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Upcoming Vacant Board Positions

This is your chance to help out! The Strathcona Community League has many dedicated board members. At the upcoming AGM a number of board roles will come available. Now is a good time to make a contribution to our community.  If you have any questions about the voting process, or would like to nominate yourself or someone else for a position, please contact the recruitment committee:

The election or appointments of new board members will be held during our AGM on Monday, November 8th, 7.30pm

Strathcona is a busy neighbourhood, with many festival and events that are part of our community. It is a rapidly changing community with many new development decisions being made that shape the look and feel of where we live. Our commercial districts are rapidly changing which also have impact on our community. The Strathcona Community League is active in providing social, recreational and planning direction for our community. We are seeking volunteers interested in being involved in all of these particular areas of decision making as well being a member of the board as a whole.

Vacant Board Positions

  1. President | 1 year term | The president is the most frequently seen and heard member of the community league and its board. Our fearless leader! The Captain of our ship! The President guides the monthly meeting and keeps the board members on track through its many programs and activities. 
  2. Vice President | 2-year term | The vice president can step in and fill any of the President’s roles and duties, including chairing the monthly board meeting. Previous board experience would be an asset, but not necessary.  Volunteer hours required: 12-16 hours/month (or more, depending on any chosen committee work 
  3. Green | 2-year term | The Strathcona Centre Community League is dedicated to promoting environmentally-friendly planning and creating a green and liveable neighbourhood. The Green Committee acts on these ideas through consultation and events.
  4. Building and Grounds | 2-year term | The Building and Grounds committee helps to manage the facilities, including infrastructure renewal 
  5. Social | 2-year term | Pub nights, barbecues, family fun nights, skating parties, the social committee can do it all, making Strathcona a fun and active neighbourhood.
  6. Communications | 2-year term | Information about and from the community league can be found in many places, including a published newsletter delivered to homes in the neigbourhood by volunteers, this website, our Facebook group, and Twitter account. The publicity/newsletter committee stays on top of it all and coordinates communications to membership and the wider community
  7. Board Development | 2-year term | Board Development will be a new role on our board. The committee will development and implement new policies or revise the current ones. It will also look at the current board positions and develop new role description for those roles that have developed in the last few years.

Current Chair is letting their name stand for re-election

The positions below will come available for re-election.The current chair is letting their name stand

  1. Hall Use | 2-year term | If you have a question about what rooms our community hall has available to rent, or how we can better utilize the building, the Hall Use committee will have the answers. More information about rentals can also be found on our Hall Rentals page. There is a current chair letting their name stand for re-election.
  2. Neighbourhood and Community Engagement / Diversity and Inclusion | 2-year term | This committee is tasked with coordinating better outcomes for neighbours in relation to large community events, such as festivals. There will be a possible change in this role which will be discussed during AGM. There is a current chair letting their name stand for re-election.
  3. Treasurer | 2-year term | The treasurer is responsible for managing and administering all finances of the SCCL. The treasurer must ensure that monthly profit and loss statements are an accurate reflection of the board’s financial position and that the board’s finances are up-to-date and compiled in accordance with rules and requirements of a non-profit organization. The treasurer acts as a signing officer to oversee the finances of the SCCL, and works closely with the League accountant and hall manager. Previous bookkeeping and or accounting experience would be an asset. There is a current chair letting their name stand for re-election.
  4. Community Garden | 2-year term | The Garden Director coordinates SCCL’s community garden alongside the streetcar tracks, north of 85 Avenue. The director creates and organizes other community gardening projects and plots as may become active in the neighbourhood. Promote environmental efforts and local food policies in the neighbourhood and on behalf of the SCCL. There is a current chair letting their name stand for re-election.

Available Non-Board Positions

These appointments are not board positions, and regular attendance at board meetings is not required: