Location: Blue Water Cafe
Call to Order: at 3pm
Roll Call: Mary McKay noted attendance
Present Board Members:  Robert C, Mary, Jack, Rob, Sid, Jamie, Patrick, Thomas
Absent: Sinclair, Vikram, Tiffany, Julian

  1. Financial Report – Jack Everensel
    • Total liabilities and equity as of the September 12, 2006 balance sheet $49,154.45
    • Board put forth a motion to select September 30th as the fiscal year end, motion by Sid Cross, 2nd by Jack Everensel, all in favor.
    • Will file return as a non profit organization.
    • Looking into applying for GST reclaim.
    • Price Waterhouse is being used for Accounting.
  2. Membership
    • Jamie will approach Oceanwise members to see if they would join the society and make regular contributions to the website.
    • Membership is now up to 60 members.
    • Would like to send out a letter form the president to all members welcoming them to the society.  Will discuss with Vikram, Tiffany could draft up a letter and distribute.
    • Discussed the need to gather the membership.  Would like to hold an AGM in November (possibly the 20th or 27th).
    • Discussed inviting guest speakers to the AGM including Oceanwise.
    • Other possible topics to cover at the AGM include Slow Food Movement, Bocuse D’Or and Green Table.
    • Thomas, Rob F., Patrick and Rob Clarke to form a sub committee to discuss organizing the event.
    • Patrick will look into wine sponsors for the event.
    • Tiffany to help source a location for the event.
    • Tiffany will update the data bank of chefs to contact.  Tiffany will email all board members with a list of 10 chefs to call and encourage them to join the society\
  3. Website
    • Sid and Jamie have requested that they get instructions on how to forward posts to the website to get information out to the membership on regular basis.  Mary will have Jeremy contact them as well as send out an instruction sheet to all board members.
    • Suggest that we put a “Market Tab” on the forum.  Mary will contact Jeremy.
  4. Fundraising
    •  Discussed doing another cookbook in the future as a means of fundraising.  Would be a good opportunity for new chefs.

Meeting adjourned at 4:30pm


Next Board meeting will be held Monday, October 30, 2006 3pm, Lumiere Restaurant.  Note: this has been changed to Monday, November 6th as of October 30th, same location and time.
Board meetings will be held the last Monday of every month.  Meetings will not be held in July, August or December.