Volume
Seconded by Ken Rafuse
That the financial statement as presented be approved.
Carried.


ITEM 5 -ZONE RE-ALLIGNMENT

Todd Turner spoke on this subject. He noted that he had approached all of the competitors at the Association Tankard Playdowns in Englehart and asked for opinions or suggestions.
Many felt that changes are necessary, but no concrete proposals for re-allignment were submitted. Some curlers feel that it may be time to look at an amalgamation with our “brother Association”, but that this subject be carefully studied before any decisions are made.

After some discussions, the following motions were made:

Moved by Florian Dandurand
Seconded by Ken Rafuse
That the Zone Playdowns for Senior Men be eliminated for the coming season and that all teams wishing to enter will go directly to the Association Playdowns. That the draw format for this event will be dictated by the number of teams entered.
Carried.

Moved by Ken Rafuse
Seconded by Mark Jones
That the Zone Playdowns for Junior Men be eliminated for the coming season and that all teams wishing to enter will go directly to the Association Playdowns. That the draw format for this event will be dictated by the number of teams entered.
Carried.

Moved by Rory MacDiarmid
Seconded by Ken Rafuse
That the format for the Tankard competition remain as is.
Carried.


ITEM 6 -SITES AND DATES

A chart was presented indicating the dates of the various events.
Locations of the various Associations was determined.

EVENT	ASSOCIATION	PROVINCIAL	NATIONALS
Tankard	Kirkland Lake	Kapuskasing	Calgary
	Jan. 25-27, 2002	Feb. 12-16, 2002	Mar. 9-17, 2002
Seniors	Haileybury	North Bay	St. Thomas
	Dec. 14-16, 2001	Jan. 10-12, 2002	Feb. 2-10, 2002
Mixed	Hearst	Thunder Bay	Halifax
(2002)	Mar. 2-4, 2001	Apr. 5-8, 2001	Jan. 5-13, 2002
Mixed	Englehart	Conniston
(2003)	Mar. 1-3, 2002	Mar. 22-24, 2002
Juniors	Cochrane	North Bay	Summerside
	Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2001	Dec. 13-16, 2001	Jan. 19-27, 2002
Bantam	Hearst
Mixed	Feb. 15-17, 2002
Bantam	Iroquois Falls	Guelph
Boys	Feb. 1-3, 2002	T.B.A.
T.&.N.O.	Haileybury
Bonspiel	Feb. 22-24, 2002

ITEM 7 - PROVINCIAL SENIORS

Secretary Joe read a proposal which was presented at the Men’s Inter-Association meeting, to hold the Provincial Seniors Playdowns in the Spring of the year.
If approved by our Association, this proposal will be brought to the Curl Northern Ontario Inter-Association meeting in June for discussion and possible approval by all five Associations.
Motion by Paul Ashley
Seconded by Hugh Campbell
That our Association vote in favour of this change.
Carried.

ITEM 8 - ZONE REPORTS

Zone 1 report - Bob Morin - Report read and submitted.

Zone 2 report - Mickey Abramson - Report read and submitted.

Zone 3 report - Kent MacInnes - Report read and submitted.

Zone 4 report - Hugh Campbell - Report read and submitted.

Zone 5 report - Vic Mitchell - Report not available.

Copies are attached to these minutes.

ITEM 9 - ASSOCIATION REPORTS

Association Tankard report Dave MacInnes Report read and submitted.

Association Senior report Rory MacDiarmid Report read and submitted.

Association Mixed report No report submitted, since there was no Association playdowns required.

Association Juniors report Bill Volume Report read and submitted.

Association Bantam report Bill Volume Report read and submitted.

Competitive Curlers report Todd Turner Report read and submitted.

Note from Todd’s report:
Competitive curlers have indicated that they would like to attend the Men’s Inter-Association meeting, but due to the scheduling of the meeting, it is impossible for players to attend, since they are curling at that time.
Secretary Joe noted that for the past two (2) years, the meetings were held on Thursday morning in order to allow the players to attend. For both years, only one player attended the meetings, thus it was decided by the executive of the Inter-Association, that the meetings will be scheduled for Saturday morning. This would allow delegates to attend the meeting without undue expenses to their Association as well as time away from the job.
Secretary Joe was asked to again bring this issue to the attention of the other Associations.

Bantam Boys report Ron McCuaig Report read and submitted.

Association Masters report Joe Gubbels Joe reported that no teams had entered this competition and he recommended that this event be abolished for the coming season.

Copies are attached to these minutes.


ITEM 10 - PROVINCIAL CHAIRMAN'S REPORT

Provincial Mixed Kent MacInnes Read and Submitted

Notes from Kent's report: This was the first year that the Provincial Mixed was held in the Spring.
Due to a lack of participation, our Association was only able to send one team to the Provincial Playdowns which was held in Thunder Bay.
The team of David MacInnes, Valerie MacInnes, Neil MacInnes and Judy Runnalls-MacInnes will represent Northern Ontario at the National Mixed Playdowns in Halifax, January 2002


ITEM 11 - BONSPIEL REPORT

Report was read by Bob Hardy.
32 Teams participated.
Thank-you letter will be sent to our sponsors.

The Kapuskasing Curling Club is scheduled to host the 2002 T&NO Bonspiel.
Due to the fact that they will be hosting the Provincial Tankard Playdowns one week prior to the scheduled dates of the Bonspiel, Bill Volume requested approval of a change in rotation with the Cobalt-Haileybury Curling Club.
Delegates from the C.H.C.C. agreed to the change, thus the Bonspiel will be held in Haileybury for the 2002 season and in Kapuskasing for the 2003 season.


ITEM 12 - C.C.A. REPORT

C.C.A. report was read by Joe Gubbels. Some Hi-lites are:
• The Annual General Meeting was held at the same time and place as the National Curling Conference in Sudbury.
• The C.C.A. has moved into their new office in Cumberland.
• Diane Barker from British Columbia and Barry Greenberg from Manitoba were elected to the Board.
• Teams participating in the Brier receive an allowance of $6,000.00
Teams participating in the Scotts receive an allotment of $2,400.00
• Curlers in Quebec have amalgamated under Curling Quebec.
All motions passed at the National Curling Conference were brought to the AGM for ratification.

ITEM 13 - INTER-ASSOCIATION MEETING

Inter-Association meeting minutes were reviewed by Joe Gubbels

• The annual meeting of the Inter-Association will be held on the Saturday of the Provincial Men’s Playdowns, starting at 9:00 a.m.
• Nokia has informed that they will not be sponsoring the Provincial Men’s Playdowns.
Labatt Breweries have agreed to host this event for the 2001 season.
Further discussions will be held with Labatt in order to obtain a long-term agreement.
• The Men’s and Women’s Associations in Northwestern Ontario have been actively discussing possible amalgamation of their two Associations.
• That we investigate the possibility of holding the Provincial Seniors in the Spring.
This proposal will be brought to the individual Associations for discussion.
• Recommendation that the Provincial Mixed be held no later then the last weekend in March.
It was noted that some Clubs do not have ice available after the end of March.
• It was agreed that the positions of Provincial Mixed and Senior Men’s Chairman continue, however, in order to save expenses, the hosting Association will nominate a person to oversee the event but that the ultimate responsibility remain with the Provincial Chairman.

Motion by Bill Volume
Seconded by Todd Turner
That all reports be approved as presented.
Carried.

Copies of all reports are attached to these minutes.

ITEM 14 - CHANGES TO BY-LAW # 11

Moved by Joe Gubbels
Seconded by Paul Ashley
That the fiscal year of the Association be July 1st. to June 30th.
Carried.

ITEM 15 - POLICE CHECK FOR COACHES.

Rory MacDiarmid reported on some suggestions made by Rob Gordon.
That if a format is in place at the C.C.A. or Curl Ontario level, that we adopt this format.
In the absence of the above, that we draft our own requirements and that this issue be brought to the Fall meeting for ratification.
Note from Paul Ashley: At the Provincial Junior Playdowns this year, the sponsor, Teranet, insisted that all coaches of the Junior Boys and Junior Girls teams have a valid police check certificate.
Secretary Joe will investigate this issue and report to the Fall meeting.

LUNCH BREAK

Lunch was served by Laurel Harrison of the Iroquois Falls Curling Club.
Many Thanks.

ITEM 16 - ELECTION / CONFIRMATION

PROVINCIAL SENIOR MEN’S CHAIRMAN (2001-2004):
Motion by Joe Gubbels
Seconded by Mickey Abramson
Nominating Rory MacDiarmid for this position.
Rory accepted the nomination.
Carried.

ASSOCIATION MIXED CHAIRMAN (2001-2002):

Rory MacDiarmid submitted nominated Hugo Rivet for this position.

ZONE 1 CHAIRMAN (2001-2002):

Rory MacDiarmid submitted nominated Peter Conick for this position.

Confirmation of Club Directors:

COBALT HAILEYBURY	DON SAUVE
HORNE-GRANITE	DAVE SMITH
ENGLEHART	PAT RODGERS
KIRKLAND LAKE	TODD TURNER
McINTYRE	JERRY HANNAH
IROQUOIS FALLS	BOB HARDY
KAPUSKASING	HUGH CAMPBELL
HEARST	MARC BARRETTE
COCHRANE	MARK JONES
SMOOTH ROCK FALLS	RICK DOIRON
END-OF-THE-RAIL	VIC MITCHELL
JAMES BAY	BOB CHILTON

ITEM 17 - CURLING CLINICS

• High Performance Camp is scheduled for the McIntyre on October 19-21, 2001
Further information will be forthcoming.

• Level I Coaching Clinic is scheduled for Smooth Rock Falls on October 13-14, 2001

• Level 1 Officiating Clinic is scheduled for Kapuskasing - Dates to be announced.

ITEM 18 - NEW BUSINESS

1. Bob Hardy noted that we need at least one more sponsor for the T&NO Bonspiel.
He has been in touch with potential sponsors and will know within a few days.
Information will follow.

2. Special Olympics Curling.
Joe Gubbels gave a verbal presentation on the Special Olympics Curling Program at the Mac. This has been on-going for five years now and there are 18 Special Olympians that curl once a week. The Club provides ice time a a minimal charge of $ 10.00 per curler for the season and instructions are provided by members of the Club and volunteers parents. This a a very satisfying experience for all involved. Equipment is purchased by the Special Olympics. Brochures on this subject were distributed and all Clubs are urged to get involved with this worthwhile cause.

3. Amalgamation ???
Secretary Joe presented a discussion paper on this subject.
At this time, there are no plans to amalgamate with any other Association, however, due to the declining membership in all our Clubs and in all events, the financial status of our Association is in jeopardy. The presentation comprised of some “food for thought” and a suggestion that we will eventually have to look at this issue in detail.
A copy of the “paper” is attached.


ITEM 15 - ADJOURNMENT

Chairman Dave extended a vote of thanks to the Iroquois Falls Curling Club for being hosts to this meeting. The Fall Meeting will be held in Kirkland Lake in September, 2001.

ANNUAL INFORMATION MEETING APRIL 21, 2001
IROQUOIS FALLS, ONT.

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NAME	POSITION	CLUB
BILL VOLUME	PAST PRESIDENT	KAPUSKASING
HUGH CAMPBELL	ZONE CHAIRMAN	KAPUSKASING
JOE GUBBELS	SECRETARY-TREASURER	McINTYRE
MARK JONES	DIRECTOR	COCHRANE
TIM CHAMANDY	DELEGATE	COCHRANE
BOB HARDY	VICE PRESIDENT	IROQUOIS FALLS
MICKEY ABRAMSON	ZONE CHAIRMAN	IROQUOIS FALLS
TODD TURNER	COMP. CURLER’S REP.	KIRKLAND LAKE
KEVIN SASSEVILLE	DELEGATE	KIRKLAND LAKE
KEN RAFUSE	DIRECTOR	McINTYRE
JERRY HANNAH	DIRECTOR	McINTYRE
KENT MacINNES	ZONE CHAIRMAN	McINTYRE
RORY MacDIARMID	PAST PRESIDENT	HAILEYBURY
PAUL ASHLEY	DIRECTOR	SMOOTH ROCK
LAUREL HARRISON	DELEGATE	IROQUOIS FALLS
BRIAN HARRISON	DELEGATE	IROQUOIS FALLS
FLORIAN DANDURAND	DELEGATE	IROQUOIS FALLS
DAVE MacINNES	PRESIDENT	McINTYRE
VI BRADBURY	RECORDING SECRETARY