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Skate Ontario 2014-2015 Annual Report

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SKATE ONTARIO BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2014-2015

President Wendy St. Denis 821 John St. North Bay, ON P1B 8T2 E mail wendy.stdenis@skateontario.org president@skateontario.org Phone 705-472-4835 (H) Cell 705-471-1623 Past President Janet Balkwill 58 Tiffany Place, Kanata, ON K2K 1W6 E mail: jbalkwill@sympatico.ca pastpresident@skateontario.org Phone 613-592-5154 Cell 613-762-0550 Fax 613-592-3581 Vice President Traci Fong 71 Taylor Avenue- Lower Level Kirkland Lake, ON P2N 2L5 E mail traci.fong@scno.net vicepresident@skateontario.org nos@skateontario.org Phone (work) 705-567-9333 Ext 226 Cell 705-642-6063 Director Gloria Brighten 1 Nanook Cres., Kanata, ON K2L 2A6 E mail: g.brighten@rogers.com eos@skateontario.org Phone 613-435-5969 Fax 613-592-0222 Cell 613-797-1671 Director Paul Cotter 111 Bella Vista Trail Alliston, ON L9R 2E2 E mail pjcotter@rogers.com cos@skateontario.org Phone: 705-435-0140 Cell: 705-440-3237 Director Brenda VanEngelen 622 McGregor St., Box 644 Watford, ON N0M 2S0 E-mail vaneng@execulink.com wos@skateontario.org Phone: 519-876-2835 Cell: 519-339-9339

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COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND COORDINATORS 2014-2015

Competition Coordinator Programs Coordinator Susan Fisher Susanne Morgan 326 Silver Lady Lane 232 Walnut Crescent North Bay, ON P1B 8G4 Barrie, ON L4N 4J6 E mail : fishers_300@hotmail.com E mail : susannemorgan2011@hotmail.com competitions@skateontario.org Phone: 705-722-4966 Phone: 705-474-5335 Cell: 705-492-8082 Public Relations Coordinator Technical Committee Chair Sean McKinnon Marion Dyke 637 Lyman Blvd., 5262 Russell View Road Newmarket, ON L3X 1V9 Mississauga, ON L5M 5W1 E mail: sean.mckinnon@rogers.com E mail dsw116@rogers.com publicrelations@skateontario.org technical@skateontario.org Phone Home: 905-953-0907 Phone: 905-812-2745 Cell: 289-338-0907 Cell: 647-688-0435

SKATE ONTARIO RESOURCE PERSONNEL 2014-2015

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Tracey McCague-McElrea 908 Schaeffer Outlook Newmarket, ON L3X 1V9 E mail : tracey@skateontario.org Cell : 905-775-7803 TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Scott Rachuk 10 Parkview Crescent Strathroy, ON N7G 4A3 E mail: technicaldirector@skateontario.org Phone: 647-822-4048 Cell: 519-319-4302

OPERATIONS COORDINATOR Cindy Wrong 374 Pickering Cr. Newmarket, ON L3Y 8G7 opscoordinator@skateontario.org Phone: 647-822-2877 Cell: 905-392-0450

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ADVANCE NOTICE OF

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The 2015 Annual General Meeting of Skate Ontario will be held on

Saturday June 13, 2015

At the offices of Skate Canada-Central Ontario 111 Snidercroft Road

Concord, Ontario L4K 2J8

The purpose of the meeting will be to:

Receive reports

Elect, confirm and appoint Board and committee positions Receive and approve the audited financial statements

Appoint the Auditor Transact any business properly brought before the meeting

A planning meeting will be held immediately following the Annual General Meeting

Additional information will be communicated at a later date

Lunch will be served.

March 31, 2015

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2015 Annual General Meeting Skate Canada-Central Ontario Office

111 Snidercroft Road Concord ON L4K 2J8

June 13, 2015 1. Welcome

W. St. Denis

2. Voice for Invited Guests W. St. Denis

3. Reading of the Official Notice of Meeting J. Balkwill

4. Report on Quorum J. Balkwill

5. Approval of the Agenda W. St. Denis

6. Minutes of 2014 Skate Ontario AGM W. St. Denis

7. President’s Remarks W. St. Denis

8. Reports

a. Public Relations S. McKinnon

b. Competitions S. Fisher

c. Technical Committee M. Dyke

d. Ontario High Performance Sport Initiative (OHPSI) S. Rachuk

e. Quest for Gold S. Rachuk

f. Hot Shots & SOPEC S. Rachuk

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g. 2015 Canada Winter Games S. Rachuk

9. Confirmation of Actions Taken W. St. Denis

10. Confirmation of Section Chairs as Directors W. St. Denis

11. Appointment of the Skate Ontario President J. Balkwill

12. Appointment of the Technical Committee Chair J. Balkwill

13. Proposed Amendment to the Amendment and Amendment to the By-Laws J. Balkwill

14. Awarding of 2015 Skate Ontario Championships S. Fisher

15. Audited Financial Statement J. Balkwill

16. Appointment of the Auditor for 2015-2016 W. St. Denis

17. New Business

18. Adjournment Wendy St. Denis

President, Skate Ontario

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Annual General Meeting

Best Western Plus Toronto North York Hotel and Suites 50 Norfinch Drive

Toronto, ON M3N 1X1

Minutes

Saturday June 21, 2014 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Present: Board members: Wendy St. Denis, Chair; Janet Balkwill, Gloria Brighten, Paul Cotter, Traci Fong, Steve Scherrer. Executive Director: Tracey McCague-McElrea. Committee Chairs: Marion Dyke, Susanne Morgan. Guests: Susan Fisher, Sean McKinnon. Regrets: Erica Armstrong, Jim Stevens, Brenda VanEngelen 1. Welcome

Wendy St. Denis, President, called the meeting to order at 9:30 am and welcomed all members of the Skate Ontario Board of Directors, and current and incoming Committee Chairs to the meeting. And continued: I am also pleased to have Tracey our Executive Director in attendance. As we go through the reports of our activities this year you will hear Tracey’s name come up time and time again. I can’t thank Tracey enough for the dedication she has for this organization. This year we will say goodbye to Steve Scherrer, Erica Armstrong, and Jim Stevens. Together we have been a great team of volunteers doing the best we can for our Ontario athletes, coaches, officials, and volunteers. It is like a family and we will miss you but know you are still around. You can’t get away that easily. A warm welcome to Sean, and Susan to our Skate Ontario Annual General Meeting and a long day and a half of planning for the upcoming season. Janet Balkwill, will you please record the minutes of today’s meeting. Thank you.

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I want to thank all the directors and committee chairs for their support and commitment this year. Tracey worked tirelessly this year as she took on a few extra funding submissions that hopefully will assist us with offering many great programs to our athletes and clubs. With Janet in the roles of secretary and treasurer this year it has certainly lightened all our loads. I understand how busy Sections Chairs can be and Janet is a great resource to bounce ideas off of. At this time I would now entertain a motion to allow Tracey McCague-McElrea, Sean McKinnon, Marion Dyke, Susanne Morgan, and Susan Fisher to have a voice at this meeting, but not to vote.

MOTION: TO give a voice without a vote at this meeting to Tracey McCague-McElrea, Sean McKinnon, Marion Dyke, Susanne Morgan and Susan Fisher. Moved by: S. Scherrer Seconded by: G. Brighten

Carried: All in Favour 2. Reading of the Official Notice of Meeting

J. Balkwill, as Secretary, was asked to read the Notice of the Meeting. The Notice of the 2014 Skate Ontario Annual General Meeting was sent to all Board and Committee members as well as the Auditor on May 22, 2014.

Saturday, June 21, 2014 commencing at 9:30 a.m. at the Best Western Plus Toronto North York Hotel and Suites

50 Norfinch Drive Toronto, ON M3N 1X1

416-663-9500

Receive Reports

Elect, Confirm and Appoint Positions for 2014-2015/2016

Receive the Audited Financial Statement

Appoint the Auditor

Transact any other business properly brought before the meeting The President, Past President, and Section appointed Directors (the four 2013-2014 Skate Canada Ontario Section Chairs) have the right to be represented by proxy. A quorum consists of four Directors present in person or represented by proxy. Each of the current Directors shall be entitled to one vote. The agenda and names of those persons to be elected or appointed were attached to this Notice.

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3. Report on Quorum J. Balkwill reported that there were six Board members present: the President, the Past President, and the four Section appointed Directors. According to the constitution approved June 15, 2014, four Directors present or represented by proxy constitute a quorum. J. Balkwill declared that the quorum having been met, the meeting was legally constituted.

4. Approval of the Agenda

W. St. Denis asked if there were any additions or amendments to the agenda. a) Add: report from the Executive Director to agenda item #8

MOTION: TO accept the agenda as amended. Moved by: T. Fong Seconded by: P. Cotter

Carried: All in Favour 5. Minutes of 2013 Skate Ontario Annual General Meeting

The minutes of the 2013 Skate Ontario Annual General Meeting, held June 15, 2013, had been circulated following that meeting as well as distributed in the meeting package. W. St. Denis inquired if there were any errors or omissions.

MOTION: TO approve the minutes of the June 15, 2013 Skate Ontario Annual General Meeting as presented.

Moved by: G. Brighten Seconded by: P. Cotter

Carried: All in Favour 6. President’s Remarks

Skate Ontario continues to take on more and more projects thanks to the great work Tracey does submitting grant proposals. Tracey has put together a quick synopsis of the funding Skate Ontario has received during the past five years. Each year shows growth of funding and therefore also indicates increased activities and hopefully it also means increased visibility within Ontario and indeed the country too.

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Increased contact and work with Skate Canada certainly took place this year. This is largely due to the change of leadership at the national level. Janet and I along with Tracey attended two meetings with Dan Thompson and various staff members and Tracey had numerous meetings with Dan as well as with Mark Halliday, Chief Marketing Officer, and with Patricia Chafe, Chief Sport Officer. Many of these meetings dealt with our Community Grants – CanSkate Kits launch in Ontario. There were also other opportunities for Tracey to discuss our working relationship/partnership. Tracey and I now receive most of the information that is sent out to the Section Chairs and offices, which has been very helpful in keeping up with the developments at the national level. Marion Dyke took on the new role of Technical Committee Chair this year and a dynamic team of section technical directors / advisors and elite level coaches were assembled to sit on this committee. They had several conference calls and a planning meeting facilitated by William Bridel to determine the direction this committee should take took place. The Skate Ontario Super Series was born out of this meeting. Time will tell if this initiative has value but, for sure, it will increase the visibility of Skate Ontario! This is something we still need to work on. It remains clear to me that there are still many partnerships to develop within Ontario. Ontario athletes continue to shine on the international stage. Ontario had outstanding success on the International scene in the Senior and Junior events winning 8 of 9 gold Canadian medals, 11 of 13 silver Canadian medals, and 4 out of 11 of the bronze Canadian medals as listed in the 2013-2014 Medal Gallery on the Skate Canada website. Over ½ of the skaters in the Olympic Team Event were from Ontario and that team came home with a Silver Olympic medal. Keep in mind that Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford are truly Ontario skaters even if they don’t actually represent Ontario! They took home 3 of the Canadian medals for Quebec. At Canadians, Ontario Senior competitors won 6 of 12 medals, which is down one from last year. Senior women had Gabrielle Daleman picking up the silver with Alaine Chartrand and Alexandra Najarro picking up fifth and sixth places. Women’s skating in Canada continues to show great promise! Patrick Chan continued to be the men’s Canadian champion with Nam Nguyen finishing 5th. The talk of the event was Roman Sadovsky, first year senior with outstanding performances that put the audience on their feet and winning the hearts of the crowd. Senior pair had Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch finishing 2nd. Three Ontario dance teams stood on the podium this year with Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir taking the gold, Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje 2nd, and Alexandra Paul and Mitchell Islam taking bronze. Piper and Paul were 4th and Kharis and Asher were 6th. The 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia was the highlight of the season with Patrick bringing home the Olympic silver medal and Tess and Scott achieved a 2nd place, silver medal finish. Patrick, Tessa, Scott, Kristen and Dylan, as well as home “grown” Meagan and Eric represented the integral Olympic figure skating team. The team won Olympic silver.

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At Nationals the junior ranks collected 4 of 12 possible medals, which is down 3 from last year. Denis Margalik picked up the gold medal, while Madelyn Dunley picked up bronze. The junior dance team of Mackenzie Bent and Garrett MacKeen collected the gold medal. The junior pair team of Mary Orr and Phelan Simpson picked up the bronze medal with the Ontario pair teams also picking up 4th and 5th spots. Novice skaters picked up 4 medals again this year with Hannah Whitley and Elliott Graham taking 2nd and Megan Koenig-Croft and Jack Richardson 3rd in dance. Allison Eby and Brett Varley took 2nd in pair, and Josh Allen captured the bronze medal for men with Zachary Daleman in 5th. We are also strong in Synchronized skating and are thrilled to have NEXXICE (Senior) as our World Silver Medalists for the third year in a row. Ontario teams picked up 7 of a possible 15 medals at Synchro Canadians. A chart indicating Ontario’s medal count for the past six seasons is included in the Annual General Meeting package. I have also included all the results from the International junior and senior events for this season. The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport with Barbara Lyon-Stewart as our Sport Consultant providing valuable assistance, provided financial support in the amount of $248,108 base funding for our programs with this being the second of a three-year funding cycle. In addition we secured Sport Priority (Enhanced Funding) in the amount of $69,999. Tracey will discuss our other funding sources this season and has provided a synopsis of our total funding dollars over the past five years. Tracey McCague-McElrea continues to work as our part-time Executive Director and is responsible for submitting proposals and grant applications. This is critical work and it is obvious her work on these proposals has been very successful over the past many years. Tracey’s role continues to evolve and care needs to be taken to ensure we fully recognize her contributions. This year the Quest for Gold funding provided 16 full cards and each athlete received $5,000. The selection criterion for this program is very structured and need to be re-assessed carefully each year. We are fortunate to have more outstanding athletes competing at a high level making the selections a challenge. We also continued our partnership with the Canadian Sport Institute Ontario (CSIO). The Ontario High Performance Sport Initiative (OHPSI) program provided $110,000; up by $15,000 from 2012-2013 with direct funding to a group of 19 Ontario athletes. Tracey secured a team of coaches and monitors to assist with evaluating the Yearly Training Plans (YPI’s) and to monitor the skaters. I provided the administrative support which involved

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accepting the expense claims from the skaters and preparing the request for disbursements. Full reports on these two very important athlete centered programs are included in the AGM report package. Tracey submitted the Ministry Base Funding Grant documentation following the submission of information gathered from the Sections and also submitted a proposal for another Sport Priority Fund and a proposal for a Community Funding Grant, which involves a partnership with hockey. An Ontario Trillium Grant was prepared and its focus is on providing every club in Ontario with a Club Consultation. These documents take a great deal of prep time and we are very hopeful that we will be successful with our submissions. A Hot Shots and a Skate Ontario Performance Enhancement Camp (SOPEC) are being planned for the Sport Priority Funding. We will be providing all Ontario clubs with CanSkate Kits through the Community Funding Grant as the new CanSkate is rolled out September 2014. A partnership with Canadian Tire has provided a large rolling bag to store all the resource material and plans are to distribute the bags through CT stores throughout the province. Skate Ontario Events: Eastern Ontario Section hosted a very successful STARSkate Championship in Wellington, March 15, 16, 2014. The event had a modest profit of $1,818.18 and combined with the hosting grant of $3,000 cost Skate Ontario $2,090.91 plus the expense for my attendance at the event. I continue to be concerned about the Cup event and the value of this event for our athletes. The timing of this event does not fit the LTAD model and as such the future of this event needs to be assessed. Central Ontario Section will host the 2015 STARSkate and Cup event in Brampton, March 14, 15, 2015. The Ontario Winter Games event was held in Orillia February 27 to March 2, 2014. Susanne Morgan was the Technical Representative. There were 134 athletes in attendance with Juvenile to Novice in all disciplines. This event has challenges due to the bureaucracy of working with the Ontario Sport Alliance and the Games staff but our athletes love the Ontario Team spirit this event provides. Unfortunately Synchronized Skating was not included in the Games this year. We did submit an appeal that was very well rationalized by Marion Dyke, but we were unsuccessful. I would like to thank the Section Chairs individually and collectively who, in spite of the demands from their Sections, have made time to provide advice and support. I would also like to thank Tracey who has a unique understanding of our sport and our athletes. Michelle Ross continues to provide the bookkeeping services on behalf of the Northern Ontario Section and performs that role with diligence and patience. In addition, many thanks to the Committee Chairs, Jim Stevens, Erica Armstrong, Susanne Morgan and Marion Dyke for all their work this year.

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Today we are saying goodbye to Steve Scherrer who has left the position of Western Ontario Chairperson. Your passion for the sport is evident and appreciated. At the same time we welcome Brenda VanEngelen, the new WOS Chair to our board and look forward to her input and expertise. We are also saying goodbye to Jim Stevens, Championship Coordinator and to Erica Armstrong, Public Relations Coordinator who have been members of our committee structure since its inception in 2009. These committees continue to evolve and we thank Jim and Erica for assisting in the development of these working groups. We are very proud of our events and our website and social media sites are great information platforms for all of our partners, fans, and athletes. I am looking forward to my final year in this position. The first three years have gone by so quickly and Skate Ontario has grown so much. A new strategic plan based on the national plan with consideration to reviewing our mission statement and developing value and measurable outcomes needs to be part of that process. My challenge will be to prioritize the various plans and initiatives we could get involved with. There is so much to do and it is challenging to move forward as an organization when just getting the day-to-day activities done can consume our time. In addition, it is very challenging for Section Chairs who are totally consumed with their own Section requirements. The Skate Ontario Board will be tasked with looking at hiring additional human resources as we evolve and take on more projects. Involving more human resources through our committee structure will also assist us in achieving our goals.

7. Reports

W. St. Denis indicated that the reports had been included in the annual report book and time was given to review those reports at the table. Questions concerning the reports were invited. a. Public Relations - E. Armstrong b. Competitions - J. Stevens c. Technical Committee - M. Dyke d. Ontario High Performance Sport Initiative (OHPSI) - T. McCague-McElrea e. Community Grant – CanSkate Kits - T. McCague-McElrea f. Quest for Gold - T. McCague-McElrea g. Hot Shots - T. McCague-McElrea h. 2013 Ontario Sport Awards - W. St. Denis i. 2014 Ontario Winter Games - W. St. Denis

MOTION: TO accept the reports as presented

Moved by: S. Scherrer Seconded by: G. Brighten

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Carried: All in Favour 8. Report from the Executive Director T. McCague-McElrea reported that it had been a very busy year. The changes in the leadership at Skate Canada have had a positive impact on our relationship generally resulting in improved communication and information sharing including a new Skate Ontario logo which visually reflects the relationship with our governing body. She noted that she has had many meetings with Dan Thompson, Patricia Chafe, and Mark Halliday who have been very supportive of Skate Ontario and our programs and the importance of working together. In particular, our groundbreaking agreement with hockey as well as the CanSkate kits had drawn their attention. It was noted that the process of resolving the terms of the 2013 World’s legacy piece with Skate Canada had been difficult, however it resulted in a positive outcome and a strengthened relationship.

She expressed gratitude for the dedicated and positive people who are involved with our sport and particularly the coaches who are moving our sport forward. She noted that the loss of the involvement of Louis Stong and his creativity has been difficult to replace. She indicated that the review of the Sport Alliance would lead to positive changes. She also expressed the gratitude of the talented skaters for the support afforded them by Skate Ontario, and our programs and acknowledged the support of Barbara Lyon –Stewart from the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport who has assisted Tracey with accessing the funding required for our programs.

9. Confirmation of Actions Taken

W. St. Denis reported that copies of the motions taken during the past year had been included in the Report Book. She requested any errors or omissions. S. Scherrer noted the correct date of the September 28, 2013 meeting. MOTION: THAT all actions taken and proceedings, appointments, by-laws enacted; and payments made by Skate Ontario since the date of the last Annual General Meeting held June 15, 2013, as amended, be approved, ratified and confirmed. Moved by: S. Scherrer Seconded by: T. Fong Carried: All in Favour

10. Confirmation of Section Chairs as Board Members

W. St. Denis confirmed that as the number of Section Chairs duly elected by their respective Sections, equaled the number of positions for those Directors, those positions would be filled by acclamation.

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The Section appointed Directors for the 2014-2015 year are: Gloria Brighten Skate Canada Eastern Ontario Paul Cotter Skate Canada Central Ontario Traci Fong Skate Canada Northern Ontario Brenda VanEngelen Skate Canada Western Ontario As per by-law #9 (a) (i) as required, any Directors required to be appointed as Officers will be done so by the President at the first meeting following the Annual General Meeting.

11. Appointment of Competition and Public Relations Coordinators

J. Balkwill was asked to take the floor to conduct the appointment of the Competition Coordinator and the Public Relations Coordinator.

J. Balkwill reported that in accordance with the balloted election that took place at the Skate Ontario Board of Directors meeting on May 29, 2014, a motion was requested to appoint Susan Fisher as the Competition Coordinator for the two-year term 2014-2016. MOTION: THAT Susan Fisher be appointed as the Competition Coordinator for a two-year term 2014-2016.

Moved by: T. Fong Seconded by: G. Brighten Carried: All in Favour

12. Appointment of Public Relations Coordinator

J. Balkwill reported that as there was only one nomination received by the prescribed deadline, that a motion would be entertained to appoint Sean McKinnon as the Public Relations Coordinator for a two-year term 2014-2016. MOTION: THAT Sean McKinnon be appointed as the Public Relations Coordinator for a two-year term 2014-2016. Moved by: S. Scherrer Seconded by: P. Cotter Carried: All in favour Awarding of the 2015 Skate Ontario Championships MOTION: TO confirm that the 2015 Skate Ontario STARSkate and Cup Championships be hosted by Skate Canada Central Ontario at the Cassie Campbell Community Centre, 1050 Sandalwood Parkway W., Brampton Ontario on March 14, 15, 2015.

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Moved by: S. Scherrer Seconded by: P. Cotter Carried: All in Favour

14. Audited Financial Statement Copies of the audited financial statements dated March 31, 2014 were distributed. J. Balkwill noted that the draft statements had been distributed for review prior to the meeting and had been given preliminary approval via an e mail motion on June 8, 2014.

J. Balkwill thanked Michelle Ross for her attention to the statements and to Paul Cotter for is expertise during the review process.

MOTION: TO accept the final audited financial statements as prepared by BDO Canada LLP for the year end March 31, 2014 as approved by the Board of Directors on June 8, 2014; and that W. St. Denis and J. Balkwill to be authorized to sign the statements on behalf of the Board.

Moved by: S. Scherrer Seconded by: P. Cotter

Carried: All in Favour

15. Appointment of the Auditor for 2014-2015

W. St. Denis requested approval to engage BDO, Canada LLP, to be engaged as the auditors for 2014-2015.

MOTION: TO approve BDO, Canada LLP be retained to conduct the audit of the 2014-2015 financial statements for the year ending March 31, 2015.

Moved by: P. Cotter Seconded by: G. Brighten

Carried: All in Favour

16. New Business

a) Report from the Executive Director was added under agenda item #8.

17. Adjournment MOTION: TO adjourn the meeting. Moved by: S. Scherrer

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Public Relations Annual Report 2014 – 2015

By Sean McKinnon, June 5, 2015

Event Coverage Throughout the course of the 2014-2015 season, Skate Ontario provided on-site coverage at

many events with photos, news and results, engaging with the skating community through our

website and social media accounts. Official coverage included the following events:

Skate Ontario Super Series

Canadian Tire National Skating Championships

CWG Staging Camp

Skate Ontario Championships

OHPSI Development Days

CBC Kids “National Sports Day”

TVO Kids “Sports Lab” TV episode shoot

In addition, several other events were covered (unofficially) due to proximity and/or personal interest, including the following:

COS Summer Skate

Scarborough Ice Dance Elite “So You Think You Can Judge”

Skate Canada Autumn Classic

Winterfest

Niagara Ice Show

Skate Canada Synchronized Skating Championships

ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships

Responses to our posts on social media demonstrate that photos are integral to fostering engagement with our community. People are far more likely to like, comment on, share or retweet posts that include photos. Timeliness is also important. Same-day coverage of events, particularly where there is no live-stream, generates far more interest than posts that follow the event by more than a few days. Competition coverage is always popular, but reporting on other types of events, such as the coverage of the CBC Kids TV event for National Sports Day, the Canada Winter Games staging camp, and OHPSI Development days, has also proven to be well received by our community. Pictured here is a sneak peak at a behind-the-scenes photo from the filming of an episode of TVO Kids’ upcoming TV series “Sports Lab” featuring skaters from the Hamilton SC.

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Website (www.skateontario.org) Improvements to the infrastructure of our website in 2014-2015 included an upgrade to the must current WordPress platform, and the addition of automated daily backups with our ISP. More visible improvements included the addition of a Club and Section News page, a searchable and filterable Event Calendar, and reorganization of our Programs and Events pages. Statistics from our ISP show a 53% increase in visits to our website, and a 23% increase in hits.

Stat 2014-2015 2013-2014 2012-2013 2011-2012 2010-2011 2009-2010

Hits 4 485 439 3 644 948 3 412 107 3 702 831 2 649 498 2 123 428

Visits 341 248 222 412 152 388 153 514 117 947 57 532

Hits are a relatively meaningless statistic (a single page load generates many hits as each page element is loaded). Visits are more meaningful, as they measure each time somebody accesses the web-site, but they include every page load, and don’t represent unique visitors. Our website runs on the WordPress platform which includes a Google Analytics plug-in. The statistics provided by Google provide a clearer picture of how our web-site is accessed, although they only allow us to look at the past 60 days of data. On average, we get about 100 “Unique Visits” per day, and each visitor looks at an average 2.27 pages/visit. The picture here shows a spike of over 600 unique visitors on May 17, which was the day the list of 2015 OHPSI participants was posted. Google Analytics also measures which pages on our site are accessed most often (not surprisingly it is OHPSI in this period), and tells us which sites our visitors came from (primarily Facebook, COS and EOS). Our website also receives about 380 spam messages and about 30 unauthorized administrator login attempts per day! While it is important to have a web presence and permanent home on the Internet, we receive fewer visits and have less visitor engagement than on our social media accounts.

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Facebook In 2014-2015 we continued to grow our social media presence, increasing the number of “Likes” on our Skate Ontario Facebook page by over 34%

Facebook 2014-2015 2013-2014 2012-2013 2011-2012 2010-2011 2009-2010

Likes 2630 1960 1688 1347 1029 493

Facebook is our primary tool for engagement with the skating community. Our Facebook followers are mostly female (87%) but are well represented in all age groups.

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Facebook (continued) We engage with the skating community by posting or sharing news, photos, and stories to our page that are of interest to our followers, , and in return they “Like”, “Comment”, “Share”, and “Click”, which in turn are measured by “Reach” (how many people have seen our posts). Here are our top posts (by Post Click) for the past 90 days:

Posts with Photos clearly create higher levels of engagement than those without. There is also, clearly, an audience for synchronized skating. Our most popular post of the entire year was for Winterfest, in a post with the event logo and a link to the schedule (7.4K Reached, 47 shares). In our busiest time of year (Jan-Mar), we were averaging well over 5K people reached per day while covering events, including over 18K for our posts on March 15 during the SO Championships!

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Twitter Our social media growth continued on Twitter in 2014-2015 also with nearly 35% growth in “Followers”.

Twitter 2014-2015 2013-2014 2012-2013 2011-2012 2010-2011 2009-2010

Followers 2237 1658 1218 805 576 327

Our followers are less predominantly female (65%) than on Facebook (87%)

Twitter is the most casual of our web presences. Our philosophy for the website is more formal, presenting news, announcements, and results in “press release” style, while on Facebook we attempt to engage followers by sharing stories of interest to the skating community. Twitter, by its nature, is more transient, and fosters engagement through entertainment in addition to conveying news. Our most popular tweet in 2014-2015 was a pair of photos from the Skate Canada Autumn Classic in Barrie showing Jeffrey Buttle (in sweater and jacket) helping out with patching the ice during a flood. This tweet was favourited and retweeted over 250 times and was viewed by over 30,000 people!

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Competitions Coordinator Annual Report 2014 – 2015

The following report will outline the achievements as well as the recommendations arising from the 2014-2015 Skate Ontario competitions.

Skate Ontario Competition Agreements

The following Skate Ontario documents were revised and approved by the Skate Ontario Board.

1. Skate Ontario Competition Policies 2. Hosting Agreement between Skate Ontario and Eastern Ontario for the 2014 Super Series Final 3. Hosting Agreement between Skate Ontario and Central Ontario for the 2015 Skate Ontario

Championships.

2014 Skate Ontario Super Series

The process for running the 2014 Skate Ontario Super Series ran smoothly once the data base was straightened out. It was noted that it would be more efficient to find a more accommodating web-based form for the next year’s series which would also ensure correct email addresses for the skaters, coaches and parents. The following chart provides the numbers of entries in each event in the competition, the withdrawals and the number of entries in the Series Finals at 2014 Autumn Skate in Ottawa. It also notes those who received bursaries but did not skate because of international assignments or a cancelled event.

2014 Skate Ontario Super Series

Event Super Series Registration Series Finals Registration Bursary Exceptions

Senior Men Singles 2 (1 wd) 1 Autumn Classic

Senior Women Singles 6 (1 wd) 4

Junior Men Singles 5 3

Junior Women Singles 22 (5 wd) 12

Junior Pairs 2 1 Germany

Junior Dance 3 (2 wd) 1 Estonia

Novice Men Singles 7 (1 wd) 5

Novice Women Singles 32 (5 wd) 12

Novice Pairs 3 (1 wd) 1 AS event cancelled

Novice Dance 7 5

Pre-Novice Men 12 11

Pre-Novice Women 45 (3 wd) 12

Pre-Novice Pairs 3 3

Pre-Novice Dance 8 4

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The Super Series Finals Event at Autumn Skate was very successful. The LOC was very accommodating and the Technical Representative, Rhonda Vanderveen, was very helpful and efficient. The bursary cheques were enclosed in an elegant black portfolio tied with red ribbon which was designed by Tracey McCague-McElrea. The newly purchased “popups” enhanced the presentation area. Issues Raised Following the 2014 Super Series Final

1. Structure: Will we keep the same overall structure. 2. Eligible Competitions: Will we continue to permit skaters to compete in US competitions in

either Intermediate or Novice because there is no Pre-Novice category. 3. Final: Will we consider moving the SO Super Series Final to another location. Also, will we

consider having a separate final event for the Dance and the Pairs, perhaps at Octoberfest. 4. Bursaries: Will we consider raising the amount of the bursaries and/or paying registration fees

for all our finalists. 5. Conclusion: These issues were presented to the Skate Ontario Board. In May, 2015, the Board

voted to keep the “status quo” for the 2015 Skate Ontario Super Series.

2015 Skate Ontario Championships The 2015 Skate Ontario Championships were held in Brampton at the Cassie Campbell Arena from March 13 to 15, 2015. Announcement

1. The Announcement was posted online on November 17 on the Skate Ontario website after being scrutinized carefully by the Technical Committee followed by the members of the Skate Ontario Board. Key changes to the competition were noted separately on the website. Two additions followed on January 21– clarification of Pre Juvenile dance sequences and further clarification for wildcards entries.

2. The Technical Committee had recommended a date of November 1, 2014 be used as a test requirement date to enter the Pre-Juvenile/Juvenile events. However the Skate Ontario Board unanimously agreed upon an October 1, 2014 date.

3. Recommendation: a) A further clarification regarding the number of possible wildcard entries from each Section.

b) The Technical Committee to review the 2016 announcement prior to the submission to the Board. c) Registration information to be included in the announcement rather than at a later date. Officials

1. There was representation from all the Sections. WO (9); EO (3); NO (6); CO (13 or more) 2. I invited the out-of-Section officials and Glenda Poirier took over in February and completed the

invitations. She did an excellent job as the Technical Representative. 3. Recommendation:

(a) The officials who are volunteering to officiate at the competition notify the Technical Representative about all possible conflicts. Then an earlier decision can be made as to whether they should continue with their acceptance to officiate at the event. There were problems with some coach officials having so many conflicts that there were very few events left for them to officiate. As a result, more officials were required at the last minute.

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Registration Form

1. A Registration Form was designed for the Sections’ registration purposes. A turn-around time of 48 hours was requested.

2. Recommendations: (a) A column must be added to include the Partner’s Club. (b) Registrars should be reminded to record the technical marks for their wildcard entries.

Registrars are to adjust the form to add more wildcard entries if necessary. Currently there is only space for three wildcards – which leaves the Section thinking that is the maximum number that they can have in each event.

Schedule

1. The Ice schedule was difficult to set for this competition due to larger events, multiple entries, many possible conflicts, multi-part events in same arena, WO entries coming in later and most of all, only one Zamboni for both ice surfaces. Glenda did an excellent job adjusting the schedule once this was discovered. All conflicts were avoided except for two of the Pre-Juvenile men and their Juvenile dance event. They really had to scramble from their dance to their free event on the second rink (which was held up for five minutes to make it easier for the skaters).

2. I had requests for the Triathlon skills and interpretive events to be held on Saturday and their free skate event on Sunday. Almost all the Triathlon entries were also entered in the larger free skate events as well as their Triathlon Free skate. It became difficult to schedule events opposite on the second rink. The triathlon events had to be skated in the same rink. A draft schedule can now be worked on to try to address those requests now that we know approximate numbers in all the events.

3. Recommendation: (a) Check the number of Zambonis prior to setting the schedule. (b) The schedule worked well. It could be reused next year after minor changes are made and

if the competition conditions remain the same for next year. Newly created schedules should be considered as well.

Multiple Entries

1. There were multiple entries registered in almost every event. The only exceptions were the STAR 5 events.

2. Recommendation: The STAR 5 events should be spaced out carefully throughout the ice schedule to help resolve the conflict issues.

Wildcards

1. The wildcard process worked very well. The final qualifying competition was held by WO and their entries were submitted within 24 hours on March 2. Questions were raised as to how many wildcards a Section can receive per event. The best example was the Juvenile Dance event. WO ended up with three entries and five wildcards because the event was not filled.

2. Wildcard invitations were sent out on March 3 upon receiving WO’s entries. By March 5, the process was completed and the data specialists notified using a Wildcard entry registration form. One wildcard invitation was refused and another issued immediately to the skater with the next highest technical marks.

3. Recommendations: Wildcard clarification in announcement as previously mentioned.

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Alternates

1. Two sections each received one skater’s withdrawal notification. One on March 10 and one on March 12. They notified the alternate, and then waited to learn the alternate’s intentions. The acceptances occurred after the paperwork had been printed for the competition by the data specialists. The only consolation in seeing the hand-written changes on the Start Orders was that both skaters were in the same event.

2. Recommendation: The data specialists objected to the late registrations. This issue should be discussed with the data specialists next year prior to the start of registration.

Banners 1. There was an “Oh no” moment when it was discovered that I had not arranged for the Skate Ontario

popups to be brought to the arena. They did arrive in time for the Saturday and Sunday medal presentations.

2. Recommendation: Arrange in advance for the banners to be delivered to the competition. They enhance the medal presentation area considerably.

Medals

1. The Skate Ontario Office ordered the medals which were very attractive and arranged for them to be delivered to the LOC at the competition. There were 53 Gold, 53 Silver and 53 Bronze medals delivered. Wendy St. Denis arranged for four generic medals to be presented to the single competitors in two dance events. The announcing team participated in the medal presentations and Wendy St. Denis was on hand to present the medals. Sean McKinnon was present taking pictures at the medal presentations as well as throughout the whole competition.

2. The LOC retained unused medals to return to the Skate Ontario office. The cost to their committee was $991.89 including the generic medals.

3. Recommendation: The announcement should include a reference to single entries receiving a generic medal. Parents of those competitors were quite puzzled but accepted the explanation that each team had no competition and therefore could not receive a gold medal – but we wanted to recognize their ability to be able to compete in their event by awarding a generic medal.

Event location

1. The event location was excellent. The ice was great and the Zamboni driver kept to schedule. There was lots of room on the officials’ stand for them to move around. The official’s off-ice area was large and there was lots of room for both food and papers.

Hospitality

1. The LOC was very organized in all areas. They were all pleasant and cooperative. The food was plentiful with wide variety. The LOC hosted a hospitality evening at the hotel for Skate Ontario guests and officials. They created a party atmosphere and everyone really enjoyed it.

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Financial Result Increasing the numbers in so many events brought in more registration. The financial results were excellent. There were several reasons for this: increased registration, lower costs for officials, and donation of food items. Thank you to all the Skate Ontario Board and Committee members who have provided support for me throughout the whole 2014-2015. Respectfully submitted Susan Fisher Skate Ontario Competition Co-coordinator

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Skate Ontario

Technical Committee 2014-2015 Annual Report

By Marion Dyke June 2, 2015

Skate Ontario Technical Committee Members: Marion Dyke, Wendy St. Denis, Tracey McCague, Scott Rachuk, Susan Fisher, Greg Rochfort, Patricia Glenwright, John Briscoe, Julia Mullins, Darlene Joseph, Paul MacIntosh, Alison Purkiss, Cindy Wrong (recording secretary) It has been a very rewarding year for the Skate Ontario Technical Committee as we saw some of the programs and recommendations from our first season become a reality. The Skate Ontario Super Series was launched in May 2014 with 183 skaters registered at all levels from Pre-Novice to Senior in Ladies, Men, Pairs and Dance categories. The objective of the series was to identify, support and motivate competitive Ontario athletes and coaches and recognize and reward outstanding performance and results. Points for two designated summer competitions of the skater’s choosing were added together and the top 90 skaters qualified for the Super Series Final which was held at Autumn Skate in Ottawa, October 2-5, 2014. The outstanding depth of talent in our Ontario skaters was very evident at this event. A total of $16,400 in bursaries was awarded to the top three finishers in each category. Skaters at the SOSS final were monitored and considered for the 2015 Canada Winter Games Team. Thank you to the Skate Ontario Technical Committee, Board and Staff who made this series of events possible and special thanks to Wendy St.Denis, Susan Fisher, Sean McKinnon, Patricia Glenwright and the Autumn Skate Committee. Without them this series would not have been possible. The Technical Committee worked closely with Competition Committee Chair, Susan Fisher to revise the Skate Ontario Championships announcement to reflect the new STARSkate categories. New wildcard criteria were added to allow for more entries based on scores earned at the Section STARSkate Championships. The Skate Ontario Championships held in Brampton, March 13-15, 2015 were the largest ever with 345 skaters competing in 34 different categories. The 2015 Canada Winter Games were held in Prince George, BC, February 13 – March 1, 2015 and Ontario was superbly represented by 12 Pre-Novice and Novice skaters in Ladies, Men, Pairs, Dance and 4 Special Olympics skaters. All 12 of our athletes won medals as did our 4 Special Olympians. Our 6 gold medals, 5 silver medals and 1 bronze medal helped reclaim the coveted Canada Games Flag for Ontario. We were very fortunate to have an outstanding team of Ontario coaches and chaperones. Thank you to John Briscoe (team manager), Darlene Joseph, Bryce Davison, Cathy Skinner and Gerald Spencer for your excellent leadership. Our athletes have achieved outstanding results in all disciplines. The 2015 Senior Champions of Canada in every discipline are from Ontario. Megan Duhamel and Eric Radford are World Pairs Champions, NEXXICE are World Synchronized Skating Champions, Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje are World Ice

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Dance Bronze Medalists, Nam Nguyen is Canadian Men’s Champion and Gabrielle Daleman is Canadian Women’s Champion. With the growth of skating in Ontario we were delighted to welcome two new staff members. We are extremely fortunate to have Scott Rachuk as our new Technical Director and Cindy Wrong as our new Administrative Assistant. They join Tracey McCague whom we are very grateful to have as our full time Executive Director. Under Tracey’s direction and with a generous grant from the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport, CanSkate kits were obtained and distributed to all clubs in Ontario. Each kit contained the official signage and materials for the new CanSkate program which became mandatory across Canada in September 2014. This initiative ensured that every club in Ontario had the materials necessary to properly run the enhanced new CanSkate learn to skate ‘fundamentals’ program. Major projects for the first year for the new Technical Director involved planning, updating and implementing our athlete high performance programming. Scott has worked with Tracey to obtain funding for our high performance athletes and programs and we are very excited to see the new programs take shape. Previous SOPEC (Skate Ontario Performance Enhancement Camp) and Hot Shots Programs have been replaced by enhanced OHPSI (Ontario High Performance Sport Initiative) programming. Development programming, monitoring, simulation, performance camp and end of season events have been planned and are posted on the Skate Ontario website. These initiatives will ensure that we maintain and develop the depth of talent and ability that it will take to keep our athletes at the top. Implementation has already begun. There is strong support from the Technical Committee for the standardization of competition qualification in each of the four Ontario Sections. We look forward to continuing this over the next year. The Technical Committee has had extensive discussions about adult programming and hope that we can work toward an Ontario Adult Invitational Competition, possibly in March or April 2017. The Skate Canada Adult Championships were scheduled for Huntsville in Northern Ontario in 2016 and we had planned to give this our full support. However at the time this report is being written the location is now uncertain. Julia Mullins held a survey of Adult Skaters and will continue to lead initiatives for these very committed ‘active-for-life’ skaters. In the season ahead we will be making a plan to see how best to support synchronized skating in Ontario. We are also hoping to plan some coach/judge education sessions and have considered the possibility of doing something at the 2016 Skate Ontario Championships. There is considerable discussion about the possibility of ‘Team Ontario’ for Challenge and Canadian Championships and support is growing for this concept. We look forward to aligning our programs with those of Skate Canada. Scott Rachuk has been working with National Training Centre Director, Monica Lockie, to develop integrated programming. As plans for the season evolve we will keep in mind some of the collaborative opportunities we discussed at the Skate Ontario Planning Meeting in February and work together towards consolidating and standardizing our efforts wherever possible.

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We appreciate the outstanding support we receive from the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport without whose support our programming would not be possible. It is an exciting time for sport in Ontario. We hope to capitalize on the facilities and momentum from the Pan Am Games and make sure that skating benefits from this movement. I am confident that we will continue to be strong contributors to participation and excellence in sport in Ontario. It has been a pleasure to work with Skate Ontario and chair this committee. Thank you very much for the opportunity. Respectfully submitted, Marion Dyke

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Ontario High Performance Sport Initiative

Report 2014-15

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Skate Ontario was once again invited by Canadian Sport Institute Ontario (CSIO) to be part of Ontario High Performance Sport Initiative (OHPSI). The grant for 2014-15 was in the amount of $125,000.00, for a total investment of $470,000.00 over five years. This was an increase over the previous four years. 2013-15-$110,000.00 2012-13 $95,000.00 2011-12 $80,000.00 2010-11 $60,000.00 The OHPSI Committee consisted of:

Wendy St. Denis, President, Skate Ontario

Tracey McCague-McElrea, Executive Director, Skate Ontario

Andrew Moss, CSIO Lead, High Performance Athlete Development

Darlene Joseph, Technical Advisor

Patricia Chafe, Skate Canada Chief Sport Officer

There were 22 athletes selected for the 2014-15 OHPSI program. 2014-15 OHPSI Athletes – Skate Ontario

Total investment - $125,000.00 Tier 1 skaters received $6,000.00 singles, $10,000.00 teams Tier 2 skaters received $5,000.00 singles, $8,000.00 teams Tier 3 skaters received $4,000.00 singles, $6,000.00 teams Tier 4 skaters received $1,000.00 each Name Tier Age Category Result Section Roman Sadovsky 1 15 SM 4th CO Madelyn Dunley 1 17 SW 6th CO Mackenzie Bent 1 17 SD 6th EO Garrett Mackeen 1 20 SD 6th EO Mary Orr 1 17 JP 1st WO Phelan Simpson 1 18 JP 1st WO

Hope McLean 2 15 JP 4th EO Trennt Michaud 2 17 JP 4th EO

Zachary Daleman 3 14 JM 11th CO Jordan Harper 3 15 JW N/A CO Josh Allen 3 16 JM 10th EO Hannah Whitley 3 14 JD 5th CO Elliott Graham 3 16 JD 5th CO Megan Koenig-Croft 3 15 JD 7th CO Jake Richardson 3 18 JD 7th CO

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Conrad Orzel 4 14 NM 3rd CO Alexis Dion 4 15 JW 14th EO Alison Schumacher 4 11 NW 15th WO Olivia Boys-Eddy 4 11 NP 2nd CO Mackenzie Boys-Eddy4 16 NP 2nd CO Victoria Oliver 4 14 ND 5th CO George Waddell 4 16 ND 5th CO

OHPSI Coaches Tracey Wainman- Roman Sadovsky Carol Lane- Mackenzie Bent, Garrett Mackeen, Megan Koenig-Croft, Jake Richardson Kris Wirtz- Mary Orr, Phelan Simpson Nancy McDonnell-Lemaire- Madelyn Dunley, Jorden Harper Alison Purkiss- Hope McLean, Trennt Michaud Andrei Berezintsev- Zachary Daleman David Islam- Hannah Whitley, Elliott Graham Leonid Birinberg- Josh Allen Eva Najarro- Conrad Orzel Ashley Greenhalgh- Olivia Boys-Eddy, Mackenzie Boys-Eddy Andrew Hallam- Victoria Oliver, George Waddell Shelly Kettles- Alexis Dion Yuka Sato- Alison Schumacher OHPSI Programs In the 2014-15 season, under the support of the technical advisor, Darlene Joseph, arranged and presented a number of programs and opportunities. Coaches meeting- This meeting took place in July 2014, and was an opportunity for all of the coaches to be introduced to CSIO and Skate Ontario. Individual meeting with the CSIO and Skate Ontario staff offered the ability to see where the coaches and athletes need the most help and the most attention in their daily training environments. The coaches were then required to hand in a yearly training plan for their athletes, by the end of July. SOPEC and Hot Shot Camps- The camps took place at the end of August. The camps were learning opportunities for the OHPSI level athletes, and the future OHPSI athletes. Monitoring Sessions- Skate Ontario sent monitors to the daily training environments of the OHPSI athletes in the months of September and October. The monitors were selected by the coaches of the athletes, and were coordinated to attend sessions for technical and performance feedback. Simulation- The simulation took place at the National Performance Centre, and involved all of the OHPSI tier 1-4 athletes. There were judges and technical specialists assigned to each athlete. Following the simulation, feedback sessions on and off the ice were conducted. The

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athletes were involved in off-ice sessions following the simulation, and the coaches were involved in a strategy meeting. This meeting was also an introduction to the new Skate Ontario staff members Cindy Wrong and Scott Rachuk. Coaches Meeting- In February 2015, a final year end wrap up meeting with the coaches took place, to give an overview of the path that Skate Ontario was heading for the upcoming 2015-16 season. Feedback to the program was offered, and implemented into the OHPSI review and plan that was presented for the following week. This meeting was conducted by the Skate Ontario Technical Director. OHPSI Successes Roman Sadovsky

1. 2015 National Team Member- 4th in Senior Men 2. Gold Medalist at JGP Ostrava Czech Republic 3. Qualified for JGP Final- Barcelona Spain 4. 2015 Junior World Team member

Mackenzie Bent and Garrett Mackeen

1. Gold medalists at JGP Ostrava Czech Republic 2. Silver medalists at JGP Tallin, Estonia 3. Qualified for JGP Final- Barcelona Spain 4. 2015 Junior World Team member

It was once again a pleasure working with the staff at CSIO who are always professional and eager to help our skaters. We are very grateful for their flexibility with this program and their additional integrated support services. Respectfully submitted,

Scott Rachuk

Scott Rachuk Technical Director

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QUEST FOR GOLD 2014-15 ANNUAL REPORT

Skate Ontario is very grateful to the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport who provide the Quest for Gold program for our athletes. The program was once again managed by Scott Cooper and Sarah Love. These grants are important in that they allow for increased training and competitive opportunities for the selected athletes. The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport provided 19.5 cards for Skate Ontario athletes. The program is in its tenth year and has provided approximately $80 million by the end of the 2014-15 fiscal year. The Quest for Gold Committee: Wendy St. Denis, President of Skate Ontario Tracey McCague McElrea, Executive Director, Committee Chair Patricia Chafe, Skate Canada Chief Sport Officer Paul Cotter, Skate Ontario Board of Director Darlene Joseph, Technical Advisor The 19.5 cards were assigned in priority based on results at the 2014 Canadian Tire Skating Championships and using the following established criteria: 2014-15 Quest for Gold Carding Criteria

The allocation of the 19.5 Skate Ontario Quest for Gold cards will be based on the following:

1. 2014 Canadian Tire National Skating Championship results – as outlined below. 2. Ontario skaters named to the 2014 Skate Canada Development Squad – Tier 3. 3. Ontario skaters named to the 2014-15 OHPSI program.

Note: skaters can only receive one Quest for Gold card.

1. 2014 Canadian Tire National Skating Championship results – as outlined below:

Note:Junior Age Eligibility

In order to receive Quest for Gold funding as a Junior competitor, skaters must meet the ISU Junior age eligibility according to rule 108 #2.

1. FIGURE SKATING/ICE DANCING (ISU Rule 108.2)

a. In International Junior Competitions and ISU Junior Championships a Junior is a skater who has met the following requirements before July 1st preceding these events:

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i. has reached at least the age of thirteen (13); ii. has not reached the age of nineteen (19) for ladies and men in singles competition; and iii. has not reached the age of nineteen (19) for ladies and the age of twenty-one (21) for men in Pair Skating and Ice Dancing competition. (Note that this rule has been deleted for domestic events for Pairs).

Partnerships

If following the 2014-2015 season, partnerships that would have qualified for Quest for Gold funding have split, only the skater(s) who have formed new partnerships, and are representing Ontario with their new partner, in the same discipline for 2015-2016, will qualify for a half card.

A. Cards for Single Athletes:

1. Junior competitors – medal winners and not nationally carded in order of placement. 2. Senior competitors placing 4th to 5th and not nationally carded, by order of

placement, 3. Junior competitors placing 4th – 7th by order of placement. 4. Senior competitors placing 6th to 8th by order of placement. 5. Novice competitors placing 1st to 5th by order of placement.

B. Cards for Pair and Dance Teams:

1. Junior competitors – medal winners and not nationally carded in order of placement. 2. Senior competitors – placing 4th and 5th and not nationally carded in order of

placement. 3. Junior competitors – placing 4th – 7th in order of placement. 4. Senior competitors – placing 6th – 8th in order of placement. 5. Novice competitors – placing 1st – 5th in order of placement.

2. Ontario skaters named to the 2015 Skate Canada Development Squad – Tier 3

3. Ontario skaters named to the 2014-15 OHPSI program.

Skate Ontario has no criteria for ranking an athlete who is unable to meet these requirements as

detailed above due to illness, injury or pregnancy.

All eligible skaters are automatically considered and ranked by the Selection Committee.

Skaters will be informed by Skate Ontario that they meet the criteria.

We are pleased to announce the following skaters received Quest for Gold

funding for the 2014-15 season.

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2014-15 Quest for Gold – 19.5 Cards

Full Cards

Jordyn Harper, Junior Women Josh Allen, Junior Men

Hannah Whitley, Junior Dance Zachary Daleman, Junior Men

Alison Eby, Junior Pair Elliott Graham, Junior Dance

Megan Koening-Croft, Junior Dance Brett Varley, Junior Pair

Alison Schumacher, Novice Women Jake Richardson, Junior Dance

Alexis Dion, Junior Women Conrad Orzel, Novice Men

Olivia Boys-Eddy, Novice Pair MacKenzie Boys-Eddy, Novice Pair

Victoria Oliver, Novice Dance George Waddell, Novice Dance

Hope McLean, Junior Pair Trennt Michaud, Junior Pair

Half Cards

Lauren Collins, Junior Dance Danny Seymour, Junior Dance

Shalena Rau, Junior Pair

Each of our 2014-15 Quest for Gold carded skaters received a cheque for $5,000.00. All information regarding the program was posted on the Skate Ontario website. Respectfully submitted,

Scott Rachuk

Scott Rachuk Technical Director, Skate Ontario

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2015 Canada Winter Games Report CWG Staging Camp WHO: The 2015 Team Ontario athletes and coaches – 16 skaters, 3 coaches and 1 manager Skate Ontario is thrilled to announce the following 16 skaters have been selected to represent Ontario at the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George, British Columbia from February 21st to March 1st, 2015:

Stephen Gogolev, Pre-Novice Men

Natalie Walker, Pre-Novice Women

Hannah Dawson, Pre-Novice Pairs

Daniel Villeneuve, Pre-Novice Pairs

Han Na Kim, Pre-Novice Dance

Corey Circelli, Pre-Novice Dance

Conrad Orzel, Novice Men

Alison Schumacher, Novice Women

Olivia Boys-Eddy, Novice Pairs

Mackenzie Boys-Eddy, Novice Pairs

Ellie Fisher, Novice Dance

Parker Brown, Novice Dance

Nadia Bouillion, Special Olympics

Julia Romualdi, Special Olympics

Jack Fan, Special Olympics

Thomas Babcock, Special Olympics WHEN and WHERE: 2015 Canada Winter Games Staging Camp

February 6th - 7th, 2015 Toronto, Ontario Friday February 6th, 2015

National Performance Centre, York University 9:00 am – 12:00 pm - On Ice technical work

4 groups with 2 x 45 min sessions

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm - Lunch break 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm - Canada Winter Games Staff

Review of important Games details

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Westin Prince Hotel

Uniforms and fitting

Team Building

Team Dinner with guest speakers – Mackenzie Bent and Garrett

MacKeen members of the 2011 CWG’s team

7:30 pm - The Heart of Robin Hood, Royal Alexandra Theatre 10:00 pm - Bed time

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Saturday February 7th, 2015 CSIO – Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre, Toronto

8:00 am - 9:00 am - Westin Prince Hotel - Team Breakfast 9:00 am – 10:00 am - Check out and travel to CSIO 10:00 am - 11:00 am - Off ice movement class 11:00 am - 12:00 pm - Nutrition talk- How to eat at the Games 12:00 pm - 1:00pm - Lunch 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Off ice dance class 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm - Observe Fencing Competition at the Pan Am Games Centre The project went as planned. We were fortunate to secure an expert group of coaches and the CWG’s Council was able to accommodate a last minute coaching change due to the originally selected pair coach, Scott Rachuk, being asked to team lead at Junior Worlds. We were able to get Bryce Davison to fill the position. The skaters spent time getting to know each other as well as the coaching staff. They were treated to fantastic facilities, great coaching, all of the wonderful team wear, a talk from former Canada Winter Games skaters Mackenzie Bent and Garrett McKeen, they saw a live theatre performance at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, they experienced two classes with top notch trainer Irina and were presented with a strategy and tips for how to eat healthy at the Games. It was a superb experience. The CWG’s experience is a unique and wonderful experience for the 16 skaters and 4 coach/management staff who attend every 4 years. The Staging Camp provides a unique bonding and team building experience for the skaters. This is the first time these skaters have experienced ‘team’ to this intensity. We knew this year as soon as we had the team all together there was something magical about the group. They instantly bonded and it was very obvious there was a lot of talent on the ice. The integration of the Special Ontario skaters into this experience was truly wonderful. Everyone supported each other and the Special Olympic skaters brought a very genuine, fun-loving spirit to the team.

Results – 2015 Figure Skating Team

- All 16 skaters medalled - The Ontario skating team achieve 20 flag points (the max they could have achieved) - Team Ontario won the flag!

Category Skater(s) Result Score

Novice Dance Fisher/Brown 2 82.51

Pre Novice Dance Kim/Circelli 2 58.80

Novice Pairs Boys-Eddy/Boys-Eddy 1 107.39

Pre Novice Pairs Dawson/Villeneuve 1 77.82

Novice Men Conrad Orzel 1 118.81

Novice Women Alison Schumacher 2 109.07

Pre Novice Men Stephen Gogolev 1 114.04

Pre Novice Women Natalie Walker 3 88.84

Special Olympic Solo Dance Level II Female

Nadia Bouillon 1

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Special Olympic Singles Level II Female

Julia Romualdi 2

Special Olympic Singles Level III Male

Jack Fan Thomas Babcock

1 2

Skate Ontario - 2015 Canada Winter Games Team

Competing in the Pre Novice Men’s event will be Stephen Gogolev from Toronto. Stephen represents the Toronto Cricket and Skating Club and is coached by Brian Orser and Lee Barkell. Stephen won the 2015 Central Ontario Pre-Novice Men’s Sectional Championships and also won the Pre-Novice Men’s title at the 2015 Skate Canada Challenge Event. Competing in the Pre Novice Women’s event will be Natalie Walker. Natalie is 11 years old who lives in Oakville. Natalie trains at the Milton Skating Club with her coaches Nancy McDonnell-Lemaire, Pavol Porac, Ann Fisher & Paul Fisher. Natalie has had a very successful season with winning a bronze medal at the Central Ontario Sectionals and the silver medal at Skate Canada Challenge in Pierrefonds, Quebec.

Hannah Dawson and Daniel Villeneuve will be representing Ontario in the Pre Novice Pair’s event. Hannah is from Hawkesbury and Daniel is from Sherbrooke, Quebec. The team trains with coaches Bruno Marcotte and Ian Connolly and represents the CPA Hawkesbury Skating Club. They are the 2015 Eastern Ontario Pre Novice Pairs Champions as well as the 2015 Skate Canada Pre Novice Pair Champions. The Pre-Novice Dance event will be represented by Ha Na Kim and Corey Circelli. Ha Na and Corey represent the Toronto Cricket and Skating Club and are coached by Tracy Wilson, Andrew Hallam and Siobhan Karam. Ha Na is 12 years old and is from Toronto, Ontario and her partner Corey Circelli is also 12 years old and is from Vaughan, Ontario. Ha Na and Corey are the 2015 Skate Canada Central Ontario Sectional Pre-Novice Dance champions and are the 2015 Skate Canada Challenge bronze medalists. Alison Schumacher from Tecumseh will be representing Ontario in the Novice Women’s event. Alison represents the Riverside Skating Club in Windsor, Ontario and trains at the Detroit Skating Club with her coaches Yuka Sato and Jason Dungjen. Alison is the 2015 Western Ontario Section Novice Women’s Champion as well as the 2014 Skate Ontario Super Series Novice Champion. Competing in the Novice Men’s event will be Conrad Orzel from Woodbridge. Conrad represents the York Region Skating Academy and trains with coach Eva Najarro. Conrad is the 2015 Central Ontario Novice Men’s Champion and is the bronze medalist at the 2015 Novice Canadian Championships. Olivia Boys-Eddy and Mackenzie Boys-Eddy are a sister/brother team from Brampton and will be competing in the Novice Pair category. Olivia and Mackenzie primarily train with Ashley Greenhalgh at the Skate Canada Brampton Chinguacousy club and with Lee Barkell at the National Performance Centre. Olivia and Mackenzie are the 2014 Central Ontario Novice Pair Champions and are the silver medalists at the 2015 Novice Canadian Championships. Ellie Fisher and Parker Brown, will be representing Ontario in the Novice Dance event. Ellie is from Lower Cloverdale, New Brunswick and Parker is from Waubaushene. They train at the Mariposa International School of Skating in Barrie, with coaches David Islam, Kelly Johnson and James Callan. This

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team represents the Barrie Skating Club. They are the 2015 Central Ontario Novice Ice Dance Champions and Novice bronze medalists at the 2015 Canadian Championships. Nadia Bouillion will be competing in the Special Olympics Level 2 Dance event at the Canada Winter Games. Nadia represents the Walden Skating Club in Lively ON, and trains with her coach Maxine Connelly. Nadia currently trains all of the Special Olympic events including skills, freeskate and dance. She will be competing in the dance event in the 2015 Canada Winter Games. Julia Romualdi lives in Timmins, and belongs to the Timmins Porcupine Skating Club where she trains with her coach Nadia Riopel. Julia is a grade 12 student, and she is an active program assistant in the CanSkate program in Timmins. In 2013, Julia received the Eva Thompson award for dedication and determination. Julia will be competing in the Special Olympic Level 2 singles event at the 2015 Canada Winter Games. Thomas Babcock is from Kingston and will be competing in the Special Olympic Level 3 singles event. Thomas trains at the Silver Blades and the Kingston Skating Clubs and has been coached by Lisa Janssen for the past 14 years. Thomas was selected for the 2015 Special Olympics Provincial Winter Games where he placed 2nd in Level 3 singles, and was thrilled to be chosen to compete at the 2015 Canada Winter Games. Thomas competed at the 2011 Canada Winter Games in Halifax, and is the only returning member of the team. Jack Fan lives in the Ottawa area and is competing in the Special Olympic Level 3 singles event. He is a member of the Goulbourn Skating Club, and is coached by Cathy Skinner. Jack was the gold medalist at the 2015 Ontario Provincial Winter Games in Level 3 Men’s Singles as well as Level 1 Solo Dance and Level 1 Couples Dance. This will be the first Canada Winter Games for Jack. Skate Ontario is very excited about the experience and expertise of the coaching staff that will be with the team in Halifax. The team manager is John Briscoe from Waterloo. As well as being the Technical Director for Western Ontario, John has over 40 years of coaching experience, and is Level 4 NCCP certified. John has been a team manager for several Ontario Winter Games as well as a being a coach at 10 World Figure Skating Championships and the 1988 Winter Olympic Games. John was the team manager at the 2011 Canada Winter Games in Halifax. Darlene Joseph, from Navan, is Level 5 NCCP certified, has over 25 years coaching experience and has coached skaters at national and international events. Darlene is presently the Director of Skating at the Gloucester Skating Club in Ottawa, and has had experience as a team coach at the 2011 Canada Winter Games, and several Ontario Winter Games. Bryce Davison is from Hamilton, and is the Director of Skating Development for the Hamilton Skating Club. Bryce has had experience coaching at the Ontario Winter games, and was a Canadian athlete at the 2006 and 2010 Olympic Winter Games in pairs with his partner Jessica Dube. This will be his first trip to the Canada Winter Games. Cathy Skinner from Ottawa, is Level 3 NCCP certified and has had 26 years of coaching experience including experience with Special Olympics skaters. She was a Team Canada coach for the 2009 Special Olympics World Games, as well as for the 2008 Special Olympics Nationals Games in Quebec City.

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Joining the team as a chaperone for the Special Olympic athletes will be Gerald Spencer from Kingston, Ontario. Representing the Team Ontario mission staff will be Crystal Peiris and Greg Theriault. They have been instrumental during the team development and registration process - ensuring that our athletes fulfill the requirements and meet the expectations as members of Team Ontario. The team attended a two-day staging camp in Toronto on February 6th and 7th to help with their preparation for the Games. The camp has been developed under the expert direction of Scott Rachuk, Technical Director at Skate Ontario. Favourite Testimonial

Hi John, (team manager)

I would be remiss if I did not thank you formally for the great experience Alison had at Canada Winter Games. Simply put: it was the time of her life. The comradery, the coaching, the sleeping accommodations, the new friendships… It was an experience of a lifetime and I am grateful to you and your coaching staff for keeping the kid’s safe, ensuring that they had a great time, and dragging great performances out of every one of them.

As parents, we did not expect to enjoy CWG as much as we did and we also had the time of our lives. Thank you.

Jennifer Yee (Parent Novice Women skater)

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ACTIONS TAKEN 2014-2015

June 21, 2014 Annual General Meeting TO give a voice without a vote at this meeting to Tracey McCague-McElrea, Sean McKinnon, Marion Dyke, Susanne Morgan and Susan Fisher. W. St. Denis confirmed that as the number of Section Chairs duly elected by their respective Sections,

equaled the number of positions for those Directors, that those positions would be filled by acclamation.

The Section appointed Directors for the 2014-2015 year are: Gloria Brighten Skate Canada Eastern Ontario Paul Cotter Skate Canada Central Ontario Traci Fong Skate Canada Northern Ontario Brenda VanEngelen Skate Canada Western Ontario

As per by-law #9 (a) (i) as required, any Directors required to be appointed as Officers will be done so by the President at the first meeting following the Annual General Meeting THAT Susan Fisher be appointed as the Competition Coordinator for a two-year term 2014 2016. THAT Sean McKinnon be appointed as the Public Relations Coordinator for a two-year term 2014-2016 TO confirm that the 2015 Skate Ontario STARSkate and Cup Championships be hosted by Skate Canada Central Ontario at the Cassie Campbell Community Centre, 1050 Sandalwood Parkway W., Brampton Ontario on March 14, 15, 2015.

TO accept the final audited financial statements as prepared by BDO Canada LLP for the year end March 31, 2014 as approved by the Board of Directors on June 8, 2014; and that W. St. Denis and J. Balkwill to be authorized to sign the statements on behalf of the Board.

TO approve BDO, Canada LLP be retained to conduct the audit of the 2014-2015 financial statements for the year ending March 31, 2015. June 21-22, 2014 Planning Meeting Appointment of Officers W. St. Denis, as President, and in accordance with the by-laws and terms of reference requested the appointment of the following officers for 2014-2015: Secretary Treasurer: Janet Balkwill Vice President: Traci Fong

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THAT in respect to all Skate Ontario accounts and investments, any two of the President, Treasurer, Executive Director, and the Bookkeeper be assigned as signing authorities. THAT Wendy St. Denis, in the role as Skate Ontario President, and Tracey McCague-McElrea in the role as Executive Director, are designated as signing authorities for Skate Ontario for the 2014-2015 season. This is to include but not limited to contracts, agreements, and services THAT Skate Canada Northern Ontario be contracted for bookkeeping services June 1, 2014 – May 31, 2015 in the amount of $6,000 upon receipt of an invoice.

THAT the following positions are empowered to hold Skate Ontario credit cards President - $3,000 Executive Director - $5,000 Treasurer - $2,000 THAT the revised terms of reference for the position of Public Relations Coordinator be approved as presented THAT the revised Finance Policy be approved as amended.

THAT the Skate Ontario Concussion Policy be approved as presented. THAT the following are members of the Quest for GOLD committee for 2014-2015:

Chair: Tracey McCague-McElrea Members: Patricia Chafe Darlene Joseph Paul Cotter

THAT Skate Ontario will not offer Pre Novice and Novice events at the Skate Ontario Championships

starting in 2015. THAT for single, pair and dance events at the Skate Ontario Championships, each Section will qualify

four (4) entries in each category; and that any unfilled spots will be filled up to a maximum of 18 singles, 15 dance and 12 pair with wildcard entries based on technical scores at the Sections’ STARSkate Championships. Triathlon events will remain at 3 entries per Section per event and can be filled to the maximum of twelve (12) if required by wildcard entries based on the total scores at the Sections’ STARSkate Championships.

THAT the Skate Ontario Provincial STARSkate and Cup Championships be now named the “Skate Ontario

Championships”

THAT the following entry fees be implemented for the 2015 Skate Ontario Championships:

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Singles: $115 Pair and Dance: $140 (per team) Juvenile Dance: $200 (per team)

Triathlon $200

THAT the Skate Ontario Competition Policy be adopted as amended. THAT the 2015 Skate Ontario Hosting Agreement with Central Ontario be adopted as amended.

THAT the following officials be appointed for the 2015 Skate Ontario Championships:

Technical Representative Glenda Power Chief Data Specialist: Irma Orzeck

Computer Data Specialist Jean Marlett

THAT the Barbara Graham and Mary Wilson trophies be temporarily retired until an appropriate future use could be investigated. Section be adopted as amended.

TO approve the following Canada Winter Games Selection Committee: Tracey McCague-McElrea Darlene Joseph Scott Rachuk

John Briscoe Wendy St. Denis

August 25, 2014

THAT the minutes of the meeting held June 21 and 22, 2014 be approved with the clarification of an additional motion to clarify item #13(b): “That Skate Ontario will not offer Pre Novice and Novice events at the Skate Ontario Championships starting in 2015”. TO approve the proposed Skate Ontario 2014-2015 Budget as amended. TO recognize that the Ontario Regional Synchronized Skating Championships will be held in Sault Ste. Marie, ON, February 13-15, 2015 at the Essar Centre. THAT for the 2015 Skate Ontario Championships, all three STAR 5 age categories (under 10 yrs; Under 13yrs and over 13yrs) will be included. Each Section may qualify three entries per category. Any unfilled spots can be filled to the maximum of twelve (12) if required by wildcard entries based on the total scores at the Sections’ STARSkate Championships. THAT where there is a single entry who qualifies for the Super Series Final, the first place bursary will be awarded whether or not an exhibition is performed. October 3-4, 2014 THAT for 2013-2014 volunteer development expenses could be included as an acceptable use of funds for Section program delivery support.

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TO accept the criteria and list of skaters as presented for Quest for Gold for 2014-2015 THAT Skate Ontario will cover the travel expenses for all coaches and the manager who attend the Canada Winter Games meeting on October 25th. THAT a Human Resources Committee would be struck and terms of reference for that committee should be developed. The Committee should be comprised of: the Executive Director, President, Past President and others invited from time to time as required. November 14, 2014 Announcement: that effective November 24, 2014, the two new staff positions of Technical Director and Administrative Assistant had been accepted by Scott Rachuk and Cindy Wrong respectively. These two highly qualified individuals had been offered the positions following an exhaustive search, application and interview process. Email December 17, 2014 THAT the Skate Ontario 2015 Canada Winter Games Team be approved as presented. January 22, 2015 FORMAL MOTION OF INTENT: THAT Skate Ontario will support Northern Ontario’s proposal for one time transition funding upon the submission of the following documents:

1. Project proposals and final report of outcomes 2. Formal submission of budget, actuals and receipts

THAT the Sections’ distribution of Ministry Based Funding will not be reinstated going forward. March 5, 2015 Skate Canada Northern Ontario was sent a letter thanking them for their past bookkeeping services, indicating that those services would now be managed at the Skate Ontario office and requested the transfer of the files. Email April 12, 2015 TO accept the Skate Ontario Constitution Amendments #2015 / 1 Rule #9 (d) (ii) and #2015 / 2 Rule # (d) (iv) with an effective date of June 13, 2015. March 15, 2015 THAT the Board approve the purchase of the required Accounting Software for the Toronto office and any associated costs of implementation and training. THAT Skate Ontario move to rescind the formal MOTION OF INTENT to support Northern Ontario’s proposal for one time transitional funding, due to concerns that it will impair further funding of Skate Ontario. Email April 12, 2015 TO accept the Skate Ontario Constitution Amendments #2015 / 1 Rule #9 (d) (ii) and #2015 / 2 Rule # (d) (iv) with an effective date of June 13, 2015.

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April 16, 2015 THAT the OHPSI List for 2015-2016 be approved as presented. THAT the Ontario Sections Organizational Working Committee Terms of Reference document be accepted as presented THAT the new Terms of Reference for the Vice President be accepted as presented. THAT the Terms of Reference for the Treasurer be accepted as revised.

TO suspend the Programs’ Coordinator position effective June 13, 2015.

TO approve the Income Statement for the 2015 Skate Ontario Championships. THAT the Skate Ontario Super Series program remains status quo for 2015.

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Medal Gallery

Canadian International Medal Count

2014-2015

As of April 12, 2015

Event Gold Silver Bronze Total

ISU Grand Prix series 6 2 2 10

ISU Junior Grand Prix series 6 3 1 10

ISU Four Continents Figure Skating

Championships 2 2

Olympic Winter Games

ISU World Figure Skating Championships 1 1 2

ISU World Junior Figure Skating

Championships 1 1

ISU World Synchronized Skating

Championships 1 1

ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating

Championships 1 1

ISU World Team Trophy

Senior Internationals 4 3 2 9

Synchronized Internationals 4 1 1 6

Total 24 10 8 42

Gold

NEXXICE ISU World Synchronized Skating – Hamilton, ON Senior synchronized

Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford ISU World Championships – Shanghai, China Senior Pair

NEXXICE Spring Cup – Milan, Italy Senior synchronized

Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje ISU Four Continents – Seoul, Korea Senior Dance

Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford ISU Four Continents – Seoul, Korea Senior Pair

NEXXICE Trophy d’Ecosse – Dumfries, Scotland Senior synchronized

Les Suprêmes French Cup – Rouen, France Junior synchronized

Les Suprêmes Mozart Cup – Salzburg, Austria Senior synchronized

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Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford ISU Grand Prix Final – Barcelona, Spain Senior Pair

Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje ISU Grand Prix Final – Barcelona, Spain Senior Dance

Julianne Séguin / Charlie

Bilodeau

ISU Junior Grand Prix Final – Barcelona, Spain Junior Pair

Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje NHK Trophy – Osaka, Japan Senior Dance

Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford NHK Trophy – Osaka, Japan Senior Pair

Lubov Iliushechkina / Dylan

Moscovitch

Warsaw Cup 2014 – Warsaw, Poland Senior Pair

Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje Skate Canada International – Kelowna, BC Senior Ice Dance

Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford Skate Canada International – Kelowna, BC Senior Pair

Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford Autumn Classic International – Barrie, Ont. Senior Pair

Gabrielle Daleman Autumn Classic International – Barrie, Ont. Senior Ladies

Julianne Séguin / Charlie

Bilodeau

ISU Junior Grand Prix #6 – Dresden, Germany Junior Pair

Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje Nebelhorn Trophy – Oberstdorf, Germany Senior Ice Dance

Madeline Edwards / Zhao Kai

Pang

ISU Junior Grand Prix #4 – Aichi, Japan Junior Ice Dance

Roman Sadovsky ISU Junior Grand Prix #3 – Ostrava, Czech Republic Junior Mens

Mackenzie Bent / Garrett

MacKeen

ISU Junior Grand Prix #3 – Ostrava, Czech Republic Junior Ice Dance

Julianne Séguin / Charlie

Bilodeau

ISU Junior Grand Prix #3 – Ostrava, Czech Republic Junior Pair

Silver

Julianne Séguin / Charlie

Bilodeau

ISU World Junior Championships – Tallin, Estonia Junior Pair

NEXXICE Spring Cup – Milan, Italy Junior synchronized

Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier Trophée Eric Bompard – Bordeaux, France Senior Ice Dance

Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier Skate Canada International – Kelowna, BC Senior Ice Dance

Nam Nguyen Autumn Classic International – Barrie, Ont. Senior Men

Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier Autumn Classic International – Barrie, Ont. Senior Ice Dance

Mackenzie Bent / Garrett

MacKeen

ISU Junior Grand Prix #5 – Tallinn, Estonia Junior Ice Dance

Nicole Orford / Thomas

Williams

U.S. International Skating Classic Senior Ice Dance

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Madeline Edwards / Zhao Kai

Pang

ISU Junior Grand Prix #1 – Courchevel, France Junior Ice Dance

Brianna Delmaestro / Timothy

Lum

ISU Junior Grand Prix #2 – Ljubljana, Slovenia Junior Ice Dance

Bronze

Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje ISU World Championships – Shanghai, China Senior Ice Dance

Les Suprêmes World Junior Synchronized Championships – Zagreb,

Croatia

Junior synchronized

Les Pirouettes Mozart Cup – Salzburg, Austria Junior synchronized

Alaine Chartrand Rostelecom Cup – Moscow, Russia Senior Ladies

Nam Nguyen Skate America – Chicago, IL, USA Senior Men

Jeremy Ten Autumn Classic International – Barrie, Ont. Senior Men

Julianne Seguin Autumn Classic International – Barrie, Ont. Senior Ladies

Brianna Delmaestro / Timothy

Lum

ISU Junior Grand Prix #6 – Dresden, Germany Junior Ice Dance

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Medals 2008-2015

2014-2015

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Ontario Entries Total Medals

2015 Canadians - Senior 3 / 4 3 / 4 1 / 4 18 / 58 7

2015 Canadians - Junior 1 / 4 3 / 4 1 / 4 20 / 58 5

2015 Canadian - Novice 0 / 4 1 / 4 2 / 4 21 / 62 3

Junior Grand Prix Series 2 1 0 12 / 46 (3 to final) 3

Grand Prix Series 3 1 2 15 / 29 (2 to final) 6

Four Continents 1 8/12 1

Worlds 1 7/11 1

Junior Worlds 4/9 0

Synchro Canadians Senior

Junior Open

Senior Open

Intermediate

Novice

Senior 2 / 3 Junior 2 / 4

Open 4 / 11 Intermediate 5 / 14

Novice 5 / 8

7

Olympics

Junior World Synchro 1/2

Senior World Synchro 1 1 / 2 1

Total 12 11 11 34

2013 - 2014

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Ontario Entries Total Medals

2014 Canadians - Senior 2 / 4 3 / 4 1 / 4 22 / 55 6

2014 Canadians - Junior 2 / 4 0 / 4 2 / 4 18 / 51 4

2014 Canadian - Novice 0 / 4 2 / 4 2 / 4 20 / 61 4

Junior Grand Prix Series 1 1 16 / 39 (0 to final) 2

Grand Prix Series 4 3 1 18 / 31 (4 to final) 8

Four Continents 1 4 / 10 1

Worlds 1 6 / 11 1

Junior Worlds 1 5 / 8 1

Synchro Canadians Senior Intermediate

Junior Open

Senior Novice Open

Senior 2 / 3 Junior 2 / 4 Open 2 / 7

Intermediate 6 / 16 Novice 6 / 11

7

Olympics 2 6 / 11 2

Junior World Synchro

Senior World Synchro 1 1 / 2 1

Total 12 15 10 37

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2012 - 2013

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Ontario Entries Total Medals

2013 Canadians - Senior 2 /4 3 / 4 2 / 4 18 / 50 7

2013 Canadians - Junior 2 / 4 3 / 4 2 / 4 22 / 59 7

2013 Canadian - Novice 2 / 4 2 / 4 1 / 4 29 5

Junior Grand Prix Series 3 3 19 (2 to final) 6

Grand Prix Series 3 3 3 12 / 16 (3 to final) 9

Four Continents 2 4 / 8 2

Worlds 1 1 6 / 8 2

Junior Worlds 1 7 / 9 1

Synchro Canadians Intermediate Junior Senior

Novice Open

Open

Senior 2 / 3 Junior 2 / 4 Open 3 / 12

Intermediate 6 / 16

Novice 7 / 12

6

Jr. World Synchro 1 / 2

Sr. World Synchro 1 1 / 2 1

Total 14 15 11 46

2011 - 2012

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Ontario Entries Total Medals

2012 Canadians - Senior 2 / 4 1 / 4 1 / 4 20 4

2012 Canadians - Junior 2 / 4 1 / 4 2 / 4 24 5

2012 Canadian - Novice 4 / 4 2 / 4 1 / 4 19 7

Junior Grand Prix Series 1 2 2 5 (1 to final) 5

Grand Prix Series 5 4 2 10 (3 to final) 11

Four Continents 2 1 4 / 11 3

Worlds 2 4 / 8 2

Junior Worlds 2 / 7

Synchro Canadians Senior Junior

Open Intermediate

Open Intermediate

Senior 2 / 4 Junior 2 / 4 Open 4 / 12

Intermediate 7 / 13

Novice 6 / 11

6

World Synchro 1 1 / 2 1

Total 20 11 11 42

2010 - 2011

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Ontario Entries Total Medals

2011 Canadians - Senior 3/4 1/4 1/4 19 5

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2011 Canadians - Junior 2/4 2/4 20 4

2011 Canadian - Novice 1/4 1/4 2/4 26 4

Junior Grand Prix Series 2 1 21(3 to Final ) 3

Grand Prix Series 2 5 20 (4 to Final) 7

Four Continents 1 4/12 Entries 1

Worlds 5/10 Entries

Junior Worlds 1 4/8 Entries 1

Canada Winter Games 7 3 12 Entries 10

Synchro Canadians Sr; Jr;

Jr; Open; Int.

Sr; Open; Int.; Nov

Sr 2/4 Jr. 3/5

Open 3/10 Int. 8/15 Nov 7/13

9

Total 18 15 11 44

2009 - 2010

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Ontario

Entries

Total Medals

2010 Canadians - Senior 2 1 1 24 4

2010 Canadians- Junior 3 1 2 24 6

2010 Canadians - Novice 2 1 2 29 5

Junior Grand Prix Series 1 2 2 27 5

Grand Prix Series 2 1 2 13 5

Four Continents 1 1 5 2

Worlds 1 1 3/8 2

Junior Worlds 1 7/9 1

Olympics 1 3/8 1

Total 13 9 9 31

2008 - 2009

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Ontario Entries Total Medals

2009 Canadians - Senior 2 1 1 4

2009 Canadians - Junior 2 1 2 5

Canadians - Novice 2 1 3

Junior Grand Prix 3 1 21 4

Grand Prix 2 1 9 3

Four Continents 1 1 2

Worlds 1 1 3 2

Junior Worlds 3

Total 9 8 6 23

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2014-2015 ISU Grand Prix Results

Ontario Athletes

Event/Location/Date Athlete Discipline Final Standing

Skate America Oct 24-26, 2014

Chicago, USA

Nam Nguyen Singles 3rd

Skate Canada Oct 31-Nov 2, 2014 Kelowna, Canada

Andrei Rogozine Alaine Chartrand

Kirsten Moore-Towers Michael Marinaro

Brittany Jones Joshua Reagan Kaitlyn Weaver

Andrew Poje Piper Gilles Paul Poirier

Singles Singles

Pair

Pair

Dance

Dance

9th 7th 6th

7th

1st

2nd

Cup of China Nov 7-9, 2014

Shanghai China

Nam Nguyen Gabrielle Daleman

Alexandra Paul Mitchell Islam

Singles Singles Dance

4th 5th 5th

Russia Cup Nov 14-16, 2014 Moscow Russia

Alaine Chartrand Singles 3rd

Trophee Bompard Nov 21-23, 2014 Bordeaux France

Kirsten Moore-Towers Michael Marinaro

Piper Gilles Paul Poirier

Alexandra Paul Mitchell

Islam

Pair

Dance

Dance

7th

2nd

6th

NHK Trophy Nov 28-30, 2014

Osaka Japan

Gabrielle Daleman Kaitlyn Weaver

Andrew Poje

Singles Dance

6th 1st

Grand Prix Final Dec 11-14, 2015 Barcelona Spain

Kaitlyn Weaver Andrew Poje Piper Gilles Paul Poirier

Dance

Dance

1st

5th

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2014-15 ISU Junior Grand Prix Results

Ontario Athletes

Event/Date/Location Athlete Discipline Final Standing

ISU JGP 3 Sept 3-7, 2014

Ostrava, Czech Republic

Roman Sadovsky Mackenzie Bent

Garrett Mackeen

Singles Dance

1st 1st

ISU JGP 4 Sept 10-14, 2014

Aichi, Japan

Lauren Collins Shane Firus

Dance 6th

ISU JGP 5 Sept 24-28, 2014

Tallinn Estonia

Mary Orr Phelan Simpson

Shalena Rau Sebastian Arcieri Mackenzie Bent

Garrett Mackeen Audrey Croteau-Villeneuve

Jeff Hough

Pair

Pair

Dance

Dance

6th

7th

2nd

7th

ISU JGP 6 Oct 1-5, 2014

Dresden, Germany

Roman Sadovsky Hope McLean

Trennt Michaud

Singles Pair

4th 5th

ISU JGP 7 Oct 8-12, 2014 Zagreb, Croatia

Mary Orr Phelan Simpson

Audrey Croteau-Villeneuve Jeff Hough

Hannah Whitley Elliott Graham

Pair

Dance

Dance

7th

6th

10th

Jr Grand Prix Final Dec 11-14, 2014 Barcelona, Spain

Roman Sadovsky Mackenzie Bent

Garrett Mackeen

Singles Dance

5th 4th

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2014-15 Sr International Results

Ontario Athletes

Event Date/Location Athlete Discipline Final Standing

Sept 10-14, 2014 Salt Lake City, USA

Andrei Rogozine Alaine Chartrand

Brittany Jones Joshua Reagan

Singles Singles

Pair

6th 4th 4th

Sept 24-27, 2014 Oberstdorf, Germany

Kaitlyn Weaver Andrew Poje

Dance 1st

Oct 14-17, 2014 Barrie, Canada

Nam Nguyen Andrei Rogozine

Gabrielle Daleman Brittany Jones Joshua Reagan

Piper Gilles Paul Poirier

Alexandra Paul Mitchell Islam

Singles Singles Singles

Pair

Dance

Dance

2nd 9th 1st 7th

2nd

4th

Nov 20-23, 2014 Warsaw Poland

Lubov Iliushechkina Dylan Moscovitch

Pair 1st

2014-15 Synchronized International and Championship Results

Ontario Athletes

Event/Date/Location Team Level Final Standing

Trophy D’Ecosse Feb 6-8, 2015

Dumpfries Scotland

Nexxice Senior 1st

Spring Cup Feb 13-15, 2015

Milan, Italy

Nexxice

Nexxice

Senior

Junior

1st

2nd

ISU Junior World Synchronized

Championships Mar 13-14, 2015 Zagreb, Croatia

Nexxice Junior 5th

ISU World Synchronized

Championships April 10-11, 2015 Hamilton, Canada

Nexxice Senior 1st

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ISU Championship Results

Ontario Athletes

Event/Date/ Location Athlete Discipline Final Standing

ISU Four Continents Feb 9-15, 2015

Seoul, Korea

Nam Nguyen Gabrielle Daleman Alaine Chartrand

Lubov Iliushechkina Dylan Moscovitch

Kirsten Moore-Towers Michael Marinaro

Kaitlyn Weaver Andrew Poje Piper Gillis Paul Poirier

Alexandra Paul Mitchell Islam

Singles Singles Singles

Pair

Pair

Dance

Dance

Dance

11th 7th

10th 6th

9th

1st

4th

6th

ISU Junior Worlds Championships Mar 2-8, 2015 Tallinn, Estonia

Roman Sadovsky Shalena Rau

Sebastian Arcieri Mary Orr

Phelan Simpson Mackenzie Bent

Garrett Mackeen

Singles Pair

Pair

Dance

14th 9th

10th

5th

ISU World Championships

Mar 23-29, 2015 Shanghai, China

Nam Nguyen Gabrielle Daleman Alaine Chartrand

Lubov Iliushechkina Dylan Moscovitch

Kaitlyn Weaver Andrew Poje Piper Gillis Paul Poirier

Alexandra Paul Mitchell Islam

Singles Singles Singles

Pair

Dance

Dance

Dance

5th 11th 21st 13th

3rd

6th

13th

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November 22, 1982 000513939 June 15, 2013

Date of Incorporation Ontario Corporation Number Date of Revision ARTICLE 1: Skate Ontario

a) Head Office: The Head Office of Skate Ontario shall be in the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, in the Judicial District of York and the Province of Ontario, and at such a place therein as the Board of Directors may from time to time by resolution determine.

b) Seal: the seal, as impression whereof is stamped in the margin hereof, shall be the corporate seal of Skate Ontario.

ARTICLE 2: Purpose of the Corporation

a) To improve, encourage and advance the sport of skating on ice (herein after referred to “figure skating”) in all aspects

b) To co-ordinate the activities of the Northern Ontario Section, the Western Ontario Section, the Central Ontario Section and the Eastern Ontario Section of Skate Canada within the Province of Ontario, and provide to the same, to individual and club members of Skate Canada and the general public, with respect to figure skating, technical, educational, administrative and management services.

c) To publish and disseminate information concerning figure skating d) To administer the finances of the sport of figure skating at the Provincial level e) To raise, use, invest and re-invest money to support the activities of the Corporation (herein

referred to Skate Ontario); provided, however that no property, funds or income of Skate Ontario shall ensure to the private profit of any member of the Board of Skate Ontario

f) For the further attainment of the above objects, to acquire, accept, solicit or receive any gift of real or personal property, either as an annual or other contribution or as an addition to the fund or funds of Skate Ontario

g) To co-operate with Skate Canada and its members and h) Generally, to take all steps necessary or desirable to improve, encourage and advance figure

skating in the Province of Ontario ARTICLE 3: Special Provisions

a) That the corporation shall be carried on without the purpose of gain for its members, and any profits or other accretions to the corporation shall be used in promoting its objects

b) That the Directors shall serve as such without remuneration, and no Director shall directly or indirectly receive any profit from his position as such; provided that a Director may be paid reasonable expenses incurred by him in the performance of his duties

c) That upon the dissolution of the corporation and after the payment of all debts and liabilities, its remaining property shall be distributed or disposed of to Skate Canada solely for the work carried on by it in the Province of Ontario.

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BY-LAWS

(1) DEFINITIONS

(a) The By-laws, appended to this Constitution, shall describe the organization and functions of the Corporation and the means by which members may elect or appoint Board of Directors and control the property and activities of the Corporation.

(b) The Officers and Directors of the corporation shall be the President, the Past

President and the Chairs of the four Ontario, Skate Canada member Sections.

(c) Any By-law contrary to the By-laws, rules and regulations of Skate Canada and those of the Sections shall be invalid.

(2) MEMBERSHIP: Subject to the letters patent of incorporation, By-laws, rules and

regulations of Skate Canada, Skate Ontario shall consist of the four Skate Canada member Sections as defined by Skate Canada in its rulebook as the Northern Ontario Section, the Western Ontario Section, the Central Ontario Section and the Eastern Ontario Section. Member Sections shall be represented by their duly elected respective Chair as a Director on the Skate Ontario Board of Directors.

. (3) COMPLAINTS, SUSPENSIONS AND EXPULSION POLICY: For the purposes of these By-laws

and for the purpose of the Official Rules of the Association, the Skate Canada Rule Book Section 1204 will apply.

(4) MEMBERSHIP HARASSMENT POLICY: For the purpose of these By-laws, and for the

purpose of the Official Rules of the Association, the Skate Canada Rule Book Section 1204 will apply.

(5) MANAGEMENT OF SKATE ONTARIO: The affairs of Skate Ontario shall be managed by a

Board of Directors. The Executive Committee shall be composed of an elected President, the Past President and the four (4) Ontario Section Chairpersons, who shall be confirmed at the Annual General Meeting. In addition, there shall be committees whose Chairs are to be appointed/elected by the Executive Committee.

(6) BY-LAWS OF SKATE ONTARIO Except in the case of a conflict with a provincial statute

governing Skate Ontario, the By-laws governing Skate Canada and in particular By-law 1503, apply to, and govern the activities of Skate Ontario.

The Skate Ontario By-laws contain Skate Canada By-laws. When the Skate Canada By-laws are amended in accordance with its By-law 1600, Skate Ontario will automatically update its By-laws to reflect these changes.

(7) ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (a) NOTICE OF MEETING: The Annual Meeting of the Board and member Sections shall be held

at such place within Ontario as the Board of Directors of Skate Ontario may determine for the purpose of hearing and receiving the reports and statements of the members and committees; election of the President, confirmation of the Section chairs as Directors;

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appointment /election of the Committee Chairs; the appointment of the auditor of Skate Ontario and authorizing their remuneration; and, for the transaction of such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting. Official notice of such meeting including the date, location and agenda including all business to be transacted and nominations shall be sent in writing to the Sections, the Auditor and the Skate Ontario Board members, no later than four weeks (28 days) prior to the meeting date.

(b) WHEN: The Board of Directors of Skate Ontario shall set the date of the Annual General

Meeting. It shall be held before the last day of June in each year. (c) QUORUM: Four (4) Directors present in person or represented by a proxy, and each who is

entitled to vote thereat shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of members.

(d) PLACE: Annual General Meetings may be held at any place within Ontario.

(e) VOTES TO GOVERN: (i) SKATE ONTARIO BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

All Members of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Skate Ontario shall be entitled to one vote at an Annual General or Special General Meeting.

(ii) VOTING:

Voting shall be by a show of hands, or by ballot, at the discretion of the President. A vote by a ballot shall be taken if so requested.

(iii) DETERMINING A MAJORITY VOTE:

Abstaining voters are not counted in determining a majority. A tie vote is defeated.

A simple majority of the votes cast by the members present and carrying voting rights shall determine the questions in meetings except where the vote or consent of a greater number of members is required by or pursuant to the Act or these By-laws and Rules.

The President may only vote in order to break a tie and therefore pass a motion, or to create a tie and therefore defeat a motion.

(iv) PROXIES:

Every member, entitled to vote at meetings of members, and not attending a meeting, may appoint a proxy by instrument in writing, who need not be a member, to attend, and act at the meeting in the same manner, to the same extent and with the same power as if the member were present at the meeting.

The instrument appointing a proxy may be in such form as the Directors may from time to time prescribe, and shall be handed to the secretary of the meeting, before any vote is cast under its authority.

(f) ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS: The only persons entitled to attend a meeting of members

shall be those entitled to vote thereat; the Auditor of Skate Ontario, and others who although also not entitled to vote, are entitled or required under any provision of the Corporations

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Act or By-laws of Skate Ontario to be present at the meeting. Any other person may be admitted only on the invitation of the Chairman of the meeting or with the consent of the meeting.

(g) ORDER OF BUSINESS: The order of business at the Annual General Meeting of members

shall include: (1) Reading of Notice of Meeting (2) Report as to Quorum (3) Minutes of preceding Annual Meeting (4) Reports (5) Confirmation of the actions taken by the Board of Directors (6) Confirmation of Directors (7) Election of President (8) Appointment/election of Committee Chairs (9) Proposed amendments to the By-laws (10) Awarding of Competitions and the next Annual General Meeting (11) Confirmation of contract positions (12) Report from Auditor (13) Appointment of Auditor (14) New Business

The agenda and order of business shall be set by the President.

(h) RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS: A complete record of proceedings of the Annual General

Meeting shall be taken by the Secretary/Past President and distributed to the members of the Board within 60 days of that meeting for review. The minutes of the Annual General Meeting shall also be included in the Annual General Report. Subject to the provisions of the Corporations Act, a copy of the financial statement and minutes of the Annual General Meeting, committee reports and a copy of the auditor's report shall be furnished to every member annually and/or on demand.

(i) APPOINTMENT OF AUDITOR: Each Annual General Meeting shall appoint an Auditor,

who shall examine and audit the accounts and report thereon to the next Annual General Meeting.

(8) SPECIAL GENERAL MEETINGS:

(a) A Special General Meeting may be called at any time by any two members of the Executive Committee or the President, to be held at such time and at such place as may be determined by the Board or the person(s) calling the meeting.

(b) Written notice of such a meeting, including the date, location, and agenda shall be sent to

the Members of the Board no later than three weeks (21 days) prior to the meeting date. At such meetings, any business may be transacted and must be duly noted by minutes, which shall be distributed to the members of the Board within 60 days of that meeting.

(9) OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF SKATE ONTARIO: Skate Ontario shall abide

by the By-laws governing Skate Canada Officers and Directors (By-law 1402) as applicable, except as follows:

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(a) COMPOSITION: The affairs of Skate Ontario shall be managed or the management shall be supervised by its Board of Directors. Until changed by special resolution, the number of the Directors of Skate Ontario shall be six (6) including the President, the Past President and the four (4) Section Chairs. The Directors shall abide by the By-laws governing Skate Canada as applicable. Directors will remain in office until the close of the Annual or Special General Meeting at which the new Board is appointed and elected.

(i) The composition of the Executive Committee of the Skate Ontario Board of

Directors shall include the following positions:

President (elected for a two-year term for a maximum of two terms)

Past President

Four (4) Chairs of those Skate Canada Sections established in the Province of Ontario, who shall represent their respective Section Board of Directors as well as the member clubs within their Section and who will be confirmed annually as a Director. If applicable, at the first meeting following the Annual General Meeting where the new Board of Directors is elected/appointed, the President in consultation with the Board of Directors shall appoint any Directors as Officers as required.

(b) QUALIFICATIONS: The President and each Director shall meet the requirements as stated

in By-law 9 (a). In addition, if the President or a Director becomes mentally incompetent person, s/he thereupon shall cease to be a Director or Officer. The Board of Directors shall be eligible persons and members of a Skate Ontario Section and Associate Members of Skate Canada in good standing. No paid employee of Skate Canada, except as provided in Rule 1402(2) (b) and 2104 (2) (a) (iii), shall hold office on the Board of Directors of Skate Ontario.

(i) The Officers and Directors shall be paid no remuneration for attending meetings of the Board

of Directors or work done on behalf of Skate Ontario. They shall however be entitled to be paid such sums in respect of their out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending Board or Members' meetings or otherwise in respect of the performance by them of their duties as the Board may from time to time determine and the letter patent of incorporation of Skate Ontario and the rules of Skate Canada permit.

(ii) All Board members shall be of legal age of majority.

(c) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS: The duties and

responsibilities of the Officers and Directors listed above shall be included in the By-laws; and/or in the Terms of Reference of Skate Ontario, which may be changed by separate resolution as required from time to time.

(d) OFFICERS:

(i) President: The President shall act as the Chairman of the Board and shall preside over all meetings of the Board of Directors. The President shall ensure the execution of decisions made by the Board of Directors, sign all documents which require signature, shall fulfill all duties inherent to the office and shall have such other powers and duties as may be assigned by the Board of Directors. The President as Chairman of the Board shall ensure

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that the policies of the Board of Directors shall be implemented in the management of the organization. The President will be an ex-officio member of each committee.

(ii) Past President: Shall be a Past President of the Skate Ontario Board, and may serve until a

new President is elected. The Past President shall serve as a resource for all Board members as well as serving as Secretary-Treasurer of the organization.

Secretary: the Secretary shall give or cause to be given, all notices required to be given to members, directors, auditors and members of the committees Treasurer: the Treasurer shall oversee the accurate record of books and accounts in which shall be recorded all receipts and disbursements of Skate Ontario and under the direction of the Board, shall direct the deposit of money, the safekeeping of securities and the disbursement of the funds of Skate Ontario. S/he shall report the financial position on a regular basis to the Executive Committee and at the meetings or on demand to the Board as a whole. The bookkeeper will report directly to the Treasurer. (iii) Vice President During the absence or inability of the President, his/her duties may be

performed and powers may be exercised by the Vice-President, A Vice-President shall also perform such duties and exercise such powers as the President may from time to time delegate to him/her or the Board may prescribe.

(e) POWERS OF THE SKATE ONTARIO BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

(i) OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS: Skate Ontario shall abide by the By-laws governing Skate Canada Officers and Directors (Skate Canada By-law 1402) as applicable.

(ii) COMMITTEES: The Board of Directors of Skate Ontario may from time to time establish,

constitute, or dissolve such committees, as it may consider desirable.

(iii) DELEGATION OF POWERS: The President or Board of Directors may delegate such duties and authorities as may be deemed expedient. The duties of Officers and Directors shall be identified and further defined in the Terms of Reference, which may be changed by separate resolution as required from time to time.

. (f) TERM OF OFFICE: The new Board of Directors shall take office immediately following the

Annual General Meeting. (g) NOMINATIONS FOR VACANCIES: Nominations for the President shall be made in writing,

and shall be valid only if a letter of acceptance is received from the nominee prior to the election. Nominations may be made by any member of the Board of Directors and should be received by the Past President who shall act as the Chair of the Nominating Committee, no later than 35 days prior to the Annual or Special General Meeting at which the elections are to be held.

(i) Each Section shall be entitled to nominate one (1) person annually to be appointed as a

Director of Skate Ontario, each of whom shall be the Chairperson of the Board of Directors

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of such nominating Section. Such appointments will be confirmed at the Annual General Meeting.

(ii) In addition, each Board member shall be entitled to nominate one or more individuals to one or more positions as Committee Chairs, and if qualified, Committee Chairs may be re-appointed in subsequent years. The Terms of Reference for Committee Chairs and Committee Members will be defined in a separate document.

(iii) All nominations for Committee Chairs shall be submitted to the Chair of the Nominating

Committee (Past President) in writing no later than 35 days prior to the Annual General or Special General Meeting called for that purpose, and will be valid only if a letter of acceptance is received from the nominee prior to the election. The names of the nominees should be included in the Notice of Meeting. A person can be nominated for more than one position.

(10) ORDER OF ELECTIONS/APPOINTMENTS:

During the Annual General/Special General Meeting (i) The Section Chairs will be confirmed as Directors (ii) The Section Chairs will elect the President (iii) The Past President will be confirmed (iv) The Board of Directors will elect/appoint the Committee Chairs nominated for appointment

(11) BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS: Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at the call of the President, or in their absence the alternate to the President, at such time and place as Board members shall decide is most convenient

(a) QUORUM: A quorum for the Board of Directors shall consist of four (4) Directors

present in person. (b) MAJORITY OF VOTES: At all meetings of the Board of Directors, every question shall be

decided by a simple majority of the votes cast on the question by those present and entitled to vote. This shall include matters relating to the By-laws. Each Director shall have one vote. The President may only vote in order to break a tie and therefore pass a motion, or create a tie, which would therefore defeat a motion.

(c) RESOLUTIONS: A resolution, duly moved and seconded, may be voted by mail,

e-mail, fax, or telephone ballot at the discretion of the President. (d) MEETINGS: Telephone conference calls may be used in lieu of a face-to-face Board of

Directors or Standing Committee meetings. Votes conducted by e-mail may also be used as necessary, and as decided by the President.

(e) MINUTES: Meeting minutes shall be taken by the Secretary or designate and shall be

distributed to the members of the Board within 60 days of that meeting.

(f) PROXIES: Every member, entitled to vote at meetings of members, and not attending a meeting, may appoint a proxy by instrument in writing, who need not be a member, to

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attend, and act at the meeting in the same manner, to the same extent and with the same power as if the member were present at the meeting.

The instrument appointing a proxy may be in such form as the Directors may from time to time prescribe, and shall be handed to the secretary of the meeting, before any vote is cast under its authority (12) REMOVAL OF OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS: The Board of Directors, may by resolution, passed by a majority of votes cast at a Special General Meeting, which notice specifies the intention to pass such a resolution, remove any Officer or Committee Chair before the expiration of their term of office; and may, by a majority of the votes cast at that meeting, appoint another person in their stead for the remainder of the term of office.

(13) CASUAL VACANCIES: Any casual vacancy occurring on the Skate Ontario Board of

Directors or Committee Chairs may be filled for the remainder of that term of office, by appointment, by the remaining Directors at a Special General meeting of the Skate Ontario Board of Directors called for that purpose, if constituting a quorum; otherwise, such vacancies shall be filled at the next Annual General Meeting.

(14) COMMITTEES: The Executive Committee may assign specific areas of responsibility to

committees or individuals. These portfolios shall be established by and are responsible to the Executive Committee. The committee chairs or individuals responsible for specific portfolios shall be appointed for a two-year term by the Executive Committee. Terms of reference for committees, committee chairs and/or individual portfolios shall be established by the Executive Committee and may be changed from time to time by a special resolution.

(15) AMENDMENTS TO THE SKATE ONTARIO BY-LAWS:

(a) Any By-law may be amended or new By-law enacted, by consent of a simple majority vote of the Board of Directors at an Annual General Meeting. Any such changes would come into effect at the close of that meeting. Amendments should be submitted to the Secretary of the Board at least 60 days in advance of the meeting and shall be included with the official notice for that meeting. The Ontario Sections should be advised and shall indicate their approval through their respective Section Chair. Any amendment to an amendment must be submitted to the Secretary at least 35 days prior to the meeting called for that purpose.

(b) The Board of Directors may by consent of a simple majority, suspend, amend, or enact

any By-law and shall be in effect only until the next Annual General Meeting at which time it will be presented for confirmation. Unless confirmed the amendment (s) shall cease to have effect and shall not be re-enacted again until at least the end of the next fiscal year.

(16) FINANCES: (a) FISCAL YEAR: The fiscal year of Skate Ontario shall close on March 31 of each year.

(b) AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT: An audited financial statement signed by the Skate

Ontario President and Past President, and a copy of the auditor’s report shall be available to every member annually and/or on demand. Each Annual General Meeting shall appoint

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an auditor and fix their remuneration. The appointed auditor shall examine and audit the accounts and report thereon to the next Annual General Meeting.

(c) FINANCE POLICY: A finance policy will be adopted by a separate resolution. The policy

shall include the principles that will outline: i. All disbursements, except for petty cash, shall be made by pre-numbered

cheques; ii. there shall be a detailed accounting of all monies where a cash advance has been

drawn; iii. that any investments be deemed to be guaranteed.

(d) BANKING ARRANGEMENTS: The signing authorities for financial matters shall be the

President, Treasurer, and Bookkeeper. The banking business of Skate Ontario or any part thereof shall be transacted with such bank, trust company, or other firm or corporation carrying on a banking business as the Board of Directors may designate.

(e) AUDITORS: Auditors for the financial statement and Skate Ontario accounts shall be

recommended by the Board of Directors and approved at the Annual General Meeting.

(17) RULES OF ORDER: The rules contained in “Roberts Rules of Order” shall govern the Corporation in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are inconsistent with the By-laws or the Rules of this Corporation.

(18) PROTECTION AND INDEMNITY:

(a) No director, officer, member, employee or agent of the Corporation is liable for the acts, receipts, neglect or defaults of any other director, officer, member, employee or agent, or for joining in any receipts or other acts for conformity, or for any loss or expense happening to the Corporation through the insufficiency or deficiency of title to any property acquired by order of the Board of Directors for or on behalf of the Corporation or for the insufficiency or deficiency of any security in or upon which any of the moneys of the Corporation are invested, or for any loss or damage arising from the bankruptcy, insolvency or tortious act of any person with whom any of the moneys, securities or effects of the Corporation are deposited, or for any loss occasioned by any error of judgment or oversight on his or her part, or for any other loss, damage, or misfortune whatsoever, which happens in the execution of the duties of their office or in relation thereto, providing:

(i) they acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Corporation;

and (ii) in the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a

monetary penalty, they had reasonable grounds for believing that their conduct was lawful.

(b) Every director, officer, member, employee, or agent of the Corporation and their heirs, executors and administrators, and estate and effects respectively, shall, from time to time and at all times, be indemnified and saved harmless out of the funds of the Corporation from and against:

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(i) all costs charges and expenses whatsoever which such director, officer, member, employee or agent sustains or incurs in or about any action, suit or proceeding which is brought, commenced or prosecuted against them or in respect of any act, deed, matter or thing whatsoever, made, done or permitted by them, in or about the execution of the duties of their office;

(ii) all other costs, charges and expenses which they sustain or incur in or about or in relation

to the affairs of the Corporation, except such costs, charges or expenses as are occasioned by his or her own willful neglect or default, or charges for their own account.

(19) CONTRACT POSITIONS FOR AGENTS AND ATTORNEYS: The Board of Directors shall

have power, from time to time, to appoint agents or attorneys, or retain on a fee for service basis, a person or persons, in or out of Ontario, with specific expertise to perform certain and specific duties for Skate Ontario, with such powers of management or otherwise (including the delegate) as may be thought fit. The terms of employment and remuneration shall be settled from time to time on an annual basis, and incorporated into a written contract.

(20) DISSOLUTION OF SKATE ONTARIO: In the event of the dissolution of the Skate Ontario,

its assets will be distributed by the Board of Directors in the best interest of skating and figure skating.

Enacted and passed by the Board of Directors and sealed with the corporate seal on________________. _____________________________________________________________________________________ President Signature Date _____________________________________________________________________________________ Past President Signature Date _____________________________________________________________________________________ Director Signature Date _____________________________________________________________________________________ Director Signature Date ____________________________________________________________________________________ Director Signature Date ____________________________________________________________________________________ Director Signature Date

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Amendment to the Amendments

Per Paul Cotter April 16, 2015

Amendment to the Amendments reflected on Page 3 in “red”

Skate Ontario

2015-2016 Constitution Amendments Please note the process for presenting proposed amendments as follows: 1. Added wording to the by-law or rule is underlined. 2. Deleted wording is denoted by a strikethrough. 3. If a new by-law or rule is added or a new part is added to the existing by-law or rule, this will be

indicated by the word NEW preceding the by-law or rule. 4. If renumbering occurs due to a change, addition or deletion to a by-law or rule, this will be indicated

with the word RENUMBER. 5. A rationale is required, clearly explaining:

A. The intent of this amendment; B. The implication of this amendment; and, C. What other rules will be affected by this amendment (housekeeping).

6. Effective date of the amendment must be provided by month/day/year.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Amend # RULE # DESCRIPTION PAGE

2015 / 1 9 (d) (ii) Officers & Directors of Skate Ontario 2-3

2015 / 2 9 (d) (iv) Treasurer 3

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(9) OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF SKATE ONTARIO: Skate Ontario shall abide by the By-laws governing Skate Canada Officers and Directors (By-law 1402) as applicable, except as follows:

(a) COMPOSITION: The affairs of Skate Ontario shall be managed or the management shall be supervised by its Board of Directors. Until changed by special resolution, the number of the Directors of Skate Ontario shall be six (6) including the President, the Past President and the four (4) Section Chairs. The Directors shall abide by the By-laws governing Skate Canada as applicable. Directors will remain in office until the close of the Annual or Special General Meeting at which the new Board is appointed and elected.

(ii) The composition of the Executive Committee of the Skate Ontario Board of

Directors shall include the following positions:

President (elected for a two-year term for a maximum of two terms)

Four (4) Chairs of those Skate Canada Sections established in the Province of Ontario, who shall represent their respective Section Board of Directors as well as the member clubs within their Section and who will be confirmed annually as a Director. If applicable, at the first meeting following the Annual General Meeting where the new Board of Directors is elected/appointed, the President in consultation with the Board of Directors shall appoint any Directors as Officers as required.

(d) OFFICERS:

(iv) President: The President shall act as the Chairman of the Board and shall preside over all meetings of the Board of Directors. The President shall ensure the execution of decisions made by the Board of Directors, sign all documents which require signature, shall fulfill all duties inherent to the office and shall have such other powers and duties as may be assigned by the Board of Directors. The President as Chairman of the Board shall ensure that the policies of the Board of Directors shall be implemented in the management of the organization. The President will be an ex-officio member of each committee.

(v) Past President: Shall be a Past President of the Skate Ontario Board, and may serve until a

new President is elected. The Past President shall serve as a resource for all Board members as well as serving as Secretary-Treasurer of the organization.

Secretary: the Secretary shall give or cause to be given, all notices required to be given to members, directors, auditors and members of the committees

Treasurer: the Treasurer shall oversee the accurate record of books and accounts in which shall be recorded all receipts and disbursements of Skate Ontario and under the direction of the Board, shall direct the deposit of money, the safekeeping of securities and the disbursement of the funds of Skate Ontario. S/he shall report the financial position on a regular basis to the Executive Committee and at the meetings or on demand to the Board as a whole. The bookkeeper will report directly to the Treasurer. (vi) Vice President During the absence or inability of the President, his/her duties may be

performed and powers may be exercised by the Vice-President, A Vice-President shall also

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perform such duties and exercise such powers as the President may from time to time delegate to him/her or the Board may prescribe.

NEW (vii) Treasurer The Treasurer shall oversee the accurate record of books and accounts in which

shall be recorded all receipts and disbursements of Skate Ontario and under the direction of the Board, shall direct the deposit of money, the safekeeping of securities and the disbursement of the funds of Skate Ontario. S/he shall report the financial position on a regular basis to the Executive Committee and at the meetings or on demand to the Board as a whole. The bookkeeper will report directly to the Treasurer.

Rational: The position of Treasurer is being moved from the Past President to an elected/appointed Officer position. Effective: June 13, 2015

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