June 22, 2023
AGM 2023 & ANNUAL REPORT The LiveWorkPlay Annual General Meeting was hosted online on June 19. Robin McIntyre, Kate Sherwood, Daniel Spagnolo, Jon Doody, Cathy Velazquez, and Carole Sheppard were elected to the board, with one vacancy to be filled over the summer to replace Andrea Saldanha, who is not able to continue for 2023-2024. We… Continue reading LiveWorkPlay Annual General Meeting 2023 and Annual Report
June 27, 2022
On the evening of June 20, the LiveWorkPlay community met online for the 27th annual general meeting, which featured presentations by independent auditor Ross Holmes, Chair of the Board Daniel Spagnolo, Chair of the Governance Committee Kate Sherwood, Chair of the Stewardship Committee Robin McIntyre, Director of Operations Julie Kingstone, and Director of Communications Keenan… Continue reading LiveWorkPlay Annual General Meeting Celebrates Resilience and Positive Change
June 26, 2021
LiveWorkPlay Annual General Meeting 2021 took place on the evening of June 21, via live Zoom video. Retiring board members Christine Felteau and Michelle O’Doherty were thanked for their important work with the Stewardship and Governance committees, and Jon Doody and Cathy Velazquez were elected to the two vacant positions. Returning to the board are … Continue reading LiveWorkPlay Annual General Meeting 2021: Gratitude, Resilience, Reflection, Progress
June 26, 2020
In the 25th year of LiveWorkPlay operations, our first ever online Annual General Meeting, June 23, 2020! Watch from the beginning or jump ahead via the links below. Pre-Meeting 5:40-6:00pm The year in pictures, a musical tribute Welcome message from Inclusion International Special message about racism and inclusion by Alastair McAlastair Ghartey National Anthem by… Continue reading LiveWorkPlay Annual General Meeting 2020
June 26, 2018
After changing our year end from June 30 to March 31 to reduce costs associated with financial reporting to the provincial government, we also needed to move up our AGM from September to June. But our Welcome Back Family Feast event (a dinner combined with AGM) has always been so popular – what to do?… Continue reading LiveWorkPlay Annual General Meeting 2018: Possibilities Taking Flight!
March 28, 2018
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: VOTING MEMBERSHIP The LiveWorkPlay board of directions is accepting expressions of interest for voting membership. Apply via a brief survey that takes less than three minutes! As explained in the application (link below) LiveWorkPlay has established a new membership process that goes into effect for our June 25, 2018 AGM. Click here… Continue reading Expression of Interest: Voting Membership for Annual General Meeting 2018
September 20, 2017
Annual General Meeting: Looking Back, Looking Forward The 22nd Annual General Meeting of LiveWorkPlay took place on the evening of September 8, with attendance of 125 comprised of supported individuals, family members, volunteers, staff, and representatives of partner organizations. There were no big decision to be made this year, but Third Sector Consulting president Mike Coxon made an important… Continue reading Annual General Meeting: Looking Back, Looking Forward
July 18, 2017
Helping the community welcome people with intellectual disabilities to live, work, and play as valued citizens. To: LiveWorkPlay Members, Families, Partners, and Supporters From: Cathy Velazquez, Chairperson, Board of Directors, 17 July 2017 Subject: LiveWorkPlay Vision 2020 Note: please click here for… Continue reading LiveWorkPlay Vision 2020
June 9, 2017
SUMMER IS OUR BUSY SEASON! While it might be a regular pattern for some government, private, and non-profit organizations to slow down during the summer season, it’s arguably the busiest time of year at LiveWorkPlay! Here’s some of what is happening: we’ve hired four summer students who are completing training and will be helping with employment,… Continue reading LiveWorkPlay: Summertime News!
September 15, 2016
It was back in 2010 that our Annual General Meeting joined up with the Welcome Back Family Feast and succeeded in turning a routine meeting into a community-building gathering that is attended by more than 150 guests every year. The essential business of our non-profit corporation gets done, but now we have a broader representation in… Continue reading Highlights from LiveWorkPlay AGM 2016