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A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS FROM OUR ECOLOGY & SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE

Do you love to step out into Copeland Forest and admire the trees, adorned in lichens and mosses, their branches swaying high above you?   Hear the gentle bubble of water as it emerges from a hidden spring? Listen to the chorus of birds in the canopy above you?  Inhale the rich aroma of the soils, where earth and water and plants come together in a combination that is absolutely rejuvenating?  If you share this feeling about Copeland, then our Ecology & Sustainability Committee is seeking your help.  We are in need of volunteers like you to help us take care of this special place.  Why not join other like-minded Copeland enthusiasts and join the E&S Committee and use your passion to help us keep this Forest healthy.  Please contact Pat Woodford at strix.woodfordii@sympatico.ca for more information.  We look forward to hearing from you.

 

WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US AT OUR ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

DATE: SATURDAY MARCH 24, 2018
TIME: 1-3 PM (Doors open at 12:30 pm)
Coffee and refreshments served at 2:30 pm
LOCATION: W.R. Best Memorial Public School, Old Barrie Road, about 1 km east of the village of Dalston.

Come on out and see what’s been happening with the Friends. Renew your membership and have your say in the voting of representatives to the Board of Directors. The Board is made up of 11 voting members, with one member representing each of the 9 user groups and 2 Directors-at-Large. The 9 user groups are: Anglers & Hunters, Horse Back Riders, Hikers, Mountain Bikers, Naturalists, Business, Snow Sports, Residents and Horseshoe Resort.
Each year at the AGM, elections are held for 3 of the 9 user groups for a representative on the CFFA Board of Directors. This year, the 3 user groups are: Snow Sports, Naturalists and Horse Back Riders. The two Director-at-Large positions are appointed annually by the Board.
Each paid member of the Copeland Forest Friends has one vote in the election within the user group designation. When you become a member you indicate which user group you wish to be a part of.  If you are not already a member and wish to join and also have a vote at the meeting on March 24, 2018, you must purchase your membership before February 24, 2018. As mentioned, the voting this year will be only for the Director positions representing Snow Sports, Naturalists and Horse Back Riders.
Updates on the agenda and details on our guest speaker are coming soon and will be posted on our Facebook page.
We look forward to meeting you on March 24th.

Here is a copy of the minutes from last year’s AGM:

AGM MINUTES 2017 web

Winter Parking Is Now Available All Winter Long at P2

We are pleased to announce that our winter parking plans have expanded. We have a signed agreement with a local contractor to plow Parking Lot #2 (on the south side of Ingram Road, just east of Line 4 North). When there is a snowfall of 10 or more centimetres, the lot will be cleared of snow for your parking convenience. The lot has been plowed over a dozen times this winter, and it’s only mid January!
Thank you to the Township of Oro-Medonte for their financial assistance with this project. The snow removal contract represents a sizable portion of our budget and we have plans to install a donation box at the parking lot. In the interim, any donation would be greatly appreciated and can be done on our website.