HERITAGE GROUP MEETING
DATE: Thursday, January 16, 2020
TIME: 10 a.m.
PLACE: Boardroom A137

ATTENDANCE: Leslie Walsh (Chair), Liz Polakoff, Karen Wall, Gina Fidel, Dorothy Derksen, Rose-Marie Flock, Lorie Siebrand, Rose Marie Hess, Irene Varnes, Gerry Varnes, Gord Mackie, Patrick McDonnell, Don Kennedy, John Reimers, John Graeb, Lynne Graeb, Bob Barr, Ray Newman, Bev Beitz, Dale Watts, Howard R. Engel, Alexis Reeves, Linda Caldwell.

Absent: Laura Payne (mat leave), Mary Hayes (ill)

Meeting attendees enjoyed coffee and socializing at 9:30.

Guest Speaker was Curt Hull, Climate Change speaker, who educates Manitobans on climate change. Information: climatechangeconnection.org.

WELCOME AND CALL TO ORDER
Chair called the meeting to order at 11:00 after a short refreshment break. Leslie welcomed Alexis Reeves, Development Coordinator to the meeting. Alexis and Linda will fill in while Laura is on maternity leave.

ADOPTION OF AGENDA (Dorothy Derksen).

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

Corrections: error with spelling of last speaker, Angela Chotka, was spelled as Chatka, error with spelling of Howard R. Engel, was spelled Howard E. Engel. Minutes approved by Ray Newman and John Graeb.

BUSINESS ARISING 

Motion to Alumni – a key issue is that we need to strengthen up the Alumni membership, as well as get the Alumni dinner up and running again for the future. The RRC alumni has many prominent people and there should be more engagement with many of these individuals. Dorothy and Leslie will be sending out a letter with these points to the new Alumni Engagement coordinator, Katrina Sklepowich, and cc’d to Darin Brecht, Interim President of RRC, and the Board of Governors.

Revisions to Constitution– More revisions were suggested by members. Leslie will do the revisions. The constitution will be presented with the revisions for approval at the AGM in April.

REPORTS

Social Committee (Karen Wall)
Thank you to everyone who attended the November 21st luncheon at the race track. Our next outing will be at the Feast Bistro on Thursday, March 19th, 2020. The restaurant is located at Ellice and Sherbrook and no tickets for the event are being sold. Members will pay individually for their lunch at the restaurant. Information on this will be sent out so please RSVP and let Karen know if you are attending. Upcoming – in May 2020, we will be visiting a Hutterite colony with more details to follow.

NEW BUSINESS

Member News

Dorothy Derksen noticed that in her recent teacher’s magazine (KIT,) she was amazed at how many people in their 60’s and 70’s began their careers teaching K to 12. It also showed how they also ended up teaching at Red River College after they taught K to 12.

Gord Mackie talked about Richard Johns who was an instructor at RRC, and had an interesting career, as a machine worker in the Winnipeg Strike. You can also find more information about him at Urban Gallery at the Manitoba Museum.

Howard Engel mentioned Marshall McLuhan’s Citizens Hall of Fame Inductee Reception held in November, 2019.

ADJOURNMENT: (Ray Newman)

Minutes taken by Linda Caldwell.

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