Minutes of the Annual General Meeting

Tsawwassen Golf and Country Club
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 10:00AM - 12:00
Lunch at 12:00 noon & Golf at 1:00

President Eric Brown convened the meeting at 10:15AM at which time he welcomed everyone and introduced the head table and guests. Members and guests present introduced themselves to the group as well.

Agenda: Eric referred everyone to the meeting package and called for a motion to accept the agenda as circulated and made a call for any other business - moved by Steve Moore to accept agenda, seconded by Jim McNaughton - motion carried.

Minutes last AGM: Eric referred to the minutes of the previous AGM which were in the meeting package and upon a brief review called for a motion to accept the minutes, moved by Steve Taylor to accept the minutes, seconded by Dan McGettigan - motion carried .

Treasurers Report: Eric called upon the Treasurer Brian Williams to present the BCWCA 2008 financial statements. Brian went through the statements and asked for a motion to approve, motion by Steve Moore to accept the 2008 financial statements as presented, seconded by Hans Martens - motion carried. David Sacks requested that comparative financial statements be presented at future AGM's. Murray confirmed that this will be done in the future. Ken Logue reported allocation of administrative wages on F/S reflect wages for trades training. It was noted that BCWCA somewhat subsidizes training. Murray mentioned that our request to ITA for additional funding was met with confirmation from the ITA that they have a funding freeze for the 2009/2010 training year. ITA will review our request again next year.

Nominations Committee Report and Election of Directors and Officers: Bert Gerwin, chair of the Nominating Committee reported that Eric Brown, President, was stepping down to become Past President and Larry Fontaine received unanimous acceptance to be incoming President. Nomination for Davin Hatch and Hans Martens to be LM Directors unanimously accepted. Bert Gerwin moves on to be the Director responsible for training. Doug Wilkes is unanimously accepted as alternate director for VI as well as Gary Klassen of CGC as LM Manufacturer Director. It was asked for any further/other nominations from the floor for these positions. None stated. The slate of returning officers and newly appointed directors is attached. Unanimously acceptance the full slate of officers and nominations as per above - motion carried. Murray presented Jim Hatch and Bert Gerwin awards as past presidents and thanked each for their contributions to the Association.

Joe Whitehead Award Presentation
Steve Moore presented the Joe Whitehead Award to Eric Brown as the 2008 recipient of this award. Congratulations to Eric from BCWCA and all its' members.

Training committee - Murray recognized and thanked all those involved in the training program, specifically the manufacturers and dealers who generously supply materials for training. Murray elaborated on the number of courses and apprentices that have been trained by BCWCA. He introduced the 3 instructors at our 3 locations and referred to the partnership with School District 62 on VI including our new training location in Metchosin. Ernie Roos inquired about status of Stucco Program and Eric Brown suggested that a committee be formed and a meeting organized to address this next area of training. David Sacks offered to help as well and appreciated that the BCWCA's new training facility was a huge asset and has overcome a major hurdle in future training endeavours. Motion carried for Murray to initiate the organization of the Stucco Training committee. Eric thanked Murray and the staff for their efforts with the training programs.

NWCB Convention/update - Bob Drury recognized the success of the conference in Banff. Next year's convention was mentioned - 2010, Scottsdale, AZ. Bob discussed the Chinese Drywall that has become an issue in North America stating that several class action suits have been filed in Southern USA. Most all Chinese board is 1/2" and contains materials that give off toxic conditions affecting plumbing and electrical. Research is being conducted as to the impact on people. Bob mentioned that the Labour Productivity report is complete and is a tool that can be used to help settle claims. They are currently in the process of revising the Stucco Manual. Bob encouraged the use of NWCB website for documents and information on many areas, such as steel framing.

Executive Directors Report - Murray again thanked the Board and membership and specifically Bob Drury, Terry and Tiina at the NWCB for continued support. Reported he had nothing further at this time.

Guest Speaker - Murray introduced Manley McLachlan, BCCA President and his presentation on BC's construction outlook.

Other Business - None stated.

Meeting Adjourned at 12:00 pm.