HMG Updates

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The next HMG Membership Meeting will be Wednesday October 15, at 7:00 pm upstairs at the Coach & Lantern, 384 Wilson St East, Ancaster. (Just down the hill a little bit from the Tim Hortons).

At this meeting, Nominations will be accepted for the HMG Executive Board for the period of two years commencing January 1, 2026.

There are 9 positions available for nomination:

1. President
2. First Vice-President
3. Second Vice-President
4. Sergeant-at-Arms
5. Marshall
6. Four Directors.

Requirements:

1. No member shall be eligible to be nominated for the office of President unless they have served on the Executive Board for a minimum of one (1) term.
2. No member shall be eligible to be nominated for an office other than President unless they have been a member in good standing of the Guild for the preceding 12 months.
3. Only Active Members in Good Standing (Regular and Active Life Members) are eligible to nominate or stand for nomination. No member, who is not present, shall be eligible for nomination unless he/she has given proper sanction to stand for office, in writing, prior to the meeting.
4. No member may stand for more than one office.
5. No member may nominate himself/herself.

Note that by virtue of election and/or appointment to the office of President and First Vice-President, they shall also be delegates to conventions and conferences of the AFM as per Article IX of the Guild Bylaws. If the First Vice-President is not able to attend, the Second Vice-President shall take their place.
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The HMG Office has moved. Our new address is 2B-300 Fennell Ave East, Hamilton ON L9A 1T2 (on the 2nd floor).

(beside Princess Bingo – entrance facing Fennell – do NOT go into Princess Bingo )

Phone Number and Email stay the same.

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Did you know … the HMG now accepts Credit Card payments for membership dues – click here!

Download the membership application form:   English  or French

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NEW MPTF POLICY

MPTF funded events MUST be co-funded 50/50 with the event host. This means HMG will pay the participating member/band at the MPTF rate, and will then invoice the event host for 50% of that amount.

The only exceptions to this are gigs at Senior Citizen/Retirement homes, and educational gigs held at schools; we will continue to fund these at 100%. (Educational gigs at schools must contain some type of educational content that the students can learn.)

Thinking about an MPTF gig? Email the office so we can advise you. “It pays to belong to the HMG.”

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NEW WEBSITE FEATURE

Monaco on Music – a weekly blog reflecting on issues of current interest to professional musicians – by HMG Member GINA MONACO

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