2011 Annual General Meeting 03 December 2011 10:00 am Todays - PDF document

Bowen Island Conservancy Bowen Island Conservancy Bowen Island Conservancy Bowen Island Conservancy Bowen Island Conservancy Bowen Island Conservancy Bowen Island Conservancy Bowen Island Conservancy 2011 Annual General Meeting 03 December 2011 10:00 am Today’s agenda Today’s agenda • Announcements • Formal business meeting • • Featured presentation: Featured presentation: – “ Bogs, Fens and Crazy Boggers ” – Presented by Laurence Brown and Gerry Mignault

Why we are here … Why we are here … Why we are here … Why we are here …

Photo courtesy of The Undercurrent

2011 2011 AGM Agenda AGM Agenda • Approval of Agenda • Approval of 2010 AGM minutes • Report from the Chair • Financial report • Directors: election of returning and new directors • Directors: election of returning and new directors • Proposed change to Membership Fee policy • Proposed change to the Conservancy’s Bylaws concerning Notices to Members (Special Resolution) • Other Business Report from the Chair: 2011 Report from the Chair: 2011 • Fairy Fen: Management Plan/latest research • Mission statement revision • Conservation Covenants • NAPTEP • Website • Website • Education: – Herring presentation (with Fish & Wildlife, Squamish Streamkeepers) – Watershed (with Nature Club) • Singing Woods: restoration project • Work party: Bob’s Knob • Bowfest

Vision/Mission statement Vision/Mission statement revision revision • Our Vision: the integrity and biodiversity of Bowen Island’s natural lands will be protected and enhanced for future generations. • Our Mission – The Bowen Island Conservancy is a non-profit organization that acts in a stewardship role to work with Governments, landowners, and the public stewardship role to work with Governments, landowners, and the public to conserve, protect, sustain, and enhance the quality of the natural environment of Bowen Island, neighbouring islets and surrounding waters. – To accomplish this, we will initiate, lead, and use a creative and collaborative approach to the conservation of Bowen Island’s natural heritage by securing ecologically significant natural areas through purchases, donations, conservation agreements, or other mechanisms, and by achieving long-term stewardship through management plans and monitoring agreements. Goals: The Bowen Island Goals: The Bowen Island Conservancy was established to: Conservancy was established to: • Identify and initiate the establishment, protection, and management of environmentally sensitive areas, including areas of vital habitat, areas with high scenic value, territories protecting watersheds, and conservation areas; • Increase public awareness of, appreciation for, and understanding of the natural and heritage resources of Bowen Island and the practices that sustain these resources; • Facilitate research, public education, and community participation in environmental stewardship, land use management and conservation; • • Collect, interpret, and publish information about Bowen’s resources and make this information readily Collect, interpret, and publish information about Bowen’s resources and make this information readily available for use on Bowen Island, in order to contribute to public education and community planning; • Participate in and contribute to the management of Bowen Island’s natural resources on public and private lands; • Liaise with all levels of government concerning future proposed land development plans which may compromise the biological diversity of Bowen Island and its surrounding areas; • Hold or administer, through conservation covenants or other legal means, the establishment, protection and management of environmentally sensitive areas and conservation heritage areas; • Raise money, acquire funds, accept gifts or other assistance, and own, by purchase, donation, covenant or otherwise, land or personal property and manage such property or exchange, rent, lease or sell that property to further the purposes of the Society; • Undertake anything incidental and necessary to promote and attain the Society’s purposes.

Report from the Chair: 2011 Report from the Chair: 2011 • Fairy Fen: Management Plan/latest research • Mission statement revision • Conservation Covenants • NAPTEP • Website • Website • Education: – Herring presentation (with Fish & Wildlife, Squamish Streamkeepers) – Watershed (with Nature Club) • Work party: Bob’s Knob • Singing Woods: restoration project • Bowfest Singing Woods Singing Woods

Bob’s Knob Bob’s Knob work party (1) work party (1)

Bowfest Bowfest

Financial statements Financial statements Bowen Island Conservancy Statement of Income and Expenses July 01, 2010 - June 30, 2011 ( unaudited ) Revenue Memberships $ 210.00 Donations, tax receipted 10.00 Donations, other 136.30 ITF contract Singing Woods 1,001.00 HST rebate 554.65 Share 1.00 Total Revenue $ 1,912.95 Expenses Operating Bank charges $ 42.00 AGM, promo, advertising AGM, promo, advertising 417.11 417.11 Membership dues, licence 150.00 Misc., office 198.41 Education 745.34 Webpage 245.34 Singing Woods $ 529.83 Total Expenses $ 2,328.03 Excess Operating Expenses and Project Expenses Over Revenue ( $ 415.08 )

Bowen Island Conservancy Balance Sheet As at June 30, 2011 ( unaudited ) Assets Cash Conservancy $ 11,165.67 Equity shares (First Credit Union) 27.00 Funds held in trust Fairy Fen Project Forward $ 16,535.00 Paid out 2,500.00 $ 14,035.00 Balance Total Total $ 25,227.67 $ 25,227.67 Liabilities Undisturbed funds held in trust Fairy Fen Project $ 14,035.00 Total $ 14,035.00 Equity Excess of Revenue over Expenses For the year of June 30, 2010 ( $ 11,607.75 ) For the year of June 30, 2011 ( $ 415.08 ) Total $ 11,192.67 Equity $ 11,192.67 + Liabilities $ 14,035.00 = Assets $ 25,227.67 Outlook for 2012 Outlook for 2012 • Fairy Fen • Singing Woods • Post National Park Reserve issues • Land stewardship certification • Land stewardship certification • Education activities

Today’s Speakers Today’s Speakers • Laurence Brown and Gerry Mignault “Bogs, Fens and Crazy Boggers”