Reminder – Nominations are due Friday, April 9th.
On March 26, 2021, Harness Racing B.C. Society gave notice of the Annual General Meeting for 2021. AGM to be held on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 @ 5:00 via Zoom Video Conference.
Six (6) directors are to be elected this year; two to be elected in the Breeder category, two to be elected in the Owner category and two to be elected in the Trainer/Driver category.
Nomination forms were emailed to all active 2021 members and mailed to those members that had no email. Forms can be found in the HRBC office or at this Link: Nomination Form
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ATTENTION:
The recent decision by the BC NDP government to not assist the BC horse racing industry with funding, along with increasing financial obligations, has forced the HRBC Board to make the difficult decision to cancel the four last remaining dates of racing in April (April 21, 23, 28 & 30). The current meet will end with the program of Friday, April 16, 2021. HRBC will continue to work with the resources available to us in seeking alternative ways of supporting our industry and will advise as we move forward.
GOVERNMENT FUNDING UPDATE
ATTENTION: HRBC MEMBERSHIP
This morning we had an industry phone call at 8:15AM with Doug Scott, the Assistant Deputy Minister. The purpose of the meeting was to inform the industry on the status of our funding request. It was stated that the government does not have good news and is currently not in a position financially to support the horse racing industry. Obviously this was not the answer we had wanted and it puts us in a position of not being able to race beyond our current April dates.
The HRBC Board of Directors will meet early next week to further discuss our next steps and strategize on how we as an industry move forward. We will be looking to the Horse Racing Industry Management Committee (HRIMC) to support us and keep the pressure on the government in helping to sustain horse racing. As an industry we will also be looking to put the pressure on the government to increase our share of the slot revenues once casinos reopen.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but hopefully, by working together we can get through this next tough time.
Nigel Holmes,
HRBC Executive Director