The meeting began with tying up some loose ends. Minutes from meetings of the membership must be approved by the membership, so as there is usually only one meeting a year, the first order of business was approving the minutes from the 2009 AGM, as well as from a Special Resolutions Meeting from 2009.

Society president Donna Kubian presented the President’s Report; a report on the Society’s activities in 2009 and events and goals for 2010. Museum Curator Wendy Zack then took the stage to present the 2009 financial statements, and answered any questions.

The last order of business for the AGM was the election of the new board of directors. In an effort to stagger director terms to prevent a situation where many directors were leaving at the same time, directors were elected into one, who and three year terms.

The newly elected directors are as follows:

Three Year Term:  Bruce Decoux, Don Harvey, Joanne Wilson

Two Year Term:  Claire Allum, John Salus, Donna Kubian

One Year Term:  Henry Bruns, Bill Paton and Stephanie Hamilton

The meeting was called to a close, and guest speaker Joe Lothian, author a locally themed historical novel, “The Grasshopper,” gave a presentation of his life in the Crowsnest Pass.

View the Draft of the minutes from the meeting by clicking here (.pdf)

The APP Barracks in the Coleman National Historic Site is moved back onto its foundation.

The first stage of the restoration of the building began on August 5th, 2009, when the building was lifted from its original 1904 location. A new foundation and basement were build over the couse of these last six months.

The APP building was built by the International Coke and Coal Company. From 1904 to 1917, it was leased by the Royal North West Mounted Police as their barracks. With the formation of the Alberta Provincial Police in 1917, it served their needs until 1923.

The building was location of the shooting of Constable Stephen Lawson, and stands as a unique piece of the history of the Crowsnest Pass, and of Alberta.

The Legends of Prohibition project aims to restore this building to its original state, and use it as an interpretive exhibit of the Crowsnest Museum. Stay tuned for more information as the project continues to move forward.