Show up early with a $10 donation to set up a table or your vehicle and now you can pre-register for a spot on the CONTACT page of this site.
We will contact you.

Next meeting Thursday July 10th, 7:00 pm at the Curling Rink

Stuart Lake Men’s Shed
MINUTES
June 25, 2025
Curling Rink

Agenda accepted 7:04 pm1

1– Business Cards:
Rick will provide logo business cards for Directors
next year issue membership cards when dues paid

2 – Website status: All revisions done, up to date. Activate online contact forms.

3 – Bank Account status:
Motion by Rick Montemurro to get one bank card only, for deposit purposes only
Seconded Tyler Graham.
Passed unanimous.

4 – Discuss Short/McDougall building
Too much work required
Bad location
Unanimous decision NO at this time, may reconsider

5 – Mall and other location discussion
Mall location acceptable pending details re: use of power tools, heat costs, lease length and rates as well as any other restrictions. Will continue looking at other locations pending funds and negotiations with property manager.
Tyler mentioned possible Men’s Shed Canada grant to obtain a location. Will look into details.

6 = Garage Sale
Planned for Sat. Aug. 9* in co-ordination with Car Show. “Junk in your Trunk”
Private sellers can set up a table, trunk or pickup bed for $10 donation to Men’s Shed
Shed members will be selling from theirs to donate sales to Men’s Shed
Food sales? Not hot dogs, Car Club will do that.
Bob Motion will look at Mens Shed aprons for some of us to wear for publicity.
Ralph Willick will look at signs and posters.

Meeting adjourned 8:04 pm

IN ATTENDANCE:
Rick Montemurro – Rick Slorstad
Ken Kerr – Bob Motion
Terry Houghton – Jim Dunkley
Ralph Willick – Bill Howell
Keith Gordon – Tyler Graham
Mike Bird

* CORRECTION: date was originally in error as July 16

Regular meeting is scheduled at 7:00 pm at the Curling Rink

Online forms are being added to the website that will enable people to join the Men’s Shed and request services of the Men’s Shed. They are not yet working but previews of the forms will be there on the CONTACT page of this website.
If any members have suggestions to add or alter the forms you can send them to stuartlakemensshed@gmail.com or speak to Rick, Tyler or Mike directly.

Next meetup is at the Curling Rink at 1pm June 3rd. Meet, talk, plan.

A small informal meet on Tues. May27 discussed a few items and planned future actions:
– We will send a delegation to District Council soon to present our case to obtain use of the former Legion building. It is the most suitable for the needs of this Men’s Shed and will present a sustainable use and service benefit to the entire community
-Discussion regarding the possible donation of a reefer truck van, it’s use and where it could be placed if received.
-Mentioned during the meet was the need to collect member information about their skill sets and willingness to do volunteer work, how the Men’s Shed will not perform work that competes with local businesses or tradespeople. Also discussed how a MS person skilled in that specific area should attend over work done by others for reasons of safety and liability.
-A document needed to complete the setup of a Society bank account was delivered to the Credit Union.

Future meetups and official meetings will be announced beforehand to members and the public. Posters, word of mouth, phone calls and a banner on the landing page of this website will announce any events.

As of May 14 the Stuart Lake Men’s Shed Society is registered under the BC Societies Act. This will allow us to open a Bank Account for membership fees, event raised funds, and non tax deductible donations. Be aware that no financial moves (or purchases) can be made without the approval of four members of the Board of Directors and no payments will be made without that and two signatures of the designated Executives.

Formation AGM was held Tues. May 13 at the Curling Club

The Constitution, Code of Conduct and Bylaws of the Stuart Lake Men’s Shed Society were adopted.

A Board of 7 Directors was approved, and a maximum of 11 ruled. The Directors approved their positions
Tyler Graham – President
Mike Bird – Vice President
Ken Tylee – Treasurer
Rick Montemurro – Secretary
Phil Short
Ralph Willick
Bill Howell

The mailing address of NMI’s Post Box was approved for initial use

Integris Credit Union Fort St James chosen to establish Society bank account
Four directors will be chosen by the Directors to have signing authority of whom TWO signatures are required.

AGM adjourned, followed by open discussion