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The 66th Annual General Meeting
The Memorial Society of British Columbia held its 66th Annual General Meeting on Saturday, November 5th, 2022.
Thank you to the many members who joined us both in person and online through Zoom. A special note of thanks also to guest speaker Karen Hendrickson, Co-Founder of the Death Doula Network of BC, for her informative and powerful presentation.
A Special Resolution was passed at the AGM to hold meetings of members and voting by electronic means. Click here to review the amended bylaws of the Memorial Society of British Columbia.
Update Re Memorial Societies Closures
The Memorial Society of British Columbia (MSBC) was established in 1956, helping members access simple, affordable and dignified funerals for over 65 years.
We learned recently of the closures of the People’s Memorial Society of BC and the Vancouver Island Memorial Society, effective November 1st, 2022. These two organizations are independent and separate from the MSBC.
While People’s and Vancouver Island Memorial Society memberships will be honoured by their contracted funeral providers, you can become a member of MSBC for access to our contracted funeral providers at the reduced membership rate we normally charge for the transfer from memorial societies in other provinces.
For more information, we invite you to contact us. Please call our office at 1-888-816-5902, Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm
Peter Toppings
Executive Director
2022 Annual General Meeting Notice
The Board and Staff of the Memorial Society of BC hope that you and your loved ones
are well and safe.
This year we will be holding our 66th Annual General Meeting
Saturday, November 5th, 2022
1:00 – 2:30 pm
Sanctuary, Unitarian Church of Vancouver
949 West 49 th Ave, Vancouver
With guest speaker Karen Hendrickson,
Co-Founder of the Death Doula Network of BC
Members will have the option to attend in person or online through zoom.
A Special Resolution will be introduced at the AGM
Click here to review the Resolution
Please note that only members who participate in person (i.e. considered to be present)
will be able to cast a vote regarding the Special Resolution. For this current year,
members attending online through zoom are not deemed to be present.
Please Register by Friday, October 28th
If you wish to attend the AGM, email assistant@memorialsocietybc.org with the subject
line “AGM Registration” and indicate whether you wish to attend in person or through
zoom.
Once your membership is confirmed, we will email you a meeting information package
prior to November 5 th.
We hope you will join us!
Have you made your will? If not, now is the perfect time
Here at the Memorial Society of BC, we are big fans of making plans. Your will is the plan for your loved ones after you die. If you don’t already have one, or need to update your existing will, see this CBC article about why it’s never been easier to do so in BC.
Friday, January 7 contact information!
Please email admin@memorialsocietybc.org if you are trying to get in touch during our regular office hours (10 am to 4 pm) for anything other than the death of a member. In the event of the death of a member, always call 604-733-7705 for immediate assistance.
We’re hiring an Executive Director!
We are looking for the right person to come join us as our part-time Executive Director. The Executive Director is MSBC’s organizational leader, responsible for ensuring that our operations are conducted openly, honestly, and in the best interests of our valued membership. For more information or to apply, read more or click here.
2021 Annual General Meeting Notice
The Board and Staff of the Memorial Society of BC hope that you and your loved ones are safe and well.
This year we will be holding our 65th Annual General Meeting virtually on Saturday, November 6th at 1:30 pm. Please note that at this AGM meeting we will only be addressing Society business on the agenda below. There will be no guest speakers or presentations. We truly hope to return to our in-person format with guest speaker for our 66th AGM in 2022!
If you wish to attend the AGM, you will need to register by emailing mail@memsoc.org with the subject line “AGM Registration”. Once your membership is confirmed, we will email you a meeting package with instructions for joining the private Zoom meeting November 6.
The deadline to register for the AGM is Friday, October 29th.
Memorial Society of BC
65th Annual General Meeting
Saturday, November 6th, 2021 at 1:30 – 2:30 pm
Via Zoom
Register to attend the AGM by Oct 29
Agenda
- Welcome by Board Chair
- Call to Order
- Adoption of Agenda for Business Meeting
- Motion to adopt agenda
- Adoption of Minutes of 2020 AGM
- Motion to accept minutes of 2020 AGM
- President’s Verbal Report
- Executive Director’s Verbal Report
- Treasurer’s Oral Verbal Report
- Motion to accept financial statements for year ended August 31, 2021
- Nominations Committee Update
- Motion to nominate Board of Directors for two-year term commencing November 7, 2021
- Adjournment
October news
Watch this space for upcoming information about our 65th Annual General Meeting on November 6! And a reminder that we will be closed on Monday, October 11 for Thanksgiving.
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 30, 2021, marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The Memorial Society recognizes the importance of honouring the lost children and Survivors of residential schools, their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process.
For more information:
The Truth and Reconciliation Report of Canada: Calls to Action
UBC’s “6 Ways to Deepen your understanding of Indian Residential School History”
The Memorial Society of BC respectfully acknowledges that the land on which we work is the unceded traditional territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the traditional territories of xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
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