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Coast of Bays Corporation Holds
Annual General Meeting 2001 |
The 2000-2001 Board prepares for the AGM
L-R: Richard Ingram, Berkley Loveless,
Lloyd Jensen, Clarence Kelly, Churence Rogers, Stephen Green, Don Stewart, Tracey Perry,
George Loveless, Muriel Marks, Clyde Collier, Steward May and Sharon Murray (Recording
Secretary) |
Tracey delivers her presentation
Mr. Vallis conducts the elections
Some of the attendees
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The Coast of Bays Corporation held its Annual
General meeting on June 5 at the Lions Club in English Harbour West. About fifty people
turned out for the meeting including general members, the Board of Directors, ex-officio
members, staff and special guests including Mr. Don Hollett of ACOA, Mr. Bruce Moore of
HRDC and Mr. Percy Farwell of the Department of Industry, Trade and Rural Development. The
evening began with an introduction of the 2000-2001 Board members followed by the
Chairman, Mr. Don Stewart, tabling the Chair's report which outlined in great detail the
activities of the Board during the past year. He thanked the Board for their support
and committment to the region, the people who served on various subcommittees, the
ex-officio members for their assistance and commended the staff on a job well done.
This was followed by a presentation by Ms. Tracey Perry, Executive Director, who
outlined the five core functions of the Regional Economic Development Board (REDB).
She reiterated that the main role of the Corporation is one of planning and creating a
climate for development. Implementation of the Strategic Economic Plan is done by
other groups and organizations in the region - municipal councils, economic development
committees, harbour authorities, development associations, etc. |
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and discussed some planned activities for the coming year. This was followed by a
question and answer period. Mr. John Vallis then assumed interim chairmanship of the
meeting to conduct the election of the executive of the Board for the coming year.
After many nominations and a vote, the executive for 2001-2002 were elected as follows:
- Don Stewart - Chair
- Steward May - Vice-Chair
- Richard Ingram - Secretary
- Berkley Loveless - Treasurer
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The 2001-02 Executive
L-R: Steward May, Richard Ingram, Don
Stewart, Berkley Loveless and Tracey Perry, Executive Director |
At this point, Mr. Stewart resumed
chairmanship of the meeting and welcomed the new members to the Board who were determined
by earlier elections. These included:
- Wesley Harris - At-Large (SCCDC)
- Donna Engram - Labour
- Mary Diamond - Education
For a complete listing of the Board of Directors, click here.
Mr. Don Hollett, ACOA, Mr. Percy Farwell, ITRD, and Mr. Bruce Moore, HRDC, then
addressed the meeting. They congratulated the board on a successful year and pledged the
continued support of their respective departments to economic development in the Coast of
Bays.
The AGM concluded with a networking opportunity and social. |
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