BCMTNA Meetings & Forums: Select Speakers

Registration

Registration will start September 29, 2019 for our AGM and speakers. The AGM will begin at approximately 10:45 am to 11 am as people arrive from the ferry. We will hold elections or a nomination for at least one director position.Directors – We have five positions open for two-year terms. Four current directors – Gene Gapsis, Nick Heath, Martin Ryer and Steve Best – would like to continue in their positions. One position is open for a two-year period. If more candidates than positions are put forward an election will be held. If interested please read our Call for Nominations.

Location: Beban Park, north Nanaimo, 2300 Bowen Road

Time: 10:45 am to 3:30 pm

Schedule

AGM - 10:45 am to 12:30 pm

Lunch - 12:30 pm to 1 pm

Winter Forum (tentative) from 1 pm to 3:30 pm

Speaker 1: Steve Best, who is a well-known paddler, will give a presentation on Howe Sound. The title of his presentation is "Sea to Sky Marine Trail Update - Recent Happenings in Howe Sound"

Speaker 2: Louise Thompson, who is our stewardship chair, and helped organize this year's West Coast clean up. Louise will show our new 'Caring for the trails' film and talk about stewardship.

Speaker 3: John Kimantas, who is a well-known kayak author, will talk about the BC Marine Trails work with First Nations.