SCI BC’s 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Register to attend SCI BC's online Annual General Meeting on Thursday, September 25, 2025.

Posted on September 2, 2025
by Lydia Wood

You are invited to attend Spinal Cord Injury BC’s upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM)!

Date: Thursday, September 25, 2025

Time: 7:00 PM (Pacific Time)

Location: Online via Zoom (link provided after RSVP)

The meeting includes a presentation from Rob Shaw, SCI BC’s National Peer Support Program Lead, who will share his journey competing internationally in wheelchair tennis as a member of Team Canada for over 10 years. Rob will also share his work leading SCI Canada’s National Peer Support Working Group, a collective of provincial SCI organizations working together to improve the consistency and quality of peer support programming across Canada.

 

To confirm your attendance, please RSVP by 10:00 AM on September 24, 2025 by sending an email to membership@sci-bc.ca. Once your RSVP has been received, you will be provided with the Zoom link and other AGM-related documents in advance of the meeting.

 

To receive the agenda and meeting materials in a timely manner, please register by September 11, 2025. Registering after this date will result in your not receiving the meeting materials until you register. Registration will remain open until 10:00 AM on September 24, 2025.

Become a Voting Member

Please note that only Voting Members are eligible to vote at the AGM. Voting membership requires an annual membership fee of $10 and eligibility under all of the following criteria:

 

A person may be eligible to be accepted as a Voting Member if they are:

(a) eighteen (18) years of age or older;

(b) ordinarily resident in British Columbia; and

(c) interested in advancing the purposes and supporting the activities of the Society.

 

A person is ineligible to be a Voting Member if they are:

• (d) an employee of the Society;

• (e) a contractor for services to the Society where the contract has an annual aggregate value of $10,000 or more; or

• (f) a spouse of a person under (d) or (e) above.

 

If you meet the eligibility requirements and would like to register as a Voting Member, you can do so at: https://sci-bc.ca/peer-program/sci-bc-voting-member/

Renew Your Voting Membership

If you are already a Voting Member, please ensure your $10 annual membership fee is submitted no later than the registration deadline of 10:00 AM on September  24, 2025 to maintain your eligibility to vote at the AGM.

 

For an added incentive, your registration and attendance qualifies you to enter our draw for a $50.00 gift card of your choice (only Voting Members are eligible and must be present when the draw is made during the AGM). The winner will be drawn and notified on September 28, 2025. 

 

We look forward to your participation in this important event and thank you for your continued support of SCI BC.

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