Outcomes of November 22nd Meeting

The major decisions made by the meeting on Nov 22^nd were:

1. An organization called the ‘Outdoor Council of Canada’ (in English) and ‘Le Conseil Canadien de Plein-Aire’ (in French) be incorporated nationally


2. The voting members of the Council would be ‘practitioner members’. A ‘Practitioner Member’ is defined as ‘any person who has either passed an Outdoor Council of Canada certification course from a provider approved for that purpose by the Outdoor Council of Canada, or any person who’s existing qualifications have been approved by the Outdoor Council of Canada as being at least equivalent to an Outdoor Council of Canada certification.’


3. Organizations would be eligible to become ‘Associate Members’


4. An interim board volunteered to serve until the 1^st Annual General Meeting of the Council be held in late April or early May, 2009.


5. The Board (to be elected in 2009) would comprise of these positions:


• 3 Executive members, (President, Vice President and Secretary Treasurer)


• 1 associate representative (elected by Associate members)


• 1 non-member (public representative)


• 6 regional representatives (BC, Prairie Provinces, Ontario, Quebec, Maritime Provinces, Canada North)


• 1 Aboriginal representative (elected by aboriginal practitioner members)


6. The Board’s immediate tasks are to:
   
   
   
   • Construct mission and vision statements, and ‘statement of purposes’.
   
   
   • To lead a vigorous communication with individuals and organizations across the country so as to engage community support and participation
   
   
   • To organize the 1^st annual general meeting
   
   
   • To seek funding to accomplish these intermediate goals


7. The Interim Board is:
   
   
   
   • President: Doug Saul
   
   
   • Vice president: Mark Miller
   
   
   • Secretary Treasurer: Keri Erickson
   
   
   • Non-Member: John Elton
   
   
   • Members at large: Jeff Stork, Bernie Woods, Mike Mappin, Bruce Hendricks, Dave Watt, Bert East.


8. The Executive Director is Albi Sole