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Minutes of April 9, 2014 Meeting
Bayham Municipal Office, Straffordville, Ontario
Present: Chair-Bev Hickey, Vice Chair- Chuck Buchanan, Secretary- Lynn Acre, Albert
White, Brian Masschaele, Ray Maddox, Ron Bradfield
Regrets: Councillor Tom Southwick, Anna Schafer, Susan Start
1. CALL TO ORDER: Chairman called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm
2. DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY INTEREST: None
3. AGENDA: It was moved by M.Schafer and seconded by R.Maddox
that the agenda be approved as presented. Motion Carried.
4. MINUTES: It was moved by L.Acre and seconded by C.Buchanan
that the minutes of the March 19, 2014 meeting be approved as
written. Motion Carried.
5. CORRESPONDENCE:
* email from Elgin Military Museum requesting information on an 1870's ship called
"Lady Dufferin" which was built in Port Burwell. The request was passed along to
R.Bradfield for a response.
6. MATTERS OUT OF THE MINUTES
a) Anchor Remounting: The Aylmer Express covered the
remounting of the anchor and included both a photo and an article.
Unfortunately they failed to mention the donation of the replacement
wood from Albert White. C.Buchanan painted the metal stand with
rust-proof paint and removed the old bolts from the original platform
to remove a tripping hazard.
b) Sale of Items from Old Vienna Library: After paying the
auctioneer's commission, a profit of$107 was gained.
c) St.Thomas Home & Garden Show: C.Buchanan participated in
this well-attended event on March 29, 2014.
d) Edison Fest: Chairman B.Hickey attended the April 8, 2014
meeting and reported that things are moving along nicely. The
Geisbrecht's horse-drawn wagon has been booked for the day at a cost
of$500.
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e) EON Report: Bayham is hosting the May 1, 2014 EON meeting.
C.Buchanan is organizing the details. Bayham is supplying the refreshments.
f) Hiring 2014 Season Students: B.Hickey & C.Buchanan will assist with
the interviews early in May. L.Millard will arrange the dates.
g) Flag Replacement at Edison Museum: B.Hickey was unable to lower
the flagpole to change the flag without tools. If Bayham staff has not
changed it by May, then members will take tools and try again.
h) Rick Mercer Promotion Up-date: A formal letter was sent by mail to
Elgin Military Museum requesting a partnership in attracting Rick Mercer to
Port Burwell to tour HMCS Ojibwa, the Lighthouse and Marine Museum.
However, as of this date, no response has been received.
i) Disposal of Light bulbs: Chairman Hickey reported that P.W. staff has
safely disposed of the outdated bulbs.
6. NEW BUSINESS
a) Australian Museum Model: Albert White passed out CDs full of photos
and brochures of the Mareeba Museum of Australia, where he vacationed
this spring. He felt that the "open concept" would be of interest for the "New
Edison Museum Building Committee" as they plan for the future.
b) Insurance coverage on Lighthouse: Committee member R.Bradfield
questioned if the existing coverage of$181,600 was adequate if we ever
needed to replace the Lighthouse, especially in light of the fact that we
recently spent $40,000 on liquid siding. Members wondered if an appraisal
was needed to determine the present-day replacement value. It was noted
that our collection of lighthouse lens, is extremely valuable and should be
insured separately.
c) Prof. Jonathan Vance: So many people showed up to hear Professor
Vance today that they had to break the crowd up into 2 groups. He spoke
about the changing ways in which people choose to commemorate important
events and individuals, from cenotaphs to memorial structures.
d) Peter Mansbridge: Further to the Rick Mercer Promotion idea, it was
suggested that perhaps Peter Mansbridge, the honorary chairman of"Project
Ojibwa" would agree to visit the submarine at the same time.
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9. NEXT MEETING: Wednesday May 14, 2014, at 7:00 pm Municipal
office.
10. ADJOURNMENT It was moved by M. Schafer that the meeting be
adjourned at 8:00 pm.
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