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BRITISH COLUMBIA OLD TIME FIDDLERS’ ASSOCIATION
Minutes of the 46th Annual General Meeting – September 19, 2026
The meeting was called to order at 8:35 am at Heritage House, 100 Lorne Street, Kamloops BC with President Jackie Davis in the chair.
There were over 20 members present including 6 Provincial Board members (Jackie Davis, Doreen Rail, Florence Tellier, Cary Grigg, Angeline Slater & Dave Lynn). Lynn Tribe, Beth Bressette & Heather Fenwick were unable to attend.
Agenda: Was accepted on MOTION by Cary Grigg, 2nd Doreen Rail & Carried.
Addition to the Agenda: – Code of Conduct
Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of June 6, 2025 had been distributed. MOTION: by Francine Baroux, 2nd Dan Allen to approve the minutes as provided. Carried.
Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 as reviewed by Ada Brown had been circulated. The statements reflected a net gain of $ 2,719.41 for the year. MOTION: by Cary Grigg, 2nd John Heim to accept the Financial Statements as provided. Carried. Our thanks to Ada Brown for once again reviewing the year end financial statements.
Correspondence:
- None
OLD BUSINESS: NIL
Meeting was then adjourned in order to conduct the election of officers.
ELECTIONS: – all by acclamation
- President 1 year – Jackie Davis of Kamloops
- Vice President 1 year – Doreen Rail of the Kelowna Branch
- Secretary Treasurer 1 year – Angela Coelho of Kamloops
(d) Directors: 2 year positions:
1. Angeline Slater
2. Lynn Tribe
3. Kai Gronberg
Beth Bressette, Cary Grigg & Heather Fenwick have 1 more year to serve on the board.
Jackie Davis then welcomed the new Board of Directors & reopened the meeting.
NEW BUSINESS:
There was a question as to whether or not Branches should be registered as a charity or a non-profit organization. Motion by Francey Baroux, 2nd Doreen Rail that we recommend not registering. Carried.
A Code of Conduct had been distributed. Motion by Cary Grigg, 2nd Dan Allen to accept this draft. Carried.
Meeting adjourned at 8:50 am
Next AGM Meeting: TBA F. Tellier , Secretary-Treasurer
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BRITISH COLUMBIA OLD TIME FIDDLERS’ ASSOCIATION
Minutes of the 45th Annual General Meeting – June 6, 2025
The meeting was called to order at 6:05 pm at Rutland Centennial Hall, 215 Shepherd Road, Kelowna, BC with President Jackie Davis in the chair.
There were 17 members present including 4 Provincial Board members (Jackie Davis, Doreen Rail, Lynn Tribe & Florence Tellier. Beth Bressette, Cary Grigg, Linda Hiles, Angeline Slater & Dave Lynn were unable to attend. Only three out of 12 Branches were represented. There were also a number of guests in attendance.
Agenda: Was accepted on MOTION by Diana Stanford, 2nd Irene McAvena & Carried.
Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of September 14, 2024 had been distributed. MOTION: by Lynn Tribe, 2nd Ada Brown to approve the minutes as provided. Carried.
Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 as reviewed by Ada Brown had been circulated. The statements reflected a net gain of $ 981.87 for the year and total current assets of $17,721.59. MOTION: by Doreen Rail, 2nd Diana Stanford to accept the Financial Statements as provided. Carried.
Membership: 442 as of January 1/25.
Correspondence: – None
OLD BUSINESS:
– Hat Fundraiser Report: Jackie reported that 62 of the B.C. Fiddlers hats have been sold. $ 1,635.00 received, cost was $ 1,347.64 for a current profit of $ 287.36
Meeting was then adjourned at 6:10 in order to conduct the election of officers. Vic Ukrainetz & Ada Brown volunteered to act as the Scrutineers.
ELECTIONS:
(a) President 1 year – Jackie Davis of Kamloops – voted in
(b) Vice President 1 year – Doreen Rail of the Kelowna Branch – voted in
(c) Secretary Treasurer 1 year – Florence Tellier of Kamloops – voted in
(d) Directors: 2 year positions: 1. Beth Bressette had agreed to let her name stand & was voted in.
2. Cary Grigg had agreed to let his name stand & was voted in
3. Heather Fenwick was voted in
Angeline Slater, Lynn Tribe & Dave Lynn have 1 more year to serve on the board.
Jackie Davis then welcomed the new Board of Directors & reopened the meeting. Jackie expressed thanks to Linda Hiles for her time & service on the Provincial Board.
NEW BUSINESS:
(a) Branch Fee for Provincial Contest: The Provincial executive recommended that the Branch contribution to the Provincial Contest be increased from $ 35.00 (since 1987) to $ 75.00 annually. It would be stipulated that a minimum of $ 700.00 from this increase would go towards the cash prize for the 1st Place Championship Category. The remainder would cover the cost of engraving on the Provincial Trophies, etc. This was passed on MOTION by Marilyn Parker, 2nd Doreen Rail & carried.
(b) Members at Large: The Provincial executive recommended that we open up a “Members at Large” membership at the Provincial level at a cost of $ 20.00 per person annually from Apr 1 to March 31st. This would open up support for the B.C. Old Time Fiddlers from people that may not have a branch in their area or just want to support the BCOTFA. These members would only be able to vote at Provincial AGM’s. This was passed on MOTION by Vic Ukrainetz, 2nd Carol Jenson & carried.
(c) Newsletter: Further to the above, a section could be opened up to the Members at Large so that they could do a submission.
Next AGM Meeting: Will take place at wherever the next Provincial Contest will be held, which at this time is undetermined.
Meeting adjourned at 6:30 pm
F. Tellier
Florence Tellier
Secretary-Treasurer
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BRITISH COLUMBIA OLD TIME FIDDLERS’ ASSOCIATION
Minutes of the 44th Annual General Meeting – September 14, 2024
The meeting was called to order at 8:45 am at Heritage House, 100 Lorne Street, Kamloops, BC
(during a pancake breakfast by the Paddlewheelers Lions Club), with President Jackie Davis in the chair.
There were 30 members present including 7 Provincial Board members (Jackie Davis, Florence Tellier, Doreen Rail, Lynn Tribe, Linda Hiles, Angeline Slater & Cary Grigg). Beth Bressette & Craig Freeman were unable to attend. Three out of 12 Branches were represented. We also had 9 guests in attendance.
Copies of the Meeting Agenda were distributed & the meeting was called to order at 8:45 a.m.
Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of September 16, 2023 had also been distributed.
MOTION: by Cary Grigg, 2nd Doreen Rail to approve the minutes as provided. Carried.
Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 as reviewed by Ada Brown had been circulated. The statements reflected a net loss for the year of $ 4,949.85 and total current assets of $16,739.72.
MOTION: by Cary Grigg, 2nd Anita Gammel to accept the Financial Statements as provided. Carried. Membership: 441 as of January 1/24
Correspondence: – None
OLD BUSINESS:
– Canadian Grand Masters will be in Kamloops in 2025. Sagebrush Theatre is booked & also the
Delta Hotel. Volunteers are needed for the August 22, 23, 2025 weekend.
Meeting was adjourned by Jackie Davis 8:50 to conduct the election of officers. Sylvie Johnson &
Doreen Rail were asked to be Scrutineers.
ELECTIONS:
(a) President – Jackie Davis of Kamloops – voted in
(b) Vice President – Doreen Rail of the Kelowna Branch – voted in
(c) Secretary Treasurer – Florence Tellier of Kamloops – voted in
(d) Directors: 2 year positions:
1. Angeline Slater & Dave Lynn were nominated with Angeline Slater voted in.
2. Dave Lynn – voted in
3. Vic Ukrainetz (declined) & Lynn Tribe were nominated; Lynn Tribe of Kelowna – voted in
Beth Bressette, Linda Hiles & Cary Grigg have 1 more year to serve on the board.
Jackie Davis then welcomed the new Board of Directors & reopened the meeting at 9:05.
MOTION by Cary Grigg, 2nd by Angeline Slater that the ballots be destroyed. Carried.
NEW BUSINESS:
(a) 2024 Canadian Grand Masters was in Whitehorse. It was an amazing weekend with 7
BC people competing.
(b) 2023-2024 Liability Insurance has been paid by the BCOTFA on behalf of all Branches.
(c) BCOTFA Fiddle Contest Rules –some concerns had been expressed regarding the 2 year
rule, but this does only apply to adult categories.
(d) A suggestion to sell hats as a BCOTFA fundraiser.
MOTION by Cary Grigg, 2nd Doreen Rail that we proceed with that idea. Carried. Cost of each hat would be $ 16.45 & we would sell for $ 25.00 ea. If 100 are sold we could make a profit of $854.72.
(e) One of our guests, Annie Brown spoke regarding being in Ireland in 2015 – “All Ireland”,
where they had a Miscellaneous Category which included other instruments besides the
fiddle.
Next AGM meeting will take place in Kelowna following their Fiddle weekend on June 7, 2025.
Meeting adjourned at 9:15 am
F. Tellier
Florence Tellier
Secretary-Treasurer
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