Minutes –Procès verbal

 

2017 Annual General Meeting – Assemblée générale annuelle 2017

 

Sunday, August 6, 2017 (10:00 AM) – Dimanche le 6 août 2017

 

Dunany Country Club.

 

1             Call to Order                                                                                JR

               BIENVENUE ET WELCOME   54 IEME REUNION AGM

2             Approval of the Agenda                                                             JR

                APPROVED BY CLAUDETTE HAY AND SECONDED BY DIANE HISLOP

3             Annual General Meeting, July 24, 2016                                  JR

1. a) Review and Approval of Minutes
2. b) Business Arising

                  APPROVED BY CLAUDETTE HAY AND SECONDED BY DIANE HISLOP

4             President’s Introduction

               THANKS TO THE BOARD MEMBERS

               THANKS TO THE PAST PRESIDENTS (NAMED)

               FOND MEMORIES OF MICHEL CARON, BILL OSTERMAN, DAN DARLINGTON…

THANKS TO THE PEOPLE WHO TAKE CARE OF THE CEMETARY: REVILLA AND COMPANY

5. The Dunany Trail

              A TRAIL WAS BUILT AT THE END OF JUNE   WITH THE HELP OF BARRY MORRISSON,   TO BE USED AT YOUR OWN RISK

SIGNS WILL BE UP TO MARK THE TRAIL   COST TO DATE 4200$   AND ALSO SPONSORED BY SPANKERS AND THE DCA.  PLEASE NO ATVS OR SKIDOOS EXCEPT WHEN REQUIRED FOR MAINTANANCE OF THE TRAIL

9^TH OF SEPTEMBER WILL BE THE OFFICIAL OPENING WITH BBQ ON THE TRAIL AND DONATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED

ABOUT A 2 HR WALK FROM NEIL RD TO THE CHURCH

WILL ALSO BE USED FOR CROSS COUNTRY SKIING

GUSTAVO IS INTERESTED IN HELPING FOR ADVANCEMENT OF THE TRAIL

6             Reports

1. a) Environment                                   JP

ASSESMENT OF HEALTH OF THE LAKES WATER, PLANTS, ANIMAL LIFE, SHORELINE KNOWLEDGE AND WATERSHED.

10 ANS DE RECUL  DANS LA SURVEILLANCE DES 4 LACS

UNE EQUIPE DE SURVEILLANCE EST MAINTENUE RIGOUREUSEMENT PAR L’ÉQUIPE RESPONSABLE DE CHAQUE LAC

IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THE BOATS ARE WASHED PROPERLY TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.

SHERYL HAS ORGANIZED A TEAM TO STUDY AND IDENTIFY THE PLANTS IN CURRAN LAKE.

PLATFORMS FOR LOONS ARE TAKEN CARE BY MAURICE ON BLACK  END DAVE GLIONA ON CURRAN

1. b) Roads & Beavers RP +JP

DUNANY ROAD NEEDS SERIOUS IMROVEMENTS. DEPARTEMENT OF TRANSPORT TELLS US WE ARE IN THE PROGRAM FOR EVENTUAL REBUILDING OF THE ROAD

BE PATIENT.

BEAVERS WILL ALWAYS BE HERE ON THE 4 LAKES PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO BOYD LAKE WHERE WATER LEVELS CAN RISE RAPIDLY.  ACTIVITY IS INCREASED IN AUGUST SEPTEMBER PROTECT YOUR FAVORITE TREES

1. c) Activities &Participation LF

     MANY ACTIVITIES ARE UNDERGOING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND BETWEEN SPANNK AND THE ARTISTS, THE BOOK BOXES ARE THE NOVELTY ….PLEASE DO NOT USE THEM AS A DUMPING SITE FOR OLD BOOKS.       ANABEL EXPRESSES THANKS FOR ALL THE ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE DCA

1. d) Fish stocking                                                                           JR

     FISHING WAS EXCLLENT THIS YEAR ON BLACK. CURRAN AND BOYD WILL BE STOCKD THIS YEAR WITH THE EXPERTISE OF FISHING ROD1

1. e) Security SJC

 VERY FEW BRAKE –INS HAVE OCCURRED

FOUR SECURITY COMPANIES ARE RECOMMENDED FOR SECURITY

LIST OF DETERRENTS TO IMPROVE SECURITY OF YOUR HOME IS AVAILLABLE THROUGH SHERYL

1. f) Communications JP

TIPS ABOUT THE SELECTION OF AN EMAIL SERVICE.

CLASSIFIEDS ON THE SITE ARE GAINING IN POPULARITY

THE MAILING SECTION NOW HAS A SECTION DEDICATED TO THE ‘FRIENDS OF DUNANY ‘

7             Financial Review

1. a) Membership                                                                                        JP

MERCI TO FRANCE AND THE COLLECTION OF THE ANNUAL DUES

1. b) Financial Statements 2016 and 2017 Budget                  BSJ

                  PRESENTED AND EXPLAINED BY BENOIT PLEASE REFER TO FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS DISTRIBUTED ONLINE OR IN PAPER FORMAT

ADOPTION   REVILLA SAUVÉ AND SECONDED BY GLEN CAMERON

1. c) Financial Review Committee

                              – 2016 Report

                              – 2017 Committee

1. d) 2018 Fees                                                                               JR

8. Nominating Committee Report RP

SEE LIST:

  ADOPT   JUNE PARKER    SECONDED BY JIM ARMSTRONG

Appointment of 2018 Committee members

 DIANE HISLOP AND JUNE PARKER

9. Other business

                                         1- DIANE HISLOP: THANKS TO PEOPLE WHO TOOK CARE

OF THE COCTAIL PARTY AND SPECIAL THANKS TO THE SUTHERLAND FAMILY FOR THEIR WORK ON THE QUILT.

2- MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN NOVEMBER IN WENTWORTH; ANNOUNCEMENT THAT BILL GAULEY AND MAURICE PILON WILL SEEK A SEAT ON CONCIL FOR WENTWORTH FOR THE NEXT 4 YEARS

10. A word from our new President HE IS HAPPY TO SERVE FOR THE NEXT 2 YRS

               THERE IS NOT MUCH TO CHANGE TO THE ACTUAL RUNING OF THE COMMUNITY

                MY GOAL IS TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED

               ROAD SAFETY IS A PREOCCUPATION

              MORE TRAILS SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED

11. Adjournment APROVED BY JIM FINCH SECONDED BY JANE PILON