Membership

Membership in the Association is open to any individual interested in furthering and promoting the purposes of the Association.

Become a Member

AGM

Our AGM is held annually in the early fall.  Members in good standing will be sent a notice of the AGM.

Download the 2023-2024 Annual Report (.pdf)

Notice of the AGM Sept 23, 2024.

A reminder of the Deadline for Call for Nominations Date is 4:00 p.m. Thursday September 5, 2024.

1. AGM – Please Save the Date
   The 2024 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the British Columbia Blind Sports and Recreation Association will be held at:
   6:30 p.m., on Monday September 23, 2024, via zoom.
   Additional information will follow in the coming weeks.
2. Call for Nominations
   Attached are:
   A Letter from the Nominating Committee
   A Nominations Package, including the nominations deadline.

Bylaws

Read the Bylaws .pdf

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of the BC Blind Sports and Recreation Association (BC Blind Sports) is a governance board.  The role of the Board of Directors is to set the strategic direction of the association, establish policy, financial policy guidelines, overall budgets and fees and to approve as presented, or as amended by the board, the annual budget.  The board consists of seven to nine elected members.

A call for nominations for members of the board will be circulated to Members in Good Standing prior to the AGM.

Elections are typically held for two-year terms on the board.

Board of Directors:

President, Brian Cowie
Vice President, Tami Boccaccio
Treasurer, Tom Ollis
Bob Smith, Director
Vern Short, Director
Lisa Binnie, Director
Jillian Sloane, Director
Marc London, Director

Staff

Our Staff are responsible for the day-to-day operation of the organization.

• Jane D. Blaine – Executive Director
• David Chung – Finance Manager
• Susan Flanagan – Member Services Coordinator
• Lachlan Gilchrist-Blackwood – Sport Participation Coordinator
• Linda Dooley – Office Coordinator

Staff can be reached via email using the following format:
First name @bcblindsports.bc.ca

The Office Coordinator can be reached by using info in place of the first name.