4 Way Test:
The meeting was held by a stand-in and a very knowledgeable person having been President for two years, Cleo Perez, who also led the club in the Four Way Test. We had 17 members present, Guest Rotarian, Tom Smith and our speaker, Spencer Sproule
Rotary Moment:
Cleo also continued with chapter two of the History of the Four Way Test. It has been with Rotary since 1943, having created created in 1932 by Rotarian Herbert Taylor for his bankrupt company.
Announcements:
- Rotary Day at the Races. This year the event will take place on Sunday, August 13. Sheila has tentatively booked the afternoon for us, including reserving the family area so that kids came come and enjoy the event and the buffet. Sheila needs to know who might attend. Please let her know as soon as possible so that we can confirm with the racecourse.
- Whistler Get-Together September 3 at Abigail and Jason House at 8369 Rainbow Drive,
We will meet at the house and go for a bike ride ( for those who bike) and meet the rest at Lost Lake, Bring lunch/snacks. Start time will be at around 11ish.
Dinner will be at 5 PM at the house. The hosts will do hamburgers, etc. It is an easy walk ordrive to the Lake. Abigail will provide more information and details closer to the date. Let them know who is coming. - The official tally is in for the Hoop-a-thon. Chimp took in $16,971, cash donations $2,000 Others $2,333 Total Gross amount $22, 301, Net after expenses $21,800. Next year’s goal will be $25,000. Huge success. Congrats to Gary and his team.
Sargent at Arms:
Peter Fox did the honours today. Among many interesting stories shared by our members one stood out, Tina is going to be the Chair of the Canadian Bar Association - BC Branch's Equality and Diversity Committee.
Meeting - Our speaker today, Spencer Sproule was introduced by Ted.
His subject was LNG, an interesting subject for the last few years. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is natural gas, methane with some mixture of methane that has been converted to liquid form for ease of storage and transport. It takes up about 1/600th the volume of natural gas in the gaseous state. It is odorless, colorless, non-toxic and non-corrosive. Projected location of the plant would be in Prince Rupert or Port Edward. This was approved by five tribes of the Tsimshian First Nations.
Employment is expected to be 1139, and contributions to the BC communities, about 156 million dollars.Total spent in BC since 2013 is 7.4 Billion. There are 190 conditions which were laid out before the decisions had been made. One was the formation of an Environment Monitoring Committee consisting of two First Nations tribes.
Speaker was thanked by Frances.
Pics from our meeting today:
Thought of the day:
Show me someone who has never made a mistake and I show you someone who has never tried! - John Wooden Basketball Coach UCLA
Next Speakers:
Yajaira Moran- We Speak Spanish Here
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