It is with deep regret that I inform the membership that Suzanne Flannigan is stepping down from her position as Vice-President effective July 30th. Suzanne has been on the Provincial Executive for the last 3 years in addition to being a Director on the Board of Directors of BC Soccer. Citing her responsibilities as a board member of the British Columbia Soccer Association in relation to referees, she has indicated she will not be able to ably perform both roles in a productive manner. We thank Suzanne for her time and expertise on the Executive and know that she will continue to work for the betterment of referees. It has been a pleasure to have her on board and we hope to see her connected in some capacity in the future with the Referees Association. 

Pursuant to the By-Laws of our society, the Provincial Executive is empowered to appoint a replacement to fill her position until the position is up for election at the Annual General Meeting in May 2009.

The new membership fees, as decided by the membership of the Referees Association at the Spring Council Meeting in Victoria this past May, are now in affect. These fees include the following: -Small-Side Referees can now join for a small $10 fee and receive all material items every member receives.  -Class 4 members who were automatically given the “District” classification per the new CSA regulations will now pay the amount for District membership 

Membership fees are renewed on an annual basis. The next review will occur at the Fall Council Meeting, tentatively set for Saturday, November 15^th and to be hosted by the Vancouver Area.

For more information please see Registration Form 2008

As announced in The Province, member Joey Kenward has been included as part of the tandem of radio play-by-play broadcasters for the Canucks upcoming season. Joey will join Team 1040AM performing the Canucks away games while his new fellow co-worker Rick Ball will be doing play-by-play on the home games. Joey, a former BCIT Broadcast Communications student, who served on the Vancouver Area (VASRA) executive while attending school, was the play-by-play broadcaster for the WHL Vancouver Giants over the last 4 years.The Referees Association takes pride in Joey’s accomplishment and wishes him the best in his new venture.