Annual General Meeting Notice WBT WILD BIRD TRUST OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
The AGM includes the Appointment of the Directors:
Notice of Annual General Meeting and Guest Speaker and Symposium
MOTION:
Saturday, November 30, 2019, 11am - 3:30pm Corrigan Nature House Conservation Area at Maplewood Flats 2649 Dollarton Highway, North Vancouver The morning will feature Guest Speaker Dr. Evelyn Pinkerton, Marine Anthropologist and Professor at Simon Fraser University, at 11:00am. See page 19 for more details of the Symposium. The AGM & Lunch will run from 12noon-12:45pm. All members encouraged to attend! Following lunch, there will be a Symposium featuring panelists and discussions speaking on Integrating TEK in Conservation, and Current Topics in Ornithological Research Protocols & Methods.
that the following members in good standing be appointed to serve as Board of Directors for the following year: (in alphabetical order) Kevin Bell, Taylor Boisjoli, Donna Clark, Christine (Fran) George, Les George, Jude Grass, Steven Hill, Paul Hundal, Irwin Oostindie, John Preissl, Carleen Thomas, and that the remaining Board positions be left vacant for the Board to fill as they see fit. BE IT R ESOLV ED
that the Appointment of Officer positions take place by the Directors immediately following the AGM. BE I T F U RT H E R R E SOLV ED
As well as the following Motion directing the 2020 Board to add TEK into our work and integrate it into our research, programs, operations, and education systems: MOTION:
Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) describes indigenous and other forms of traditional knowledge regarding the sustainability of local resources, and is also called by other names including Indigenous Knowledge or Native Science; WHEREAS
The lands and waters comprising the Conservation Area at Maplewood Flats have been stewarded by scientific and cultural practices of Coast Salish Peoples since time immemorial; WHEREAS
integrating TEK into the public education, programs, and habitat management practices of the Wild Bird Trust of BC will provide improved outcomes; W H ER E A S
WBT members direct the 2020 WBT Board to integrate TEK into the research, operations and public education work of the Wild Bird Trust of BC. BE IT R ESOLV ED TH AT
the Board report back to members with regular updates through Wingspan, and at the next AGM, with regards to the progress of TEK integration. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT
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