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ABCA elects new Chair, and Vice Chair
Ausable Bayfield Conser-
vation Authority (ABCA)
elected a new Chair and Vice
Chair at the Annual Meeting
held on 'Thursday, February
16, 2017. Burkhard Metzger,
of the Municipality of Cen-
tral Huron, was elected as
the new Chairman. George
Irvin, of the Municipality of
Bluewater, was elected as the
new Vice Chairman.
Mike Tam, Past Chairman
of the ABCA, has served in
the role since 2014. Ausable
Bayfield Conservation's
General Manager and Secre-
tary -Treasurer, Brian Horner,
thanked Tam for his dedi-
cated service as Chair. Tam
will continue to serve on the
Board as a director as a rep-
resentative from the Munici-
pality of West Perth. Also
continuing to serve on the
Board are: Ray Chartrand
(The Municipality of Huron
East); Doug Cook (repre-
senting the municipalities of
Lambton Shores and War-
wick); Dave Frayne (repre-
senting the municipalities of
South Huron and Perth
South); Wayne Hall (repre-
senting the Township of
Lucan Biddulph); and Bob
Harvey (representing the
municipalities of Adelaide -
Metcalfe and Middlesex
Centre).
Board member Don Ship-
way, of the Municipality of
North Middlesex, indicated
that he will step down as a
director as his duties as War-
den of Middlesex County
don't leave enough time to
continue his work on the
ABCA Board. He thanked
directors and staff for their
work and said he was hon-
oured to serve on the Board.
The Board voted on and
approved the 2017 Budget.
Staff reports included a
Moving Forward report
about re-engaging the public
in work to update the 2000
Shoreline Management Plan
(SMP). Staff presented the
Board with a report with
public re-engagement
options (as had been
requested by the Board at a
special meeting in 2016 that
drew more than 270 people).
At the February 16, 2017
Annual Meeting and Board
meeting, the Board of Direc-
tors approved recommenda-
tions, in the staff report, for
moving forward in 2017 and
2018. The report is posted
online on the shoreline
management page at abca.
on.ca.
Other staff reports at the
Annual Meeting included
flood messaging; fall tree
order program and conser-
vation lands updates; a con-
servation education update;
a Conservation Foundation
report; presentation of an
unaudited profit and loss
statement; and a report on
consultation on a proposal
to reduce the size of the
source protection committee
for the Ausable Bayfield
Maitland Valley Drinking
Water Source Protection
Region.
The Board of Directors
next meets on Thursday,
March 16, 2017 at 2:30 p.m.
The annual Conservationist
of the Year awards evening
takes place on March 16 as
well.
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