January 21, 2010 AMALGAMATION UPDATE...
The planned date to complete the Amalgamation process to bring together the BCSA and BCSBS formally to form Harness Racing BC (HRBC) as the official registered society is scheduled for February 1, 2010. All assets, liabilities, rights and obligations of the two Standardbred societies will be taken over with formal registration of Harness Racing BC Society on that date. The Boards of Directors of the two former societies have been working together as one for several months now since the memberships approved amalgamation and the interim Board of Directors of HRBC will, under it's Constitution and By-Laws, consist of the 6 current Executive Officers of the BCSA and BCSBS, that is the Presidents, Vice-Presidents and Sec. Treasurers. All other current Board Members will continue as volunteers in their existing portfolios until the first Annual AGM of Harness Racing BC at which time the memebership will elect
it's first full board consisting of 4 Breeders, 4 Owners and 4 Trainer/Drivers - a full borad of 12 members.
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