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PLEASE NOTE:
IMPORTANT NOTICE
It been far too long.
We are in a situation that needs some attention from the members. This is their time to step up to the plate and be counted.At the last board meeting the board 6 to 4 voted that we no take on a new building,,,,one which will cost us another 5000.00 per month. As was suggested by Mrs. LeBlanc at the end of this, once again we will not have anything to show for our expenditure.
We should be looking at buying a property which would be able to facilitate all of our disciplines within dogdom. One where we could offer clubs a place to hold their conformation shows/ agility trials/ obedience trials/ field trials/ Earthdog trials/ herding trials/ hunt test trials/ working certificate trials/ rally/ draft dog / field dog/ tracking dog etc.
We have had in the past the opportunity to acquire a property north of Toronto and we did not pursue it.
Now is the time that we all do something that will make it affordable for clubs to hold events. This is the vision that we should have had for several years.
The Strategic Planning Committee of the CKC ( of which I have just resigned) is indeed lacking any vision as to where we should be going.
I was ridiculed at the last meeting for bringing forward a proposal to purchase the building and 11 acres of ground in Tillsonburg, where if any of you attended would be great to house our head office.
We could build a new office on the property at the front,,, but sadly there is no vision with regard to where we should be headed.
It is now up to you the members to stop this $10,000,000,00 rental for 15 years, at a place we will never own.
You should also know that non of the board ever saw the contract signed on your behalf by the current CEO.
Where does this leave us….I ask you to please pay attention to the request for support by Mr. Alan Ewles, who believes in this organization. Please answer the call as quickly as you can.
Yours in dogs,
Respectfully
Allan Pepper
Updated FCI
CKC Chair, Dwain McLean, Director Ms. Lee Steeves, and CEO Joe Mauro held extensive and lengthy discussions with the FCI Executive Committee and Executive Director Mr. De Clercq over the course of this past weekend at the Eukanuba Invitational in California. The discussions regarding FCI Circular 125 were cordial and frank. It is not expected that any further information will be made available until the CKC Board of Directors has been fully briefed, had the opportunity to hear member input at the Regular December meeting of the Board, weighed the circumstances and concluded regular CKC business. It is anticipated that an updated statement will be made early next week.
Dear Members,
By now many of you have heard the rumours, I’m sure , regarding the FCI ruling.
Here is what we know with certainty:
Since September 2005, the FCI, which comprises all the international countries and kennel registries of the world except for the US, UK and Canada,(over 80 member countries) has attempted to communicate with the CKC on a number of important issues, including recognition of pedigrees from several member nations (such as Germany). All correspondence has gone to the CEO, never to the Board of the CKC, who have been blindsided by all this and astonished at the FCI’s actions.
None of the correspondence has been answered. Neither was the current Board informed that the FCI had sent any letters. The Board was unaware that the FCI felt ignored, insulted and now, angry.
I have learned that the following decisions were made:
From January 1st 2007 Canadian Dogs will not be permitted to be registered in any FCI countries. Dogs that have obtained the pedigree before that date will maintain their FCI Registry.
Canadian Judges will no longer be permitted to give CACIB’s. Thus the Canadian Judges will no longer be invited to judge any FCI International Dog Shows.
Canadian Dogs will no longer be able to be shown at any FCI shows. (Therefore Canadian dogs will not be able to attend next year’s World Show in Mexico).
The FCI will no longer accept the CKC’s stud book.
We are now ostracized and an international pariah.
This came as a result of the FCI having sent the CEO of the CKC “many many letters, and this ruling is the result of many letters that have never been answered” (Direct quote from the FCI).
It has been suggested that the response of the Canadian Kennel Club over the next few weeks will determine the ultimate fate of the relationship between the CKC and FCI.We, the MEMBERS , ARE THE CANADIAN KENNEL CLUB. This is not the time for talk amongst ourselves. We need to act, and act now, with a UNITED VOICE.
As a membership organization, may I suggest you attend the Board Meeting at the CKC offices on December 9/10. Your voices must be heard for us to overcome the crisis.
The Eukanuba Classic is being held this weekend in California, and there will be many members of the FCI council in attendance.
It is now being suggested that we send our Chairman – Dwain McLean from New Brunswick & PEI – Zone 2 also Lee Steeves from Nova Scotia & Newfoundland & Labrador – Zone 1 to this show where hopefully they could at least help to smooth out some of the wrinkles that have occurred and perhaps ask that we attend the next council meeting of the FCI in the new year. It is being suggested as well that Mr. Mauro go along,,,,,,I am dead against him attending anything to do with this as he is the single person who has put our registry in jeopardy with the world.In addition, I welcome your suggestions, which you should copy to all the Board.
I remain
Yours sincerely and very upset in Dogs
Allan Pepper
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Contact
Allan Pepper
Phone – 905-627-1374
Fax – 905-627-1505
alery.allan@sympatico.ca