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Estevan Minor Hockey Association holds annual general meeting

The Estevan Minor Hockey Association held its annual fall general meeting on Monday.

The Estevan Minor Hockey Association held its annual fall general meeting on Monday. The following are some of the major motions that were passed during the meeting:Officiating pay:To keep up with the competition - notably Weyburn - and to reduce mileage fees by encouraging Estevan locals to officiate Estevan games, those in attendance agreed to increase officiating fees. For midget, the head referee will receive a pay increase of $10 per game, with both linesmen receiving increases of $5. For bantam and peewee divisions, all referees and linesmen will receive a pay increase of $5 per game.Registration fees:With ice fees going up five per cent, it was decided that registration fees would be raised a set $20 for each division."A" teams update:The Estevan peewee and bantam "A" division teams will move over to Hockey Regina - following the suit of Moose Jaw and Weyburn - for the 2010 season. The Midget A team will not change leagues.Basement fee set for sponsorship:To protect against companies withdrawing or decreasing their sponsorship payments to teams, a motion was passed to set a minimum required amount that a sponsor must pay to keep their name on the team. Sponsors may still pay more, but the minimum fees are as follows: atom: $1,200; peewee A, bantam A: $800, plus socks; midget A: $1,500; peewee AA, bantam AA and midget AA: $2,000.

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