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Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of the Northeast Community Network held at the Matheson Arena, on May 31st, 2018

Present were: Linda Semczyszyn North Claybelt CFDC Antoine Vézina EDC Bob Browne Black-River -Matheson Lynne Chartier Cashmore MNDM – Sara Haldenby NeCN Staff Madeleine Trembley Fauquier-Strickland Luc Denault Betty Lou Purdon Iroquois Falls Danielle K Harris Wahgoshig FN Chelsea Trembley Wahgoshig FN Graham Campbell MNDM - Timmins Alain Robichaud & Val-Rita-Harty Paul Nadeau Julie Gaudreault Moonbeam Isabelle Denault Cochrane (arrives at 11:30) Gilles Matko Nord-Aski CFDC (arrives at 11:29) Luc Boucher NeCN Staff

1. Opening of the Annual General Meeting of members

- The Annual General Meeting is called to order at 11:24 a.m. - Greetings and acknowledgment of our location on territory and the traditional territory of , Ojibway, Métis, and the Wahgoshig First Nation.

2. Adoption of the Order of Business

RESOLUTION #: 18-05-31-001. PROPOSED BY: Bob Browne SECONDED BY: Linda Semczyszyn

BE IT RESOLVED that the order of business be approved

CARRIED

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3. Conflict of Interest

- No conflict of interest.

4. Presentation of the appointed members from municipalities, EDC’s and CFDC’s on the NECN Board of Directors - Each attendee introduces themselves. - Discussion and questions surrounding the representative for Opasatika and Mattice-Val Côté. Alain Robichaud will discuss with both municipalities to verify if one representative from each respective community is preferred.

5. Minutes

5.1 Adoption of the minutes of June 21st, 2017 AGM

- Luc Denault suggests that copies of NeCN Executive meeting minutes be shared with the Board. - No changes proposed to the 2016 NeCN AGM meeting minutes held on June 21 2017.

RESOLUTION #: 18-05-31-002 PROPOSED BY: Betty Lou Purdon SECONDED BY: Giles Matko

BE IT RESOLVED that the minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on June 21st, 2017 are accepted as presented. CARRIED 5. Financial report

Linda presents the financial report

Resolution #: 18-05-31-003 Proposed By: Bob Browne Seconded By: Madeleine Trembley

BE IT RESOLVED that the financial report is accepted as presented. CARRIED

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7. Presentation and approval of modifications to the by-laws and procedures

- 9.1 - 1 director appointed or elected by each Paying member. (Simplify it) - Every Class A membership should have member as a board of director - Article 9 Board of directors are comprised of Class A members. - Maximum of 1 representative for each paying community

RESOLUTION #: 18-05-31-004 PROPOSED BY: Isabelle Denault SECONDED BY: Linda Semczyszyn

BE IT RESOLVED that the members approve the following amendment to the bylaws:

9.1 The Board of Directors of the Northeast Community Network shall be composed as follows:

a) 1 Director elected or appointed by the council of the Corporation of the Town of Kapuskasing;

b) 1 Director elected or appointed by the Board of directors of the Hearst Economic Development Corporation; c) 1 Director elected or appointed by the council of the Corporation of the Town of Smooth Rock Falls; d) 1 Director elected or appointed by the council of the Township of Moonbeam; e) 1 Director elected or appointed by the council of the Township of Fauquier-Strickland; d) 1 Director elected or appointed by the councils of the Townships of Mattice-Val Coté, Opasatika, and of Val-Rita Harty;

e) 1 Director elected or appointed by the Constance Lake First Nation;

g) 1 Director appointed by the North Claybelt Community Futures Development Corporation; h) 1 Director appointed by the Nord-Aski Regional Economic Development Corporation; i) 1 Director appointed by the Town of Cochrane; j) 1Director appointed by the Town of Iroquois Falls; k) 1 Director appointed by the Township of Black River-Matheson: l) 1 Director appointed by the City of Timmins; m) 1 Director appointed by the Venture Centre; n) 1 Director appointed by the Wahgoshig First Nation; o) 1 Director appointed by the Kirkland & District Community Development Corporation; p) 1 Director appointed by the South Temiskaming CFDC. NORTHEAST COMMUNITY NETWORK . LE RÉSEAU COMMUNAUTAIRE DU NORD-EST

9.1 - The Board of Directors of the Northeast Community Network shall consist of 1 director appointed or elected by each paying member. CARRIED

8. Presentation of Chair’s report RESOLUTION #: 18-05-31-005 - Missing CFDC: KDCFDS will be added - Smooth Rock is not capitalized - The Chair’s report will be brought to municipal councils and returned with opinions and or changes if applicable - Additions and projects are encouraged - Reach out to other municipalities and groups

9. New Business

a. Agriculture Committee Antoine Vézina and Sara Haldenby provide updates on the agriculture committee:

- Tile Drainage: Project #5 has been approved about a month ago - 3762 acres have been completed in first 3 years - 900 acres have been done in the 4th instalment. 5 different municipalities and 10 farms took advantage of the project - Projects 5: 7 farmers’ 788 acres have been approved - Intending on doing another project 6 if it is offered - NOHFC removed land clearing permit and is strictly tile drainage - Have to apply individually for land clearing - 2 new tile drainage contractors in our region. There is now someone who creates the pipes for the tile drainage as well as someone who installs the tile drainage. - SNAP program is ongoing up to $5000. Any agri-food and beverage business can apply. - Applicants who seek help with the application have a higher success rate - Northern Livestock Project is on hold until after the elections - RED application was approved. Approved for $88’000. - AG committee will hold a meeting soon to kick off the Private Agricultural Land Assembly Project (RED application) and start discussions of a 2019 AG symposium.

b. Mining Committee Isabelle Denault presents the mining committee update: - 4 meetings in the last year. NORTHEAST COMMUNITY NETWORK . LE RÉSEAU COMMUNAUTAIRE DU NORD-EST

- Ontario Golden North has been discussed quite a bit, the committee would like to take the project over. - 6 communities are included in the project: Black River-Matheson, Cochrane, Iroquois Falls, Timmins, Kapuskasing, and Temiskaming Shores. - The OGN report has already developed a regional value proposition. - Industrial minerals component is unfinished, although it is not required to complete. - We could develop trade shows. - We would like to continue as region instead of municipal. - Develop it more for communities that were not originally involved in the project. - Bob Browne: Would like to have CFDC’s also take a key role. - Focus more on mining supply, and not on the geological side.

RESOLUTION #: 18-05-31-006 Proposed: Isabelle Denault Seconded: Bob Browne

BE IT RESOLVED the NeCN will take over the Ontario Golden North Project

CARRIED

c. Tourism Committee Isabelle Denault presents the update on the tourism committee:

- World’s best snowmobile destination. - TNO workshop has helped although there was a lot of repetition. - TNO is taking a good portion of the project. - Luc Boucher will recirculate the WBSD document. - Graham Campbell: The WBSD is not a marketing project, it has huge economic impact on the region. It’s about servicing the snowmobiler. - TNO is looking for a 3 year coordinator. - Madeleine Trembley: The trail is not close enough to our community. Fauquier-Strickland would like to participate although the distance of the trail does not benefit the community. - The WBSD doesn’t really have a role in changing the trails. It would be up to individual communities to speak to the snowmobile clubs to adjust the trails.

10. Adjournment

The NeCN AGM is adjourned at 1:43 PM.

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Signatures

______May 31st, 2018

Antoine Vézina, Chairperson Date