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NEWS FEED
Posted 1 month ago
The 2020 Annual General Meeting was held virtually on Saturday October 3rd 2020 at 1pm. There was quorum. The membership in attendance voted to extend all executive and director positions by an additional year after the cancellation of this season due to COVID-19. Therefore next year the Vice-President and Aquatics Director positions will be up for election.
On behalf of the executive I would like to thank you for your patience this year and hope everyone is doing well and staying safe, see you all next season.
Posted 3 months ago
FALL UPDATE
Good day FOLIC friends,
We continue working with the RCMP and things are moving slowly but they are moving. Security has been added to the campground and Gerry is getting small projects completed. The RCMP has put a large amount of money towards the pool and it will be ready for next season.
We would like to advise you that we will be having an Annual General (AGM) meeting via video conference on October 3rd, 2020.
To participate in the AGM, you need to provide us with an email address by September 12th 2020, and you will be invited to join. The AGM is to provide you with an update on the finance and the progress of the camp.
It would be impossible to discuss next year's season at this time as there are too many unknown. We will continue to work with the RCMP on solutions for next season and will continue to share the progress with you all through the winter.
What we know is the RCMP continues to be interested in utilizing the facilities. There are a large demand from the Headquarter employees for physical activities and meeting spaces and they are looking at the camp to facilitate some groups.
Financially, we are doing ok and will most likely survive until next season, we will no longer request the government subsidy for Gerry's salary as the RCMP will be covering this cost. The RCMP is writing an amendment to our agreement to include that expense for this year.
We need the membership to vote on one issue at the AGM; Please be advised that you must have an active and paid membership to have a vote.
We would like to move the executive election by one year.
This means that season 2021, we would have elections for Vice President, Season 2022 we would have elections for the President etc . This way we stay on a schedule that provides an overlap for continuity.
We sold approximately 40 memberships and approximately 15 are from the storage areas from members who usually don't attend or vote at the AGM. Having an election with only 30 some members or requesting members to buy membership just for an election seems unethical for this year.
Please send your questions for the AGM ahead of time and we will have an answer at the meeting. Please send your question to both email address below;
secretary@folic.ca and president@folic.ca
Storage;
If you haven't paid for the whole year, please contact Gerry to pay in full for the winter. The storage fee is one dollar per foot per month plus the cost of the yearly membership fee if you haven't purchased it this year.
Please remember that if you want to vote at the AGM, you must purchase a membership and if you want to attend the virtual AGM, please provide us with an email address by September 12th 2020, so you can be invited to join.
Please stay healthy and safe,
Your Executive
Posted 5 months ago
It’s been brought to our attention that some of our members are not receiving the emails which have been sent out by the executive. Therefore we are asking any past or present FOLIC members who are not receiving the emails, or who have a change of address or phone number, to fill out the form below so we can update our records accordingly. forms.gle/C4bXdunheHwfY5JZ8
Thank you.
Long Island Campground Contact Info
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Posted 6 months ago
Hello dear FOLIC friends,
We are very sad to advise all of you that your executive was advised tonight by the RCMP that FOLIC will be closed for campers this season due to the following reasons;
Campsites are compact and in close proximity to each other and maintaining 2 metres separations along access routes would be challenging;
Kitchen, washroom, BBQ and playground facilities are shared and the RCMP is not well positioned to maintain an acceptable level of disinfection; and
Insurance obtained through the Friends of Long Island Camp (FOLIC) does not cover risks associated to COVID 19.
The good news is, as owners of the property, the RCMP still has to meet basic responsibilities to maintain the property and to ensure all health and safety obligations are met. As Gerry will continue to assist the RCMP in the coordination role, they will reimburse FOLIC for his expenses as the economic impact to FOLIC will be substantial without the campers this season.
For anyone who has a trailer in storage and wish to keep it there, please be advised that the fee will be the same, $1 per foot per month. Due to the lay out of the compound, if you wish to remove your trailer, there will be a $20 fee and it will be for the whole camping season meaning you will not be allowed to bring your trailer back until the end of the season. Please contact Gerry via email at longislandcamp@rogers.com to make an appointment to remove your trailer.
We are extremely thankful to the RCMP for helping us in these difficult times.
We will continue to advise you of any development.
We will be back for season 2021.
Thank you,
Your Executive.
Bonjour chers(ères) amis(es),
Nous sommes très triste de vous annoncer que ce soir, la GRC nous a avisé que le camping sera fermé pour les campeurs cette été pour les raisons suivantes;
Les terrains sont compacts et étroits et soutenir le 2 metres de séparation le long des accès serait difficile;
Cuisine, toilette, BBQ et terrain de jeux sont partagés et la GRC n'est pas en bonne position pour soutenir la décontamination à un niveau acceptable; et
Nos assurance ne couvre pas le COVID 19.
La bonne nouvelle est que la GRC étant propriétaire du terrain, doit répondre aux besoins fondamentaux et assurer la santé et sécurité. Comme Gerry continuera a assister la GRC dans son role de coordinateur, la GRC remboursera ses dépenses du à l'impact économique du manque de revenue cet été.
Si vous avez une roulotte en storage et souhaitez la garder en storage, veuillez prendre note que le cout est toujours de 1 dollar le pied par mois. En raison de l'emplassement des roulottes, il y aura un frais de 20 dollars si vous voulez sortir votre roulotte et la roulotte ne pourra pas être remiser avant la fin de la saison. Veuillez s'il vous plait communiquer avec Gerry à longislandcamp@rogers.com pour prendre rendez-vous si vous voulez sortir votre roulotte.
Nous sommes extrèmement reconnaissant à la GRC de nous aider dans des temps si difficiles.
Nous allons continuer à vous aviser de tout développement.
Nous serons de retour pour la saison 2021.
Merci et soyez prudent,
Votre exécutif
Posted 7 months ago
Please be advised that the 2020 FOLIC Draw Night originally scheduled for Thursday May 7th has been postponed until further notice due to the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions.
Posted 8 months ago
Anyone wishing to access the storage compound to check on their trailers are asked to contact the camp manager. Due to the Covid-19 situation access will be granted under the following conditions.
1. Access will be provided by appointment only.
2. Only one person will be allowed in the compound at a time.
3. The remainder of the campground is closed and no access will be granted.
4. Those wishing to schedule an appointment may do so once a month.
Thank you for your understanding.
Posted 8 months ago
In light of the Covid-19 pandemic the campground and all facilities are closed until further notice.
Please know that all post dated cheques for April 1st for bookings already made, will not be deposited at this time.
The Camp Manager will confirm bookings at a later date when we know what the camping season is going to look like.
Thanks for your understanding.
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