Bill Fryer - Vice President Administration

Grant Lugg - Eastern Region Director

Jackie Lajeunesse - President

D2-03-01 "That the Agenda for the Board Meeting of September 12-14, 2003 be adopted with the additions".

D2-03-02 "That the Minutes of the Board Meetings of May 3-5 and May 25, 2003 be adopted".

D2-03-05 "That the Elite Development Committee be allowed to produce a pre Challenge Cup poster at a cost of $1,600.00".

D2-03-06 "That the Host for the Eastern Tween AA Championships be the Thunder Bay Ringette Association".

D2-03-07 "That the Challenge Cups be held as follows:

North Bay - November 7 to 9, 2003

Pickering - December 12 to 14, 2003

Kingston - February 6 to 8, 2004".

D2-03-08 "That the Ontario Ringette Association supports the Ontario/Quebec Open AA League, and that the Ontario Division Champion be allowed to go to the National Championships. In the event that the Ontario Division Champion is the Provincial Champion then the 2nd place team in the Ontario Division be allowed to go to the Nationals".

D2-03-09 "That the Team Entry Fees for the A and AA Provincials be set at $1,000.00 for the 2004 and 2005 events".

D2-03-10 "That the O.R.A. put its Logo on 25 banners (total cost $500.00) for the 2004 Provincial A Championships".

D2-03-13 "That the Board of Directors approves the Rule Changes submitted to Ringette Canada on August 21, 2003 as attached".

D2-03-14 "That the O.R.A. host a Level 2 Observer Course in the Toronto area in the Fall of 2003".

D2-03-15 "That on Page 13, c. Certification Level Verification, replace the 2nd paragraph with the following: Confirmation of any coaching certification required by a Provincial level coach between November 15th and January 8th will be collected by the Regional Coaching Co-ordinators from Course Registration Forms (Technical or CBET). Other course completion certificates (Theory, Managers and First Aid) will be collected by the home Association. It is the Association's responsibility to ensure that the bench staff is properly qualified. The Associations are also responsible for sending a copy of the certificates to the O.R.A. office by January 8th to be entered into the database".

D2-03-16 "That the O.R.A. cover the airfare costs of up to a maximum of $900.00 each for Paul Youldon and Lary Allen".

D2-03-17 "That Membership Services - Section 9, Page 17 (Contested Application for Player Release) be modified according to the attached document "August 2003 Revised Contested Application for Player Release"".

D2-03-18 "That the deposit for entry to the A and B Adult Provincial Championships be raised to a $500.00 non-refundable deposit".

D2-03-19 "’That the Adult Development - Section 3 - Adult Sanction Rules, b. Open Substitutes (Pg. 8) add the sentence "Teams may carry up to three (3) substitute players per tournament." to the paragraph beginning "Eligible players must actually…"".

D2-03-20 "That the Adult Sanction Rules (Pg. 6 - 10 in the Adult Development Section) be added to the Sanction Event Host Guide".

D2-03-21 "That in the Operating Manual - Officiating Development Section - Section 9, i) "Guidelines for Selection of Officials to the Adult Provincial Championships" (Pg. 26) add the following sentence to the end of the section to i) "These officials shall be part of the officiating team and as such will be under the supervision of the Officiating Chair or designate for the event"".

D2-03-22 "That the Intermediate Transfer Application Form be re-instated as the Open/Masters Transfer Application Form (ADP-F-02) as attached".

D2-03-23 "That in the Operating Manual - Adult Development Section, Paragraph 2. c. iii) include: "Players relocating from region to region and player wishing to change teams after the registration deadline (November 15th) are required to complete an Open/Masters Transfer Application Form and submit it to the Regional ADP Co-ordinator for approval after obtaining the required signatures".

D2-03-24 "That motion to run 3 Skill Instructors Clinics in the Fall of 2003".

D2-03-25 "That the Athlete Development Committee portion of the O.R.A. Operating Manual include a section titled "Athlete Awards" under the Athlete Recruitment (Section 4). Award winners will be invited to the O.R.A. A.G.M., where they will be officially presented their awards. All Athlete Award Nomination Forms are to be submitted on or before April 1st of each year. It also needs to be included in the Volunteer Recognition Section of Membership Services (Page 29)".

D2-03-26 "That to include 2 Offensive Player of the Year Awards under Section 4e of the O.R.A. Operating Manual in the Athlete Development Section. One (1) award will be given to a Provincial level athlete (A, AA, AAA) and the other will be given to a Recreational/Community level athlete (B, C, House).

Provincial Criteria: There shall be no more than 1 Provincial (A, AA, AAA) offensive player of the year and 1 Recreational/Community (B, C, House) offensive player of the year recipient elected annually.

• Nominees shall have been involved as a player for a minimum of 3 years.
• Nominees shall have demonstrated exceptional offensive abilities at an individual and team level.
• Nominees shall exhibit high standards of performance and sportsmanship.
• Nominees must not have won this award in the past 5 years.
• A plaque will be presented.

It also needs to be included in the Volunteer Recognition Section of Membership Services (Page 29)".

D2-03-27 "That to include 2 Defensive Player of the Year Awards under Section 4e of the O.R.A. Operating Manual in the Athlete Development Section. One (1) award will be given to a Provincial level athlete (A, AA, AAA) and the other will be given to a Recreational/Community level athlete (B, C, House).

Provincial Criteria: There shall be no more than 1 Provincial (A, AA, AAA) offensive player of the year and 1 Recreational/Community (B, C, House) offensive player of the year recipient elected annually.

• Nominees shall have been involved as a player for a minimum of 3 years.
• Nominees shall have demonstrated exceptional defensive abilities at an individual and team level.
• Nominees shall exhibit high standards of performance and sportsmanship.
• Nominees must not have won this award in the past 5 years.
• A plaque will be presented.

It also needs to be included in the Volunteer Recognition Section of Membership Services (Page 29)".

D2-03-28 "That to include 2 Goaltender of the Year Awards under Section 4e of the O.R.A. Operating Manual in the Athlete Development Section. One (1) award will be given to a Provincial level athlete (A, AA, AAA) and the other will be given to a Recreational/Community level athlete (B, C, House).

Provincial Criteria: There shall be no more than 1 Provincial (A, AA, AAA) offensive player of the year and 1 Recreational/Community (B, C, House) offensive player of the year recipient elected annually.

• Nominees shall have been involved as a goaltender for a minimum of 3 years.
• Nominees shall have demonstrated exceptional goaltending at an individual and team level.
• Nominees shall exhibit high standards of performance and sportsmanship.
• Nominees must not have won this award in the past 5 years.
• A plaque will be presented.

It also needs to be included in the Volunteer Recognition Section of Membership Services (Page 29)".

D2-03-29 "That all Provincial Award Winners be invited as guests to the O.R.A. Annual General Meeting to receive their awards".

D2-03-30 "That there will be no keeper trophies purchased for the teams winning Provincial Championships".

D2-03-31 "That the Valley East Ringette Association be accepted as the host of the 2004 Provincial "AA" Championships".

D2-03-32 "That the City of Ottawa Ringette Association be approved to host the 2005 Provincial "AA" Championships".

D2-03-33 "That the Upper Ottawa Valley Ringette Association be granted the right to host the 2005 "A" Provincial Championships upon receipt of the good faith deposit".

D2-03-34 "That the Tournament Sanctioned Listing be approved as revised".

D2-03-35 "That 3 on 3 tournaments be added to the Tournament Listing as well as to the Sanctioned Events Application Form".

D2-03-36 "That Page 20 of the Games and Tournaments Section of the Operating Manual (vi) delete words "the other team will have the choice of ends" and replace with "and the choice of ends."".

D2-03-37 "That Page 15 of the Games and Tournaments Section of the Operating Manual (v) change to read - "Any game misconduct assessed in the last five minutes of the regulation time, in overtime, or after the games carries a suspension of the next regularly scheduled game…"".

D2-03-40 "That the Revisions as attached to the Screening Policy for Volunteers and Employees of the Ontario Ringette Association be accepted and included in the Sports Administration Section of the Operating Manual".

D2-03-41 "That the Goulbourn and the West-Carleton/Kanata Associations combine to form the West Ottawa Ringette Association".