LWRA Minutes of August 5, 2022 (5 pm to 7 pm)
Annual General Meeting was co-ordinated with the annual LWRA picnic held at the camping area of Limerick Lake Lodge and Marina
Board members present: Ed, Kyle, Mary, Aron, Mel, Mike, Pauline, David, Frank, Sasha. Absent: Alan, Jillian, Lexi.
Picnic and Games:
Welcomed all to the annual pot luck picnic.
Lots of Good Food, good lake stories and adventures of May 21, 2022.
Attendance was good and we collected $600 in new revenue from ticket sales and new memberships
AGM minutes:
Called to order at 5:30
Presentations were made by invited guests who are running for municipal office in the fall 2022 election. Kim Carson for Mayor, Jan Mackillican for Councillor, Shawn Pack for Councillor. Kim and Jan are both incumbent Councillors and bring a wealth of knowledge and work ethic to their positions, where they have successfully looked after the interests of ratepayers of Limerick Township for the last 4 years. Shawn will be a welcome addition with his wealth of business experience. For all cottagers, did you know that you can vote at your cottage property as well as at home? Please go the Limerick Township website for more information and to make sure that you are on the registered voter list. It is important that all cottagers take advantage of their civic duty and cast your vote.
Financials: Mary presented our financials with a membership of approximately 30 and a bank balance of approximately $10,000. Our goal this year is to attract a total of 50 members.
SQL: Jillian sent along an update that I will send over to Alan to post
Election: Dean M, joins the board, George Offshack joins the board, George was voted in as President. Aaron Huizanga was voted in as Vice-President. Balance of board by acclimation. Ed Offshack and Mike D-H, stepped back from their board positions. Ed will continue with his Mining portfolio.
George gave a brief overview of his participation on lake matters of the last few decades and he will be keen to continue our water conservatory and protection of our lakes.
Meeting was adjourned at 7:30.
Special Thanks to Shawn and Krista Pack for providing us space for our annual picnic.
Thank you to all who participated in the assembly and tear-down of the day’s events. Many hands certainly make the tasks go smoother.
It has been a pleasure and a great 3-1/2 years working with the board and our lake community. I wish all well in the future.
Regards
Mike Douglas-Hecker