2025 AGM

2023 AGM

ONTARIO AMATEUR WRESTLING ASSOCIATION

2025 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The OAWA is pleased to announce that the 2025 OAWA AGM will take place Saturday June 7, 2025 at:

Location: 

Holiday Inn Oakville Centre
590 Argus Road Oakville, ON L6J 3J3

The Meeting will include a virtual option for those wishing to participate online

The OAWA will provide hotel accommodations for Club representatives plus a guest at no cost (includes parking) for Friday May 31, 2024 and/or Saturday June 1, 2024 as required.

There will be a group reservation at a nearby restaurant (dinner courtesy of OAWA) for those wanting to participate.

To Book your Accommodations:
         
Please notify the OAWA if you will require a hotel room by Friday May 9, 2025.  Please contact Chris Stefopulos (416-859-6985 / 
ohpwrestling@gmail.com  to book your accommodations.

The following are expected to be AGM Agenda topics:

 1. Motion to amend the OAWA By-Laws:

The Board of Directors of the OAWA is proposing the following:

MOTION:
“To amend OAWA By-Law 4.1  Director, Athletes’ Representative:

Director, Athletes’ Representative – The Director, Athletes’ Representative will be the Chair of the Athletes’ Council appointed pursuant to the Athletes’ Council Terms of Reference.

To instead Read:

The Director, Athletes’ Representative will be elected at the OAWA Annual General Meeting, serving a term of 2 years”

As per the by-Laws, to be elected to the Board of Directors, a member must meet the following eligibility criteria:

4.1            Eligibility – To be eligible to serve as a Director, an individual must:
  1. Be eighteen (18) years of age or older;
  2. Not have been found under the Substitute Decisions Act, 1992 or under the Mental Health Act to be incapable of managing property;
  3. Have the power under law to contract;
  4. Have not been declared incapable by a court in Canada or in another country; and
  5. Not have the status of bankrupt.
 
2. Elections, OAWA Board of Directors
Please note that the following Board positions will be up for election at the AGM:
  • President,
  • Vice-President, Technical
  • Vice-President, Diversity and Inclusion
  • Director, Communications, Marketing and Promotion
  • Athletes’ Representative – assumes the motion above is approved.
3.  Assignment of Provincial Championships.