Some thirty people attended our annual general meeting just over ten days ago. The evening’s highlight was a slide presentation on the Visitor Centre project from its earliest moments to the present stage of near-completion. Its story was masterfully told by David Spittal, reminding us why we will miss him so much after he retires on June 30 (see article p. 8). Other parts of the meeting went as planned: adoption of the minutes of the 2013 AGM; remarks by the co-chairs, Harriet De Koven and Stephen Otto; presentation of the financial statements by Joe Gill; and a report by the Nominating Committee that preceded the unanimous election of directors for 2014-15. The meeting also thanked David O’Hara, manager of Fort York, for his good-natured leadership and hard work.
During the past year the board of directors lost four of its members: George Waters to death, and Matt Blackett, Michael Peters, and Kyle Wyatt to resignation. They were all remembered with gratitude and thanked. The new board for 2014-15 will draw on the strengths and dedication of Nancy Baines, Geordie Beal, Sid Calzavara, Don Cranston, Harriet De Koven, Richard Dodds, Jeff Evenson, Patricia Fleming, Joe Gill, Mima Kapches, Shawn Micallef, Marc Nufrio, Stephen Otto, Elizabeth Quance, Ceta Ramkhalawansingh, Ted Smolak, Andrew Stewart, and Peter Zimmerman. This is the first time Jeff Evenson and Mima Kapches have been elected by the membership at an AGM. Jeff is a vice-president of the Canadian Urban Institute while Mima Kapches is former senior curator of archaeology at the Royal Ontario Museum.
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