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Annual General Meeting
Sunday, June 18, 2023, 09:00am - 11:00am
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by Ian Rennie (VE8IR)

In accordance with Part G, section 1 of the Constitution of the Yellowknife Amateur Radio Society, the Executive has announced that the Annual General Meeting of the Society will be held as follows:

  • Place:        Red Apple Restaurant on Franklin (50th Avenue)
  • Time:         0900 h
  • Date:         18 June 2023

We need a quorum of 3.  This is your chance to take a leadership role in the Society.

The following events will occur

  • A report of the year's activities will be presented
  • Financial statements will be presented for the year
  • A new Executive will be elected
  • We will discuss the Strategic Plan
  • We will discuss preparations for Field Day 2023
  • We may discuss emergency preparedness and possible emergency activity given wildfire instances in Alberta and how that may affect the Northwest Territories and YARS
  • We might visit the Yellowknife Dump afterwards on a salvage expedition (bring pliers, screwdrivers and hammers - and a shopping list).  It opens at 11 AM.
Location Red Apple

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