Meeting of 15 September 2009

In attendance:
Yves Despois, Loreto Doyle, Marcelle Lavoie, Chrissie MacEachern, Ruth Schneider, Angelo Spinazzola

Regrets:
Veronika Brezski, Carol Kennedy, Merrill MacInnis, Aaron Schneider

1) Agenda
Approved as revised (moved: Chrissie; seconded: Loreto)

2) Minutes of April 15, 2009:
Approved (moved: Ruth; seconded: Angelo)

3) Financial Report: Chrissie

$7,162.48 in the SABDA chequing account. This includes $500 from ECBC for the "Little Bit Out There" festival.

A line has been opened for the "Cabot Trail Writers Festival", with signing authorities Susan Zettell and Chrissie.

Report accepted (moved: Chrissie; seconded: Loreto)

4) Business arising from last meeting:

Coastal Action Network—Jen Graham from the Ecology Action Centre (EAC) is willing to come to speak at our AGM.

Motion: Jen will be offered $100 to defray travel expenses (moved: Ruth; seconded: Chrissie)

ACTION: Ruth will contact Jen to confirm the date.
Mushroom Foray Request—Marcelle has contacted Earlene Busch to clarify our support for events in the community (we assist with seed money on a cost-return basis, we write letters of support, etc.), but has not had a reply.
Web Site—Loreto has sorted out the web site connection problems experienced by some people in the community. She has checked with Andy Watt about the liability issue around web site advertising of work to be done or those willing to do work. There is some liability involved, but it's very slight. This was discussed, and the Board determined that the risk was too small to be of concern.

5) New Business:

Cabot Trail Writers Festival—The festival is currently a committee of SABDA, and has a financial line in our account. Susan Zettell and Chrissie MacEachern are signing authorities. The festival has a web site, and is scheduled for Oct. 2, 3, 4. Donna Morrisey will be the keynote speaker.
AGM Planning—The AGM was set for November 3, 7:00 pm, at the United Church Tea Room. Jen Graham of Ecology Action Centre has agreed to be our guest speaker.

ACTIONS: Marcelle will put an ad in the Community Events sheet calling for nominations. Chrissie will reserve the Tea Room and arrange food.
Proposed Trail Improvement—the old Cabot Trail from Tarbotvale to the current Cabot Trail.

SABDA proposes to upgrade this trail to make an additional short hiking trail in the community. A tentative date for trail clean-up has been set for October 20 (rain date Oct 22). Meet at 10:00 am at the Barrachois Bridge in Tarbotvale. Bring clearing tools. Contact Marcelle if interested: 929-2680. Potluck at Marcelle's afterward.

ACTIONS: Ruth will advertise in the Community Events sheet. Marcelle will contact Winston Smith and Jim Steele, whose property abuts the old trail.
Pews in the former United Church in North River—A suggestion was made to contact pew owners to see if they want them back, or would donate them to SABDA to sell on Kijiji with the object of putting the money back into the community for infrastructure on hiking trails.

Motion: That Angelo talk to Dennis Laffan, contact Nicole Cammaert for the list of pew owners, and contact owners to propose selling the pews on these terms if they don't want to remove them (moved: Ruth; seconded: Marcelle)

ACTION: Angelo will do the above, and will report back to Marcelle.
Celebrating Communities Conference—September 23–25 (Wednesday–Friday) in Truro.

Marcelle has registered for the conference. Accommodation, meals, and registration have been covered by the conference organisers for up to 4 people. Loreto will take the second space, and two others could go if they share a room.

ACTION: Marcelle will contact Amy MacInnis, Carol Kennedy, and Veronika Brezski to see if two of them might be interested in taking the other places.
Other Concerns—A concern was raised about the fact that the Arboretum Society's registration is out of date, and about the appearance of the sides of the road along the Cabot Trail due to the road repairs.

ACTION: Loreto will contact Dennis Laffan regarding the Arboretum.

6) Next Board Meeting: Usually in January. The date will be set by the new Board after the AGM completes its business.

Meeting Adjourned.

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