Boundary Co-op 2022 Annual Report

Boundary Co-op hosted its 2022 Annual General Meeting Thursday, June 15 at the Boissevain Administration Office.  Twenty-four members were in attendance.

Board President, Matt Heide, called the meeting to order and introduced the current Board of Directors; all of whom were present.  President Heide welcomed members to the meeting and appointed Debbie Graham as Secretary. A moment of silence followed for members that have passed this past year. He then gave some opening remarks and the approval of the agenda was passed.

Secretary Debbie Graham shared the minutes of the last Annual Meeting. No business arose from the minutes and there was no old business to report.

Matt Heide delivered the Board Report and a quick overview of this past year. Six directors attended the District Meeting in 2022; this being the first official in-person meeting with FCL since before the pandemic.  Directors also attended the November Leader Conference in Saskatoon, enjoying hearing from speakers on such topics as Board fiduciary duties and the current Energy Roadmap.  Matt thanked General Manager Ryan Polnik and all the Boundary Co-op team for going "above and beyond" in 2022.  He described how happy the Board was with the progress the organization made this past year.

Director Jackie Mitchell presented the Delegates Report. Directors attended FCL's February meetings, the District Caucus Meetings, as well as the 94th Annual AGM for FCL. 

Office Manager Tyler Gauthier followed the Directors' reports by reviewing the Boundary Co-op Financial Report. A copy of the full financial report is linked below.

General Manager Ryan Polnik provided his Manager's Report. He touched on some highlights from 2022; Boundary Co-op saw record sales last year and provided over $120,000 in donations and support.  In addition to $2M in allocations paid out during Co-op Week, Boundary Co-op issued a Special Cash Repayment of $1.2M in December.  Current projects and purchases planned for 2023 are: new oven installations at Killarney and Deloraine Food Stores; electronic labels at Boissevain, Deloraine and Killarney Food Stores; a new point-of-sale system installed at Boissevain and Deloraine Home Centres; and the retail is continuing to explore possible avenues for a new gas bar in Deloraine.  Ryan presented the list of Service Award recipients and expressed his appreciation to all team members for their hard work this past year, and to the Board of Directors for their support and guidance.

No election was held this year; Heather Heibert and Heather Foote did not seek re-election.  The Board currently sits at seven members: Matt Heide, Debbie Graham, Jackie Mitchell, Keith Cassan, Elmer McCallum, Kirby Cooper, and Sheila Lockhart.

A motion was passed to adopt MNP as Auditor for 2023 to 2025.

As there was no new business nor questions brought forward by members, the 2022 Annual General Meeting was adjourned.