Nominations for Canadian Para-Equestrian Committee Underway

Ottawa, ON—Canadian Para-Equestrian Committee (CPEC) is now accepting nominations for committee candidates to fill three vacant positions on the Committee.

The positions on the committee are not specific in task, and each position is for a two-year term beginning in February 2010.  Nomination forms are available on the Para-Equestrian Canada website at www.equinecanada.ca/para-equestrian. The deadline to submit nominations is November 30, 2009.

To be eligible to nominate or vote for a CPEC candidate, individuals must be Para-Equestrian Canada members as of November 2, 2009, and over the age of 18 years old.

Please send nomination forms to the attention of Irena Seifert at iseifert@equinecanada.ca or fax them to 613-248-3484. Forms may also be mailed to Equine Canada, 2685 Queensview Drive, Suite 100, Ottawa, ON, K2B 8K2.

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