MANITOBA ASSOCIATION OF COTTAGE OWNERS INC.
P.O. Box 281, Station Main, Winnipeg, R3G 2G9

Minutes of Meeting

Date:                   Tuesday, April 19th, 2005
Time:                   6:00 P M
Location             CanadInn, 2100 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg,
Present               Daryll Hyslop, Jim Neufeld, Shirley Nixon, Doug Neal,
                             Lorraine Neal, Rene Comeault, Joe Younge, Lindy Clubb, Bill
                             Russell, Gary Dunlop, Pat Dunlop.

Regrets               Dave Crabb

1. Call to Order
               The meeting was called to order at 6:05 P M by president Neal.

2. Adoption of Agenda
               Moved by Pat Dunlop, seconded by Daryll Hyslop that the agenda is
               adopted.                                                                           Motion carried.

3. Gord Jones Director Parks & Protected Areas spoke
               -to the meeting about the park system. There are 79 provincial parks
               (some are not currently operated). There are 55 historic buildings
               involved.    Mr. Jones advised that there are seasonal sites as well
               has transient. Reservations may be made either by telephone or on
               the Internet. Manitoba Parks have a unique number of situations that
               other jurisdictions do not deal with - the number of cottages, resource
               harvesting, some mineral exploration, and beach safety program.
              The manmade lake at Birds Hill Park was cleaned up in 1999 (Pan
               Am Games). When planning new parks there is a process to identify,
               assess and consult.    There are interpretive parks, a "green"
               campground at Nopiming, there are simple cabins at Hecla; a plan to
               introduce yurts, which consist of a frame, roof and simple furnishings.
               There are 6000 cottages in provincial parks. There is a fee for annual
               land rent, for services and permanent residents have a levy for school
                taxes. There may possibly be a change to the current 4% of
                appraised 1981 value. With regard to former wayside stops. Some
                have been removed from the system and Highways manage some.
                Low Lands Park is one of the last national parks designated

4. Adoption of Minutes of the previous meeting of March 15th, 2005
               Moved by Lorraine Neal seconded by Gary Dunlop that the minutes of
               the previous meeting of March 15th, 2005 were adopted as
               presented.                                                            Motion carried.

5. Financial Report
               Bill Russell reported a balance of $1,165.75 with a payment of $98.00
               in membership fees for a total new balance of $1173.75. There is
               $2,056.50 in Superior Savings for a total balance of $3,320.25 as of
               April 19, 2005    Bill moved adoption of the report, seconded by Joe
               Younge.                                                                 Motion carried.

6. Correspondence sent
(a)

7.Correspondence received
a) Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Manitoba Chapter (CPAWS)
    provided a draft proposal for "The Cottager's Green Guide" pamphlet. The
    main objectives of the pamphlet are to

•   increase awareness of Manitoba cottage owners about the impact of their
    choices and practices and awareness of environmentally sound alternatives.

•   encourage cottager owners to consider these alternatives when building,
    renovating, landscaping, etc. and

•   increase awareness of environmentally sound products and services, and
    how and where to access them.

Motion by Jim Neufeld - MACO write a letter of support to SDIF for
    production of the Cottagers Green Guide brochure. Seconded by Lorraine
    Neal.                                                                                          Motion carried.

b) Living by Water translation into French
     There may be some funds available to MACO

8.       Old Business

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9. New Business

a) CCPCA conference call

Shirley Nixon represented MACO on the conference call.
       The CCPCA will formerly be shut down. A history of the association as
       well as all provincial associations will be preserved with the archival
       materials from 1995 - 2005. It was suggested that there be some sort of
       contact possibly through a newly organized group to allow the continuation
       of sharing common issues between the jurisdictions. It was moved by
       Daryll Hyslop and seconded by Shirley Nixon that MACO maintain contact
       with the other jurisdictions maintaining open channels of communication
       for sharing of information but not monetary support. Motion carried.
       Shirley to report back on our decision.

10. Directors Reports

Lorraine Neal - no report

Daryll Hyslop - no report

Lindy Clubb - Lindy spoke about a rehabilitation site in Hnasu and asked for
                          a letter of support from MACO. Due to shortage of time
                          Lindy to email all and poll would be taken by mail.

Rene Comeault - There are subdivision issues near Poplar Bay (15 miles NE
                           Lac du Bonnet.

Gary Dunlop - no report

Jim Neufeld - AGM for Clearwater Bay scheduled for July 4th, 2005.

Bill Russell - Met with Leslie Wilson and boss of Con Pro Industries. They
                          have a 3-step process sewage system. Bill will contact them to
                          arrange for attendance at a future meeting.

Joe Younge -   Advised that the Island Resort has been sold.

Pat Dunlop - The Lundar Beach & Sugar Point Cottagers Association is still
                        working on erecting a beacon. Pat also advised that the
                        Winnipeg Public Library does not have a current copy of the
                        Canadian Subsidies Directory. Copy in storage was 1999.
                         Was advised that the content was mainly Ontario and there are
                         no plans to purchase a copy.

Doug Neal - Doug advised that he and Lorraine will be moving soon to
                        Warner, Alberta which is 30 miles south of Lethbridge.

11. Date, time and location of next meeting
                         Next meeting on Tuesday, May 17th, 2005 at the CanadInn,
                         2100
      McPhillips Street.

12. Adjournment
On a motion by Pat Dunlop and seconded by Joe Younge the meeting adjourned at 9:10 P M Carried