Public Information Sessions Start Monday April 4th
Emily-Omemee and Ops Minor Hockey Associations will be holding a series of six meetings this month to discuss and vote on the proposed amalgamation between the two organizations. The Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) has been encouraging centres to consider amalgamation to bolster their numbers and stay competitive, due to falling enrolment. Since many other centres in Ontario have already amalgamated, Ops and Emily-Omemee have set up these meetings in an effort to to be able to choose which team they join with rather than wait and not have a choice in the process.
The executive committees of the Emily-Omemee Minor Hockey Association and Ops Minor Hockey Association met and decided the best way to ensure they can provide strong and competitive hockey programs for our children is to amalgamate the two associations.
Each Association appointed members to an Amalgamation Committee which is overseeing the amalgamation meetings and the amalgamation vote. An amalgamation presentation was posted on the Ops Flames and Emily-Omemee Sharks sites to help members understand the reasons behind it and what the joining of the two centres will mean for the future.