Cherry Ridge Management Committee

Cherry Ridge Management Committee

Cherryville, B.C.

Statement of purpose

1. The purpose of the Cherry Ridge Management Committee is:

(a) to preserve and maintain the environment specifically of the Cherry Ridge

wilderness

area near Cherryville and of the Cherryville area in general, in the Province of British Columbia ( the

Cherry Ridge and Cherryville areas);

(b) to preserve and maintain the watershed forming a part of the Cherry Ridge and

Cherryville areas;

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Ridge and Cherryville areas;

(d) to cooperate with and enter into agreements with various Ministries and Crown

Corporations of the Government of the Province of British Columbia, having jurisdiction over the use

and management of the Cherry Ridge and Cherryville areas to accomplish the foregoing purposes.

Membership

1. A member of the Cherry Ridge Management Committee is any person that:

(a) agrees with the Constitution of the Society.

2. A member of the Cherry Ridge Management Committee is no longer in good standing if:

(a) they no longer agree with the Constitution of the Society.

Voting

1. A member has one vote.

2. A member will have the priviledge of voting provided that:

(a) they are 16 years of age or greater.

(b) live within the geographic boundaries described below:

(i) east of the Shuswap narrows

(ii) west of Mine Hill

(iii) south from Fraser Lodge

(iv) north from the Creighton Valley Bible Ranch

3. A voting member may cast a vote by proxy provided that the proxy vote is:

(a) in writing and,

(b) given to a director of the society who will present it at the appropriate meeting

4. The number of voting members at a meeting required to form a quorum shall be eight.

5. At a directors meeting, the number of directors required to form a quorum shall be three.

6. Any vote on society matters which requires passage by "special resolution" shall be made by voting through mail after a motion is made and seconded at a general meeting or a directors meeting, unless the motion is made and seconded at a general meeting or annual general meeting which has been advertised for at least 14 days and specifying the intention to propose a special resolution and is voted on and passed by a minimum of 75% of the voting membership of the society.

7. All society issues should be resolved by concensus if possible. However, all issues not required to be resolved by special resolution shall be decided by a simple majority vote of the members at a general meeting or directors present at a directors meeting.

Meetings

1. The president of the society may call a general meeting or a directors meeting at any time.

2. Any three of the directors may call a general meeting or a directors meeting at any time.

3. Any ten of the general members may request that a general meeting be held.

4. The Cherry Ridge Management Committee will report to the Cherryville Community Club a minimum of four times per year at regular Cherryville Community Club meetings. The Cherry Ridge Management Committee portions of those meetings shall be considered as regular meetings of the Cherry Ridge Management Committee and separate minutes of that portion of those meetings shall be kept.

Directors

1. Directors shall be elected by a simple majority vote after being nominated at the annual general meeting.

2. There shall be a minimum of five directors and a maximum of nine.

3. The election of directors shall start with the election of a president, a vice president, a secretary/treasurer, and followed by the election of up to six additional directors.

4. In the absence of the president, the vice president shall chair meetings and conduct meetings, or in the absence of the president and the vice president the secretary/treasurer shall assume those duties.

5. Any or all of the directors may be dismissed by special resolution. A new director must be elected to replace any director who has been relieved of his duties, unless there is no one willing to fill the vacant position.

6. If the president is dismissed, the vice president shall assume the role of president and the office of vice president shall remain vacant until the next election of directors at an annual general meeting. If the president and vice president or all of the directors are dismissed, then a special general meeting must be held at the earliest opportunity to elect a new executive and directors.

7. Directors will not be remunerated for their services in administering the business of the society but can be remunerated for extroadinary expenses incurred in administering the business of the society. This will not prevent the society from hiring any of its directors to perform tasks required by the society to carry out its mandate.

8. The sercretary/treasurer will keep minutes of all directors and general meetings where

policy will be determined or work will be planned or commisioned.

Directors Powers

1. The directors will have the power to:

(a) meet with other groups and official agencies in pursuit of the society's mandate

(b) enter into contracts and leases

(d) pay the society's debts

(e) borrow money for the society's need upon approval by special resolution.

Documents

1. All documents shall be kept at the official residence of the society or at a place of safekeeping as agreed to by the directors with the exception of the official minutes which may be kept at the residence of the secretary/treasurer.

Finances

1. The directors will manage the society's funds and use them to meet the society's

mandate.

2. The directors will make every attempt to keep in reserve, adequate funds to meet the long term needs of the society in the pursuit of its mandate.

3. The directors will be accountable to its membership regarding financial matters.

4. The directors will engage accounting services to audit its finances as is required by the Society Act.

Use of Funds

1. The society's funds shall not be used for any purpose other than to carry out the society's mandate on Cherry Ridge unless it is decided by the directors that funds are available in excess of those required to meet the society's long term needs.

2. Any funds spent for a purpose other than to carry out the mandate of the society must be agreed to by special resolution.

3. No funds will be invested into any financial instrument that has any degree of risk or that would prevent the society from meeting its financial obligations in a timely manner.

Other Bylaws

1. This society was incoporated using the bylaws listed under Schedule B of the Society Act and where the bylaws drafted by the Cherry Ridge Management Committee have not altered or added to those bylaws, those bylaws shall remain in force.

Executive 2009-2010

President

Wayne Cunneyworth

547-9300; e-mail

Vice President

Hank Cameron

547 2445

Treasurer

Jamey Sanborn

Secretary

Annette Welz

Directors: Sean Ardis, Ron Dalhuisen, Edsel Fleury, Joyce Fleury, Eugene Foisy, Lance Harvey, Ernie Laviolette, Bill Lywood, Cathy MacPherson, James Moore, Todd Mortensen, Gord Pollock, Melanie Staker, Gary Toma, Carla Vierke

Cherry Ridge 2003

Cherry Ridge 2003 (from the fence line road)

Cherry Ridge 2003

Minutes of the 13th Annual General Meeting - February 25, 2009 - coming soon ....

Cherry Ridge Management Committee is now accepting applications

for its annual funding for community projects

In 2000, CRMC began to allocate half of the yield from its GIC for grants that would benefit a large portion of the Cherryville community. The criteria is that CRMC would pay for materials rather than labour, that the grant would provide a benefit accessible by the whole community, that the project be consistent with our mandate, and that we would not commit to multiyear sponsorships.

As a mature organization with capital that was earned by the donated labour of our charter members, CRMC declared a community dividend and is honoured to be able to offer this amount back into the community.

The deadline for applications will be April 30, 2009. Applications will be reviewed at the directors meeting in May.

Please forward your applications to:

Cherry Ridge Management Committee

158 North Fork Rd

Cherryville, BC, V0E 2G3

For any further information required, please contact Jamey Sanborn at (250) 547 2448.

Cherryville Community Forest

Cherry Ridge Salvage Area

Cherryville Community Forest

Heckman Ridge Salvage Area

The Cherry Ridge Management Committee, has expanded on its purpose as stated in the following Bylaws, by taking the environmental watchdog position for the community. It reviews and discusses harvesting plans, etc., that it feels may impact community interests.

The CRMC was originally part of the Cherryville Community Club, when Ed Beer was president, but the executive at that time was uncomfortable in entering into contracts with the Forest Service for salvage permits, because of their lack of familiarity with the industry. The Community Club requested that the committee form its own society and deal with those matters separately in the community's interest, while the CCClub would focus more on the community's recreational and social needs.

Bylaws

Contact Information

Community Forest Agreement

Cherry Ridge Management invites all residents to add their concepts and thoughts to final process.

Community Forest Agreement (CFA)

Application Format and Contents

Consistency with Provincial CFA Program Objectives

The Cherryville CFA will provide these community objectives:

Control beetle populations and improve forest health

Maintain the subsurface groundwater flows that fill our wells

Maintain and improve wildlife habitat

Provide recreational opportunities

Provide a quality viewscape

Provide a source of local building materials and fuel wood

Create value from forest products

Supply artisans with nice products like guitar wood

Make local timber resources available like saw logs, poles, timber frames, building, logs, firewood

Provide opportunities for botanical and medicinal plant

Provide funds for Community Projects or initiatives

Community Values

1) Clean and stable water supplies

2) Healthy Forests

3) Collaborative and co-operative relationship within our community and with native communities in our area. The CFA movement provides us a common link and gives us a chance to work together with others for common shared interests

4) Attractive Viewscapes

5) Healthy wildlife populations and diversity.

We wish to live in a biological state of maximum diversity and sustainablity

6) Community fellowship and shared future, we want the whole community to feel that they have a stake in the common woods we share.

Community Priorities

Water Supply

Healthful Environment

Habitat Enhancement

Long term local Economic Opportunity

Attractive viewscapes

Cherryville CFA will diversify Use and Benefits

In the CFA there will be a certainty of supply that local entrepreneurs can plan their use of forest products. Managers will be able to set up sales of specialty items like building logs, firewood. The community will be able to provide educational and entertainment benefits to visitors and local users of the museum or stage which were provided with assistance from CRMC.

CRMC website will raise awareness of Cherryville and provide a connection to the world outside and within our community.

The stability of the CFA structure will allow for the use of the area for enhanced recreation uses like interpretive trails (flume trail) and viewpoints (mine site).

The Community Forest Society will be able to provide bridge financing for other local societies such as Historical Society or Community Club.

The Community Forest Society will be able to provide to the Church for hampers.

Social and Economic benefits to B.C.

Pay Stumpage

Develop New Products

Develop new Methods

Create valuable products from Forest Resources

Create Paid employment and business opportunity

Sound Principles of Environmental Stewardship

The principle maintain the appearance of the CFA with continuous coniferous canopy. The CFA area will be managed as a sustained yield common area where water is the main resource to protect. The forest will be managed according to the principles of ecosystem based management.

Promote Community Involvement and participation

Groups that co-operate with CRMC

School and PAC Committee

Museum/Historical Society

Boy Scouts

Gospel Church

Community Club

Cherryville Emporium

Adopt-a-Road Highways

Relationships with Aboriginal Communities

Cherryville has some individuals of aboriginal ancestry including some directors of this society.

We will co-operate and share expertise especially in the fields of water issues and Habitat Restoration or enhancement

Get assistance with GIS programs from OKIB

Establish new connections through BCCFA to established community forest group.

Foster Innovation

Use land base for experimental control area

Prepare for climate variation

Plant innovative species

Try some new techniques to manage Forest Health

Co-operate with academic and research community

Establish contacts at UBC O, TRU, Okanagan College

Advocate Worker safety

Proud to play a role in programs to foster worker safety including training,

and WorkSafe (safe companies program)

Will require all workers to be safely clothed, certified, alert and fit for the day

Community Forest Agreement

Cherry Ridge Management invites all residents to add their concepts and thoughts to the final process.

Send your input on the following to e-mail, or telephone Hank Cameron at (250) 547 2445.

Funding Applications

Now being accepted. Click here for further details.