In accordance with the (BC) Society Act and the (AB) Societies Act, and the Bylaws of

Canadian Avalanche Association,

notice is hereby given of the upcoming meeting:

General Meeting of the Members of Canadian Avalanche Association
6:30pm Pacific Time / 7:30 Mountain Time

Thursday, November 24, 2016

Mount Revelstoke Room, Coast Hillcrest Hotel

2100 Oak Drive, Revelstoke, BC

(or via ballot and teleconference – details to follow)

Agenda:

1. Vote on the resolutions set out in the ballot attached at Schedule “A”

Background

The Board of Directors of the Canadian Avalanche Association (“CAA”) invites its members to a General Meeting to vote on registering the Canadian Avalanche Association federally under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act and related issues.

At the 2016 AGM and later in the The Avalanche Journal Volume 113, Fall 2016, the Board of Directors expressed concerns about the CAA continuing to operate under the (BC) Society Act and the (AB) Societies Act. A Jurisdiction Committee was formed at the start of the year and has been studying the options and has sought independent legal advice. The consensus of the legal advice and Jurisdiction Committee is that the CAA should become a federal not-for-profit corporation under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act.

This proposed move:

• Is a natural step for the CAA as a national organization within Canada.

• Supports an efficient single corporate structure.

• Avoids the burdens and limitations associated with the BC Societies Act coming into force later this year.

The reasons for the proposed move are further explored in the attached brief.

Attendance and Voting Process – your vote matters wherever you are
The Board of Directors believes all eligible voting members should be able to participate in these decisions. While we welcome members to attend the meeting in person, we recognize that it will not be possible for many members to do so. As a result, we intend to make available facilities for members to listen to the proceedings at the meeting by way of teleconference. Further, we invite each member who cannot attend the meeting in person to submit a mail-in ballot to the CAA on the resolutions being put forward for approval at the meeting. The mail-in ballot form, which sets out the resolutions being put forward at the meeting, is attached at Schedule “A”.

Completed mail-in ballots may be submitted to the CAA:

• by mail at PO Box 2759, 110 Mackenzie Avenue, Revelstoke, BCV0E 2S0;

• by email to vote@avalancheassociation.ca (using a scanned copy of the completed ballot); or

• through the digital ballot platform (yourmembership.com) made available by the CAA (instructions to follow).

This meeting will take place at the Coast Hillcrest Hotel in Revelstoke. To ensure the voting process is fair and transparent, the Board of Directors welcomes volunteers to oversee it. If you wish to volunteer in this capacity, please contact Executive Director Joe Obad.

If you have any questions about this process, please email CAA President Walter Bruns or Joe Obad.