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

                                         As Received October 18, 06 Published Oct, 22, 06

Minutes of Meeting

Date:           Tuesday, February 21st, 2006
Time:           6:00 PM
Location:    CanadInns, 2100 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg
Present:      Dave Crabb, Gus Wruck, Jim Neufeld, Daryll Hyslop,
                      Donna Jean Crabb, Pat Dunlop, Gary Dunlop
Guest:         Shirley Nixon
Regrets:      Rene Comeault, Joe Younge, Bill Russell

1.Call to Order
    The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m.

2.Adoption of Agenda
     Daryll Hyslop moved adoption of the Agenda. Seconded by Pat
     Dunlop.                                                                                             Carried.

3.Adoption of the Minutes of the previous meeting of November 23,
   2005
    Jim Neufeld moved adoption of the Minutes as amended.
    Seconded by Daryll Hyslop.                                                         Carried.

4.Financial Report - Bill Russell
     Pat Dunlop provided a receipt for the purchase of pre-stamped
     envelopes.

5.Correspondence Sent
•    ?Correspondence sent soliciting sponsorship for seminar.
     Received support letters from Lake Winnipeg Research
     Consortium and Living By Water.

•     Article and advertisement done for The Cottager.

6.Correspondence Received
•? Twin Lake Beaches Newsletter mentioned our Annual General
     Meeting.
• Coalition for Safer Waters advised of a meeting on March 9th 10:00
    am - 1:00 pm Life Saving Society, 504-128 Portage Avenue E.
    Carol   Epinstal @ 787-1873 A notice of the seminar to be sent to
    sfeely1@mts.net


7.Old Business
a) AGM Minutes were reviewed.
b) Workshop Seminar Planning. It was suggested that MLA's should
     be advised of the seminar. Notices should also be sent to places
     like CTV as public service announcements. Place Louis Riel has
     been booked for the seminar. Reservation for Dr. Lawson    still
     with the CanadInns. Daryll and Pat to choose the menu for the
     seminar.

c)   MACO Website:
      Suggestion - add a "bulleting board" regarding coming events.
      There is an "email loop" on the site to prevent emails being sent to
      individuals through the website.

d) Sustainable Development Initiative Fund Proposal
      - Awaiting a support letter from Conservation and Dave Crabb
         will send a PDF file.

e) Cheque for $5,000.00 - Still working on it.

f)   School Taxes - Gus Wruck contacted Keystone
      without response. He will try again.

g) Pelican Lake
      - Shirley hasn't heard anything further from the group.
         Pat to send a note to Vic Brown.

h) One-Tonne Challenge
     • Pat to obtain brochures from federal government.
     • Coalition Activities - process begun, no report yet. Jim Neufeld to
        represent northern area and feed back information.
        Paint Lake people concerned regarding commercial operator's
        fees. No time lines established.

8.New Business
(a) Money to Lake Winnipeg Research Consortium -Table to next
     meeting. Dave Crabb to consult with LWRC to find out where
     letter(s) to be sent as per motion at AGM.

9.Directors' Reports

Gus Wruck
Snowmobile Club website up - snowpals.com

Jim Neufeld -
• Ice on Clearwater Lake is 20 - 21 inches thick. Rotary Club Fishing
   Derby Planning. Meeting with one who makes winter roads and
   work is being done in an attempt to make lake freeze deeper. Told
   to drill alternating holes- none in line. No large vehicles to go on
   lake. 250 people would equal 25 Tons. Website for Clearwater Lake
   is www.clearwatercottagers.ca

Daryll Hyslop
reviewed the membership letter.

Pat Dunlop
reviewed the newsletter.

Donna Jean Crabb
• more break-ins at Victoria Beach. A couple of people have been
   caught.

Dave Crabb -
• No report.

Gary Dunlop
• Provided an update regarding the proposed beacon. Parks is
   concerned about potential liability. There has been no explanation
   regarding their specific concerns.

10.Date of Next Meeting
• Tuesday, March 21st, 2006.
• Tuesday, April 11th, 2006Tuesday, August 15th, 2006
• Tuesday, May 16th, 2006Tuesday, September 19th, 2006
• Tuesday, June 20th, 2006Tuesday, October 10th, 2006
• Tuesday, July 18th, 2006Tuesday November 21st, 2006

11.Meeting Adjourned at 8:35 PM