2026 Annual General Meeting
Join us for the 2026 SCARS Annual General Meeting
Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 7:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time
Location: Online Via Zoom (link will be provided via email after RSVP confirmation)
Second Chance Animal Rescue Society (SCARS) will be conducting the 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on May 13, 2026 at 7 p.m. online via Zoom. This will be an online-only event.
If you are planning to attend, please RSVP to bod@scarscare.ca. A Zoom link will be sent to you ahead of the AGM, along with guidelines for what you can expect during the meeting.
In addition to the presentation of the 2025 minutes and financial statements, SCARS’ membership will be voting for three expiring board positions as follows:
Vice Chair
Secretary
Director at Large
Members are invited to apply for, or be nominated for, these three-year term positions.
Become a Member:
To vote at the Annual General Meeting you must be a paid member in good standing at the meeting, and have been a member for at least 30 days prior to the Annual General Meeting, ie. on or before April 13th, 2026.
You may become a member (or renew your membership) by visiting the SCARS website at https://scarscare.ca/membership/ or by emailing to BOD@scarscare.ca.
Nomination Process:
Election nominations and applications for elections to expiring board positions will be accepted effective immediately and must be submitted to the Secretary via email at BOD@scarscare.ca no later than April 13th, 2026.
All nomination submissions must include a brief biography, including a statement of what the nominee will bring to the board and society. Information to be provided must not be more than two pages in length, and in a format suitable for circulating as an email attachment (Word, pdf, jpg, etc).
A nominee must hold a valid membership to SCARS continuously from April 13th, 2026 through the date of the AGM, and must remain a member to serve on the board.
Nominee information and other applicable material will be provided to members at, or prior to, the meeting.
Nominations will not be accepted from the floor of the Annual General Meeting unless a Board vacancy occurs as a result of the Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, or Secretary position being filled during the Annual General Meeting by a serving Director whose term is not ending at that meeting.
Qualifications of Directors:
Each nominee, to be elected to the Board, must meet all of the following qualifications:
- Be a member in good standing, and have been for a period of at least 30 days prior to the date of the Annual General Meeting (ie. from not later than April 13th, and including the date of the meeting);
- Have, on or before the date of election or appointment to the Board, achieved the age of majority specified by the Province of Alberta (currently 18 years);
- Not be an employee of the Society;
- Not be a contractor or a vendor to the Society; and
- Such additional criteria and qualifications as may be established by the Board from time to time and stated in a duly adopted Board policy.
Current Board Policy provides that the following qualifications are required for the positions of Vice Chair and Secretary:
Vice Chair
- Prior experience on a board of directors
- Previous business experience in a management, supervisory, or entrepreneurial role.
Secretary
- Basic writing skills and knowledge of English
- Prior experience as a recording secretary or corporate secretary, and
- Basic computer and software skills
It is beneficial if members seeking a Director-at-Large position have had experience as a SCARS volunteer, foster home or member.
