GAMA

Time:        6:00 pm
Location:    Holiday Inn, 4206 MacLeod Trail S.E. Calgary, Alberta.

1. Call to Order @ 6:05 p.m.
2. 50/50 Draw of $ 45.50 was by Beck McLaughlin, 2 Shirts Donated by Spectra Light, one was Won by Brian  Allen, second shirt was won by Maryanne.
3. Motion to accept the minutes from the Sept. 8, 2011 General Meeting By Al Ryland seconded by Larry Phillips.
4. Old business, or matters arising from the Sept. 8, 2011 General Meeting — none
5. Executive Reports:
   1. Treasurer/Membership Report — Becky McLaughlin
      
      • Report Attached
      • New Member (Nabco) Gyro Tech Entrances, unanimous vote.
   2. Secretary Report — Jim Cossar
      
      • No Report
   3. Past President Report — Al Ryland
      
      • No report
      • Chris from Old Castle has put his name forth for 1st Vice, Trevor Dickinson for Safety Chair.
      • Jim Brady read out an e-mail that was sent out last week re looking for persons to put names forth to be part of the executive committee.
   4. Social Events Report — Gwen Phillips
      
      • November Meeting is the Annual General Meeting at SAIT Mayland Heights
      • December meeting will be at Shanks South as a social event, date to be released later.
   5. Safety Report — Trevor Dickinson
      
      • Report Attached
      • Wind Warning System will be online Jan 1, 2012, all companies working on buildings five stories or higher will be required to be part of the system, costs for the system will be carried by the Building Permit system.
      • WCB will be introducing a new Return to Work Incentive to be added to the current PIR system.
      • Hot Work Permits; please make sure your company is following the requirements for Hot Work Permits as the employer is responsible to ensure that the work is performed properly, as well as making sure all regulations are adhered to.
   6. CCA Report — Richard Neal   
      
      • Report Attached
      • Went over the last CCA board meeting, as they are attempting to bring into place a couple of initiatives for the youth to get involved in the building trades.
6. Committee Reports:
   1. PGAA Update — Richard Neal
      • Report Attached
      • Last Board meeting was held on Sept. 15th.
      • Certificates of Leadership questionnaire was sent out today, closes out Oct. 31st.
      • Web site is up and running, please check it out and send any questions or concerns to Jim Brady, Jim Cossar or Richard Neal. There was an issue raised by a couple of persons re finding the site on Google search engine.
      • PGAA is working on updating the by-laws for the association, Ron from All Glass in Edmonton to make the changes needed, these will be presented for the  General meeting in March.
      • PGAA, GTA and GAMA are looking at having a hands on display at the Skills Canada  competition in Edmonton in May 2012. Also looking to find a way to have a skills competition to be done by the apprentices as they complete their project part of the exams at SAIT.
      • Next board meeting will be held November 16th in Red Deer.
      • March 21st meeting will be the General meeting and elections, please do your best to attend, and if possible let your name stand for a board position.
   2. CGA Update — Stephen Hargrove
      • Glass Connections Show in Edmonton, Oct. 27th, with the CCA General meeting to be held on Oct. 26th in the morning. All necessary information has been sent to all member companies, please make an effort to attend this event as we want this to be the largest attended show in Canada.
   3. PAC/LAC Update — Jim Brady
      • Report Attached
      • There is continuing issues with the PAC as there is no Presiding Officer for the PAC if you have a Journeyman who wishes to take on this position, please fill out the application found on the trade secrets website.
      • We now have a fulltime person responsible for the Glazier Trade with AIT.
   4. Education Report — Gene Aquilini
      • Report Attached
      • All Classes in Edmonton are full to the extent that there has been another 2nd year class added for Edmonton.
      • There is still space available for the Calgary classes.
      • SAIT is working with the Momentum Group for the Pre-employment training. These people pay for this course; they do not get paid to be in the program, so please look into this program to help fill your employee needs.
      • The competition has been closed for the second SAIT instructor in Edmonton, name to be released at a later date.
   5. Newsletter Update — Bob Hobson
      • No report
      • Over 100 newsletters were mailed out to interested parties.
   6. Guest Speaker Update — Lee MacRae
7. Introduction of Guest Speakers — Lee MacRae
   1. Rae-Lynn Peariso Program Coordinator and Victor Jensen Chairman of Youth Employment Program with CCA and Alberta Advanced Education.
8. New Business
   1. Meeting Fees, at the last Executive meeting there was a discussion in regards to introducing a fee for each member company for the general meeting, in such a way that each company will pay for the 1st person to attend the meetings, this fee will be billed monthly. This fee will cover the first person from each company to attend     the general meetings. This is not intended to be a tax or extra cost for membership, but a way to help build the association and help the association build the way it works with its members and the industry as a whole.
   2. Another option presented was to make it mandatory for all member companies to attend a minimum of 2-3 meetings.
   3. It is necessary for all member companies to attend the general meetings, as there is a lot of information passed on at the meetings that is not included in the minutes and reports for the meetings, please take a  few minutes to go over your company’s involvement in the association.
   4. Nothing was resolved, just thoughts passed around as food for thought.
9. Next General Meeting, Annual General Meeting, November17, 2011, 6:00 p.m. @ SAIT Mayland Height  Campus Calgary, Alberta.
10. Motion to Adjourn the Meeting @ 8:37pm by Trevor Dickinson seconded by Al Ryland.