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The potential for a City of Toronto work stoppage continues to be of great concern for the Don Mills Civitan Hockey League.

Currently there are 28 House League programs that rely solely on the use of facilities owned and operated by the City of Toronto incorporating over 27,000 young boys and girls. Most of these programs would have to shut down during any work stoppage if the arenas are not accessible.

The North York Hockey League, which governs the Select Program, operates a league of over 300 select teams and would be significantly impacted if access to these facilities was limited or eliminated during a potential stoppage.

Any work stoppage will affect an approximate total of 35,000 hockey players and their families throughout the city.

Don Mills Civitan is mindful of both the City of Toronto’s position and the position of the unions involved in this dispute. It is not the intention of Don Mills Civitan to take sides in this matter however the Executive does have an obligation to keep our participants and their families informed as to the potential implications of any work stoppage.

Given these factors, the Don Mills Civitan Hockey League Executive would like to advise the following;

• The Don Mills Civitan Hockey League is hopeful that if there is any work stoppage, all City of Toronto operated arenas will remain open and accessible for all children and youth which will allow for each participant to complete their hockey season.
• If that is not feasible, the Don Mills Civitan Hockey League hopes that several arenas will remain open to allow for a minimal disruption in minor hockey games. If an arrangement could be agreed upon which would permit some arenas to remain open and operated by management staff, and the Union agrees not to picket these facilities, the Don Mills Civitan Hockey League would continue to schedule games. Of course, it is hopeful that the Don Mills Civitan Arena would be one of these selected facilities.
• If it is the intention of the Union to picket arenas (with the exception of informative pickets) that remain open, whether those arenas are staffed by City of Toronto management staff or replacement workers, the Don Mills Civitan Hockey League would not schedule games within our (or any replacement) facility and it is highly unlikely that any House League program would continue to operate in these facilities as it would force families into the disruption and animosity that sometimes can be created during labor disputes.

         More information will be forthcoming as it becomes available via our website: www.dmchl.com .

         Yours truly, 

         David R. Croutch

         President, Don Mills Civitan Hockey League

Don Mills Civitan is auctioning off a private box for 18 to the Toronto/Pittsburgh game on February 1, 2012.

The box includes (and can’t be altered):

Tickets for 15 children (below 18 years of age) and 3 adults (chaperones)

Snacks and non-alcoholic beverages

Bidding terms:

All bids must be sent electronically to both of the following email addresses before 5:00pm (EST) on January 25, 2012:

Mr. Norm McIlwaine (nmcilwaine@compuserve.com) and Mr. Tim Deeth (ftimothydeeth@gmail.com)

Bids must include all contact information as well as the bid amount.

At 5:01pm(EST) all bids will be opened and verified by both of the aforementioned parties.

Any bid that is not received by both Mr. McIlwaine and Mr. Deeth 

simultaneously will be rejected.

The winning bid as well as the second and third highest bid will be posted on this website.

The winning bidder will be contacted and will have 48 hours to submit payment via certified cheque or via our electronic payment portal.

In the unlikely event that payment is not received, the next highest bidder will be contacted.

Bidding starts at $1800.

Good luck and enjoy the game!

A draw will he held on Saturday Dec 10, 2011 ...

• 1st Prize - 16 GB Apple iPad
• 2nd Prize - 2 Tickets to Leafs vs. Carolina Hurricands, Tues Dec 13

Tickets are $5 each and can be purchased from your Coach, Converer or any Civitan member 

The Tournament runs from Friday Oct 7th to Sunday Oct 9th.   *** Update - Tues Oct 4 - the schedule has been updated.  Click here to download the revised scheuele ***

Games will be played at the following locations:
Don Mills Civitan Arena, 1030 Don Mills Road (1/2 Km South of Lawrence Ave. & Don Mills Rd.) 

Pleasantview Arena, 545 Van Horn Ave (1/2 Km South-West of Victoria Park Ave. & Finch Ave.)

Click here to view the updated Select Try-Out / Practice schedule

Click here to view a recent Toronto Star article on sizing and purchasing hockey equipment.

Click here to see dates and times for DMCHL Select tryouts.

All tryouts will be held at Don Mills Civitan Arena. See news item below (dated Aug 17) for Team Contact info

We will be holding on-site registration sessions at Don Mills Civitan Arena on the following days:

Thursday September 8th, 7-9pm

Friday September 9th, 7-9pm

Saturday September 10th, 10am-2pm

On-line registration is already open.  Limited space is available.  To ensure your spot, register on-line ASAP!

Don Mills Civitan Thanksgiving Tournament.

Dates: October 7,8 & 9, 2011
Locations: Don Mills Civitan Arena and Pleasntview Arena

Click here for more information

Players born in 2006 are elligible for Chevrolet Hockey Helmet Program.  To learn more, please go to http://www.chevrolethockey.ca/