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In Attendance:
Tessa Hebb
Ted Jackson
Lorne Ingle
Anne Scotton
Marion Dewar
Bill Blaikie
Jill Marzetti
Jim MacDonald
Regrets:
Bill Knight
Geraldine McGuire
David Mackenzie
Keally Cummings
Dick Martin
Fraser Green
The Meeting was called to order by the President at
10:30.
M/S/C that the agenda be approved.
Presidents Report
See attached
M/S/C that the Presidents report be
approved
Treasurer's Report
M/S/C all in attendance send best wishes to Dick Martin
and a speedy recovery to good health.
Tessa Hebb reported for Dick Martin.
She presented the 1999 audited statements
(a copy is available to all current members).
The President than reported on the
year to date cash flow statement for 2000.
Lorne Ingle suggested that the honorarium
for the administrative assistant be adjusted
M/S/C that the Officers review and
adjust the current honorarium for Adam Hodgins.
M/S/C that the Treasurers report be
approved.
M/S/C that the auditors Vaillancourt
& Lupinski, be re-appointed for 2000.
Tessa Hebb reported that that the executive
was not happy with the performance of Nesbitt Burns
and suggested that the Officers proceed to look for
a new portfolio manager, bringing new proposals to the
next Board meeting.
M/S/C that the Officers interview new
investment managers with a recommendation to the Board
at the next meeting.
New Project Committee
Tessa Hebb quickly reviewed the projects that were submitted
to the DCF for funding (see attached). Of the five proposals
were submitted to the DCF since the last meeting the
New Project Committee recommends the George Brown College
photo exhibit project receive funding in the amount
of $1 000. As part of our funding we will request that
the phot exhibit be made accessible on a web site either
posted on the DCF web site or linked to the DCF web
site. The four proposals not recommended for funding
are; a video project on the life of Machine Gun Wallace,
the book "Petrotyranny", The Working Women's
Conference in Toronto and the book Health for Sale were
not recommended for funding.
M/S/C that the New Projects report
be adopted.
Election of DCF Board Members
Tessa Hebb reported that both Geraldine McGuire and
Margaret Jenkins have resigned from the board of directors
and she recommended that Board members think of possible
candidates and bring their recommendations to the next
Board meeting.
M/S/C that recommendation be adopted.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:30.
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