Letter to Parents and Participants
As I start to write this message to our families in the S.H.A. Hockey Club (Scarborough Ice Raiders), for the first time, I do not know where to begin. The City of Toronto has asked the Province of Ontario to pass a "no board order" meaning the City now has the ability to "lock out" the employees of the city or the unions involved have the ability to go on strike.
What this means to our program is simply this: if either of these two options occurs, the program will not be able to continue as we have in the past. We would have no option other than to suspend the playing season until a resolution is found and the employees return to work. If this were to continue until the season ends, the remaining portion of the program would be lost.
Open Letter to the City of Toronto
The following is a copy of a letter that has been submitted by the SHA Hockey Club to Mayor Ford, the Councillors of the City of Toronto, Mark Ferguson (CUPE 416) and Tin Maguire (CUPE 79)
My name is Ed Wahl, current President of the S.H.A. Hockey Club (formerly the Scarborough Hockey Association). In the past, I was President of the Cedar Hill Minor Hockey League for 20 seasons as well as a board member for 26 seasons. I am writing in regards to the program we operate solely in the facilities owned and operated by the City of Toronto.
In the past 5 seasons, hockey in Scarborough has changed drastically to accommodate the changes which we have experienced in the community we serve as volunteers. Our program has gone from one with no true direction to one of the most efficient programs within the City which has been and continues to be achieved by the hard work and dedication of the Directors, Members, Parents and Players of the Club. This brings me to the reason I am writing, on behalf of myself and Directors of the Club.