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WITHDRAWAL OR TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP2.13 TERMINATION – Membership in Ringette Manitoba will terminate immediately upon:a) Dissolution of Ringette Manitobab) Two thirds (2/3) vote of the Directors or the Members at a duly called meeting, providedreasonable notice is provided and Ringette Manitoba is provided an opportunity to beheard. Failing to pay membership dues or monies owed to Ringette Manitoba by thedeadline dates prescribed by Ringette Manitoba.2.14 MAY NOT RESIGN – A member may not resign from Ringette Manitoba when the Member issubject to disciplinary investigation or action of Ringette Manitoba.GOOD STANDING2.15 DEFINITION – A member of Ringette Manitoba will be in good standing provided the Member:a) Has not ceased to be a Memberb) Has not been suspended or expelled from membership, or had other membershiprestrictions or sanctions imposed;c) Has completed and remitted all documents as required by Ringette Manitoba.d) Has complied with the Constitution, By-laws, policies and the rules of Ringette Manitoba.e) Is not subject to a disciplinary investigation or action by Ringette Manitoba, or is subjectto disciplinary action previously, has fulfilled all terms and conditions of suchdisciplinary action to the satisfaction of the Board; andf) Has paid all required membership dues.2.16 CEASE TO BE IN GOOD STANDING – Members who cease to be in good standing, as determined bythe Board of Directors, Discipline or Appeals Panels, will not be entitled to vote at meetings ofMembers, receive notice of member meetings, attend member meetings, speak at membermeetings and, where the Member is a Director, at meetings of Directors, or be entitled to thebenefits and privileges of membership, including but not limited to programs or competitions,until such time as the Board is satisfied that the member has met the definition of goodstanding as set out above.ARTICLE 3 – MEETINGS OF MEMBERS3.1 TYPES OF MEETINGS – Meetings of Members will include Annual General Meetings and SpecialMeetings.3.2 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – Ringette Manitoba will hold an Annual General meeting on such adate and at such a time and place as may be determined by the Board, provided the AnnualGeneral Meeting is held within sixty (60) days of Ringette Manitoba’s fiscal year end.3.3 SPECIAL MEETING – A Special meeting of the Members may be called at the written request of atleast six (6) Local Association Presidents. Notice of such Special Meeting must be forwardedby mail or e-mail a minimum of fourteen (14) days prior to the date of such meeting, to allmembers of Ringette Manitoba. The Agenda of Special Meetings will be limited to the subjectmatter for which the meeting was duly called.3.4 LOCATION AND DATE – Ringette Manitoba will hold meetings of Members at such date, time andplace as determined by the Board.3.5 NOTICE – Written notice of the Annual General Meeting will be given to all Members at leastforty-five (45) days prior to the date of the meeting. Notice will contain a proposed agendaand reasonable information to permit members to make informed decisions.3.6 MEETINGS BY TELECOMMUNICATIONS – A member may participate in a meeting of members bymeans of such telephone or other communication facilities as permit all persons participatingin the meeting to hear each other, and a member participating in the meeting by that means isdeemed to be present at that meeting.3.7 ADJOURNMENT – Any meetings of Members may be adjourned to any time and place asdetermined by the Board and such business may be transacted at such adjourned meeting asmight have transacted at the original meeting. No notice will be required for any adjournedmeeting.5

3.8AGENDA – The agenda for the Annual General Meeting will at least include:a) Call to orderb) Establishment of Quorumc) Appointment of Scrutineersd) Approval of Agendae) Adoption of Minutes of the previous Annual Meetingf) Board, Committee and Staff Reportsg) Approval of Auditors Report and Financial Statementsh) Appointment of Auditorsi) Business as specified in the meeting noticej) Election of new Directorsk) Adjournment3.9NEW BUSINESS – Any Member who wishes to have new business placed on the agenda for theAGM will give written notice to Ringette Manitoba at least ten (10) days prior to the AGM orupon the sole discretion of the President or designate.3.10 QUORUM – Quorum at a General Meeting will be fifty percent (50%) plus one (1) of the totalVoting Full Members.3.11 CLOSED MEETINGS – Meetings of Members will be closed to the public except by invitation of theBoard.VOTING AT MEETINGS OF MEMBERS3.12 VOTING PRIVILEGES–- Members, who must be the age of majority, will have the following votingrights at all meetings of Members:a) Full Members may appoint a Delegate in accordance with Section 3.13 who mayattend meetings of members. The total of Association votes shall be two (2) per Local Association. The total number of popular votes shall be 19 and will be reviewed by theRingette Manitoba Board every four (4) years upon special request of 2/3 ofthe general membership. Popular vote is calculated by taking each Local Associations registeredplaying population on the current year and dividing it by the total playingpopulation within Ringette Manitoba. Local Association registered population will be based on numbers as of theJanuary 15th deadline of the current season. That number is then multiplied bythe total popular votes to arrive at each Association’s additional votes.b) Associate Members may appoint a Delegate in accordance with Section 3.13 whomay participate in meetings of members but is not entitled to vote.c) Honorary Life Members eighteen (18) years of age or older may attend andparticipate in meetings of members but are not entitled to vote.d) Affiliate Members may appoint a Delegate in accordance with Section 3.13 whomay participate in meetings of members but if not entitled to vote.e) Ex-Officio Members may attend and participate in meetings of members and areentitled to one (1) vote.f) There will be no cost associated with a member casting any vote they are grantedby this constitution.3.13 DELEGATES – Full, Associate and Affiliate Members will appoint in writing (inclusive ofelectronic notice) to the Corporation, seven (7) days prior to the meeting of members, aDelegate to represent the Full, Associate of Affiliate Member. Delegates must be eighteenyears of age and older.3.14 SCRUTINEERS – At the beginning of each meeting, the Board may appoint one or morescrutineers who will be responsible for ensuring that votes are properly cast and counted.3.15 PROXY VOTING – There will be no voting by proxy.6

3.16 DETERMINATION OF VOTES – Votes will be determined by a show of hands or orally unless asecret or recorded ballot is requested by the majority of those Members voting.3.17 MAJORITY OF VOTES – Except as otherwise provided in the Act or these By-laws, an OrdinaryResolution of Members present who vote will decide each issue. In the case of a tie, the issueis defeated.ARTICLE 4 - GOVERNANCECOMPOSITION OF THE BOARD4.1 DIRECTORS – The Board will be composed as follows:a) Presidentb) Vice-President Administrationc) Director of Financed) Director of Community Developmente) Director of Coachingf) Director of Games and Tournamentsg) Director of Officiatingh) Director of Player Developmenti) Director of Publicity and Public Relationsj) Director of High Performancek) Past Presidentl) Director of League – WRL President or DesignateAPPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS4.2 IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT – The immediate Past President is defined as the immediate lastperson to occupy the position of President who completed their full term and was not reelected as a Director, removed or resigned.4.3 TERM OF IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT – The Immediate Past President will serve a maximum of oneyear, unless they resign, are removed from or vacate their office.4.4 VACANCY OF IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT – If there is no Immediate Past President, as defined inSection 4.2, the position of Immediate Past President will remain vacant.ELECTION OF DIRECTORS4.5 ELIGIBILITY – Any individual who is eighteen (18) years of age or older, who is a resident ofManitoba, who is not an employee of Ringette Manitoba, who has the power under law tocontract, who has not been declared incapable by a court in Canada or in another country, andwho does not have the status of bankrupt and is not a director or officer of any AssociationMember Club may be nominated for election as an elected Director.4.6 NOMINATING COMMITTEE – The Board may appoint a Nominating Committee, which will becomprised of three individuals appointed by the Board of Directors. The nominatingcommittee will be responsible to solicit nominations for the election of Directors.4.7 NOMINATION – Any nomination of an individual for election as Director will:a) Include the written consent of the nominee by signed or electronic signature; andb) Be submitted to the Head Office of Ringette Manitoba ten (10) days prior to theAnnual General Meeting and will be circulated by the Head Office of RingetteManitoba to the members seven (7) days prior to the Annual General Meeting.c) Be submitted to the Nomination Committee at least ten (10) days prior to the AnnualGeneral Meeting to be included in the slate submitted to the Ringette Manitoba HeadOffice for distribution to the members.4.8 NOMINATIONS FROM THE FLOOR – Nominations will not be accepted from the floor unless anominee has not been brought forward by the Nominating Committee.4.9 INCUMBENTS – Individuals currently on the Board of Directors wishing to be re-elected are notsubject to nomination but must provide written notice to the Head Office of Ringette Manitobaseven (7) days prior to the Annual General Meeting.4.10 CIRCULATION OF NOMINATIONS AND PLATFORMS – valid nominations will be circulated to all votingmembers seven (7) days prior to elections.7

4.11 ELECTION – The election of Directors will take place annually at the Annual General Meeting asfollows:a) The Vice-President Administration, Director of Finance, Director of Coaching, Directorof Games and Tournaments, Director of High Performance and Director of LeagueWRL President or Designate will be elected by the membership at the Annual Generalmeeting held in alternate years to those elected in accordance with subsection b.b) The President, Director of Player Development, Director of Publicity and PublicRelations, Director of Officiating and Director of Community Development will beelected by the membership at the Annual General Meeting held in alternate yearsto those elected in accordance with subsection a.4.12 DECISION – Elections will be decided by majority vote of the Members in accordance with thefollowing:a) One Valid Nomination – winner declared upon an ordinary resolution of votespresent to accept the nomination.b) Two or More Valid Nominations – Winner is the nominee receiving the greatestnumber of votes. In the case of a tie, the nominee receiving the fewest votes will bedeleted from the list of nominees and a second vote with be conducted. If therecontinues to be a tie and more than two nominees, the nominee receiving the fewestvotes will be deleted from the list of nominees until there remains only twonominees or a winner is declared. If only two nominees remain and there continuesto be a tie, the winner will be decided by the Board of Directors by resolution.4.13 TERMS – Elected Directors will serve terms of two years to a maximum of two consecutiveterms or until their successors have been duly elected or appointed in accordance with theseBy-laws, unless they resign, are removed from or vacate their office. However, if there are noother candidates, then the incumbent may hold that position for another full term or untilsuch time as another person is found. Directors may not hold two (2) positions on the board atthe same time.RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS4.14 RESIGNATION – A Director may resign from the Board at any time by presenting his or her noticeof resignation to the Board. This resignation will become effective the date on which therequest is approved by the Board. Where a Director who is subject to a disciplinaryinvestigation or action of Ringette Manitoba resigns, that Director will nonetheless be subjectto any sanctions or consequences resulting from the disciplinary investigation or action.4.15 VACATE OFFICE – The office of any Director will be vacated automatically if:a) The Director, without approval, fails to attend three (3) regular Board meetings;b) The Director is found by a court to be of unsound mind;c) The Director becomes bankrupt;d) The Director is not a member; ande) Upon the Director’s death.4.16 REMOVAL – An elected Director may be removed before the expiration of their term by OrdinaryResolution of the voting Members present at an Annual General meeting or Special Meeting.Provided the Director has been given written notice of and the opportunity to be present andto be heard at such a meeting.FILLING A VACANCY ON THE BOARD4.17 VACANCY – Where the position of an Elected Director becomes vacant for whatever reason andthere is still quorum of Board Members, the Board may appoint a qualified individual to fill thevacancy for the remainder of vacant position’s term of office.8

MEETINGS OF THE BOARD4.18 CALL OF MEETING – The meetings of the Board of Directors will be held at any time and place asdetermined by the Board of Directors or the President.4.19 NOTICE – Written notice, served other than by mail, of Board Meetings will be given to allDirectors at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the scheduled meeting. Notice served by mailwill be sent at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting. No notice of a meeting of the Board ofDirectors is required if all Directors waive notice, or if those absent consent to the meetingbeing held in their absence.4.20 NUMBER OF MEETINGS – The Board will hold at least eight (8) meetings per year.4.21 QUORUM – At any meeting of the Board of Directors, quorum shall be 50% plus one (1) of theDirectors holding office.4.22 CHAIR – The chair of a Directors meeting will be the President, and in the President’s absence,the Vice-President. If both the President and Vice-President are absent from the meeting, theBoard will appoint from among its members a Director to preside over the meeting.4.23 VOTING – Each Director is entitled to vote. Voting will be by a show of hands or orally unless amajority of Directors present request a secret ballot. Resolutions will be passed upon amajority of the votes being in favor of the resolution. In the event of a tie, the motion will beconsidered defeated.4.24 CLOSED MEETINGS – Meetings of the Board will be closed to Members and the public except byinvitation of the Board.4.25 MEETINGS BY TELECOMMUNICATIONS – A Director may, if all Directors of the Corporation consent,participate in a meeting of Directors or of a committee of Directors, by means of suchtelephone or other communication facilities as permit all persons participating in the meetingto hear each other, and a director participating in the meeting by that means is deemed to bepresent at that meeting.4.26 DECISIONS IN LIEU OF MEETINGS – If all voting members agree to and sign a resolution, it will be asvalid as one passed at a meeting. It is not necessary to give notice for a decision in lieu of ameeting. The date on the resolution is the date is it passed.POWERS OF THE BOARD4.27 POWERS OF THE CORPORATION – Except as otherwise provided in the Act or these By-laws, theBoard has the powers of Corporation and may delegate any its powers, duties and functions.The Board shall be vested with the charge and control of the Corporation and of its affairs,funds and properties.4.28 MANAGING THE AFFAIRS OF THE CORPORATION – The Board may make policies, procedures, andmanage the affairs of the Corporation in accordance with the Act and these By-laws.4.29 RESPONSIBILITY TO THE MEMBERSHIP – The Board shall consider changes to policy and proceduresput forward by no fewer than four Full Members at least 14 days prior to a board meeting.Each member who has signed the proposal may send one delegate to speak on behalf of theproposal. Such proposals must be distributed to all Full Members seven days prior to theboard meeting and the Board’s decision must be communicated to all Full Members within 7days of the meeting.4.30 DISCIPLINE – The Board may make policies and procedures relating to discipline of Members,and will have the authority to discipline Members in accordance with such policies andprocedures.4.31 EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS – The Board may employ or engage under contract such persons as itdeems necessary to carry out the work of the Corporation.4.32 BORROWING POWERS – The Board may borrow money upon the credit of the Corporation as itdeems necessary.9

ARTICLE 5 – OFFICERS5.1 COMPOSITION – The Officers will be comprised of the President, Vice-President Administration,Director of Finance.5.2DUTIES – The duties of the Officers are as follows:a) The President will be responsible for general supervision of the affairs and will bethe official spokesman of Ringette Manitoba, will oversee and supervise theExecutive Director on behalf of the board, provide leadership, present a report to bepresented at the Annual General Meeting and will perform other duties as may fromtime to time be established by the Board. The President chairs the PersonnelCommittee. The President may execute the powers of the board failing all efforts forquorum to be established and a decision is required prior to the next date quorum isestablished. All Presidential emergency decisions will be presented to the full boardat the next official meeting of the board.b) The Vice –President Administration will support and assist the President in all duties,assume the duties of the President in their absence, will be responsible for thedocumentation of all amendments to the Corporation’s Constitution and By-laws,will ensure that all official documents and records of the Corporation are properlykept, cause to be recorded the minutes of all meetings of Members, Board ofDirectors and C

Article 7 Amendment of By-Laws Article 8 Notice Article 9 Dissolution Article 10 Indemnification POLICIES Section 1 Administration page 13-16 1. Operating Guidelines 2. Duties of the Board Members 3. Staff 4. Insurance Section 2 Meetings page 17 1. Board of Directors 2. Annual General Meeting 3. Presidents' Meeting 4. Special Meetings