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| HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE FIRST GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING HELD AT THE GOLDEN LAKE CAMP GROUND AUGUST
27,2005 PRESIDENT DAVE LEMKAY OPENED THE MEETING WITH
GENERAL INTRODUCTIONS AND A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY
THE BOARD. SECRETARY TOM GREEN HIGHLIGHTED THE ACTION TAKEN
BY THE BOARD AT RECENT BOARD MEETINGS ie, JOINING FOCA (Federation of
Ontario Cottagers' Associations), WORKING ON A
CONSTITUTION, DEVELOPING A NEWSLETTER, INTRODUCTION OF A WEB SITE,
INITIATING A NEED FOR COMMUNICATION UPGRADES AND MEETING WITH ZONE REPS. MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN NORM EDWARDS EXPLAINED THE
10 ZONES AND THE NEED FOR 12. THE ROLE OF THE ZONE REPS AND DIRECTORS AS
IT RELATED TO MEMBERSHIP WAS DISCUSSED. THE DIRECTOR’S BINDER WAS
EXPLAINED AND THE VALUE OF UP-DATED INFORMATION SHEETS. THE TOTAL MEMBERSHIP WAS ANNOUNCED AT 300 PAID
MEMBERS. A TREASURER’S REPORT WAS GIVEN BY WELDON
McEACHEN. THE TREASURER INTRODUCED A BUDGET FOR 2006 AND EXPLAINED THE
NEED FOR THE MEMBERSHIP FEE OF $20.00 DIRECTOR ADRIAN DALEY SPOKE ABOUT THE BENEFITS
OF JOINING FOCA AND ENCOURAGED MEMBERS PRESENT TO PICK UP A FOCA
BROCHURE AND READ WHAT FOCA CAN DO FOR YOU.
ADRIAN EXPLAINED THE INSURANCE PROGRAM OFFERED BY FOCA AND THE
FEE STRUCTURE FOR OUR ASSOCIATION TO BE A REGISTERED MEMBER. PRESIDENT LEMKAY GAVE AN UP-DATE OF RECENT
COMMITTEE APPOINTEES:
D. BISHOP WATER
QUALITY
B.FRASER & W.McEACHEN
BUOY MARKERS
S.TERMARSCH SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
K.O’CONNOR BONNECHERE
RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT KEVIN O’CONNOR EXPLAINED HIS EXPECTED ROLE AS
A MEMBER OF THE BONNECHERE RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND REFERRED
TO THE DOCUMENT THAT GOVERNS THIS COMMITTEE. WENDY MILNE ALSO SPOKE IN GREAT DEPTH
ABOUT THE BONNECHERE RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DOCUMENT. THE MEETING CONCLUDED WITH LOCAL POLITICIANS
PRAISING THE INITIATIVES AND PROMISING THEIR SUPPORT WITH OUR ENDEAVOURS.
ZIG MINTHA, MAYOR OF BONNECHERE VALLEY TOWNSHIP HAROLD WECKWORTH, MAYOR OF NORTH ALGONA
WILBERFORCE TOWNSHIP MPP JOHN YAKABUSKI SPOKE AT GREAT LENGTH IN
SUPPORT OF THE ASSOCIATION AND ANSWERED MANY MEMBER’S QUESTIONS. MEETING ADJOURNED PROPMPTLY AT 10:30 |
