Council Minutes - January 12 2021

Minutes of Lunenburg Board of Trade Council Meeting

5:15pm; January 12, 2021; at the LBoT Boardroom

Present:           Susan Corkum Greek, Gale Fullerton, Jason Huskilson, Lynne MacKay, Jamie Myra, Willie Wells.  Staff: Administration Assistant; Renea Babineau, Campground Manager; Kandace Forward.

Regrets:        Alicia Van de Sande.

Call to Order:   5:21pm by Jamie Myra.                       

Approval of Agenda:   (GF, JH) Adjournment set for 6:25pm.

Approval of Minutes from previous meeting:  Deferred to next. (SCG, LM)

Business Arising:       

(Renea Babineau); AGM date: Depends on progess with COVID19. There are 2  years of Financial Reports to cover.

New Business:            

(Alan Creaser); Re: Bluenose 100; A joint promotion, possibly virtual, depending on COVID19 progress.

(JM); Town of Lunenburg/URL ownership: Town wants ‘townoflunenburg.ca This could be a good opportunity to negotiate a 5 year lease for the campground.

(JM); Digital Mapping for SSTC by Digital Fusion.

(Kandace Forward); Canada Day collaboration: Request is for $1000 for 2 Events.

(JM); Possible “Bubble Town” Communities: Facilitate Travel between 2  communities, ie; Lunenburg and Wolfville.

(GF, Kandace Forward); Campground Enhancements (Fire Pits, Yurts, etc.)  We must be careful not to compete with services offered by our members. 

Motion: (LM, GF);   LBoT to donate $1000 to help celebrate Canada Day in collaboration with the Town of Lunenburg and the Fisheries Museum.

Motion: (SCG, LM);      Budget up to $500 for ‘Snowman’ Contest to take place between February 1 to Mid March if we have sufficient snow.

Adjournment:

6:21pm