The Nova Scotia Beekeepers Association (NSBA) 50th Annual General Meeting will be held on the weekend of 22 - 23 February 2008, in the Cornwallis Room of the Agricultural Centre, Kentville, Nova Scotia.

Guest speakers will be Kirk Webster, from Champlain Valley Bees & Queens in Middlebury, Vermont, and Doug McRory, Provincial Apiculturist for Ontario.

NSBA AGM 2008 Agenda

Friday, 22 February 2008
7:00 pm Introduction and Welcome from NSBA President
Business Meeting
• Approval of the Agenda
• Minutes of 2007 AGM – Joanne Moran
• Business arising from the minutes – Joanne Moran
• Financial/Auditor’s Report – Tom Cosman
7:30 pm Guest Speaker: Kirk Webster, Vermont Beekeeper
8:15 pm Guest Speaker: Doug McRory, Provincial Apiculturist, Ontario

Saturday, 24 February 2008
NSBA Business Meeting
8:30 am Registration
9:00 am Introduction and Welcome from NSBA President
• President’s Report – Tony Phillips
• CAPA Report – Joanne Moran
• CHC – Tom Trueman
• Kingstec Project Report – Gary Smeltzer, Adam Banks
• Bear Reporting in NS – Paul Kittilsen
• Bees and Blueberries – WBPANS
• Bee Research Project – Geoffrey Williams, Catherine Little
10:15 am Refreshment Break
10:30 am New Business
• Resolutions
• Election of Officers – Paul Kittilsen
• 2007 Budget – Tom Cosman
12: 00 Lunch Break
(soup, sandwiches and drinks can be purchased at
the Agricultural Centre cafeteria)
1:00 pm Guest Speaker: Kirk Webster
2:00 pm Panel Discussion:
Moving to Pollination, wintering colonies, making splits,
other topics as brought up
3:30 pm Adjourn

For more information, please contact:
Joanne Moran
Nova Scotia Beekeepers Association
email nsba@ns.sympatico.ca