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# NameComments
1 Hilary McKee
2 Fallon Gillespie
3 Chantelle Walker
4 Danielle DornbuschSAVE THE STANDARDBREDS! PULL YOUR HEADS OUT OF YOUR BUTTS NORTHLANDS!!!
5 Gail Sooley-McKee
6 Kerry McKee
7 Colette Walker
8 Brian Gillespie
9 Mellisa O'Rourke
10 Ken Walker
11 Leah Moores
12 Leah Moores
13 David Moores
14 Chelsea Chase
15 Nancy Walroth
16 Shauna McIntoshNot only is the liveliehood of many standardbred horsemen at stake, but also the lives of many horses. Killing our industry would be a true tragedy. An equitable solution must be found.
17 jackie Starkewski
18 Doug. NashGood Luck and Best Wishes in your quest to save the livlihoods of the people in the Standardbred Industry in Alberta, which is a vital component of the Industry in North America!
19 Bobbi Morley
20 Wade MasonI am from PEI but as a horse owner understand
21 Nigel Holmes
22 nick szabo
23 Gordon McDonaldWe have been involved in harness racing in Alberta since 1990. We coordinated the ASHA 4H program for several years. We breed, raise and race our homebreds in Alberta and hate to think of shipping them to another province. We have contacted our MLA Cindy Ady concerning the strange dealings between HRA, special payments to Stampede Park and special agreements with Northlands park. Our provincial government should be very concerned about dealings such as these. We certainly appreciate seeing you young folks get involved. Gord
24 warren mundellwe get the short end of the stick again!
25 Anonymouswe get the short end of the stick again!
26 Tobin StetsonI'm a 22 year old who lives and has horses in the maritimes but is working in Alberta. I have been to Northlands many times and love the atmosphere and great racing. I think it is great these 4 young people are passionate about harness racing and have created this petition to raise awareness for the struggling standardbred industry in hopes it will be here for many more generations to enjoy.
27 Al & Georgina TerryThank you so much for taking the initiative to start this petition. It would be a total disaster to the Standardbred Racing community and to the province to lose this huge industry that overall employs hundreds of people. Northlands and HRA do not publicize the harness racing at all but when it comes to thoroughbreds then all the advertsising starts. This has been the same over the last few years. We do not get equal treatment as we are supposed to get. It is time that the government stepped in and took care of these problems. Thandks again.
28 Kevin Siever
29 john baxter
30 Isabel MacPheeGood Kuck with your petition.
31 john baxter
32 Natalie & Wayne MangatalIt would be a shame to lose such a huge industry
33 nicole fontaine
34 Jim Rhodes
35 Jacquie Warrington
36 Dan Gullettthis situation mirrors what took place in Manitoba a few years back , I believe in reality that our standardbred industry has not developed a strong enough bond and have not built a lobby group that kept governments and the public totally informed on our standardbred industry in western Canada.The standardbred industry in western Canada continues to manage by crisis , and until we get our industry into 3-5-10 year programs and management styles and platforms we will fail
37 Cathy ReidI find it unbelievable that the same organizations that are in place to protect us can turn around and do this. Everyone pretends that no one knew but someone did! The advice have have received from our organization is that is why you elect people. Don't go off on your own - let us handle it. You young people have done more than our own organization! Good Work, you should be proud
38 Nick Sass
39 Nick Sass
40 AnonymousGood job girls.
41 Leslie Godlien
42 AnonymousGood job girls.
43 Kim FisherYou go girls!
44 Ross ArchibaldThe Harness Racing industry deserves better in Alberta.
45 denise kunz
46 Linda WalkerBoth my husband and myself are in full support of this worthy cause. We own and breed standardbreds and enjoy the sport and want to see the industry continue and grow. It seems foolhearty to me to exclude one entity of an industry to promote another and that is what is happening here. We MUST be able to work together and promote both sides of the racing industry or we all lose. Linda C. Walker & Ken N. Walker Balgonie, Saskatchewan
47 william gemmillthe height of stupidty is the best way to describe the recent decision of Northlands. i'll start with the indignation at the thought of the hundreds if not thousands of direct and indirect jobs associated with the standardbredbred industry that will be lost and i'll finish with the real possibilty that the powers on the thoroughbred side that are being silent will regret that decision when Northlands decides they don't need their horses either and they find that they are walking down the road kicking stones with their standardbred counterparts
48 Anonymousharness racing in alberta is important to a lot of people. we must keep it going.
49 Robert MazeIt is unfortunate that the standardbred industry in Alberta has come to this state. No attendance, litte to no public interest and now, no race track. Hopefully, the different groups can work together to find long term viable solutions that secure the future of both breeds while meeting the short term needs of the race tracks. This will take some visionary leadership, changes in paradigms of the participants and for all parties to look for solutions that make the pie bigger rather than just cutting it into pieces.
50 Peter MorrisGo girls and thanks for taking up the fight. Fallon, How is Crown Time Connect (Eddie) doing? I used to own a half of him. Lovely, lovely horse. Peter

 

Signatures | Total: 1,003