Attendance: Rick Kayes, Brian Park, David Bremner, Ghislaine Gravel, Yvonne Hough, Michelle Landry (1:40)

1- Meeting called to order by Yvonne Hough at 1:15p.m.

2- Additions to agenda: Approval of January Meeting Minutes

3- a)Approval of Agenda: as amended:
Moved by : David Bremner
Seconded by: Brian Park
"That the Agenda be approved as amended"
Carried.

b) Approval of January Meeting Minutes with added list of correspondence:

Moved by: Ghislaine Gravel

Seconded by: David Bremner

"That the January Meeting Minutes be approved with added list of correspondence"

Carried.

4- Declaration of Conflict of Interest - None noted.

5- Update on laptop purchase(David)

A Toshiba Notebook with Flash Memory was purchased from Quantum Express.

It also comes with Norton Antivirus subscription for one year Operating System: Vista

Total cost - $1306.26 (cheque #001)

6- New Business:
a) Possibility of awarding a Bursary/Award to a high school graduate; After discussion, we decided to shelve our idea for now and instead publicize the RTO one (see "Renaissance" advertisement) in our next "Contact"
Action: Ghislaine - to research and report at March meeting

b) May 2008 General Meeting -

Place & time: date ; May 14th (alternate May 7th)
Action: Yvonne (Rick) to look into possible places (New Liskeard, Englehart) and report at next meeting
Send invitations to all members when? Send 1month-6weeks ahead
Action: all
Get Oct 07 minutes in both languages from Suzanne Sorochan
Action: Ghislaine
Poem/Song for "In Memoriam" & set up list etc
Action: Doug Worth (Goodwill)
Song (?) / Entertainment - who/ set up
Action: Yvonne to call area music teachers for suggestions of student(s) performing Draw/Raffle - proceeds to local charity -
Action: Yvonne to look into possibility of a stained glass art piece to raffle
Moved by: Brian Park
Seconded by: Michelle Landry
"That proceeds of draw go to the local food bank wherever the meeting is held"
Carried.
Guest speaker - from RTO? Merit Travel? Renaissance?
Suggestions discussed: Charlie Angus re: schools in outlying communities
Health - general, not from a specific company
Teacher's Investment Group
Phone Busters

After discussion, preference was for either Health Info or Charlie Angus.
Action: Muriel Bush

Report from each committee : each committee rep will be advised prior to general meeting
Action: Ghislaine Gravel
Name tags for all attending, centerpieces etc.
Action: Michelle Landry
25 yr RTO members -we have a list from Mme Caron - does list need update?

Action: Doug Worth (Goodwill)

c) Spring Newsletter - bilingual-
Action: Yvonne called for help from any member at large willing to help. Yvonne will call Linda Males & maybe Cheryl Beagan for possibilities to help
d) Project "service to Others" Applications - we must choose only one today nd send it in before Mar. 1 w. acc. letter/ letter - info to other candidate
Moved by: David Bremner
Seconded by: Michelle Landry
"That the District 5 Executive submit the "Service to Others" application sent by the "Porcupine Ski Runners Inc." to the Provincial Committee for consideration"
Carried.
Action: Muriel Bush - A letter will be sent to each applicant advising of our decision.
Action: Brian Park is to look into a 8 X 11 plaque (RTO) to be put up at "Project Service to Others" location

e) RTO 40th - Suggestion - a banner for 40th anniversary-Rick Kayes will look into it- we will discuss at next meeting

7- Correspondence-
-from Thérèse Caron - most to Yvonne & Ghislaine-
--Project Service to Others
-- and via e-mail:
PAC's Liaison Report
Provincial Recruitment Workshop March 6-7 Toronto
40th Year Logos
RTO 40th Anniversary
Newsletter Editor Workshop
Atelier de Planification à la retraite - April 19- Timmins
Various news releases from the Globe & Mail, National Post, Canadian Press, etc-
"Kathleen Wynne's Response to School Safety Report"
"OTPP (BCE) Buyout on Course"
"Condos Target Seniors"
"Nuts & Bolts of Income Splitting"
"Price Tag for Prostate Test Rules Not Discriminatory"
"First Nations Teacher's Order of Ontario"
"McGuinty's Climate Agenda"
"OTPP BCE Takeover"
"Canadian Health Care Behind Europe"
"Ontario Neurosurgery Funding"
"Severe Shortage of Intensive Care Beds"
"Taking Vitamin Supplements"
"Retired Teacher Wants Reimbursement for Operation (overseas)"
"Lessons in the Black School Debate..."
"Multiple Afrocentric Schools"
"BCE A Big Deal That Almost Wasn't"
"Breast Cancer Patient Grateful for Latest Cancer Treatment"
"Ontario Doctors Lose Access to Electronic Medical Files"

8- Treasurer's Report (David Bremner)
(original report attached to Minutes)
Opening Nov 26 $8000.00
Cheques 34.22
Computer (cheque 001) 1306.26
Balance Feb 12 2008 6659.52
Moved by: David Bremner
Seconded by: Brian Park
"That the Treasurer's Report be accepted as presented"
Carried.
9- Secretarial:
-submit bill - re:mailing - Ont.Vol.Service Awards - $9.79
- to Muriel - $2.20 (postage)
Moved by: Yvonne Hough
Seconded by: Michelle Landry
"That current bills be paid"
Carried.
-need to buy office supplies, stamps, floppy disks /cd's, ink etc.
Moved by: Brian Park
Seconded by: Rick Kayes
"That a $100 float be given to the secretary for office supplies"
Carried.

10- Goodwill Committee Report (Doug Worth)
- None to be filed at present

11- Membership Conference - Toronto- March 6-7
(Provincial will pay for limo transportation and hotel room, District to cover 2nd person's transportation)
Moved by: Rick Kayes
Seconded by: David Bremner
"That District 5 reimburse expenses of the second person attending the Membership Conference in Toronto"
Carried.

12- Retirement Planning Workshop - Timmins- April - Publicize? Send names? $$$?
Action: Yvonne will ask for more information from Thérèse Caron when she calls her.
13- Any other new business
14- Next meeting - Thursday March 13
15- Adjournment - 3:30 p.m.
Moved by: Yvonne Hough
Seconded by Ghislaine Gravel
"That meeting be adjourned."
Carried.