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ConstitutionNorthern Ontario Hockey Association 108 Lakeshore Dr North Bay Ontario P1A 2A8Tel (705) 4748851 Fax (705) 4746019 EMail noha@nohaonca Home ByLaws Regulations ByLaws Regulations CONSTITUTION BYLAWS & REGULATIONS FastCounter by bcentral Revised to May 2 2009 2009 2010 MANUALTHE NORTHERN ONTARIO HOCKEY ASSOCIATIONorganized October 8th 1919Head Office 108 LAKESHORE DRIVE NORTH BAY ONTARIO P1A 2A8Phone (705) 4748851 Fax (705) 4746019Email noha@nohaonca Website wwwnohaoncaCONSTITUTION1) As amended and revised at the Annual Meeting2) This organization shall be called the Northern Ontario Hockey Association3) The NOHA through its affiliation with the Ontario Hockey Federation is a member of Hockey Canada the governing body of amateur hockey in Canada Hockey Canada is affiliated with the International Ice Hockey Federation4) An article of affiliation has been signed with the Ontario Hockey Federation5) The NOHA shall have jurisdiction as defined in the OHF agreement over that area of the OHF to include the area east of the 85th meridian along the shoreline of Lake Superior and Lake Huron in an easterly direction to the French River including all of the Manitoulin Islands along the French River to Highway 69 southerly along Highway 69 to Highway 522 easterly along highway 522 to the western boundary of the Township of South Himsworth southerly along the western boundary of the Township of south Himsworth easterly along the southern boundary of the Township of South Himsworth and the Provincial Park northerly along the western boundary of Algonquin Provincial park Further from this point easterly along the northern boundary of Algonquin Provincial Park including the community of Kiosk to the eastern boundary of the territory of the Federation6) Its objects areA) To foster and encourage the sport of amateur hockey within the territory under controlB) To conduct competition in the various series established from time to timeC) To provide for the affiliation of hockey associations organizations andor leagues within its territory7) Amateur hockey clubs willing to comply with and abide by the rules of the NOHA may be admitted to membership upon application to the Board of Directors8) An amateur hockey player is one who is not engaged in organized professional hockey or if he she has so engaged has been reinstated9) The Constitution of the NOHA shall not be altered except at the Annual Meeting and notice of proposed alterations shall be given to the Executive Director in writing by eligible voting members (ie teams in good standing league association and NOHA executives) four weeks before the day of meeting and heshe shall forthwith notify the secretaries of the various teams and members of the Board of Directors of the proposed changes An amendment of the Constitution shal...