My name is Nicole Burdes andduring our virtual FV AGM I accepted the nomination for the Fraser Valley President.  I’m excited to take this opportunity to be able to continue to work with our board members, you and your families in this new role.As of our AGM, we had board members who had fulfilled their term and I’d like to thank them and their families for their volunteerism with Fraser Valley Ringette Association. The time and energy spent working for our association and sport is greatly appreciated!

The outgoing board members are:

President – Ben Bowcott

Ice Scheduler – Diana Place

Tournament Director – Nicole Borges (Burdes)

Director of Coaching – Nicole Tjepkema

Director of Athlete Development – Eric Lapp

Director of Promotions – Saralyn Schwartz

Ways and Means – Tina van de Weteringe Buys

Past President – Sharon Smit

Secretary – Delaina MacDonald

Please welcome the volunteers that are either moving to a new position or are new to the board and those completing their terms. We do have 1 position that remains open: Director of Ways and Means

The new/current board members are:

President: Nicole Burdes

Vice President:  Glen Sandve

Registrar – Jennelle Woykin

Secretary:  Nicole Tjepkema

Treasurer: Jailene Smit

Ice Scheduler:  Colleen Jeffrey

Director of Officials:  Kevin Braithwaite

Tournament Director:  Diana Place

Director of Coaching:  Jill Clapton

Director of Evaluations: Taylor Teauge

Director of Athlete Development:  Dawn Savage

Director of Promotions: Megan Labbe and Tara Guesford

Equipment Manager:  Michelle Sallee

Ways and Means:  VACANT

Past President: Ben Bowcott

I was just wanting to send out a preliminary notice of board member changes as well to keep you informed of any news regarding COVID-19 and our return to play for the 2020/2021 Ringette season.  We are still awaiting the Return to Play plan from Ringette BC, as are all of the leagues within our province.  In the interim, we are working behind the scenes with the arenas and board members to have as much of a battle plan as possible so that when we do get the guidelines from Ringette BC we can move forward.  We will not inundate you with emails, but rather will be posting any and all updates/news via our social platforms and association webpage.  Please, if you’ve not already done so, fill out the Association Survey to help with us gathering information.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at president@fvringette.com.

Sincerely, Nicole Burdes

Hi everyone. As you are all aware, registration for the upcoming ringette season is delayed until we have the green light from RingetteBC and the provincial health authorities. In order to do some preliminary planning however, please take a few moments to complete the following survey. Click here: Survey Link

Thanks everyone.

In the words of Bonnie Henry, be calm, be kind, be safe.

FVRA

Hi everyone. This is just a quick note to let you know that although we normally have our registration open by now, we are awaiting news from the BC public health officials before opening up for next season. You can check back here for updates, and once we have any information to share you can expect an email in your inbox if you subscribe to the Fraser Valley Ringette news bulletins. I hope you are all staying healthy and safe.

Ben

FVRA President

Hi all…The new practice schedules are here:

Practice schedule – Jan / Feb / Mar 2020

I hope everyone is having a terrific holiday season!

Happy New Year!!!!

On Thursday November 20th our FVRA 18+ A team played a charity ringette game at 8 Rinks against the CFOX hockey team. They raised over $1000 for the BC Children’s Hospital Music Therapy program. The Fraser Valley Ringette Association is proud to support this program and thrilled our OPEN A players were able to put together such a wonderful event for this great cause. Please click the link below to hear an audio clip on CFOX Friday morning.

A big thanks to the OPEN A players and everyone who donated their time and money!