The 127 th Annual Business Meeting 
Karen McLachlan Hamilton 
For the first time in years the night of the OFNC annual business meeting (ABM) 
was not unusually cold or snowy. That may be the reason for the large turnout, or 
because it was the night that the winners of the photography contest were to be 
announced. 
The evening began with a preview of the winning photographs, socialising and 
reviewing the minutes of the 126 th ABM. 
Eventually the meeting was called to order and we were to focus on the business 
portion of the meeting. There was the passing of the previous minutes, an 
explanation of the financial report, committee report presentations and nominations 
to deal with. Points of interest include: an increase in Club revenue, a stable 
membership, the introduction of CFN abstracts on the OFNC website, and the 
success of the Fletcher Wildlife Garden’s plant sale. It should be noted that the 
increase in Club assets was due to the generous bequest from the estate of M. Groh, 
a long standing member of the OFNC. It was agreed that Janet Gehr will continue 
as Auditor for another year and your Council members for 2006 are: 
President 
Vice President 
Secretary 
Treasurer 
Business Manager 
Editor CFN 
Editor T&L 
Mike Murphy 
Ken Allison 
Susan Laurie-Bourque 
Frank Pope 
Bill Cody 
Francis Cook 
Karen McLachlan Hamilton 
Committee Chairs 
Birds 
Computer 
Conservation 
Education & Publicity 
Excursion & Lectures/ Nominations 
Finance 
FWG 
Macoun Rep 
Chris Traynor 
Dan Miller 
Stan Rosenbaum 
Gillian Marsten 
Fenja Brodo 
Anne MacKenzie 
David Hobden 
Diane Kitching 
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