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Report on Congress 2009.
Congress 2009 was held in Ottawa on June 20-22, 2009 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Our present By-Laws and Administrative Procedures will require updating, correction and modification due to Congress decisions. Hopefully this will create an organization that is more members driven and more receptive to member needs. The driving force behind our organization should be the grass root membership. Membership should be the ultimate decision makers.
The BC National Director (ND), the three Regional Service Officers (RSOs), Provincial Advocacy Officer (PAO) and the BC Branch Presidents caucused for a day prior to the Congress 2009. We went over proposed By-Law changes, Regulation changes and structural changes and goals for FSNA National. Some of BC’s proposals were approved and some failed. Even though some of our proposals failed they did not fall on deaf ears. In most cases delegates could see our concerns and tried to address them in some manner.
There was an election for the vacant Third National Vice-President position. Five people, from all areas of the country, put there name forward for this position. The successful candidate Allan Fenske, President of Ottawa Branch ON43, is from a large Branch with 15 votes. Allan’s position on One Branch/One Vote and his Organizational concerns closely parallel Vancouver Island’s positions. Our Branch (BC05) as well as the remainder of the BC delegates all voted for Allan. I am sure he will try to bring progress, change, credibility and dedication to the organization. I feel that we are making progress in changing FSNA to better meet the grass root members’ needs. While in the past this has not always occurred I now see light at the end of the tunnel.
Al Heinrich, President BC05 Branch
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