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Minutes of February 11, 2015 Meeting
Bayham Municipal Office, Straffordville,Ontario
Present: Chair-Bev Hickey, Vice Chair- Chuck Buchanan, Matt Schafer, Ron Bradfield, Ray
Maddox, Kimberly Legg.
Regrets: Anna Schafer, Lynn Acre, Susan Start, Albert White
Absent: Council rep
1. CALL TO ORDER: Chairman called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.
b) APPOINTMENT OF ACTING SECRETARY: Moved by Ron Bradfield, seconded by
Matt Schafer,that C. Buchanan be appointed Acting Secretary, in the absence of Lynn
Acre. Carried
2. DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY INTEREST: None
3. AGENDA: It was moved by R. Maddox and seconded by Matt Schafer, that
the agenda be approved as presented. Motion Carried.
4. MINUTES: It was moved by C. Buchanan and seconded by Matt Schafer
that the minutes of the January, 14, 2015 meeting be approved as amended
in Section 6, (f) that Valerie Donnell had made other arrangements for the
articles which she had offered to donate to the closed Edison Museum.
Motion Carried.
5. CORRESPONDENCE: E-mails containing an invitation to a Winter
Family Fun Day at Backus Page Museum, on Feb. 15. 2015, and to a
Waterloo Historical Symposium to be held at Waterloo Regional Museum
on March 28, 2015, for any members who may be interested.
6. LONDON BOAT SHOW: Move in will take place on Thursday afternoon,
Feb. 19, 2015 and Bev Hickey, Ron Bradfield, Matt Schafer, and
Chuck Buchanan will handle. The schedule for Booth attendants is as
follows:
Friday, Feb. 20,- Ron & Bonnie Bradfield.
Saturday, Feb. 21,- Kimberly Legg, Bev Hickey.
Sunday, Feb. 22,- Dorothy & Chuck Buchanan.
Chuck Buchanan will contact the Boat Show Office to obtain show passes
for attendants
2.
7. MATTERS OUT OF THE MINUTES
a) Wheel House Update: The Port Burwell Historical Society has received
approval, in principal, subject to proper permits and adherence to building
codes, etc., to place the Ship's Wheelhouse, when ready, on the Marine Museum
lot.
b) Elgin Museum Partners: A planning meeting for 2015 activities at Elgin
County Museums, will be held on February 20, 2015, at 9:00 am, at the County
Building in St. Thomas. C. Buchanan and Bev Hickey will attend.
c) H.M.C.S. Star Tour of Marine Museum: On Tues. Feb. 17, 2015 a Naval
group of 25- 30, will tour the Port Burwell Marine Museum and Lighthouse, in the
morning, have lunch at The Lighthouse Restaurant, and tour the HMCS Ojibwa,in
the afternoon. C. Buchanan and B. Hickey will attend.
NEW BUSINESS:
a) Moved by Ron Bradfield, seconded by Matt Schafer, that we participate in
the Doors Open, Ontario for 2015, at the Port Burwell Marine Museum and
Lighthouse, and at the Edison Museum, if possible, and advise Brenda Gibbons,
accordingly, as she is the project coordinator in Bayham. Carried.
b) Edison Fest Committee Resolution: The County of Elgin is offering grant
funding for local special events and The Edison Fest Committee has passed and
is and asking that the Museums Bayham Board to recommend that Council
support the efforts of the Committee by passing the following resolution:
Moved by Ron Bradfield, seconded by Ray Maddox, that the Museums
Bayham Board supports the efforts of the Edison Fest Committee and
recommends that Council support the request from the Edison Fest Committee
for approval to submit a grant application for Edison Fest, to the County of
Elgin, by the Edison Committee. Carried.
c) Donation of Artefacts: Ron Bradfield has received a number of Naval
artefacts, from Valerie Donnell, which belonged to her father, a Naval Veteran.
Listing:
A picture of the H.M.C.S Fredericton, showing the crew.
A naval uniform from WW 2.
Naval training certificates.
A boxed compass, perhaps used in a lifeboat, dated in the early 1900's.
3.
Moved by Matt Schafer, seconded by Ray Maddox, to accept and have a
donation certificate signed, the above listed artefacts, for display at the Marine
Museum.
9. NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at 7:00 pm Municipal office.
10. ADJOURNMENT: Moved by Matt Scafer, that the meeting be adjourned at
8:30 pm. Motion Carried.
Chairman Bev ey e'Acti_ ecretary Charles Buchanan