Camping In Ontario Update Newsletter June 2019 December 2013

CAMPING IN ONTARIO’S NEWSLETTER

UPDATE
I can’t believe that a year has gone by since being elected President of Camping In Ontario. I am
humbled to have been elected to a second term
and I plan to continue to represent our association
to the best of my ability.
We have two directors that are moving on: Director at
Large from Region 7 and Secretary/Treasurer Darci Lombard of Summer House Park and Director from Region 3,Doug Dinan of Flamboro
Valley Camping Resort. It has been a pleasure working with Darci;
her energy at the table and behind-the-scene contributions will be
missed. I have enjoyed working with Doug and we wish him well in
his new project. Thank you both for your time and commitment to
Camping In Ontario. All the best as you go forward.
At the AGM, we installed a number of new Directors and I would
like to welcome them to the Board:
Region 3 Sue Moelker, Pine Valley Park
Region 11 Walter Geisser, Bayview Lodge
Director at Large Ed Miklavcic, Bissell’s Hideaway Water Park
& RV Resort
Director at Large John O’Brien, Carefree RV Resorts
Congratulations, and I look forward to working together. Your
elected Executive Officers for 2013–2014 are:
President Bruce Dressel, Region 2
1st Vice President Tammy Gillespie, Region 13B & C
2nd Vice President Leonard Koekkoek, Region 7
Secretary/Treasurer Wendie Dupuis, Region 1
Past President Robert Trask, Region 7
The AGM went smoothly this year with the financial report being accepted as reported and a very positive Executive Director’s report.
The largest agenda item was the proposed update to the by-laws.

The board was charged with updating the by-laws to conform to the
new Not for Profit Law that is being
brought forward by the government.
Although the law has not yet come
into effect, we needed to make certain changes to our by-laws to ensure
we protect the long term interests of
the association. The by-laws will need
to be amended again within 3 years
of the proposed legislation being
enacted.
It has been an exciting year culminating with a Convention that
will be a challenge for our office staff to surpass. The accommodations were superb; the food started on Sunday and did not stop until
after the departure on Wednesday. It was a bit of a challenge having
breakfast on the move, but it did allow us to visit all our suppliers at
CampEx and network at our leisure. The sessions were informative
and extremely well attended with a large variety of topics and numerous cracker barrels to share information and ideas.
Congratulations to Alexandra for a job well done. Our thanks also
go to Guida, Samantha, Krista and Lisa. Without their dedication to
our association and everyone’s effort, it would be impossible to have
as successful a convention.
This issue of Update has photos and highlights of the 2013 Convention & CampEx.Thank you to our CampEx suppliers and sponsors
and of course to all who attended. I hope everyone had a wonderful
time, found new and innovative ways to make money and were able
to meet up with old friends and make new ones. I hope to see everyone at the Regional Meetings and of course at Blue Mountain next
year.
I wish you all a Merry Christmas and the Happiest of New Years.
Bruce Dressel
president

INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Camping In Ontario Board of Directors. . . . . . . . 4
New Board Member Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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Summer 2013 Occupancy Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Congratulations Cohen Highley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Welcome New Members. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Accessible Campgrounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

DECEMBER 2013

The Reward Is Within. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CCRVC Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Mandatory Occupational Health and
Safety Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Introducing Krista and Samantha. . . . . . . . . . .
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Campers Helping Campers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2013 Convention Highlights and CampEx . . . .
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CampEx Attendees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Legal Evictions Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Draft Regional Meeting Agenda . . . . . . . . . . . .
Regional Meeting Registration Form . . . . . . .
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