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Following are the major highlights and decisions from the 2010 Supreme Lodge Convention
2010-2011 Elected Supreme Lodge Executive
Supreme Honoured Royal Lady
- Lynda Nolan, Prince George,BC
Supreme Associate Royal Lady - Sharen McLean, Stavely,AB
Supreme Loyal
Lady - Margaret Craigie, Iqaluit, NT
Supreme Lecturing Lady - Margaret Brown, Llyodminster, AB
Supreme Conductress
-Sandra Crne, St. Johns, NL
Supreme Chaplain - Anne Marie Helferty, Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Supreme Guard - The
Delegates approved not filling for one year as a trial
Other Officers
Immediate
Past SHRL- Joyce Spilchuk, North Bay, ON
Appointed Position
Supreme Honoured
Royal Lady's Historian - Doreen Zimmerman, Williams Lake, BC
The Delgates approved an Ad Hoc Committee
with a mandate to report back to the 2011 Conventions with recommendations for the future of the Order. The membership has
not been informed or surveyed with regard to the future direction of the Order. There is a need for National, Association,
District and Lodge strategic planning for its future.
Members of the Ad Hoc Committee are:
Sandi
Lougheed, Chairman
Lea Daskewich, Co-Chairman
Margaret Craigie
Sharron Makus
Lena
Wizniak
Bettye Collins
Doreen Kelly
Sandra Crane
Lorraine Pezzutto
Belva
Wiggins
Delegates approved a motion that the Lodges be asked to support a one time assessment fee of $2.00
per member to support the Ad Hoc Committee on the future of the Order and that this assessment be billed in fall and the invoice
be accompanied by an explanatory letter.
ResolutionsThere
were 16 resolutions for the Constitution, one resolution for the Procedures and Floor Work Book and three uncirculated resolutions
presented.
Highlights included:
Resolution No. 5 was approved as amended and approved
– that the position of Supreme Guard would be suspended for one year trial effective with this Convention.
All other circulated resolutions were
referred back to the National Judiciary Committee as there was no need to deal with all of the present resolutions until the
Ad Hoc committee had made its report.
One uncirculated resolution that was carried read:
Section 5, Article 11(b) District Deputy Nominee: A District Deputy serving a second consecutive term
in office is not eligible to be a nominee for the next term if another nominee is available. All nominees will be Members
in good standing of a Lodge in good standing within the District. A Junior Member cannot hold elected office.
The other two uncirculated resolutions were defeated.
2011
National Registration/Affiliation Fees (there will be no change in the fees)
$45.00 per Regular Member
$22.50 per Life Member granted prior to Aug 1/92
$22.50 per Junior Member
$10.00 per Restoration to Membership
$30.00 / Lodge for the District Deputy Fee
2011 National Convention will be in Gander, NL July 19-21, 2011
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