BAMFIELD COMMUNITY AFFAIRS SOCIETY

General Meeting Unofficial Minutes

 Monday 20 April 2026 at 18.30pm
via Zoom - hosted by Jamie Willock

Attendees (16): James Willock (Chair), Julie Bradley, John and Sheryl Mass, Tom Jensen, Laura Bradley, Dan Zayonc, Jan Teversham, Robin Schmitt, Frank Novak, Barry Sills, Tania Burgi, Jomy Thomas, Birgit Gagne, Anne Stewart, Nancy Hendry

Regrets: Bob Beckett, Susan Derasp, Stella Wenstob, Ben West, Alison and Paul Bird,

Acknowledgement of Indigenous Lands: The BCAS acknowledges that the land on which we meet is within the traditional territory of the Huu-ay-aht First Nations where indigenous peoples have lived since time immemorial.

The meeting was called to order at 18.32

Chequing          $9,827.84

Savings              $28,398.06

Member Equity         $5.21

Total Assets     $ 38,231.11

A total of $2,769.48 has been spent in the past month. This was payment for the three GIAs awarded previously: $1,500 for supplies/printer for the New Bamfielder, costs for pickle ball equipment to BCSA and costs incurred setting up the Bamfield Hub to Jamie .

GIA PRESENTATION- Song West Bursaries- Nancy Hendry.

Nancy is asking for a bursary of $1000 to assist local people to attend SongWest at the end of May (29 May - 01 June). This is a four day music camp that is held at McKay Bay Lodge and 30 people from away attend as well as up to 15 locals. Three professional faculty run the workshops. Details can be found on the Songwest Bamfield website. The costs for locals is $275 but this amount is too much for some and so financial help can be given. It is typically about $100 but more can be given if there are special needs.

COMMUNITY REPORTS

Bamfield Community School-Robin Schmitt

• The greenhouse has been successfully planted up and some seedlings are now being taken to be transplanted outside.
• Work has started for the installation of the generator. The pad has been prepped and it is hoped that the system will be up and running for the fall .

Bamfield Fire Dept. – Daniel Zayonc

• There have been 8 call outs in the last 2 months.
• Some of the First Responders have left Bamfield so the numbers available to respond are down at the moment. It is hoped another group will be trained up to replace them.
• There are two ACRD Firesmart staff who will be coming out to Bamfield to give advice on improving fire resilience for residences.
• Dan attended a Firesmart conference recently. Lessons learned from the Underwood Fire were brought up.

Bamfield Centennial Park - Sheryl Mass

• They have 2 bids for the renovations of the showers that are more than 40 years old and in real need of improvements.
• A staff person is being sought for July and August. This position is funded by a Canada Works Grant and must be someone between 15 and 30 years old.
• Grappler dock moorage is pretty booked up. August is fully booked while July and into September are about 75% booked up.
• The campground has 14-15 spaces and is pretty busy from July-September with fishermen.

Bamfield Harbour Authority-Tom Jensen

Nothing to report other than they are getting ready for the summer.

Bamfield Arts Council- Julie Bradley

• There will be an art market during the Salty Hearts Festival being held May 1-2. It can be for selling products or just to showcase your art. Sioban is organizing it. It will run from 11-2 on the Saturday.
• The festival will have two stages this year- one at Pachena Bay and one at the Hacas Inn. Details can be found on the Pachena Bay Facebook page

Other Info

Jamie added that the Dark Skies event will be held May 8-10

NEXT MEETING

The next meeting will be on Tuesday May 19 after the long weekend. This will also be the AGM.

Meeting Adjourned at 18.52