You're Invited to a Discussion with our Council Voting Members!
To all Fellow Scouters in Voyageur Council,
Earlier this summer Voyageur Council elected three voting members to represent Voyageur Council at the Scouts Canada Annual General Meeting in November. Thank you for electing Geoff Priems (1st Bayridge Group Commissioner, geoffrey.priems@scouts.ca), Cam Thomas (Troop Scouter 1st North Grenville and 1st Manotick, cthomas@scouts.ca) and Quinn McKinney (Rideau Area Rover Crew, quinn.mckinney@scouts.ca) as your Council Voting Members. Our main role is to vote on matters raised at the Scouts Canada Annual General Meeting, such as accepting the auditor’s report and most importantly, voting in the election of members to the Board of Governors (BoG) for the next year. The BoG sets policy for Scouts Canada, appoints senior National staff and generally oversees Scouts Canada operations.
We also have a role to provide an avenue for Ordinary Members (all Adult Volunteers and Youth Members over 14 years old) to express issues and concerns to the Board of Governors and senior staff. Although we as voting delegates do NOT establish policy or oversee the operations of Scouts Canada, we have an opportunity to engage with Board members and senior staff, offer suggestions and constructive criticism.
With this in mind we have a few questions for you:
- What are the major challenges and issues facing you right now as a Scouter?
- How are things going with your group and program?
- If there was one thing you wanted to say to the Board of Governors, what would it be?
Please send your responses to the three of us (emails above) along with anything else you‘d like us to pass on to the Board of Governors.
We are also planning at least one Zoom call with any of you that would like to take part to discuss Scouting issues and items you would like us to carry up the line. The date for this call is Thursday, October 29 from 7:30 to 9:00 PM. To register, please use this link: Council Voting Member Feedback Session Registration.
We realize everyone is full on with family, work and Scouting matters during this crazy time, but if you have time we would love to hear from you. We can’t promise to resolve your issues but we commit to bringing them forward to the Board and senior management.
Yours in Scouting,
Quinn McKinney, Geoff Priems, and Cam Thomas