2026 AGM Announcement
Sunday, February 8, 2026 – 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Esquimalt Recreation Centre
Please join us for us our Annual General Meeting. We will review what the VNCS accomplished in 2025, look at our financial status, introduce some initiatives for 2026, and elect our 2026 Board. The AGM will be held at the Esquimalt Rec Centre, 527 Fraser Street (Craigflower Room).
NOTE: To vote at the AGM you must be a paid up member of the VNCS. You can pay your membership at the AGM or do it online through our Web site. Plan to arrive by 9:00am to register.
9:00 am – Registration Check In
9:30 am – Call to order
- Territory Acknowledgement
- Approval of Agenda
- Approval of Minutes of Annual General Meeting held Feb 2nd, 2025 (Link to last Year’s AGM Minutes)
9:45 am – Annual Reports
NOTE: Report links to be posted by January 17th.
Governance/Administration Reports
1. President’s Report – Debbie Ibaraki (Acting)
2. Treasurer’s Report – Shinichi Tanaka
3. Membership Report – Margaret Cooke & Joanne Rollins
4. Communications (Newsletter, Social Media etc.) Report – Yukari Peerless & Craig Mercer
5. Japanese Cultural Fair Report – Craig Mercer & Yukari Peerless
Committees/Activity Groups (Reports Only)
- Heritage Committee
- Human Rights Committee
- JC Legacy Projects – Senkusha
- Youngsei/Young Leaders
- Furusato Dancers
- Ikebana Classes
- Japanese Language Classes
- National Association of Japanese Canadians
- Uminari Taiko
Note: We are looking to host an “open house” type event in March/April that will allow members to come and interact with all of our various groups, ask questions of all the in flight work going on and learn about upcoming volunteer opportunities. This is an effort to engage the membership more meaningfully and reduce the length of the AGM.
10:45 am – Break
11:05 am – Election of Officers and Directors
Further nominations can be submitted. To nominate a candidate, a Nomination Form (available through our Website) must be completed and submitted to VNCS at info@vncs.ca OR candidates can be nominated from the floor at the AGM. The nominee must be present and a Nomination Form completed.
11:35 am – Business Meeting Adjournment
11:45 am – Light Snacks/Coffee Time/Meet the new Board
12:30 pm – Closing & Clean up
