It is with regret I have to announce the departure of our current webmaster, Gooneh. New opportunities in his career have made maintenance of this site a task he is unable to commit to, to the level he would like. I would like to thank Gooneh publicly for all his great work for Arsenal Canada!! He can still be found trudging about in the forums of course! We’ve also posted the ‘want ad’ for the new webmaster postion in the forums so please have a look if this is a postion you feel you can contribute too.

As a result some of the changes we wanted to implement to the website, particularly with regards to sign up have not been realized in time. Please continue to sign up for your 2008-09 membership with the current system as we work to make some upgrades when possible.

Our membership package this season is going under some revisions as Arsenal Canada want to come out with a more polished package for all it’s members. The ‘kits’ as far as they are, should be ready for mail out by early October. I hope you like them.

In addition to the membership package, the executive is busy expanding our list of great volunteers across the country in as many centres as we can. Canada’s a big place and we know there are Gooners all over! Arguably the best feature of the Canadian supporters club is the access to tickets for home and away matches to see the Arsenal. Unfortunately not everyone can make it across the pond to see the club and we’re working at providing value to members across the country. In addition to discounted group merchandise orders and contests, we are working with regional reps to set up activities in the form of monthly planned events on chosen match days, most often the biggest matches on the fixture list, at pubs in various cities.

The Canadian supporters club is still very much growing and we need volunteers in many cities. If you’ve got a good base of fans in a city somewhere in Canada, please get in touch through the forums!

Thanks again for your continued support!

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