Councillor McCann Meeting Report (August 10, 2021)

West Parry Sound District Museum Monthly Board Meeting
On Thursday evening, July 22, 2021, I attended the West Parry Sound District Museum Monthly Board Meeting via ZOOM!  We appointed and welcomed a new board member, Gerald Porter.  I am pleased to announce that since July 21, 2021, the Museum is open Wednesday through Saturday from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM.  Staff does reserve the right to close the Museum an hour prior to the listed closing time should it be necessary. The E. Roy Smith permanent gallery is currently closed due to ongoing renovations.  The model train creator and donor was on site to complete work on the train and make it operational.  Financial reports were received.  We had a discussion about our ten-year vision and about our mindset over long term planning and commitment required to make real things happen.  We want to know that in moving forward our municipal representatives on the board share the same vision as the community representatives and that the municipal reps can take this back to their respective Councils, selling each on a long term, significant commitment to the museum.  We made some modifications to our Facility Rental Policy.  Finally, our Annual General Meeting is scheduled for Thursday September 23, 2021.