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Full Board Meeting Tuesday May 8 6:30pm Dennie's house - 1325 15th Ave


 * President's Report - Audrey!**


 * Past President's Report - Kyle**

- Lizabeth Program Coordinator Contract Update - Leah - Executive Assistant role, responsibility & contract update - Interview on French CBC - NAAEE conference attendance -
 * Vice President's Report - Karen**
 * Treasurer Report - Mark**

Creative Partnership with Sask Environment Association
 * Program Director Report - Angela**

Another issue of Envisage is complete. Our publisher is on hiatus during summer holidays. He'll be back. Peta is filling this role for a bit. Scott is getting content info soon from the guy's wife. We will coordinate Peta to get her the info/caught up on the 411.
 * Communications Working Group Report**

Canoe Certification* cpbw to talk about this.

Leave No Trace* cpbw to talk about this.


 * Education Working Group Report - Paul and Nicole**

WILDERNESS FIRST AID PLANNING
2012 Budget
 * Instructor $ 1,000 ||
 * Books $ 800 ||
 * Exec Asst. Time (3 hours) $ 60 ||
 * //Subtotal: $1,860 // ||

(1) PLC Public Course: May 4-6, Register by April 12 (contact Christie: cthomson@chinooksd.ca): -DONE - was cancelled!! (from Karen)

(2) Working on co-sponsoring a course at the BFLC in September. Colin Frey booked as instructor. Gordon Olson is the contact person for BFLC [gordon_olson@hotmail.com] Date: September 2012 (date not confirmed, but possibly Sept 14-16): 3 days, no pre-requisite course required Group settings of minimum 6 or more is $250.00 per person for the course & materials only. Training is GST exempt. The course cost does not cover travel, accommodation, meal expenses incurred by Colin (these costs will be in addition to the course costs) Travel expenses are $.44 per kilometer traveled. Participants are required to cover their own expenses for travel, accommodation, meals. Basically the course is 2 days indoor and one day outdoor.

Location: Ness Creek site (20 km NE of Big River). Accommodation - from cabins to canvas cottages - and will charge $50 per person per day for meals, snacks and accommodation (based on shared occupancy).

To DO: set date, then advertise/promote. Anyone on the board interested in taking the course?


 * Public and Families Working Group - Lori and Dennie**

-Get to Know Contest - Massey School, promotion, possibly something for SOEEA to take on -Postering - Get to Know and Be Green Conversation -Science Fair Awards - great response for free memberships (last year none, this year around 6 plus letters of thanks) -SPRA Funding Update (new system coming, online, February 2013 first intake, action basses, 3% increase for next year, individual training, starting at same level of funding) -RCE Nomination submitted -Loppet Final Budget
 * Executive Assistant Report - Leah**
 * 2012 Duck Mountain Loppet ||
 * Income ||  ||
 * Prepaid cabins || $ 699.60 ||
 * Prepaid Loppet fees || $ 450.00 ||
 * Registration fees || $ 940.00 ||
 * || $ 2,089.60 ||
 * Expenses ||  ||
 * Loppet || $ 450.00 ||
 * Cabins || $ 699.60 ||
 * Food || $ 499.11 ||
 * || $ 1,648.71 ||
 * Net || $ 440.89 ||
 * Net || $ 440.89 ||

-Tree Party - Wednesday May 23 5:30-7:30pm -NGO Day Tuesday May 22 -School of Sustainability Partnership opportunity


 * Other (if you are going to cover any of these items in your report that's great - we just need to make sure they are discussed)**

Wilderness First Aid Athabasca/Other Ecotour Board Professional Development Board Retreat - I missed following up on this! Dates were June 23 Wings Over Wascana Special initiatives from SPRA


 * Next meeting - Tuesday July 10 – Paul (Craik) **