Annual General Meeting – October 22, 2015

Everyone is welcome to attend!!  Come and learn more about your community forest!!

View our 2015 Financial Statement

Advance notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society will be held on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 7:00 pm at the North Thompson Volunteer Centre located at 4936 Barriere Town Road (Barriere Ridge Building), at which time it is intended that Directors be elected for the ensuing year. As per the by-laws of the Society:

A member seeking to stand for election as a Director on the Board of the Society must meet the following criteria:

  1. A person must be a member in good standing.
  2. A person must submit a written nomination, signed by two other members in good standing.
  3. A person has not been convicted of an indictable criminal offence unless they have obtained a pardon.
  4. A person has agreed, in writing, to abide by the Constitution and Bylaws & Declaration of Commitment.
  5. A person has completed a written Personal Disclosure of potential conflict of interest, with explanation of how it may be a conflict.

Persons interested in standing for election shall submit a resume by October 16, 2015 to:

Election Committee
Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society
Box 983
Barriere, BC V0E 1E0
LNTCFSociety@telus.net

2015 Job Creation Program – Press Release

Check out the press release for our latest Job Creation Project, the North Thompson Forestry, Range, and Trails Project.  This project is now underway and we are looking for more participants!!  To be eligible, you must be currently on EI or have received EI in the past 3 years or maternity EI in the past 5 years, and must be physically fit and able to walk long distances.  For more information, contact the Barriere Employment Services Centre at (250) 672-0036.

2015JCP_Trail Clearing (3)
Photo Credit: Rick Proulx

Fall 2015 Newsletter

Our fall newsletter has arrived!

Click here to read about what has been happening in the Community Forest for the last 6 months. Topics include our harvesting operations update and plan, Job Creation Program, and a goodbye to our interns Karen and Simone!

East Barriere Lake

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