OBEC Annual General Meeting

Renew your membership with OBEC to vote at this meeting. Or become a new member. New members are always welcome!

You need to be a member by the start of the AGM on 19 June.

How to pay your membership: Visit the OBEC Membership Form at https://forms.gle/C6vb6QimdAawktxBA

There is a link on the form to Canada Helps, where you can pay your membership fee.

Indicate the amount you wish to donate. Membership is $10.00 and note “Membership” in the message to charity box. You will receive a CRA receipt for your membership or donation. Every dollar counts and will go directly to support sustainability projects in our community. You will receive a CRA receipt for your membership or donation.

Meeting Agenda:

1. Call to order and check Quorum
2. Minutes of previous meeting
3. Activity Report - New Directions for OBEC
4. Financial Report
5. Election of officers: Join our volunteer board and help build OBEC’s new direction!
6. OBEC moving Forward – Views from the Membership
7. Adjournment

Participate in OBEC’s current and new projects:

You can participate in New Projects that are being considered for OBEC:

Suggest, discuss, and volunteer!

New projects under way: -- come to the AGM to learn about them.

Exciting new funding received from the Invasive Species Council.

Jim Speaks!

Jim Birtch, Culture and Belief in our Mission: How we'll make Ottawa Sustainable.

Most of you know Jim. He studied engineering, computers and geography; researched coking coals and aerial crop surveys; reviewed programs for federal governments. He gave social support to the homeless and refugees. Parks Canada hired him for community policy. He wrote Parks Canada’s first sustainability development strategy and coordinated Canada’s biosphere reserves for 23 years.Jim created the Biosphere Eco-City model, led OBEC for 10 years and now chairs Biosphere Ecocities Canada.

Door Prize: a signed copy of Jim’s new book A Culture of Sustainability: The Long Journey Home Tickets $5.00

Ottawa Biosphere Eco-city
https://obec-evbo.ca/
108 Equestrian Drive
Kanata, Ontario K2M 1H6
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OBEC is an entirely volunteer organization and all donations go directly to its work with communities in Ottawa.
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