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are discussing with Woodbine the feasibility of installing a second shelter near the three-eighths pole in 2012. The fire marshall at Woodbine has been visiting shedrows on the backstretch to ensure that approved fans and plugs are being used. If you have been advised by the fire marshall that the fans and plugs in use in your shedrow are not approved, please contact Corinne Phillips at the Woodbine backstretch office at (416) 675-3802 for assistance. Equine Guelph continues the Heart Monitor Study at Woodbine. At the HBPA’s request, effective immediately, an Ontario Racing Commission steward will be present in the paddock at Woodbine during saddling for all remaining races where the heart monitors are being attached. We appreciate your support of this important study, which is nearing the end. Woodbine Entertainment Vice President of Corporate Affairs Jane Holmes, Robbie King Jr. of the Jockeys’ Benefit Association, and I have been meeting with the management and staff at William Osler–Etobicoke General Hospital concerning treatment of individuals arriving in the emergency room as a result of a horse-related accident. We have made William Osler management aware of the seriousness of horse-related injuries at Woodbine Race Track, and they have assured us moving forward they will inform their emergency room staff so they may act accordingly. If you recently suffered a horse-related injury and were treated in the emergency room at Etobicoke General, please feel free to give myself or Bridget Bimm a call at (416) 747-5252, ext. 25, and let us know what your experience was as we have agreed to keep the management and staff at the hospital informed. In the event that you are confronted with a life-threatening emergency at the either Woodbine or Fort Erie Race Track, please call 911 immediately and then contact the track’s security to let them know situation. If you are faced with a non-life threatening situation, you should call track security. Trainers are reminded of their responsibility to ensure that they have the necessary immigration paperwork on file when employing foreign workers. Please note your responsibility extends to jockeys who are brought in to ride marquee races at Woodbine. If you have any questions regarding the necessary paperwork, please contact the Ontario Racing Commission stewards or the HBPA. As all of you should be aware, the ORC continues to freeze test samples. The ORC does not currently have a test for all drugs, so test samples are kept in the event that tests are developed in the future. Should a new test be developed for a banned drug and the frozen test sample is retested and comes back positive, the ORC does have the ability to fine participants years after. On July 15, the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) released a notice to the industry on the modified rules on the labeling of medications for “Barn Use.” The modification of the rule is a change for which the HBPA has been lobbying for many years. The ORC reminds trainers that under the Rules of Racing (TB 15.09-019 (f)), they must maintain records relating to the particulars of any medications administered to horses in their care. For further information regarding this change, please see “Thoroughbred Directive Number 4-2011” on the ORC’s website at www.ontarioracingcommission.com. On a final note, when you have deemed that a Thoroughbred racehorse in your care no longer has the ability to race and you are looking to find it a new home, I urge you to make sure that you are dealing with a reputable person, that you have provided a bill of sale, and that the Jockey Club registration papers are duly executed. If you are having difficulty finding a new home for your horse, please contact LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society at (416) 675-3993, ext. 3440 or www.longrunretirement.com or Second Start Thoroughbreds at (519) 688-0722 or www.secondstartthoroughbreds.org.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the above, please do not hesitate to contact me. Yours truly, Sue Leslie noticE oF annual GEnERal mEEtinG (aGm) – mEmbERS onlY – plEaSE bRinG YouR 2011 oRc licEnSE The Annual General Meeting of the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association of Ontario (hereinafter referred to as the “Association”) will be held in the Munnings Room, Woodbine Racetrack, 555 Rexdale Blvd., Rexdale, Ontario on Sunday, September 25, 2011 at the hour of 11:00 a.m. for the following purpose: 1. To approve the minutes of the Annual General Meeting held September 26, 2010; 2. To report on the activities of the Association; 3. To receive the report of the auditors in respect of the audited financial statements of the Association for the year ended March 31, 2011; and the pension plan statements for year ended December 31, 2010. 4. To appoint the auditors for the Corporation; 5. To transact such other business as many be required by law or these By-laws to be brought before the meeting Dated at the City of Toronto, in the Province of Ontario this 9th day of August, 2011. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Bridget Bimm Executive Assistant manuliFE hEalth & DEntal REnEwal FoR JulY 1, 2011 We are pleased to inform those members who take advantage of the Manulife Health & Dental plan offered by the HBPA of Ontario that they will notice a very slight decrease in the monthly premium for the 2011-2012 policy period. pEnSion plan annual StatEmEntS in thE mail If you belong to the HBPA of Ontario Pension Plan, please watch your mailbox as the Pension Plan annual statements were mailed to members in August. Please review your statement when you receive it and contact our administrative office at (416) 747-5252 or 1-866-779-3067 should you have any concerns. Do wE haVE YouR aDDRESS inFoRmation on FilE? Are you a new Thoroughbred owner or trainer racing in Ontario, or have you moved recently? If so, please contact one of our offices in Toronto or Fort Erie or visit our website at www.hbpa.on.ca and complete a membership form. Having your current contact information will assist the HBPA of Ontario in maintaining a current database for members in order that we may contact you for important industry issues, the annual general meeting, elections, distribution of owners’ awards, the health & dental plan, and the pension plan. We look forward to hearing from you.
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