74th ORC - Niagara Region Branch Activity Report
Number of Members: 139 Regular 19 Retired 0 Rands
Current Executive Members
Tom McBrayne Branch President
Tom Doherty Branch Vice President
Sandra Zacharuk Secretary
Dave Gustyn Treasurer
Peter Cherwonogrodzky Member at large
Angele Cudmore Member at large
John Domanico Member at large
Diane Dougherty Member at large
Jim Ferraro Member at large
Andre Mungrue Member at large
Mario Scalzi Member at large
AGM
Previous AGM date: November 29, 2017
Next AGM date: November 2018
Executive Meetings
Last Meeting Date: November 8, 2017
Next Meeting Date: March 2018
Meetings (#) held since last Regional Council: 4
2017 Activities
Executive Meetings – meetings were held to discuss various issues facing the Branch. Topics included planning activities and the AGM, ways to encourage more active membership, more and better use of PIPSC resources, such as the e-Learning products.
Ontario Region Council (April) – Branch President attended the ORC at Caesars Windsor, along with Tom Doherty.
AFS Annual General Meeting (June) – Branch President attended the AFS Group AGM in Quebec City.
Ontario Stewards Council (September) – A number of stewards from the Branch attended the OSC in Toronto.
Branch AGM (November) – A joint AGM for the Branch and the local AFS Sub-Group was held. Guest speakers from “We Own It” attended.
We also provided some funding for our members in JCC to have a breakfast and learn for RMT Week in November.
Issues and Concerns
Engagement with all members of our Branch, particularly those who aren’t from CRA, continues to be an ongoing challenge.
Resolutions to the Regional Council
No resolutions are being presented.
Submitted by: Tom McBrayne
Branch President