2025 Annual & Special Meeting, 7 p.m.

followed by

MPP Stephanie Bowman (Don Valley West)
Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin (Ward 15)

Candidates Meeting 8 p.m.

William Lea Room
Leaside Memorial Community Gardens
1073 Millwood Road

Association members are invited to arrive early to check in and receive their voting cards for the annual and special meeting; doors open at 6:30 p.m. The candidates meeting is expected to conclude by 9:30 p.m. All members of the community are welcome to attend.

Schedule

7 – 7:15 p.m. – Annual and Special Meeting
7:15 – 7:30 p.m. – Remarks by Stephanie Bowman, MPP Don Valley West
7:30 – 7:45 p.m. – Remarks from Rachel Chernos Lin, Ward 15 Councillor
7:45 – 8 p.m. – Break
8 – 9:30 p.m. – Candidates meeting

Annual and special meeting agenda
1. Call to order
2. Adoption of the agenda
3. Adoption of the minutes
4. Resolution to approve the Treasurer’s report
5. Resolution to elect the 2025 Board of Directors:”Resolved, that the Association elect the following directors as presented by the Nominating Committee pursuant to By-law II, Section 1: Carol Burtin Fripp, Jacinta Cooper, Paul Green, Geoff Kettel, Helen Koyama, John Lea, Douglas Obright, Robin Rix, Frank Schimpl, Agnes Vermes, Andrea Villiers.”
6. Resolution re association boundaries: “Resolved, that the “area served” of the Leaside Residents Association (as indicated on Map A in the Appendix to the Constitution) be amended to include the area from Eglinton Avenue to Vanderhoof Avenue and from Laird Drive to the west edge of the Don Valley.”
7. Resolution re audit: “Resolved, that pursuant to section 76(2)(b) of the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, which permits a not-for-profit corporation other than a public benefit corporation to not appoint an auditor and to not have an audit or a review engagement in respect of the corporation’s financial year if the corporation had annual revenue in that financial year of $500,000 or less or such other prescribed amount, the Leaside Residents Association not appoint an auditor and not have an audit or a review engagement in respect of its 2024 financial year.”
8. Adjournment

Please note that you must be a paid member in order to vote at the Annual and Special Meeting. It is preferable if you purchase or renew your membership online prior to the Annual and Special Meeting, though memberships can also be purchased at the meeting.