Sunday, April 23, 2006

April 18, 2006
Regular Meeting
BROOKS AND DISTRICT FISH AND GAME ASSOCIATION

Call to Order – 7:30 pm
Approval of the Agenda
1.0 Special Presentation – Luscar Ltd. (Rick Ferster) regarding the power plant hearing process and obtaining intervener status
2.0 Approval of the Minutes
MOTION – Moved by Patty Green to adopt the minutes from the March 21, 2006 Regular meeting as presented, seconded by Greg Feth. CARRIED.
3.0 Business Arising From the Minutes
3.1 Beginning with the April 18, 2006 Regular Meeting, all normal business, correspondence and chair reports will be dealt with at separate executive/chair meetings. Minutes from these meetings will be available on the Association weblog, and hard copies will be available on request. Business affecting Association policies or budget expenditures requiring general membership motions and votes will still be brought to Regular Meetings. This will provide time at the Regular Meetings to schedule special presentations and guest speakers.
3.2 Discussion on new meeting structure – The executive needs to ensure good communication of all items dealt with in Executive Meetings to the membership. Chairs are welcome to attend Executive Meetings (contact Pete Green for dates and locations), and their presence will be requested at meetings where items concerning their area of responsibility are to be discussed. Members are welcome to bring concerns or ideas to any Regular Meetings.
4.0 Chair Reports
4.1 Treasurer (K. McKenzie)
– attached
4.2 Membership Chair (R. Martin)
– 149 regular members, 65 families with 143 dependents, 5 youth, 362 total
4.3 Pheasant Festival Chair (Donna Martin)
– not available
4.4 Trophy Chair (Larry Busse)
– not available
4.5 Hunter Education Chair (Donna Martin)
– not available
4.6 Hunting Chair (Neil McRae)
– not available
4.7 Firearms Instructor (Jim Johnson)
– not available
4.8 Firearms Chair (Cliff Healy)
– Briefs have been submitted by several sporting and firearms associations to the Federal Government containing recommendations regarding firearms registration and owner licensing. These associations generally agreed on several points:
– firearms registration legislation should be repealed
– owner licensing should be changed back to a lifetime Firearms Aquisition Certificate
– the Explosives Act should be amended to be less restrictive on gunpowder and ammunition
4.9 Rifle Range Chair (Lloyd Cook)
– not available
4.10 Archery Chairs (Lester Janke)
– not available
4.11 Fishing Chair (vacant)
– not available
5.0 New Business
5.1 the newsletter is scheduled to be out before the May long weekend. All article need to be submitted prior to May 12, 2006 to allow time for publishing.
5.2 MOTION – Moved by Patty Green that signing authority on Association financial accounts be amended as follows:
Pheasant Festival accounts – remove Scott Briggs and Devon Buteau, add Pete Green (President) and Donna Martin (Pheasant Festival Chair)
Brooks and District Fish And Game Association accounts – remove Scott Briggs and Jim Johnson, add Rod Rosland (Vice President) and Rod Svenson (Secretary)
Seconded by Greg Feth. CARRIED.
5.3 Executive meeting April 25, 2006
6.0 Correspondence
6.1 none
7.0 Next Meeting
– Regular meeting – Tuesday May 16, 2006, 7:30pm EID Boardroom
8.0 Adjournment
MOTION – moved at 9:15 pm by Rick Martin that the meeting be adjourned, seconded by Cliff Healy. CARRIED.