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How a horse drug case has led to calls for change in Atlantic Canada's harness racing industry
With taxpayer dollars on the line, critics argue, the public deserves to know the playing field is level
The controversy stems from the Atlantic Provinces Harness Racing Commission's handling of a recent horse drug violation case involving P.E.I.'s Marc Campbell, one of the region's top harness racing drivers and trainers.
Gary Fraser, a long-time race horse owner and past trainer and driver in Nova Scotia, says the case has created division and frustration in the harness racing community.
"It kind of puts a black mark on the industry because of the way [the commission] handled it," Fraser said.
"I was on [P.E.I.] from the 6th to the 9th of October for the sale and the races. And good God, you even mentioned it to anybody, they'd get right into a big uproar, talking about it ... All [the commission] did was just make the public more suspicious about the racing game."
Gary Fraser, a long-time race horse owner and past trainer in Nova Scotia, wants to see changes to the way the industry is run. (Steve Bruce/CBC)
An indefinite suspension, ultimately lifted
In early September, Campbell was hit with an indefinite suspension by the commission after horses he trained produced four positive post-race drug tests in the past year — three of them in August.
Three of those violations were tied to one horse who tested positive for too high a level of a medication called Lasix used to prevent bleeding in horses. The drug is administered a few hours before a race by a veterinarian or vet tech hired by the commission. The other drug violation came after a different horse tested positive for a banned antihistamine.
Campbell appealed which led to a closed-door hearing before three commissioners with the Atlantic Provinces Harness Racing Commission a few weeks later.
Marc Campbell was suspended for 34 days for the antihistamine detected in one horse (not pictured). (Jeff Morehead/The Chronicle-Tribune via AP Photo)
Ultimately, the commission ruled Campbell wasn't responsible for the three Lasix positives and lifted the indefinite suspension.
That ruling was based on testimony from a professor of veterinary medicine in Kentucky, who said the only reasonable explanation for the three positive tests was that the horse metabolises the drug at a slower rate than most.
But the commission did hold Campbell responsible for the antihistamine detected in the other horse. It issued him a $750 fine and 34-day suspension, which included the 25 days he'd served leading up to the hearing.
For some in the industry, including horse owner Robbie MacMillan, that 34 days for an antihistamine positive was a red flag.
According to the commission's penalty table, an antihistamine is a Class 3 drug that carries with it a minimum suspension of 60 days except in cases where commissioners determine there are mitigating circumstances.
'People want to know why'
In the last five years, the commission has issued 12 other class three suspensions — all for at least 60 days.
Campbell's 34-day suspension ended one day before the Atlantic Breeder's Crown in Charlottetown, a major event on the harness racing schedule with big purse money at stake.
"I don't know that I've ever heard of a 34-day suspension. But 34 days conveniently brings you right up ... to the Breeder's Crown," said MacMillan, who lives on P.E.I.
"It's just a coincidence he got 34 days, and is back by Breeder's Crown? People want to know why. Where does 34 days come from?"
Horse owner Robbie MacMillan says the case should have been handled 'openly and honestly.' (Steve Bruce/CBC)
In the written ruling posted on its website, the commission offered some explanation.
"This situation was unusual. Mr. Campbell trains and drives many horses. The Commission accepts that the impact of the charges, and specifically the indefinite suspension, has been significant for Mr. Campbell," the decision reads.
"The Commission accepts that there are mitigating circumstances in this case."
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When CBC News asked for details on those mitigating circumstances, the commission responded via email.
"The Commission does not discuss or provide explanations of its decisions beyond the reasons contained in its rulings."
Alex Baird, the commission's lawyer, offered some more context in a letter to CBC News last week.
"[Campbell] had already served a penalty on one Lasix offence, and purses were forfeited on three races, but he was ultimately determined not to have been at fault for those three overages, based on the evidence presented," the letter states.
"There were other implications associated with the positive test as well, which could not be undone."
But the commission didn't share that letter publicly.
Special treatment?
Without a clearer explanation, MacMillan said it's hard not to question whether Campbell — a star in harness racing with connections to the commission — was given special treatment. Others involved in the industry raised similar concerns in emails to CBC News after its coverage of Campbell's case.
The horse that tested positive for the antihistamine is partially owned by Jacinta Campbell, one of P.E.I.'s two appointees on the Atlantic Provinces Harness Racing Commission. She is also part-owner of other horses trained and driven by Marc Campbell.
It's such a small place here. Recusing yourself here on P.E.I., what does that mean?
- Horse owner Robbie MacMillan
Because of those connections, Jacinta Campbell recused herself from Marc Campbell's appeal hearing.
"Commissioners are bound by a code-of-conduct, which requires them to set aside personal self-interest in performing their duties, and to avoid conflicts of interest," the commission's lawyer said in his letter.
MacMillan doesn't buy it.
"It's such a small place here. Recusing yourself here on P.E.I., what does that mean?" he said.
"The [other commissioners] still know how [Jacinta Campbell] feels. They still know she's connected to that barn. So why they wouldn't want to handle it openly and honestly is beyond me. All they did was shoot themselves in the foot."
'Anything but favourable treatment'
Marc Campbell's lawyer, Jean-Marc MacKenzie, refutes the claim that his client was given special treatment.
MacKenzie said commissioners offered a 34-day suspension after he presented evidence that their penalties and appeal process in drug violation cases were outdated, unjust, and contrary to international guidelines.
He said other racing regulators — including Canada's largest, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario — impose shorter suspensions for drug violations that involve therapeutic medications like antihistamines.
He also argued Ontario's commission would have granted Campbell a stay until he had a chance to make his case rather than issuing an immediate suspension. The Atlantic commission, however, only allows stays after class five violations.
"He was suspended without a hearing. He had headlines and all that. So what this guy was put through was anything but favourable treatment," said MacKenzie.
People are right to ask questions, and it should be the responsibility of a regulator to ensure that transparency and fairness, so these stories don't cause speculation and more harm.
- Jean-Marc MacKenzie, Marc Campbell's lawyer
"If people [in Atlantic Canada] have been penalized under those penalties in the past, that wasn't fair. If they were denied their natural justice rights, that hasn't been fair."
MacKenzie said he understands the speculation surrounding Campbell's case, since the appeal hearing wasn't made public and few details have been shared by the commission.
"People are right to ask questions, and it should be the responsibility of a regulator to ensure that transparency and fairness, so these stories don't cause speculation and more harm," he said.
Atlantic provinces consider next steps
The concerns surrounding Campbell's case have caught the attention of the four provincial governments in Atlantic Canada. The governments of P.E.I., New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador — led by their respective finance departments and the Council of Atlantic Premiers — are responsible for overseeing the commission.
The provinces each appoint two provincial representatives to the commission, partially fund its operations, and are supposed to ensure it meets the obligations laid out in the Atlantic Provinces Harness Racing Commission Act "to govern, regulate and ensure the integrity of harness racing in the Atlantic Provinces."
A spokesperson for P.E.I.'s Department of Finance said concerns have been raised in recent weeks about whether the commission is doing that effectively.
"It has become clearer over the past few weeks there are concerns from a number of stakeholders involved in or impacted by the regulation of the harness racing industry," the spokesperson said in an email to CBC News.
"We are consulting with fellow Ministers responsible for harness racing in the other Atlantic Provinces on the necessary next steps to improve regulation of our industry, with the goal of ensuring fairness and transparency for all participants."
No annual reports filed
The commission is required to submit annual reports, including its audited financial statements, to the Council of Atlantic Premiers. But according to P.E.I.'s Department of Finance, the council hasn't received an annual report from the commission "for a number of years," though the commission did submit its latest audited financial statement.
The spokesperson for P.E.I.'s Department of Finance said the issue hadn't been flagged due to "a number of turnovers in staff over the years," but added that the commission is working on its annual report submission. The council hasn't said whether it's requested annual reports from the commission.
Mitch Murphy, a former P.E.I. politician who served as provincial treasurer and minister responsible for harness racing from 2003-07, said the four provincial governments have an obligation to ensure the commission is following the legislation.
Murphy, who still follows the industry closely, thinks it's time for that legislation and the commission's judicial processes to be reformed.
"It's almost 30 years since the legislation's been looked at, and that's on the ministers responsible for harness racing in Atlantic Canada," he said.
"It's time to have a look at your legislation because the industry has changed significantly since then. Have a look at best practices in other jurisdictions."
Murphy points to the Ontario Alcohol and Gaming Commission as a regulator he thinks gets it right, including its appeal process and the level of transparency around its decisions.
A level playing field
The Ontario Alcohol and Gaming Commission appoints a separate independent panel to hold appeal hearings.
Panel chair Stanley Sadinsky said those hearings are open to the public, and the panel's decisions are laid out in a detailed report which is published online.
The
chair of Ontario's independent appeals panel says people are entitled
to feel 'confident that the game is level' when they're gambling. (Mark Hall/)
"The parties are entitled to know, win or lose, why it is the panel reached the decision it did. And of course the broader public needs to know that. We live or die on the confidence the public has in our processes," said Sadinsky.
"Horse racing is a sport that involves gambling. When gambling is an issue, integrity is in the minds of many people. When people are being asked to participate, and to wager their money, they're entitled to feel confident that the game is level, that the playing field is level."
Auditor General raises concerns
There's also a lot of provincial tax dollars at stake. The four provinces contribute a combined $400,000 each year to help with the commission's operating costs, plus additional funds to support the industry.
The P.E.I. government is by far the biggest supporter in the region, providing roughly $6 million a year — much to the P.E.I. Harness Racing Industry Association to grow the sport and put up prize money at Island races.
According to P.E.I. Auditor General Darren Noonan, the specifics of how that money is spent should be laid out in formal funding agreements between government and the association.
P.E.I. Auditor General Darren Noonan says transparency is key when taxpayer dollars are involved. (Steve Bruce/CBC)
There were no formal agreements in place for 2021 and 2022, which Noonan flagged in his annual reports.There is now an agreement in place for 2023.
"Agreements are important to hold people accountable. It's taxpayers' money, and the government should be accountable to how that money's spent," Noonan said.
MacMillan thinks that accountability and transparency is especially important in P.E.I., where some politicians have ties to the industry. Premier Dennis King and two other PC government members have listed shares in race horses in their Public Disclosure Statements.
"It's taxpayers' money that's going in there and helping to fund [the industry], and the purses are going up. So the public cares, certainly," said MacMillan.
"They want to know if they go to the race track ... and pick a horse they like the colour of, that at least they got a fair shot. But the more the commission holds their cards close to the chest, the more questions there are."
Commission plans review
No one from the commission would agree to an interview with CBC News, but Baird said in his letter that the commission is looking to improve.
"The commission does intend to review the rule book and take steps to ensure its processes are fair and reasonable," the letter reads.
"As for transparency, the commission does issue written rulings, which set out the reasons for its decisions. Further steps may be considered as part of the review, with due regard to institutional constraints."
Fraser is pleased to hear changes may be coming.
"Somehow, somewhere, they've got to get somebody to really look at this race game, and oversee it," he said. "I don't think the commission's doing the job it should be doing. It's just sad."
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> Tuesday, 30 May 2023
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> Longtime NBex boss ousted as board moves in 'different direction'
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> https://www.cbc.ca/news/
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> Longtime NBex boss ousted as board moves in 'different direction'
> Mike Vokey helped craft plan to see redevelopment of horse-racing
> track for other uses
>
> Aidan Cox · CBC News · Posted: May 29, 2023 5:41 PM ADT
>
>
> A man stands outside in a parking lot wearing a black polo shirt. Mike
> Vokey says he's been replaced as executive director of the New
> Brunswick provincial exhibition. (Gary Moore/CBC)
>
> The man who helped lead the New Brunswick Provincial Exhibition for
> close to 12 years says he's no longer its executive director after
> being told the board of directors wants to take the organization in "a
> different direction."
>
> Mike Vokey has been executive director since 2011 and helped work out
> a landmark agreement with the City of Fredericton to see the
> provincial exhibition remain at its current Smythe Street location,
> while also allowing for new development on the grounds, including
> housing and possibly a school.
>
> But on May 18, Vokey said exhibition board chair Rob Kitchen sent an
> email that said he was being terminated, without cause, effective
> immediately.
>
> Vokey said he later learned he was being replaced by Jeff McCarthy,
> who started in the role the following week.
>
> "They just felt that Jeff comes in with his experience, that he
> wouldn't need ... anybody walking [him] through the transition and
> he'll step right into the role, so we've decided to go our separate
> ways."
>
> Vokey's ousting comes months after Horse Racing New Brunswick called
> on its members to seize control of a horse-racing track on the
> exhibition grounds, which is expected to be transformed for other uses
> as part of the new plan.
>
> A row of food vendor huts affronts a large rectangular building. The
> exhibition grounds in Fredericton include an indoor exhibit centre and
> coliseum, horse stables, a horse track and an open parking lot with
> space for 1,000 vehicles. (Gary Moore/CBC)
>
> That call prompted 250 new people to register as members of the
> exhibition, with the right to vote for new board members at the annual
> general meeting.
>
> The meeting was supposed to have been held in the spring, but was
> postponed until fall, Vokey said.
>
> Vokey declined to comment on what direction he thinks the board wants
> to take, but noted his involvement was key in the exhibition and the
> City of Fredericton coming together to create the redevelopment plan.
>
> "With my term there, it felt like a lot was accomplished, and now it's
> up to the the new board and new executive director to go further,"
> Vokey said. "So how that goes, we'll kind of wait and see how it plays
> out."
>
> He said he was originally planning to retire next March, so his firing
> prompted an early retirement. He said he's still negotiating with the
> exhibition's board on the terms of the "closure" of his contract.
>
> Fredericton city council approves 'once in a generation' NBEx
> redevelopment
>
> Horse group prefers track in Fredericton, but not opposed to
> satellite location
>
> The provincial exhibition, formerly known as the Frex, is managed by
> an executive director under guidance from a board of directors chaired
> by Kitchen.
>
> While the city owns the property, the exhibition holds a perpetual
> lease on it and oversees operations at the 31-acre site. It has an
> indoor exhibit centre and coliseum, horse stables, a horse track and a
> parking lot with space for 1,000 vehicles.
>
> Up until December 2016, the grounds were home to the Fredericton
> Raceway, with organized harness-racing events on the track.
>
> A horse is hooked up to a sulky with a trainer. Horse racing hasn't
> been formally organized at the exhibition grounds in more than six
> years, but the stables still house horses and the track is used by
> owners to exercise them. (Julianne Hazlewood/CBC)
>
> The exhibition chose not to renew the raceway's lease as of January
> 2017, bringing an end to organized horse-racing events in the city.
>
> Despite that, the stables still house horses and owners still use the
> track to exercise their horses, but that is set to change under the
> new plan.
>
> "With the decommissioning of the racetrack, a significant portion of
> the [NBex] Grounds has become available for reconsideration, sparking
> the imaginations of Frederictonians," says an excerpt of the plan.
> Chair has 'passion' for race horses
>
> CBC News asked for an interview with Kitchen about the decision to
> fire Vokey, but one wasn't granted Monday.
>
> Kitchen's LinkedIn profile says he's a business owner based in
> Nackawic, N.B., with a passion for race horses.
>
> "My father had racehorses and passed his passion for the animals along
> to me in my youth," says Kitchen, on his profile.
>
> McCarthy was reached by phone Monday but declined to comment.
> City received no notice about change: councillor
>
> The City of Fredericton was given no formal notice about the change in
> executive directors, said Fredericton Coun. Jason Lejeune, who chairs
> the city's economic vitality committee.
>
> A man speaks while standing up in downtown Fredericton. Fredericton
> Coun. Jason LeJeune says he thought Mike Vokey was excellent to work
> with, adding the city received no formal notice he'd been replaced.
> (CBC News)
>
> Lejeune said Vokey was "excellent" to work with when it came to the
> redevelopment plan.
>
> He said he looks forward to working with the new executive director
> and isn't concerned there will be efforts by the exhibition to
> overturn what was already decided in the plan.
>
> "The NBex board has already approved the secondary plan for NBex,
> which does not contemplate horses being either stored or, let's say,
> raced on the property," Lejeune said.
>
> Lejeune said the first steps in the redevelopment plan won't happen
> until a joint committee is formed between the city and the exhibition.
>
> Lejeune said the city requested in April to meet with the board about
> forming the committee, but hasn't yet heard back from them.
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> Aidan Cox
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> Aidan Cox is a journalist for the CBC based in Fredericton. He can be
> reached at aidan.cox@cbc.ca and followed on Twitter @Aidan4jrn.
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> Fire destroys grandstand at Fredericton horse track
> NB Ex plans to rebuild in time for September exhibition
> CBC News · Posted: May 08, 2023 12:19 PM ADT
>
>
> A photo of wooden bleachers turned black from fire. The charred open
> grandstand seen at the Fredericton Exhibition Grounds Monday morning.
> No animals were hurt in the fire. (Shane Fowler/CBC)
>
> A fire that began Sunday night caused severe damage to the open
> grandstand at the Fredericton Exhibition Grounds.
>
> It was reported shortly after 10 p.m., said a spokesperson for the
> Fredericton Fire Department and Fredericton Police Force.
>
> MIke Vokey, executive director of NB Ex, which operates the site, said
> he found out about the fire when he saw images on social media of
> bright orange flames above the rooftop of the main exhibition
> building.
>
> It turned out to be not as bad as it looked, said Vokey.
>
> In the photos, the fire appeared larger than the open grandstand and
> as if the main building could be on fire, he said.
> WATCH | Here's what's left of the stands after a fire at exhibition
> grounds:
> Fire damages open-air grandstand at Fredericton Exhibition Grounds raceway
> Duration 0:49
> Director Mike Vokey says there were large flames, but the damage
> overall wasn't bad at an unsheltered grandstand. The fire was kept
> contained and no animals were hurt. Vokey says the stands will be
> rebuilt before the next fair, in September.
>
> But apparently that was because the bleachers are made mostly of wood,
> he said, adding there was more wood being stored beneath them.
>
> "That all got burned as well, so it caused a bigger flame," he said.
>
> "Fortunately," the fire department was quick to respond, said Vokey,
> and firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading to the
> closed grandstand or the main building.
>
> The fire was basically out by about 1 a.m., he said.
>
> When reached Monday morning, Vokey was still waiting to hear from fire
> investigators about the cause and from NB Ex's insurance company about
> rebuilding.
>
> The railings and frame of the bleachers look fairly normal, but the
> seats and walking platforms are blackened. You can see the blue,
> closed bandstand not far in the distance. The grandstand was built of
> wood on a steel frame and had more wood stored beneath it that also
> burned, said an NB Ex official. (Shane Fowler/CBC)
>
> CBC News requested an interview with someone from the fire department,
> but no one was available.
>
> Fredericton police are following investigative leads and soliciting
> tips from the public, said Megan Barker, the force's research and
> communications co-ordinator in an emailed reply.
>
> Vokey said the bleachers were built about 20 years ago and were in good
> shape.
>
> People used them regularly to watch the animals, enjoy the fresh air
> or have lunch, he said.
>
> There was no electricity to the structure, he noted, ruling out that
> type of malfunction as a possible cause.
>
> It was a busy weekend at the NB Ex grounds, with a car show taking
> place. Fortunately, Vokey said, all participants had left by about 6
> p.m. Sunday.
>
> No animals were hurt either, he said. There are horses boarded in
> stables on site.
>
> A couple of equestrian events are planned in the next few months at
> which the bleachers would have been useful, said Vokey. However, NB Ex
> does have temporary bleachers for big events.
>
> He said he hopes the open grandstand will be rebuilt in time for the
> fair in September.
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> Fredericton councillor questions recent horse-racing event quietly
> planned at NBex
> Organized event comes after city, exhibition inked agreement to
> redevelop race track
>
> Aidan Cox · CBC News · Posted: May 31, 2023 7:00 AM ADT
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>
> Harness racers are seen driving their horses on a track. An
> organized harness-racing event was held on the race track at the New
> Brunswick Provincial Exhibition grounds last Saturday, an event that
> was organized without the knowledge of exhibition board member and
> Coun. Jocelyn Pike. (Fredericton Raceway/Facebook)
>
> A Fredericton councillor says she has questions about how and why a
> horse-racing event was organized last weekend — unbeknownst to her —
> on the grounds of the New Brunswick Provincial Exhibition.
>
> Coun. Jocelyn Pike is the city's appointed member on the exhibition's
> board of directors and said she had no knowledge that an official
> harness-race qualifying event was organized on the decommissioned
> track last Saturday.
>
> "It's unusual that that happened, I'll be honest with you," said Pike,
> in an interview Tuesday afternoon.
>
> "I do know there were judges there from Standardbred Canada, so we
> need to find out just how that happened."
>
> Standardbred Canada is a non-profit organization that promotes harness
> racing.
>
> A woman stands up in a field next to a tree. Coun. Pike says she hopes
> to find out more about who organized the racing event and why,
> considering the track hasn't been used for official events in years.
> (Jocelyn Pike/Facebook)
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> Organized harness racing hasn't been held at the track since the
> exhibition decided against renewing the lease held by Fredericton
> Raceway in December 2016.
>
> Since then, the stables have still housed horses and owners use the
> track, but only to exercise their animals.
>
> Controversy has been kicked up in recent months following apparent
> efforts by horse-racing enthusiasts to work against a plan that
> includes getting rid of the track.
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> Longtime NBex boss ousted as board moves in 'different direction'
>
> Fredericton city council approves 'once in a generation' NBEx
> redevelopment
>
> In March 2022, the City of Fredericton, which owns the property, and
> the provincial exhibition, which leases it, agreed on a plan that
> would see the exhibition remain on the site, while redeveloping the
> horse stables and race track areas for housing.
>
> Then late last year, Horse Racing New Brunswick shared video online
> from one of their meetings in which officials discussed "seizing" the
> track in Fredericton by registering for membership with the exhibition
> in order to influence decisions.
>
> Pike said she hopes to find out more about who organized the event and
> why, considering the track hasn't been used for official events in
> more than six years.
>
> The event was also held just a week after Mike Vokey was fired from
> his role as executive director of the exhibition.
>
> A man stands outside in a parking lot wearing a black polo shirt. Mike
> Vokey was fired from his role as executive director of the exhibition
> on May 18, after almost 12 years in the position. (Gary Moore/CBC)
>
> Vokey led the organization for almost 12 years and helped create the
> plan agreed to between the exhibition and the city.
>
> He said at the time of his firing, Rob Kitchen, the exhibition's board
> chair, told him the board wanted to take the organization in a
> "different direction."
>
> The event last weekend would have either been organized immediately
> after he was fired, Vokey said, or "behind the scenes" while he was
> still executive director.
>
> CBC News initially requested an interview with Kitchen to discuss
> Vokey's firing. On Tuesday, he said he would consult lawyers with the
> exhibition and then provide an interview, however, he did not return
> repeated calls from CBC News.
>
> In an email Wednesday morning, Kitchen said the NBex board and Jeff
> McCarthy, the new executive director, remain "committed" to moving
> forward with the city of Fredericton on plans to redevelop the
> exhibition grounds.
>
> "The board looks forward to working with the city in the coming days
> and weeks to form a joint committee to determine how the plan is
> implemented," Kitchen wrote.
> Concerned by Vokey's firing
>
> Pike said Vokey's firing was also a surprise to her.
>
> She said she joined the board last fall and knew there was a process
> underway to replace him in time for his expected retirement in spring
> 2024.
>
> However, she thought the plan was to keep him on to transition the new
> executive director, Jeff McCarthy, into the role and the
> responsibilities involved.
>
> "How's that going to impact our revenues? How's that going to impact
> what's been going on in the community?" Pike said. "Because Mike Vokey
> was very much engaged in all kinds of fundraising activities."
> ABOUT THE AUTHOR
>
> Aidan Cox
>
> Journalist
>
> Aidan Cox is a journalist for the CBC based in Fredericton. He can be
> reached at aidan.cox@cbc.ca and followed on Twitter @Aidan4jrn.
>
>
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> Horse group prefers track in Fredericton, but not opposed to
> satellite location
> Call to horse owners to 'seize' control floods Fredericton
> Exhibition with new members
> Harness racing group mounts campaign to 'seize' control of
> Fredericton Exhibition Grounds
>
>
>
>
> 36 Comments
>
>
>
> David Amos
> Too Too Funny
>
>
> Matt Steele
> Pretty easy to figure out . The exhibition's board and members has a
> lease for the ground from the city that does not expire for several
> years ; and the exhibition's board and members have decided that they
> prefer to keep traditional horse racing in place . Since it is the
> exhibition's board and members that make the decision for the
> direction of the property while still under lease , then it is their
> choice to make . It is what it is .
>
>
>
> Dave Kliveland
> I would think counsellor Pike has enough issues in Ward 4 Main St and
> North Devon she needs to attend to and forget horse racing.
>
>
> David Amos
> Reply to Dave Kliveland
> Do ya think she found my Harley yet?
>
>
>
> Chuck Michaels
> I am one of the folks who signed on to the Horse Racing New Brunswick
> during the turmoil. I worked in the industry years ago and went
> through two track closures that were the result of "business
> decisions". Those decisions resulted in mediocre housing and now
> mostly-vacant retail space in a suburban blight zone. Lost was an
> attraction and employment. Do I think that there is a need for
> housing? Of course! But does it need to displace an already
> established operation - that can (and has) been able to be used as an
> active track...? I think we see the answer. LEAVE the track alone.
> BUILD your housing - but elsewhere.
>
>
> Fred Estey
> Reply to Chuck Michaels
> The track in F'ton has hosted exactly one racing event in almost seven
> years. Not exactly a great illustration for 'an already established
> operation'. It's more like a non-operation, I'd say. If there are so
> many horse racing enthusiasts, HRNB should have no problem building a
> new, bustling track OUTSIDE the city centre. Trying to revive this
> track after it's flatlined for years is a little too late. The rest of
> us have long moved on beyond the nostalgic Thursday night racing. Come
> join us in 2023, Chuck!
>
>
> Graham McCormack
> Reply to Fred Estey
> I believe the former FREX management had a lot to do with making it
> difficult for HRNB to operate any type of regular event out of the
> facility long before 2016.
>
>
> Fred Estey
> Reply to Graham McCormack
> Be that as it may, we (city and those who live here) are where we are
> at. NB horse racing as a whole has not really been increasing its
> popularity with the masses. Those who have a love for the spectacle
> may be heartbroken, but it is what it is. The exhibition grounds are
> slated to be redeveloped and the race track is not part of those
> plans.
>
>
> David Amos
> Reply to Chuck Michaels
> Amen
>
>
> https://www.fredericton.ca/en/
>
> Jocelyn Pike
>
> Councillor, Ward 4
>
> (Main Street/North Devon)
>
> Jocelyn Pike has lived in many parts of Fredericton and now resides in
> Devon. She has a Bachelor’s of Business Administration from UNB and a
> Masters of Science in Business degree from Husson College. After a
> 26-year career with UPS, Coun. Pike recently retired as the Canadian
> Customs Compliance Manager and West Canada Air Coordinator.
>
> Volunteering and giving back to the community has always been a big
> part of Coun. Pike’s life, from the time she was young. As an active
> community volunteer, she was recognized with an “Unsung Hero” plaque
> in 2005.
>
> While working with UPS, she was heavily involved with Juvenile
> Diabetes Research Foundation and the United Way travelling from
> Fredericton to Vancouver to Toronto. During this time, she was
> involved in numerous truck pulls, plane pulls and walks in support of
> Juvenile Diabetes.
>
> In 2018, she was awarded a $10,000 US grant, based on her volunteer
> hours, to give to a charity of her choice. She decided to give the
> funds to Meals on Wheels, where she had served on the Board of
> Directors for three years.
>
> Coun. Pike, and her husband of more than 30 years, have three
> daughters, two of which live in Fredericton. They built a retirement
> house in the city, where she continues to volunteer and give back to
> the community.
>
> Committee Appointments:
>
> Age Friendly Community Advisory Committee, Council Representative
> Business Fredericton North (alternate)
> Governance & Civic Engagement
> Livable Community Committee
> Municipal Finance & Corporate Administration Committee, Vice Chair
> Superannuation Administration Committee (Police & Fire- By-Law A 13)
> Environmental Stewardship Committee
> Economic Vitality Committee
>
>
> Contact
> Jocelyn Pike
> Councillor
>
> 397 Queen Street Fredericton, NB E3B 1B5
> 506-472-4710
>
> https://www.facebook.com/
>
> Jocelyn Pike for Fredericton City Councillor - Ward 4
> Yesterday 6:40 AM ·
> Come and see me on Sunday, June 4th, at the Northside Creators Market
> between 10 and 2.
>
> https://davidraymondamos3.
>
>
> Thursday, 22 December 2022
> Harness racing group mounts campaign to 'seize' control of Fredericton
> Exhibition Grounds
> https://www.cbc.ca/news/
>
>
> Harness racing group mounts campaign to 'seize' control of Fredericton
> Exhibition Grounds
> City leader dismayed by undermining of property development plan
>
> Jennifer Sweet · CBC News · Posted: Dec 21, 2022 5:01 PM AT
>
>
> Members of Horse Racing N.B.'s board speak to horse owners at a
> meeting in Saint John Dec. 10. President Guy Barbara is on the left.
> Charlie Miles is next to him.Members of Horse Racing New Brunswick's
> board speak to horse owners at a meeting in Saint John Dec. 10.
> President Guy Barbara is on the left. Charlie Miles is next to him.
> (Horse Racing New Brunswick's Official Fan Page/Facebook)
>
> A desperate attempt by Horse Racing New Brunswick to find a new venue
> may create a hitch in a plan by the City of Fredericton and NBEx to
> develop housing on the Exhibition Grounds and the mayor of
> Fredericton, for one, is not happy about it.
>
> "A plan has been established for this site," said Kate Rogers.
>
> "It's in our city centre, and there's so much we need to do with that
> land — namely housing … 20 per cent of which will be affordable
> housing."
>
> The horse racing group is facing the end — and non-renewal — of its
> lease this month at Exhibition Park Raceway in Saint John and is
> looking for another city where horses can board, exercise and race.
> No racing since 2016
>
> "If we can't be here, we've got to be in Fredericton or Moncton, and
> Fredericton already has a track," Guy Barbara, Horse Racing New
> Brunswick president, said during a recent meeting posted on the
> group's official fan page on Facebook.
>
> Horses are still boarded in Fredericton, but regular horse races have
> not been held in the city since 2016, when the harness racing group
> had a legal dispute with NBEx and its lease was not renewed.
>
> Over the last several years, the board of NBEx, which has a long-term
> lease for the Exhibition Grounds from the city, expiring in 2032, has
> worked jointly with the city on a redevelopment plan.
>
> Affordable housing to be made a requirement for NBEx development
>
> Hundreds of community members were engaged in that process, said Rogers.
>
> "We're quite far along in imagining what that is going to look like."
>
> Besides housing, the city and NBEx board envisioned a school, a
> recreation centre and the exhibition for the site's future, but not a
> horse racing track.
>
> Zoning bylaws are being put in place, said Rogers, and the next step
> would have been to call for proposals from developers, together with
> the NBEx board.
>
> Fredericton Mayor Kate Rogers says the city needs the downtown land
> for housing. . (Maria Jose Burgos/CBC)
>
> "Instead we have a group that has now made a provincial plea for
> people to sign up to thwart that plan and I find that unacceptable,"
> she said.
>
> "It's disheartening, it's startling and it baffles me that something
> like that would take place."
>
> Rogers was referring to plans discussed openly and posted about on the
> horse racing group Facebook page to stack the membership of the NBEx
> and its board with people who would approve of holding at least a few
> race days at the Fredericton track next season and in the coming years
> — which would obviously clash with the prospect of moving ahead with
> onsite housing development.
>
> Through a combined effort with cattle farmers and draft horse owners,
> a few "horse people" were elected to the NBEx board at last May's
> annual general meeting, said Charlie Miles, in the Facebook video of
> the Dec. 10 meeting in Saint John.
> Terms on board expiring
>
> Miles is another Horse Racing New Brunswick board member and a
> longtime horse owner, trainer and driver from Fredericton.
>
> Next spring, six more director terms will be expiring, he said.
>
> He urged horse racing enthusiasts from across the province to buy $20
> memberships in Agricultural Society 34 in order to have voting rights
> for the next board election. The deadline to join is Dec. 30 at noon.
>
> "If we want to seize that track we can," Barbara said in the video.
>
> Barbara, who lives in Saint John and used to run a hotel, told the
> meeting about his plans to lease O'Malleys Irish Pub, give Horse
> Racing New Brunswick free office space and offer simulcast wagering.
>
> Barbara was not available for an interview with CBC News, but he sent
> a direct message questioning the City of Fredericton's intentions for
> the Exhibition Grounds.
>
> Horses making what may be their final laps of Exhibition Raceway in
> Saint John. (Aniekan Etuhube/CBC)
>
> "Fredericton city council in conjunction with developers wish to
> eliminate this green space to generate more money. HRNB will always
> stand with local horse men, farmers, cattlemen, and any other
> agricultural groups that wish to save this site for its original
> intended use — agricultural appreciation."
>
> NBEx, also known as Ag-34, is the only remaining agricultural society
> in the province, he said, and the board passed a motion several years
> ago to open membership provincewide.
>
> Long history of harness racing in Saint John may be nearing finish line
>
> The NBEx has a membership of about 160, said executive director Mike
> Vokey, so if Horse Racing N.B. gets 50 of its supporters to attend the
> annual general meeting, it could "easily sway the direction of the
> organization."
>
> As of Wednesday afternoon, about 80 new members had signed up in the
> past year, said Vokey. He called that a significant increase.
>
> But it's not clear whether a pro-horse-racing board would, in fact, be
> able to bring horse racing back to Fredericton.
> Housing plan 'secured'
>
> "The coup that is being intended — their desired outcome is not as
> straightforward as they may imagine," said Mayor Rogers.
>
> The plan for housing is "very much secured," she said, through a
> secondary municipal plan that does not include harness racing as a
> permitted activity on the property.
>
> However, the city did not respond to a request for clarification about
> whether the property is still zoned to allow horse racing.
>
> As an alternative, Rogers offered to meet with Horse Racing N.B. to
> help identify areas outside the city for a possible track, "if there
> is a life beyond for harness racing."
>
> Horse Racing board members discussed the struggling state of their
> sport during the Dec. 10 meeting.
> Hopes for P.E.I. interest
>
> Their hopes for the future are pinned on finding a "partner" in Nova
> Scotia or Prince Edward Island, where harness racing still goes on,
> after being refused by the government of New Brunswick.
>
> Barbara said Red Shores Racing in P.E.I. was open to talking.
>
> "They need New Brunswick horses to have a good product," he said.
>
> Ten race dates have been proposed for Connell Park in Woodstock next
> summer, where one race day was held this year. Ten is the minimum that
> would be required to have simulcast betting in the province.
>
> The race dates and the simulcasting both require the approval of the
> Atlantic Provinces Harness Racing Commission.
> ABOUT THE AUTHOR
>
> Jennifer Sweet
>
> Reporter
>
> Jennifer Sweet has been telling the stories of New Brunswickers for
> over 20 years. She is originally from Bathurst, got her journalism
> degree from Carleton University and is based in Fredericton. She can
> be reached at 451-4176 or jennifer.sweet@cbc.ca.
> CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices|
>
>
> 28 Comments
>
>
> David Amos
> Methinks the carnival in Fat Fred City is every bit as amusing and
> Higgy's circus is N'esy Pas?
>
>
> David Amos
> Reply to David Amos
> I wonder if anyone recalls the Bill Lynch Show harness racing ostriches
>
>
>
> David Amos
> Go Figure
>
> Rezoning for new $32-million jail rejected by Fredericton planning
> committee
>
> Opponents tell committee the money would be better spent housing
> people, not jailing them
>
> Hadeel Ibrahim · CBC News · Posted: Dec 16, 2022 8:00 AM AT
>
> David Amos
> Methinks Mike Vokey and his buddies are wondering what I am up to
> about now N'esy Pas?
>
>
> Stanley Beemish
> Reply to David Amos
> You should enlighten us, because the populous waits with baited breath
> to hear of your latest adventures!
>
>
> Harvey York
> Reply to Stanley Beemish
> He's furiously emailing every premier of every province, none of which
> will reply to him, and then he'll blog about it and declare some sort
> of victory. Gotta love Dave!
>
>
> Al Clark
> Reply to Stanley Beemish
> 😆
>
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?
>
>
> Bill Lynch shows
> utpal marshall
> 1.01K subscribers
> 2,117 views May 7, 2020
> Story on the Bill Lynch Fair which traveled around the Maritimes for
> many years. Appeared on Maritimes Toda
>
> 1 Comment
>
> David Amos
> David Amos
> I wonder if anyone recalls the Bill Lynch Show harness racing ostriches
>
>
>
> https://www.facebook.com/
>
> Vote Scott Waddell -2020
>
> I have been a lifelong resident of east Saint John, and have invested
> my future in this City. I am a
> Page · Political Candidate
> Saint John, NB, Canada, New Brunswick
> (506) 663-8161
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>
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>
> Scott Waddell
> https://atlanticphrc.ca/2022/
>
> Atlantic Provinces Harness Racing Commission
>
> PO Box 128
> 5 Gerald McCarville Drive
> Kensington, Prince Edward Island
> C0B 1M0
>
> Phone: (902) 836-5500
>
> Fax: (902) 836-5320
> Scott Waddell
> ·
> Following is the e-mail address for the Minister of Tourism in New
> Brunswick. Rather than put efforts on the past, here's a good way to
> start and lobby the Minister.
> Tammy.Scott-Wallace@gnb.ca
> I know when Horse Racing New Brunswick was first formed to solicit
> support from the government of the day, there was a lobbyist hired to
> lobby the government to support the horse industry.
> Maybe it's time for a rebrand of racing in New Brunswick and start
> fresh. New name, and move forward from the Horse Racing New Brunswick
> brand and go into government with a sold business plan moving forward.
> Food for thought .....
>
>
>
> Well Mike Vokey whereas I am not worth talking to perhaps you will
> have better luck getting help from Mayor O'Brien's old buddy Chucky
> leblanc
> David Amos
> <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 1:30 PM
> To: mvokey@frex.ca, "martin.gaudet" <martin.gaudet@fredericton.ca>
> "leanne.murray" <leanne.murray@mcinnescooper.
> <oldmaison@yahoo.com>, "hugh.flemming" <hugh.flemming@gnb.ca>,
> "serge.rousselle" <serge.rousselle@gnb.ca>, "jake.stewart"
> <jake.stewart@gnb.ca>, "brian.t.macdonald" <brian.t.macdonald@gnb.ca>,
> andre <andre@jafaust.com>, "David.Coon" <David.Coon@gnb.ca>,
> "Stephen.Horsman" <Stephen.Horsman@gnb.ca>, "Jacques.Poitras"
> <Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>, nmoore <nmoore@bellmedia.ca>, "jeremy.keefe"
> <jeremy.keefe@globalnews.ca>
> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
> <mike.obrien@fredericton.ca>, "dan. bussieres" <dan.bussieres@gnb.ca>,
> "john.green" <john.green@gnb.ca>
>
>
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?
>
>
> William's Seafood Restaurant in Fredericton might move because of
> idiot Mayor Mike O'Brien!
>
> Charles Leblanc
> Published on Dec 13, 2017
>
> I heard Mike Vokey talking about Mayor O'Brien of Fat Fred City on CBC
> right now and shook my head at the nonsense of it all
> David Amos
> <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 7:32 AM
> To: mvokey@frex.ca, "martin.gaudet" <martin.gaudet@fredericton.ca>
> "leanne.murray" <leanne.murray@mcinnescooper.
> <oldmaison@yahoo.com>, "hugh.flemming" <hugh.flemming@gnb.ca>,
> "serge.rousselle" <serge.rousselle@gnb.ca>, "jake.stewart"
> <jake.stewart@gnb.ca>, "brian.t.macdonald" <brian.t.macdonald@gnb.ca>
> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
> <mike.obrien@fredericton.ca>, "dan. bussieres" <dan.bussieres@gnb.ca>,
> "john.green" <john.green@gnb.ca>
>
>
> Enjoy a little Deja Vu
> ·
>
> It appears that your buddy Mike Vokey got his wish N'esy Pas Mayor
> O'Brien? However where the Hell is my Harley and the wiretap tapes of
> the MOB that Martin Gaudet and the Fat Fred City Finest stole from me
> in 2007???
>
> David Amos
> <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 8:42 AM
> To: mvokey@frex.ca, "martin.gaudet" <martin.gaudet@fredericton.ca>
> "leanne.murray" <leanne.murray@mcinnescooper.
> <oldmaison@yahoo.com>, "hugh.flemming" <hugh.flemming@gnb.ca>,
> "serge.rousselle" <serge.rousselle@gnb.ca>, "jake.stewart"
> <jake.stewart@gnb.ca>, "brian.t.macdonald" <brian.t.macdonald@gnb.ca>,
> "peacock.kurt" <peacock.kurt@
> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
> <mike.obrien@fredericton.ca>, "dan. bussieres" <dan.bussieres@gnb.ca>,
> "Wayne.Gallant" <Wayne.Gallant@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>
> <john.warr@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "john.green" <john.green@gnb.ca>,
> "Paul.Lynch" <Paul.Lynch@edmontonpolice.ca>
> <paul@paulfromm.com>, Brian Ruhe <brian@brianruhe.ca>, radical
> <radical@radicalpress.com>
>
>
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>
> http://www.
>
> Mike Vokey - Executive Director
> Capital Exhibit Centre
> 361 Smythe Street
> PO. Box 235, Station A
> Fredericton, NB
> Canada
> E3B 4Y9
>
>
> Tel : (506) 458 8819
> Fax : (506) 458 9294
> Email : mvokey@frex.ca
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2016 15:09:13 -0400
> Subject: I truly hope that Kathy McLean and the Horse Racing folks
> noticed how quickly CBC blocked my comment and shut down the entire
> comments section as well
> To: "mike.obrien" <mike.obrien@fredericton.ca>, "Jacques.Poitras"
> < Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>, Shaun.Waters@cbc.ca, "Catherine.Harrop"
> < Catherine.Harrop@cbc.ca>, oldmaison <oldmaison@yahoo.com>,
> "Leanne.Fitch" <Leanne.Fitch@fredericton.ca>, markandcaroline
> < markandcaroline@gmail.com>, andre <andre@jafaust.com>,
> "martin.gaudet" <martin.gaudet@fredericton.ca>
> < nmoore@bellmedia.ca>, "mclaughlin.heather"
> < mclaughlin.heather@
> < Wayne.Gallant@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, washington field
> < washington.field@ic.fbi.gov>, "Boston.Mail" <Boston.Mail@ic.fbi.gov>,
> premier <premier@gnb.ca>
> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
> hildareilly@hrnb.ca, "David.Coon" <David.Coon@gnb.ca>, "denis.landry2"
> < denis.landry2@gnb.ca>
>
> See how far the snobby smiling bastards will go to stop my name from being
> said?
>
> Scroll down I have some more info for you folks to enjoy
>
> http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/
>
> David Raymond Amos No translation found. | Logout
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> 0 Comments
>
> Commenting is now closed for this story.
>
> However I am a man of my word even though the crooks within the CROWN
> Corp supported by our taxpayers dollars are not
>
> I did blog the email immediately see for yourselves
>
> http://davidraymondamos3.
>
> Monday, 11 July 2016
> WOW as Kathy McLean takes over the reins of Horse Racing New Brunswick
> she really should consider mentioning my name to the Fredericton city
> council before the vote tonight EH Mayor O'Brien?
>
> ---------- Original message ----------
> From: "Fitch, Leanne"
> Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2016 18:47:40 +0000
> Subject: Automatic reply: WOW Kathy McLean as takes over the reins of
> Horse Racing New Brunswick she really should consider mentioning my
> name to the Fredericton city council before the vote tonight EH Mayor
> O'Brien?
> To: David Amos
>
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> ---------- Original message ----------
> From: "Gallant, Premier Brian (PO/CPM)"
> Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2016 18:48:13 +0000
> Subject: RE: WOW Kathy McLean as takes over the reins of Horse Racing
> New Brunswick she really should consider mentioning my name to the
> Fredericton city council before the vote tonight EH Mayor O'Brien?
> To: David Amos
>
> Thank you for writing to the Premier of New Brunswick.
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