Almonte Pakenham Minor Hockey Association
PO Box 1714 Almonte, ON, Canada

Thursday March 4, 2021 Hello All, It is with deep regret that due to the recent outbreak in our region APMHA is going to have to cancel the remainder of the season. Mississippi Mills in conjunction with our public health unit have made the decision to close the arenas in Pakenham and Almonte leaving us no other option at this time. APMHA would like to thank Calvin Murphy and the entire Mississippi Mills staff for all they have done to keep us on the ice this year.... We truly believe that everyone involved from parents, siblings, players, coaches, managers, covid captains and our executive have done a phenomenal job getting hockey on the ice this year and following the protocols. I would like to thank everyone for everything they have done and their continued support of APMHA and the great sport of hockey. I truly believe that although it has not been normal, it has provided a much needed outlet for many kids to find some semblance of normalcy this year. It is too early to say what next hockey season will hold, but we hope that you will all return to APMHA and encourage others to join as well for what we hope can be a more typical hockey program. We will meet in the next couple of days to rework the refund amounts and we appreciate your patience while we work through the details. I'd like to send a special thanks to our executive who all adapted to different roles as needed and provide an immense amount of commitment and support to develop plans that allowed us to play as much as we did. Again, thank you to each and every one of you. We know this is a difficult time and we hope that everyone stays safe and healthy. All the best, Brad Doran-Veevers APMHA President

Mississippi Mills Facilities Closed to Help Stop the Spread Staff are still working but the buildings are closed to the public. Please call or email for service. https://www.mississippimills.ca//mississippi-mills-facilit

ATTN: parents of young athletes. Keeping sports open relies on preventing the spread of COVID. Don’t congregate closely with other parents in the parking lot or locker rooms. Mask up and keep your distance. See more sport and rec. guidance here: https://bit.ly/32mtG2m

Thunder will be back on the Ice starting Wednesday Feb 17th. More detailed info will be coming out to all in the next few days. Currently schedules are being uploaded, fee's are being analyzed, Coaches are reaching out to their players. Stay tuned and we couldn't be more excited to hit the ice.... Be well and stay safe!!!

Good morning, To All Members of APMHA, We hope that everyone is staying safe and well.... The executive has been working behind the scenes to ensure we have the most up to date information from the province and our public health unit ensuring that we are ready to effectively communicate what the rest of the season might look like if the lockdown measures are lifted. We are expecting an announcement on February 8th or 9th and will be having a District 4 Meeting on February 10th. Mississippi Mills is committed to getting the ice and facilities ready as soon as possible, if we are given a green light. Our hope is that the province allows us to move back to a regionalized approach, allowing us to operate under the green and yellow zones. If the measures were lifted today we would be considered a green zone which is great news. We will reach out as soon as possible and hope to bring everyone good news on how we can get our APMHA players back on the ice. Thank you, Brad Doran-Veevers APMHA President

To our APMHA membership: On Monday, the Government of Ontario announced a Provincewide Shutdown To Stop Spread of COVID-19 and Save Lives. The shutdown will be in effect as of Saturday, December 26, 2020 at 12:01 a.m, and will be evaluated after 28 days in Southern Ontario, to determine if it is safe to lift any restrictions or if additional time is required. The Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District (LGL) Health Unit, under which the APHMA falls, is considered part of Southern ...Ontario for the purposes of this shutdown. Under the shutdown, facilities for indoor sports and recreational fitness activities will be closed. Unfortunately, this means we will be putting our APMHA hockey programming on hold from Boxing Day until January 23, 2021. In consultations with our local arenas and under the guidance of the LGL District Health Unit and the Government of Ontario guidelines, we will reassess at that time and advise our membership of the status of our programming moving forward. We know this is not what any of us want and as soon as we are able to resume our programming we will make every effort to get the kids back on the ice as soon as possible. We want to acknowledge the partnership with Mississippi Mills and are thankful for the work they will do, over this period, to upkeep the ice conditions in both arenas. Adjustments will be made to our cost recovery fee structure for the second half once we have confirmation of dates. We ask for your ongoing patience and understanding as we assess the full impacts of this shutdown in order to determine what those adjustments might be. The full details on the provincewide shutdown can be found at the Government of Ontario's website: https://www.ontario.ca/page/covid-19-provincewide-shutdown and via the LGL Health Unit's website. The health and safety of our players and their families are our top priority. We wish all our members a happy, healthy and safe holiday season. APMHA Executive

Good evening, As I am sure you are all aware as of 12:01 am Dec 26, 2020, all APMHA hockey will be suspended. We are waiting to confirm all details with the Municipality, local Health Unit and HEO. We are anticipating responses tomorrow and will update membership as we know more.... As always we appreciate everyone's patience as we navigate this turbulent year. Thanks, Brad Doran-Veevers APMHA President

Good evening, Congrats to the winners!! If you are not the winner, but sold the winning ticket, please help us in getting the news to the winner.... Cheques are ready for pick up. They may be picked up from Meaghan Guthrie at her store in Almonte. Bay and Balm Apothecary 15 Bridge St. Almonte (across from Town Hall) Store hours are Sun 10-4 and Tues to Sat 10-5 If you need alternate arrangements, please contact Meaghan at [email protected]. If you can assist us in cashing your cheque promptly as we have reporting to OLG to complete. Thanks for supporting Thunder Hockey Prize Amount Ticket Number Winner Name 1 $ 1,000.00 3730 Shannon Boisvenue 2 $ 500.00 3101 Bob Campbell 3 $ 500.00 2661 Mark Malone 4 $ 250.00 9 Adrienne Bolton 5 $ 250.00 3089 Cory Smith 6 $ 250.00 3083 Cory Smith 7 $ 250.00 3118 Clinton Campbell 8 $ 100.00 3141 Darcy Ryan 9 $ 100.00 797 Ashton/Lauren Baron 10 $ 100.00 2539 Carrie Kelly 11 $ 100.00 646 Brandon Marshall 12 $ 100.00 1268 Jamil Ibrahim 13 $ 100.00 1666 Breanne Lapointe 14 $ 50.00 1381 Krystyna Recoskie 15 $ 50.00 1384 Krystyna Recoskie 16 $ 50.00 3029 Joanne Frechette 17 $ 50.00 2542 Cathy Connolly 18 $ 50.00 2280 Patricia Fergusson 19 $ 50.00 2841 Karen Clayton 20 $ 50.00 2714 Andrea Holden 21 $ 50.00 148 Jody Hawkins Clarke 22 $ 50.00 2460 Joanne Smith 23 $ 50.00 7 Adrienne Bolton

Final Registration fee's due Friday, Dec 11, 2020. All payments can be made by signing into your Playpay account. Our treasurer has updated everyone's Playpay account to reflect their balance owing. If you have paid the full amount already, thank you. If you have questions, please reach out to treasurer Deb Jackson at ... [email protected] See more

Friendly reminder to get your raffle ticket stubs in. They need to be in the APMHA mailbox at the Almonte Arena, on or before Thursday Dec 10th. If you need to make alternate arrangements, please contact me at [email protected] Thanks,... Meaghan Guthrie See more

Reminder all Raffle ticket stubs need to be in the APMHA mailbox (end of hallway beside skate sharpening shop) at the Almonte arena on or before Thursday Dec 10th. The draw will be held at 5 pm on Saturday Dec 12th. We will announce all winners and provide a time and pick up spot to get your winnings.... Reminder you already paid for the tickets so any tickets you sold, the money is yours, we collect stubs only. Any questions contact Meaghan Guthrie [email protected]. Thanks, Meaghan Guthrie