Submitted by Steve Wilson 

 

Jack Brodsky was our MC. Wayne Palmer was on cash and Heather Clysdale introduced Visitors and Guests. Mike LeClaire was the Greeter.

 

 Members sang ‘O Canada ‘and the Rotary Grace.

 

 

Our Website is scheduled to be launched on February 11th. Caitlin is in charge of maintaining the website. We need someone in our club to be the hub for information and photos that will be posted on the web site. Each one of us should take a look at the web site and make an effort to submit items to be added.

 

When prospective members are invited to a meeting or even when they come on their own, they should have a complimentary lunch.

 

Paul Gauthier made a report on behalf of Mark Gryba and the Board about the Pavilion. Our latest estimate for the cost is $ 220,000.00 and even with donations of materials and some of the labour the cost will be about $ 140,000.00. We have $ 60,000.00 raised leaving around $ 80,000.00 left to be raised. Paul will be sending out an e-mail to see if individually we would be willing to contribute and how much. The Presidents of the other clubs are doing the same. When we first started this planning this project the cost was believed to have been about

$90,000.00 so we are considerably over that amount.

 

Gary Rusu was advised that the Bessborough will be doing renovations. The area where we currently store materials, including the podium, will be eliminated, so we were informed that the Bess will no longer store items for us. Long term storage needs to be addressed. Although the Saskatoon Club is willing to store items for us there is still a considerable accumulation in Al Morton's basement. Possibly documents can be stored digitally.

 

               

Mike LeClaire and his wife are back from Ecuador, where they had a very enjoyable experience. He noted that he saw three separate ecosystems there. Also, he wore a Rotary shirt and received considerable positive feedback from people he met as he was able to talk about Rotary.

 

Claire Heagy spoke about a birthday event held for his wife, Vangie, who turned 90 years of age. Claire admitted he was absent- minded and gave the example of going to his car with the wrong item, having to go back and then when he reached his destination he brought out a bag from the car that he didn't need at the time. He asked us to consider whether we would be less willing to fight 500 horses the size of a chicken or one chicken the size of a horse.

 

 

Our guest speaker was Amy Wall of the Meewasin Valley Authority.

 

The area governed by the Authority is 67 square hectares through Saskatoon, south to Beaver Creek, and north to Clark's Crossing.

 

The funding is from the Government of Saskatchewan, the University, and the City of Saskatoon. Each has four members on the board for a total of 12. Every dollar donated to Meewasin Valley Authority is leveraged to $ 5.00.

 

The Authority was created in 1979 and its mandates are Conservation, Education, and Development. 60 % is in the R. M. of Corman Park and 40 % is within the City.

 

Native grasslands are endangered and we have lost 80 % of our wetlands in the last 100 years. Also, 70 % of our bird population has been lost since the 1970’s.

 

The major capital projects have been Gabriel Dumont Park, Wanuskewin, and the River Landing.

 

In the next year the area near Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan will be redone, including the parking lot.

 

The skating rink ranks very high among outdoor skating rinks.

 

There are a considerable number of volunteers involved in cleaning up garbage, especially in the spring - April 22 to May 31.

 

There is currently a project which should last 6 to 8 months involving indigenous stories, historical and ecological information. This will be available digitally when completed.

 

Beaver Creek and Cranberry Flats are both within the purview of the Authority.

 

 

 

 

 

Submitted by Steve Wilson 

 

Jack Brodsky was our MC. Wayne Palmer was on cash and Heather Clysdale introduced Visitors and Guests. Mike LeClaire was the Greeter.

 

 Members sang ‘O Canada ‘and the Rotary Grace.

 

 

Our Website is scheduled to be launched on February 11th. Caitlin is in charge of maintaining the website. We need someone in our club to be the hub for information and photos that will be posted on the web site. Each one of us should take a look at the web site and make an effort to submit items to be added.

 

When prospective members are invited to a meeting or even when they come on their own, they should have a complimentary lunch.

 

Paul Gauthier made a report on behalf of Mark Gryba and the Board about the Pavilion. Our latest estimate for the cost is $ 220,000.00 and even with donations of materials and some of the labour the cost will be about $ 140,000.00. We have $ 60,000.00 raised leaving around

$ 80,000.00 left to be raised. Paul will be sending out an e-mail to see if individually we would be willing to contribute and how much. The Presidents of the other clubs are doing the same. When we first started this planning this project the cost was believed to have been about $90,000.00, so we are considerably over that amount.

 

Gary Rusu was advised that the Bessborough will be doing renovations. The area where we currently store materials, including the podium, will be eliminated, so we were informed that the Bess will no longer store items for us. Long term storage needs to be addressed. Although the Saskatoon Club is willing to store items for us there is still a considerable accumulation in Al Morton's basement. Possibly documents can be stored digitally.

 

               

Mike LeClaire and his wife are back from Ecuador, where they had a very enjoyable experience. He noted that he saw three separate ecosystems there. Also, he wore a Rotary shirt and received considerable positive feedback from people he met as he was able to talk about Rotary.

 

Claire Heagy spoke about a birthday event held for his wife, Vangie, who turned 90 years of age. Claire admitted he was absent- minded and gave the example of going to his car with the wrong item, having to go back and then when he reached his destination he brought out a bag from the car that he didn't need at the time. He asked us to consider whether we would be less willing to fight 500 horses the size of a chicken or one chicken the size of a horse.

 

 

Our guest speaker was Amy Wall of the Meewasin Valley Authority.

 

The area governed by the Authority is 67 square hectares through Saskatoon, south to Beaver Creek, and north to Clark's Crossing.

 

The funding is from the Government of Saskatchewan, the University, and the City of Saskatoon. Each has four members on the board for a total of 12. Every dollar donated to Meewasin Valley Authority is leveraged to $5.00.

 

The Authority was created in 1979 and its mandates are Conservation, Education, and Development. 60 % is in the R. M. of Corman Park and 40 % is within the City.

 

Native grasslands are endangered and we have lost 80 % of our wetlands in the last 100 years. Also, 70 % of our bird population has been lost since the 1970’s.

 

The major capital projects have been Gabriel Dumont Park, Wanuskewin, and the River Landing.

 

In the next year the area near Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan will be redone, including the parking lot.

 

The skating rink ranks very high among outdoor skating rinks.

 

There are a considerable number of volunteers involved in cleaning up garbage, especially in the spring - April 22 to May 31.

 

There is currently a project which should last 6 to 8 months involving indigenous stories, historical and ecological information. This will be available digitally when completed.

 

Beaver Creek and Cranberry Flats are both within the purview of the Authority.