NEWS: Job Openings at the Ontario Harness Horseman's Association

Regardless of whether you favour a confrontational approach or are in the conciliatory camp, the mass resignation of the President of the OHHA Bill O'Donnell and eight directors means that it is time for 2 things to happen:

A) The dispute with Woodbine Entertainment Group must go to arbitration if the sides cannot find common ground in the next couple of months, say by June 30, 2009.

B) There are some very important positions at the Ontario Harness Horsemen's Association that need to be filled promptly.

The final straw for the peace camp was the vote to financially back Jim Whelan's legal battle against Woodbine. Here are some of the key players who resigned and some of the roles they had been performing:


President - Bill O'Donnell


Treasurer - Colleen Belore
(& District 10 Director)


Chairman of the Pension Fund - Bob Young
(& District 6 Director)


Executive Committee Member - Jennifer Duncan
(& District 7 Director)



The other OHHA directors who resigned are Dave Byron (District 5), John Thomson (District 3), Doug Hie (District 3), Paul Rashotte (District 2) and Bob Montgomery (District 1).


Link to Globe and Mail article analyzing the problem at the OHHA, interview with Bill O'Donnell



Standardbred Canada Online story about OHHA resignations with letters from Colleen Belore, Doug Hie and John Thomson