Dear Members new and old (or not so old!),

I’m not sure I am still qualified to write this letter as I am now officially Past President. We are very happy to welcome newly elected secretary Emily Dobson to our board and thrilled to have had interest from new members in joining our executive (see below)! Many thanks to Anne Fraser for her work as past Secretary, and to Jeff Normandeau for his past work on the newsletter.

Executive 2014/15
President: Vacant
Past President: Fiona Reid
Vice-President: Don Scallen
Secretary: Emily Dobson
Treasurer: Janice Sukhiani
Roving: William McIlveen, Kevin Kerr, Nikki Pineau, Anne Fraser

Appointments 2014/15
Membership: Valerie Dobson
Newsletter: Sandy Gillians
Ontario Nature Representative: vacant
PR/Webmaster: Sandy Gillians
Crozier Property Steward: Marg Wilkes
Hardy Property Steward: Ray Blower

Club membership fees are now due. If you haven’t already paid up, please bring your money to the next meeting or pay online at our website via PayPal. Your financial support is critical to our ability to provide great speakers, rent a meeting space, and cover our insurance costs. Thanks!

We have some great speakers and evening events to look forward to, including the Pot Luck Dinner in December, but we do need more volunteers to lead nature walks.

Today, November 1, we had our first snow of the year. Has winter already officially begun? Be sure to keep your feeders full and enjoy the winter birds.

Best wishes,
Fiona Reid