Annual General Meeting 2025 Minutes

Tuesday May 6 2025

  • Meeting called to order 7:32

  • President Janet McCullum asked for any new additions to the agenda – Nil response 

  • Agenda called to be accepted by Janet, Vicky accept and Glen Norton 2nd, motion carried. 

  • After 4 years of service, Vicky Batters will be stepping down. 

  • Minutes from May 7th, 2024 AGM were distributed, asked for any errors or omissions

    • Motion to accept the motion – Rich, 2nd Jessica, and carried. 

  • Guest speaker Peter Sale – Muskoka Watershed Council 

    • MWC is an incorporated not for profit, not affiliated with the government. 

    • Mission: to empower our community to protect and enhance watershed  health. Three activities: 

      • communication with lake associations/online/publish articles

      • policy and advocacy – present to municipalities and advise. 

      • building watershed-wide knowledge base.  

    • Explained the concept of watersheds and how Lake Waseosa is connected to surrounding watershed that drains into Georgian Bay and ultimately Lake Huron. 

    • Peter highlights the interconnectedness of the watershed and the need for a holistic management approach to address challenges such as calcium loss in lakes, increasing salinity, climate change impacts, and algal blooms. He emphasizes the importance of long-term, coordinated management across municipal boundaries and invites community involvement in shaping the watershed's future.

    • Peter discusses ways for community members to engage with their organization, including exploring their website, attending events, and subscribing to their blog or newsletter. He encourages lake associations to consider joining the Algae Monitoring program to help understand algae behavior in lakes. Peter also mentions a new partnership program for financial contributions from the private sector and organizations. He emphasizes the importance of staying connected and asking questions.

    • Peter suggests several options to protect lakes including water quality monitoring programs, and explains the benefits of the Algae Monitoring program in building a database of information across multiple lakes.

  • Treasurer’s report – Rich

    • Opened calendar year with $8769.16 in the fund, $3,260 in the enviro fund and the balance in the general. 

      • Collected $3810 so far this year. 

      • Budget for coming year 

        • FOCA membership = $650

        • Insurance = $1400

        • Website/social media = $150

        • Fun day = $600

        • Corn roast = breakeven

        • Bank fees = $30

      • Year end balance budget of $9749.16 in the bank, $5719.16 in the general fund, $4030 in enviro fund. 

    • Rich – ask for treasurer report to be moved. Glen Norton moved, Laurie 2nd, motion carried.  

  • Events

    • Funday will be Saturday August 2nd 

    • Corn roast will be Saturday Aug 30th 

    • Swag will be offered. Orders must be placed by July 1st 

  • Election

    • Rich Adam, Richard Klump, Laurie Goodman, Janet in 2nd year

    • Jessica Vernon and Geoff Brown standing

    • Jacquie Norton – standing for election 

    • Julie Dowling – standing for election 

    • Janet called for nominations from the Floor – nil response 

    • Janet – accepted Jacquie Norton and Julie Dowling as new directors. Declare standing members as acclaimed. 

  • Member discounts - Geoff

    • Geoff provided a summary of member discounts. See website for details. 

  • Janet – motion to close the meeting. Julie moved, Laurie 2nd  , motion carried 

  • Meeting adjourn at 8:23 pm.