PARCS
Events
#1 - PARCS CAME TO YOU THIS SUMMER
This past summer PARCS brought a workshop to five handy locations
around the province. Our reasons for taking PARCS on the road were
twofold: First, we wanted to provide a cost effective way for a large
group from each cottage community to find out more about PARCS and to
have a say in PARCS’ future directions. Secondly, we wanted to provide
an opportunity for cottage owners to be heard. Workshop input has been
summarized in our latest PARCS newsletter and will be brought before
delegates at the annual convention to be prioritized for future action.
#2 - A NEW TIME AND PLACE FOR OUR ANNUAL CONVENTION
We have plans for a different time and location for our annual fall
convention. Experience has taught us the futility of trying to schedule
a convention during the month prior to an election. Speakers from the
various ministries are not allowed to attend sessions during that period
and government agencies cannot respond to sponsorship requests. The
following is the program for our convention this fall:
2011 PARCS Convention Program
Friday,
November 18
·
Pre-convention
workshop:
Round Table for hamlets, organized hamlets
and RMs
o
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
o
Manitou Springs
Hotel and Spa
o
Several of our hamlet members have been invited to kick off
the discussion in this round-table session.
o
An
advisor from Sask Municipal Affairs will be available to provide answers
to technical questions.
·
Registration
o
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
o
Manitou Springs
Hotel and Spa
·
Convention banquet
and social evening
o
7:00 p.m.
o
Danceland Historic
Dance Hall
o
Banquet speaker
– Allan Casey, award winning author of
Lakelands
o
Celebration of PARCS 25TH
Anniversary
o
Recognition of special
guests
Saturday,
November 19
·
All
sessions at Manitou Springs Hotel and Spa
·
10:00
to 11:30 a.m. – PARCS annual meeting
·
11:30 to 12:30 noon –
Lunch on site
·
12:30
to 2:00 p.m. – Lessons Learned from the Flood: Preparing for Emergencies in our Cottage
Communities
o
A
panel composed of the Provincial Fire Commissioner, an EMO coordinator
from Katepwa and mayors from other will provide insights about what a
community should have in place for dealing with emergencies.
·
2:00
to 3:30 – Tourism – Its impact on cottage communities and the challenges it poses
o
A panel of delegates
from cottage communities will be joined by staff from the Department of
Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport and will discuss the following issues:
o
What are the new
initiatives for tourism in Saskatchewan?
o
What is the impact of
tourism on our cottage communities?
o
Does
provincial funding adequately reflect the new expectations on cottage
communities as hosts for the growing tourist industry in the province?
·
Convention adjourns at
3:30 p.m.
________________________________
To register for convention, copy
and complete this registration form:
Convention Registration
(mail
or fax or email)
Name of
Community:
______________________________
Contact email: ______________________________
Contact
phone no:
______________________________
Number of
attending members: (voting delegates - Friday workshop and banquet, Saturday breakfast &
lunch and Saturday sessions)
_____ x $120 = $
_______
Number of
attending non-members: (nonvoting delegates - Friday
workshop and banquet, Saturday lunch and Saturday sessions)
_____ x $220 = $ _______
Number of
Saturday only delegates:
(Saturday lunch & Saturday sessions)
_____
x $100 = $ _______
Number of extra
banquet tickets:
_____ x $20
= $ _______
(no spousal convention packages
available)
Number of walk-in registrations
for SATURDAY AFTERNOON ONLY (no meals)
_____
x $50
= $_______
TOTAL Enclosed: = $_______
Names
of Voting Delegates
______________________________,
______________________________
Send registrations to:
Lynne Saas,
Coordinator of Member Services
Box 52, Elbow
Phone - 854-4658, Fax –
854-4412, saas@sasktel.net
Convention Accommodation
·
There
are still a few rooms left at Manitou Springs Hotel and Spa at our
convention rate of $110 (single), $120 (double).
Call 946-2233.
·
Other
accommodation is available at:
° Brown’s Motor Inn, 1 and 2
bedroom units, 946-2863
° Lakeside Inn,
946-3456
° Harmony House, 946-2707
° Serenic View
B&B, 946-3821
° Manitou Retreat, 946-3634
#3 – PAST EVENTS – CONVENTION 2010
Who Owns The Beaches?
Members Sharing At Convention
-
RM of Lakeland – Establishing an Environmental Advisory
Committee
-
RV of Aquadeo – Converting to Potable Water
-
RV of Candle Lake – Bylaw Enforcement
-
RV of Chitek Lake – A New Model for Sewage Treatment
-
RV of Cochin – Cochin Days
-
RV of Coteau Beach – Community Building
-
RV of Echo Bay – Off Site Storage
-
RV of Mistusinne – Establishing a Recycling Program
-
OH of Burgis Beach – Flooding in 2010 Power Point
Other Guest Speakers At Convention
-
Our Saskatchewan Gems (Prairies North) Power Point
-
Managing Lakefront Dedicated Lands (Twyla Bergstrom)
Power Point -
Recreation of Environmental Protection (Leslie Tuchek)
Power Point -
Trail Building (Cathy Watts) Power Point
-
Water Quality Testing (Wayne Hyde) Power Point
-
Invasive Species (Tanya Johnston) Power Point
-
SAMA 2010 (Irwin Blank)
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Contact Info
Lynne Saas
PARCS, Member Services
Box 52, Elbow, SK, SOH 1J0
Phone: 306 854-4658 Fax: 306 854-4412
Email: info@parcs-sk.com
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