Join the Oldman Watershed Council's Board of Directors!

OWC is now holding 2 elections - one for sector organizations and one for members at large.

You must be a member by

April 30

to join the Board or vote in the election.

You don't need to be a scientist to join the Board, we also need expertise in fund development, volunteer management, communications and of course passion to get involved and help out!

We would like to invite you and/or your organization to get involved in the OWC so that your voice can be heard at the Board table. We encourage you to

become a member

(it's free), nominate someone to OWC's Board of Directors and vote on who makes up the OWC's Board of Directors.

The OWC board is comprised of 19 individuals serving two-year terms and is structured as follows:

- 4 members are appointed by their organization (1 from the Federal Government,

2 from the Provincial Government, 1 from the City of Lethbridge),

- 4 members-at-large are elected at the OWC Annual General Meeting

(bringing perspectives from the general public),

- 2 members bring First Nations perspectives, and

- 9 members are elected by their organizational sector.

The categories for the organizational sectors are:

Academia

Agricultural Producers

Commercial/Industrial Companies

Environmental Non-Government Organizations

Health

Irrigators (election held at AIPA)

Rural Municipalities (election held at Mayors & Reeves of Southwest Alberta)

Towns/Villages (election held at Mayors & Reeves of Southwest Alberta)

Wildlife Conservation Organizations

As an

individual

you can nominate yourself or someone else as a

Member at Large.

This year we have 2 vacant positions.

As an

organization

you can nominate someone from your organization to bring perspectives from your sector to the OWC Board of Directors. See the

Board of Directors job description

for more details.

Process to Participate in the

Sector

Election

(for organizations only)

Step 1:

Complete the

OWC membership form

for your organization by

April 30, 2015

. Membership is free and is valid for one calendar year. Only members of OWC are eligible to vote for and/or serve on the Board of Directors.

Step 2 (optional):

Complete the

nomination form online

word doc

pdf

to nominate someone to run in the OWC sector election by May 20, 2015. This person must be willing to bring perspectives from your sector.

Step 3:

Vote in the sector election by June 5, 2015 for your sector's position on the OWC Board of Directors through an online vote. We will send you instructions by email once we have your membership form. You can still vote regardless of whether or not you submitted a nominee for this position, so long as you are an organizational member.

Process to Participate in the

Member at Large

Election

(for individuals)

Step 1:

Complete the

OWC membership form

for yourself by

April 30, 2015

. Membership is free and is valid for one calendar year. Only members of OWC are eligible to vote for and/or serve on the Board of Directors.

Step 2 (optional):

Complete the

nomination form

online or

word doc

pdf

to nominate someone to run in the OWC Member at Large election by May 20, 2015. This person must be willing to bring perspectives from the general public. Nominations from the floor are not accepted at OWC's AGM.

Step 3:

Voting takes place in person at the OWC's Annual General Meeting on June 23, 2015 at the Readymade Hall. Registration for this event opens soon and all members will be emailed an invitation. You can still vote regardless of whether or not you submitted a nominee for this position, so long as you are a member. Nominee biographies are included in the AGM package and nominees will be given 5 minutes to speak prior to voting.

For more information, please contact Shannon Frank, Executive Director at

Shannon@oldmanbasin.org

or 403-382-4239.