MANITOBA ASSOCIATION OF COTTAGE OWNERS INC. P. O. Box 281, Station Main, Winnipeg, Mb. R3C 2G9 Minutes of Meeting Date:Tuesday, June 15th, 2004 Time:6:00 P M Location:Canad Inn, 2100 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg, MB Present:Shirley Nixon, Jim Neufeld, Rene Comeault, Barb Hyslop, Daryll Hyslop, Dave Crabb, Bill Russell, Doug Neal, Lorraine Neal Regrets:Terry Kane, Gary Dunlop, Pat Dunlop 1. Call to Order President Doug Neal called the meeting to order at 600 P M. 2. Adoption of the Agenda Moved by Dave Crabb, seconded by Jim Neufeld that the agenda is adopted with the addition, item g) New Business of "Land problem - Rene Comeault." Motion carried 3. Adoption of minutes of previous meeting of May 20th, 2004 Moved by Daryll, seconded by Jim Neufeld that the minutes of the previous meeting of May 20th, 2004 are adopted as presented. Motion carried. 4. Financial Report Treasurer Bill Russell presented his financial report for June showing a balance in savings and chequing accounts as of June 14, 2004 of $2429.20 (attached). Moved by Bill Russell that the Financial report be accepted, seconded by Shirley Nixon. Motion Carried. 5. Correspondence a) Received Correspondence circulated as info b) Sent Lorraine Neal read a letter written to Education Minister Peter Bjornson, once again requesting a meeting of the executive with his office. 6. Old Business a) Liability Insurance for Water systems - Don Rocan Dwight Williamson and Don Rocan were unable to be present with this information. We look for them at our July meeting. Dwight said that Don Rocan had completed the regulations for Bill 36 and we would be receiving a copy. MACO is to review them and make suggestions when we meet with Mr. Rocan. ******* Suggestions made as to speakers for our AGM in October. Suggested that we invite the soon to be elected new mayor to come, make a short speech re sewage problem, and welcome the delegates. We should request from Dwight Williamson a copy of the report for presentation at our AGM. We must write letters to Ministers Ashton, Bjornson and Struthers to request their attendance as speakers at our AGM. We need to send a begging letter to sponsors such as Manitoba Hydro, Manitoba Lotteries etc. 7. New Business a) Letter to Minister Peter Bjornson - answer to his letter Reported on - see 5 a). b) Update of MACO brochure Lorraine Neal presented a copy of the updated brochure. Corrections were made by members and the brochure will be completed and printed. c) Letter to Fisheries and Oceans re partnering with cottage associations Lorraine and Shirley to collaborate on the content of the letter. d) Dwight Williamson and Don Rocan to attend July meeting (tentative). Information e) Thanks to members who attend cottage meetings to disseminate information Thanks to Barb and Daryll Hyslop who presented information to Wassahow Cottage Association in early June. Thanks to Barb and Daryll who have updated the Invoice with added information on a tear off sheet. Doug will also be attending Cottage Association AGMs. f) Cox Morris Insurance complaint - Bill Russell Bill still trying to solve this problem. g) Land problem - Rene The problem in Rene's cottage development began in 1998. The closest beach was overgrown and unusable. The residents found a natural sand beach close by as well as a second beach that required work. Papers were drawn up with the municipality for the use of the property. The land was leased and in use by a local farmer. The farmer would like to comply with the wishes of the resident cottagers thereby allowing them the use of the beach area. Attempts to rectify the problem throught political channels have thus far failed. Further attempts to fix the problem through conservation have also failed. The land is agricultural - Lands branch requested a permit, but no records of any permit issue can be found. All other lands that could be made into a recreation area are currently leased to Tembec or First Nations. The land lessee has been told that he must give up a piece of land to the cottage association without any compensation for doing so. Rene and his association are trying to work out an agreement. Atttempts at resolution are being made. Rene will keep us informed. 8. Directors Reports Shirley Nixon Shirley asked about cottager magazine rates. She also spoke about the Save Our Seine River Group. She suggested we contact the Association of Manitoba Municipalities and ask for a delegation regarding Education funding and environment. Reports Jim Neufeld No report Rene Comeault See New Business, item g). Barb Hyslop No report Daryll Hyslop Daryll asked how we determine the amount of dues paid by associations who have more than 100 members. Bill Russell No report Doug Neal No report Lorraine Neal No report 9. Date, time and location of next meeting Next meeting scheduled for July 20, 2004, CanadInn, 2100 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg 10. Adjournment On a motion by Rene Comeault the meeting adjourned at 7:35 P M |
For June 2004 |