March is our Annual General Meeting

The AGM gives the chance for the club to update it’s members on the past years business and help shape it’s future.

Review of Financial Statements
These statements are are included for review
2025 AGM Financial Reports

Elect Board Members
Currently the position of President is open. Interested in being a board member? Please reach out for more information.

Vote on Updated Bylaws
The Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA) is the enabling corporate legal framework for nonprofits incorporated under Ontario law, replacing the former Ontario Corporations Act. Essex County Field Naturalists Club falls under this regulatory body. Although the regulations came into effect on October 10, 2024 we are not too late. Amendments have not been made since the club’s original incorporation in 1985. Those by-laws are still valid however a little out of date. Much care and caution was used in the process to bring the club up to date with this new framework.

The board has spent the last year reviewing and updating the bylaws with an aim to align the changes with the requirements of the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA). These bylaws guide how the club operates.
At this years Annual General Meeting (AGM) we will be voting on accepting these new bylaws. We want to ensure our members have ample time to review the proposed changes.

2026 March ECFNC Draft By-Laws are included for review. Please share any feedback or questions.

Bonus Feature: Turtle Conservation Committee Update

Spring is coming and that means the turtles will soon be once again searching for those sunny spots! It may have been a long cold winter but the Turtle Conservation Committee has not been hibernating. They will update club members on all the good work they have been doing throughout the year.

Do you love turtles?
Do you want to know what you can do the help?

We are going to talk turtle, find out what is coming up this year and what plans the club has to help everyone’s favourite reptile. Not your favourite reptile? After this presentation you may just change your mind.