Dear Manitoba Museum Member,
The Manitoba Museum
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Thursday, June 22, 2023 at 5:30 pm
The Annual General Meeting of the membership of the Manitoba Museum will be held at 5:30 pm on Thursday, June 22, 2023 in Festival Hall, The Manitoba Museum, 190 Rupert Avenue for the following purposes:
- Receiving the report of the Chairperson and Treasurer and of the auditor or auditors, and other such reports as the Board may indicate,
- Electing Governors,
- Appointing auditors and fixing their remuneration,
- Approval of the amended Manitoba Museum By-Laws to reflect the following:
- INDIGENOUS GOVERNORS: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s 94 Calls to Action called on all sectors in Canada to adopt and implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (the “Declaration”) as a framework for reconciliation, and therefore, in keeping with the fundamental principle of self-determination underpinning the Declaration, members or citizens of one or more Indigenous groups, communities, or peoples consistent with the Indigenous Governors Policy, and with priority given to members or citizens of Indigenous groups, communities, or peoples located in the Province of Manitoba, shall be Governors of the Board; and
- Removal procedure for Elected Governors.
- Transacting such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.
For a copy of the amended By-Laws, please contact Dorota Blumczyńska, CEO at 204-988-0630 or [email protected].
Members are invited to submit to the Secretary of the Museum nominations of Members for election to the Board of Governors of the Museum on or before May 25, 2023.
Any Member wishing to introduce a motion at the Annual General Meeting may submit notice of the motion in writing to the Secretary by Thursday, May 25, 2023. The notice must contain full particulars of the text of the motion.
Please forward nominations and motions to:
Mr. Jeoff Chipman, Secretary
Board of Governors
The Manitoba Museum
190 Rupert Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3B 0N2
For more information on the Annual General Meeting, please contact Dorota Blumczyńska, CEO, at 204-988-0630 or [email protected].