June 16, 2010
Royal Oak Facility

Present:

Chris Barnard, Chair, Alan Barnard, Peter Abel, Karl Boerner, Sec., Clarence Diebold, Don Eklof, Derek Knox, Bob Wagner, Ed Warkentin.

Regrets:

Ted Howard, Murray Sharp, Charlie Young.

1. Call To Order:

  • The meeting was called to order at 10:05.

2. Approval Of The Agenda:

  • The motion to approve the agenda was seconded and carried.

3. Adoption Of The Minutes Of The Meeting Held On May 19, 2010:

  • Since there was no quorum on May 19, the Minutes served as reference only.

4. Business Arising From The Minutes.

  • See note above.

5. New Business.

  • To be brought forward during the meeting.

6. Reports.

a. Correspondence.

  • Alan reported receipt of the minutes of the Delegates' Meeting of Cosco and a thank-you note from the Wagners for the gift of flowers to their fiftieth wedding anniversary.

b. Treasurer

  • Bob submitted his report and pointed out the Fifty-Fifty item, an exchange of US dollar coins.
  • Discussed was Ted Marchant's dissatisfaction with Alternet. Bob is to have a chat with him.

c. Liaison with COSCO

  • Clarence related that the success of the anti-HST campaign has pleased the Cosco delegates.
  • The other major topic at their meeting was pensions, the lack of them, their problems when bankruptcies occur, the protection of funds, etc.

d. Membership, Recruitment, Recognition and Support

  • We have 175 paid-up members according to Alan.
  • It was mentioned that BCIT Emergency Services could be used as a source of information.

e. Communications (Web Page)

  • The report was not available.

f. Fellowship and Travel

  • Chris is keeping an eye on short cruises, she's receiving a newsletter from a cruiseship company.
  • Alan mentioned the demand for a cheese and wine party and that we should get serious about it. The Lochdale Hall was suggested as a venue for such an event.

The motion to accept the reports was seconded and carried.

8. Other Business:

  • The late Len Arychuk has donated 5% of his estate to the BCITRA, reported Alan. There has been no further correspondence from the lawyer. It was mentioned that legal proceedings take a long time. Alan hopes that a letter to the lawyer should give us an idea how things are progressing.
  • The BCITRA memorial was brought up. Benches, plaques, measurements, price per square inch, dollars per line, Don has the figures available. No other suggestions (stones, boulders) have been brought forward by the committee. A decision will be made when all possibilities have been discussed.
  • Bob has arranged a visit to the Powerhouse or Steamplant for the September 15 meeting.
  • Ed suggested to hold Directors' Meetings at the Richmond campus and also at the North Vancouver campus.

9. Next Meeting:

  • It will be held on September 15, 2010, at 10:00 h, at the Royal Oak Facility, Rm SE 4-40. .

8. Adjournment.

  • Meeting adjourned at 11:05.