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Bira1tLtttitaf2gnadapst.tttgtdit2th Like any other fledgling operation, the sport of tin- gette, has incurred its date of growing pains. . But according to' Barry Mattem, president of Bin- gette Canada, the spor,t's fe- deral governing body, it is very mud: here to stay. "it's coming, you can see 5 big difference even be tween this year ang lest year," said Mattem Friday during mid-day action at the Canadian championships at Waterloo Arena. "Every- thing we plan or do is with an eye for the future." Mattern, a resident of Manitoba and Ringette Can- ada's president for the past three rears, freely dis- cussed the problems that forced the secondannual na- tionals from Saskatchewan this year and caused Ringet- te Canada to investigate contingency plans which re- sulted in Waterloo playing host. “It basically boiled down to the fact we (Ringette Canada)couldn't come to an agreement with the people in Saskatchewan regarding important items like cost- sharing, the number of age groups, and the round-robin style of play. "So at our annual meeting we decided to investigate to see if Waterloo could hold them. If June (national chairperson June Tiessen of Waterloo) came back to us and said they (Waterloo) couidn't, then they would not have been held, it's as simple " that." Mattem agreed whole- heartedly that if the cham- pionships at the national level had collapsed this year, it would have left the sport not only with a finan- cial crisis but also with a se- vere lack of credibility. "No question, it would have affected us drastically. Don't forget these cham- pionships are Ringette Can- ada's major source of fun- draising. We have a grant structure with Sport Canada but those funds are only used for spevific things. If money is granted for of- ficiating clinics, it must be med for that or for nothing at all. Without this tNa- tionals) revenue. not only from the event. but from {WWW Mini-what itcostyw..?” See me about State Farm's automatic inflation coverage that can increase with the value of your home mum: seo-ora-i StATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY 8864470 132 Wow Strut Norm A bright future Edwin R. Welwood Part of the ream for the entertaining nature of the sport throughout the wee- kend was the provinces for- merly far behind in talent level are slowly but surely catching up. A few, like B.C., shocked everyone with the giant strides they have made since as recent as last year's championships in Winnipeg. "They (B.C.) were at the bottom last yea? and this souvenirs and other " sociated meymakers, it would have meant cutbacks for sure." unison .1 “wt __-. V"; ii9Jtigt,t, PP 'd't'.8,'i'.tfif,i'; In: $134...." Inn-L at? WI','-'.'.".',', 2tll'tl1N"gt. _ AVAILABLE MY AT . One disappointment the Ringette Canada people had this year was that they were' tumble to land a major tele- vision network to cover the event. Last year the CBC te- lecast the championship games on a delayed basis but coulch't be convinced to return this year. . year both are vying for playoff spots. There’s not the Iopsidedness like we used to have, so the kids aren't getting down and t.he games-are lion entertain- ing,"‘said Mattem. “I can forsee them retum- ing in a couple of years when the sport keeps getting bigger and better," said Mattem. “But it takes time. Right now we are in the midst of developing a mar- keting plan to place in proper perspective what we can offer in the way of " vertising. Don't forget, we're all volunteers who have never had any ex- perience in this sort of thing. But I don't think it will be too long before we attract a major company to sponsor the nationals, and then the ball will start tttil- mg. " oortirmsrtt.otsontostt--.dit.mm-tt'ten_ -. tt-r-a.trt-rmtt-r'rt9t_tt-aret- tet-sr-ttmart-tte-nn-to-ttnr-het'" "ters-to-to-et-te-ri-te-r-ttr'"' "ttvo-e-rits-tvi-rot-ie"""- o-vtstttet-a--"-i'"e'be,etri_' A " BARRY MATTER" ".me Canada you»: Waterloo Chmnich, Wain-shy, April IS, 1900 . hot 23 Wednesday, May 2131, 7:30 pm. _ ADULT RECREATION CENTitE 185 King St. South Waterloo AGENDA . ... Reports on Leegue activities ... Election of Officers and Executive Members _ T ... Revisions to the Constitution Nominations for the election of Officers must be submitted in writing. to the Chairman of the No- minating Committee. c/o Waterloo Community Services. two (2) weeks prior to the Annual Meeting. _ This meeting is open to all interested parties. Clean up with value! Notice Of ANNUAL MEETING WATERLOO MINOR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION THE-nu and WI "than. F323 h