Annual General Meeting

Sign in/Registration at the welcome table will open at 1:45pm and will be available throughout the day's events.  Voting stakeholders should ensure check-in by 5:30pm for the business portion of the meeting, including Director elections.

• 2:00pm - 4:00 pm - Learning Sessions
  • Sunshine Coast Tourism Staff Presentations: Key Learnings & Insights from our Visitor Services, Marketing, Media, and Destination Development Programs
  • Guest Speaker: Learn about Transportation Choices' Connect the Coast Initiative
• 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Happy Hour & Networking 
  • ​Enjoy a light offering of drinks and eats from local industry culinary & craft beverage partners while networking with your industry colleagues!
• 5:00 pm – Welcome, President's Remarks, and Presentations:
  • Guest Speaker: Jane Stark, 4VI’s Director, Marketing
  • Annie Wise, Executive Director, Sunshine Coast Tourism
• 6:00 pm – AGM Business Agenda:

1. Call to Order
2. Adoption of Agenda
3. Approval of AGM Minutes – November 9, 2022
4. Financial Report
5. Election of the Board of Directors
6. Adjournment

The meeting will conclude no later than 7:00 pm to ensure those who need to catch a return ferry to Powell River, Vancouver, or beyond, can do so.

Voting stakeholders are defined by Bylaw 2.9(a) as Registered Stakeholders having met all the stakeholder criteria and all the bylaws here within, AND who have participated with Sunshine Coast Tourism through the Stakeholder contribution within the last 12 months since the previous AGM, will be considered a Voting Stakeholder.

In order to vote at the 2023 AGM, stakeholders must be registered and meet the stakeholder criteria.

If you’re not sure about your status, please email us at info@sunshinecoastcanada.com at least 24 hours prior to the AGM.

One of the most important matters at the AGM is the election of Sunshine Coast Tourism’s Board of Directors. Our Board is composed of 11 members, representing specific sectors of the tourism industry and ensuring geographic representation of the region, as guided by our bylaws. As a reminder, the period for nominations is now closed. However, our bylaws do allow for nominations from the floor at the AGM.

The following 5 positions are open for election to 2-year terms at the 2023 AGM:

• 1 x Large Accommodations - North Representative
• 1 x Large Accommodations - South Representative
• 1 x Member at Large - North Representative
• 1 x Small Accommodations, RV Parks, Marinas, and Campgrounds Representative
• 1 x Recreation Representative
• 1 x Arts, Culture, and Heritage Representative

The following members have been nominated to serve on the Board of Directors and will be voted upon at the upcoming AGM on Thursday, December 7, 2023:

• 1 x Large Accommodations - North Representative
  • Jack Barr, Powell River Town Centre Hotel / Beach Gardens Resort
• 1 x Large Accommodations - South Representative
  • Shangxuan Ma, Gibsons Garden Hotel
• 1 x Member at Large - North Representative
  • John Hermsen, Footprint Nature Explorations
• 1 x Small Accommodations, RV Parks, Marinas, and Campgrounds Representative
  • Gary Bearchell, Cabins on the Coast
  • Katherine Patterson, Seaview Getaway
• 1 x Recreation Representative
  • Theressa Logan, Sunshine Coast Air
• 1 x Arts, Culture, and Heritage Representative
  • Linda Williams, Coast Cultural Alliance

The following Directors have served 1-year of their 2-year terms and will therefore continue another year:

• Christine Hollmann, Terracentric Coastal Adventures
  • Member at Large - North Coast
• Heather Newman, Treasurer, Pointhouse Suites on Sargeant Bay
  • Large Accommodation - South Coast
• Jamie Mani, Alpha Adventures
  • Member at Large - South Coast
• Chris Tait, Klahoose Wilderness Resort
  • Large Accommodation - North Coast
• Gina Ray, Tapworks Brewing Company
  • Member at Large - South Coast

Registered Stakeholders of Sunshine Coast Tourism can vote by proxy.  According to Bylaw 3.11, proxy voting at any General Meeting is permitted for those who are:

• a) Registered Stakeholders in good standing
• b) Able to submit in writing (by email, letter or proxy form) the name of the proxy stakeholder 2 weeks prior to the General Meeting
• c) Able to arrange a proxy stakeholder to be present at the General Meeting. No one may be allowed to serve as proxy for more than one stakeholder at any one time. 

In accordance with the bylaws, proxy voting for the 2023 AGM closed on November 23, 2023.  If you have any questions about this process, please email info@sunshinecoastcanada.com.

Click here to view Sunshine Coast Tourism's Bylaws.
 

Voting stakeholders will have the opportunity to approve the draft meeting minutes of the 2022 AGM as an order of business. Please take a moment to review the minutes, and if needed, please contact us ahead of the AGM to discuss any errors.