[fvc-wat-disc] [fvc-wat-announce] FairvoteWRC AGM, 7pm Wed 24 Apr 2019 at Bread & Roses Community Room

Thu Apr 25 21:56:03 EDT 2019

Hi Myron,

Thanks for letting us know, appreciate your on going support of FVC.
Looking forward to seeing you at the next meeting.

Kind regards,
Sharon

On Thu, Apr 25, 2019 at 7:45 PM Myron Steinman <2mdsteinm at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> My regrets I was unable to attend last nights meeting.
>
> I remain committed to Fair Vote Canada Waterloo Region, and it is my
> intention to attend the next monthly meeting. I have the meetings scheduled
> in my day book for the last Wednesday of the month.
> Sincerely, Myron Steinman
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 4:36 PM Ellen Papenburg <sagittaep at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Note: same instructions for the (old) building from Queen street.
>>
>> But... our lobby has been moved directly to the entrance to prevent
>> unwanted guests sleeping (sometimes with candle light, nice fire hazard).
>> Thus the lobby is very small now.
>>
>> Either buzz 80 for the community room and if that is not working,  98 Jim
>> & Ellen.
>>
>> See you tonight.
>>
>> Ellen
>>
>> (via my android phone,  typos may occur)
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 24, 2019, 16:03 Bob Jonkman, <bjonkman at sobac.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi everyone: Last-minute reminder of tonight's AGM!
>>>
>>> I received no nominations or proxy votes, so the election of the
>>> Executive should be a straightforward matter.
>>>
>>> See you all tonight!
>>>
>>> --Bob.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2019-04-21 7:22 p.m., Bob Jonkman wrote:
>>> > Hi everyone: Below is the agenda for this week's FairvoteWRC Annual
>>> > General Meeting:
>>> >
>>> > *What*: Fair Vote Waterloo Annual General Meeting
>>> > *When*: Wednesday, 24 April 2019 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
>>> > *Where*: Community Room, Bread and Roses Co-op
>>> > *Location*: 307 Queen Street South, Kitchener
>>> > *Map*: https://osm.org/go/ZXnwTLMg--?m=
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > But first:
>>> >
>>> > == Election of Executive ==
>>> >
>>> > We will be electing three to five members to the Executive. If you
>>> would
>>> > like to nominate someone (or yourself) please let me know.
>>> > Self-nominations will be accepted the meeting, nominations for others
>>> > will close on Tuesday at noon so I can verify the nominee's interest.
>>> > You do not have to be at the meeting to stand for nomination. If you
>>> > can't attend the meeting you can cast a proxy vote; send an e-mail
>>> > listing your choices to info at fairvotewrc.ca or to another member who
>>> > will attend. Please print any proxies you bring. Nominees will be
>>> > announced Tuesday evening.
>>> >
>>> > You must be a paid-up Fair Vote Canada member to be nominated or vote;
>>> > memberships can be renewed on Wednesday for $25; first-time
>>> memberships
>>> > are $10. You can pay at the meeting on Wednesday (cash or cheque), or
>>> > join online at
>>> > https://secure.fairvote.ca/en/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=9
>>> >
>>> > Cathy Scott will not be continuing in the role of Treasurer, but
>>> remains
>>> > on the Executive Board to complete her two-year term. The other
>>> > returning Executive member is me, Bob Jonkman, completing the second
>>> > year of a two-year term as Co-Chair. You can see a list of the current
>>> > Executive members at http://www.fairvotewrc.ca/executive/
>>> >
>>> > We will be electing three to five people for a total of five to seven
>>> > members on the Executive Board. Once new members have been elected the
>>> > Board will choose the positions amongst themselves: Co-Chair (two-year
>>> > term), Secretary (two-year term), one to three Members-At-Large
>>> > (one-year term), and Treasurer. This year Treasurer will be a one-year
>>> > term to complete Cathy's vacancy; next year it will be a two-year term
>>> > position again. Note that the Co-Chair positions must be
>>> gender-balanced.
>>> >
>>> > If there should be more than five nominees we will elect the Executive
>>> > Board by Single Transferable Vote.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > == Agenda ==
>>> >
>>> > Please e-mail info at fairvotewrc.ca by noon on Tuesday, 23 April 2019
>>> if
>>> > you have additional items for this agenda.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > === Annual General Meeting of the Fair Vote Canada Waterloo Region
>>> > Chapter - 24 April 2019 ===
>>> >
>>> > 1) Introductions
>>> >
>>> > 2) Review minutes from 2018 Annual General Meeting, available at
>>> > http://www.fairvotewrc.ca/meetings/2018-agm/
>>> >
>>> > 3) Report from Co-Chair and Chapter Co-ordinator (Sharon Sommerville)
>>> >
>>> > 4) Treasurer’s Report (Cathy Scott)
>>> >
>>> > 5) Other Reports
>>> >          Outreach Committee (David Dirks)
>>> >          Letter Writing Committee (Donald Fraser)
>>> >          Digital Committee (Jonathan Cassels)
>>> >
>>> > 6) Old Business
>>> >
>>> > 7) Election of 2019-2020 Executive
>>> >
>>> > 8) New Business
>>> >          2019 Summer Festival Season
>>> >
>>> > 9) Announcements
>>> >
>>> > 10) Adjournment
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > This agenda is also available at
>>> >
>>> http://www.fairvotewrc.ca/event/annual-general-meeting-for-fairvotewrc/?instance_id=59048
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > --Bob Jonkman
>>> > Fair Vote Waterloo Co-Chair and Discussion Night Organizer
>>> >
>>> > Mail to: info at fairvotewrc.ca
>>> > Phone: +1–519–279–2990
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On 2019-04-08 3:40 a.m., Bob Jonkman wrote:
>>> >> Hi everyone!  Did you know that this month, April 2019 is the 13th
>>> >> anniversary of the Fair Vote Canada Waterloo Region Chapter?  Yes,
>>> >> over a year before the Ontario Electoral Reform referendum we were
>>> >> already planning the activities for the coming year!
>>> >>
>>> >> And our Annual General Meetings have crept up the calendar since
>>> then.
>>> >> While April started as the month for our AGM, the last few years
>>> >> they've been in June.  This year we have some personnel changes, and
>>> >> the opportunity for a reset. Our AGM will be held on our Discussion
>>> >> Night on the last Wednesday of this month:
>>> >>
>>> >> *What*: Fair Vote Waterloo Annual General Meeting
>>> >> *When*: Wednesday, 24 April 2019 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
>>> >> *Where*: Community Room, Bread and Roses Co-op
>>> >> *Location*: 307 Queen Street South, Kitchener
>>> >> *Map*: https://osm.org/go/ZXnwTLMg--?m=
>>> >>
>>> >> Important business will the election of the Executive. Our current
>>> >> Treasurer, Cathy Scott will be taking over the Chapter Co-ordinator
>>> >> duties, and so we need to fill the position of Treasurer.  This is
>>> the
>>> >> main reason for calling the AGM now. The Executive positions to be
>>> >> filled are:
>>> >>
>>> >> 1 Co-Chair (two year term)
>>> >> 1 Secretary (two year term)
>>> >> 1 Treasurer (one year term)
>>> >> 1 to 3 Members-At-Large (one year term)
>>> >>
>>> >> A full agenda will be sent about a week before the AGM.
>>> >>
>>> >> In May we can discuss the outcome of this month's election and PR
>>> >> referendum in PEI, as well as the by-election outcome in
>>> >> Nanaimo-Ladysmith.
>>> >>
>>> >> If you have any questions, please send them to info at fairvotewrc.ca
>>> >> where several Exec members can answer them.
>>> >>
>>> >> --Bob Jonkman
>>> >> Fair Vote Waterloo Co-Chair and Discussion Night Organizer
>>> >>
>>> >> Mail to: info at fairvotewrc.ca
>>> >> Phone: +1–519–279–2990
>>> >
>>>
>>> --
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