Dwayne D. called the meeting to order at 7:35 pm at the GUC and via Zoom hybrid.

Minutes: Presented minutes from GUC/Zoom hybrid meeting March 31, 2026.

MOTION by Bill A., to adopt the minutes from March 31, 2026, as presented, seconded by Keith B., carried.

MOTION by Larry C. to adopt financial report, seconded Keith B., carried.

Correspondence: AWF is creating Programs Blueprint requesting information on what we offer in our organization.

Old Business:
1. Dwayne D. sent out draft copy of Range Orientation built with Mike H prior to Nov. 25th meeting. Add in a waiver
section as advised by our insurance agent.
2. Bylaws update – Carlo reported the by-law committee met on April 15th and completed the first review of all the
articles. Still a few action items to be completed before it is brought to the board.
3. Dwayne D. would like to host a GPS Course.
4. Golf Car Raffle – The SLGA has received the financial report and account statement. 25% of proceeds was
received by Larry earlier this week which should mean they have reviewed and approve the documents. Dwayne
D. and Larry C. will confirm.
5. First Aid Kits are at the Indoor Range. Keith has the cabinets built, just have to paint and install them.
6. Dynamic Shooting at the Indoor Range – Would there be enough interest in dynamic shooting to justify
renovations required? Discussion has been tabled until inspection results are received.
7. Discussion of changing our organization’s name to Lloydminster Wildlife Federation, to align with most of the
other branches and both provincial bodies. We will work towards this internally but will not announce to the
membership at this point as it will take some time to achieve this.
8. SWF Annual Golf Tournament is Wednesday June 17 in Humboldt. Dwayne D., Carlo M., Scott N., and Garret from FTR are interested in going. Let Dwayne know if you would like to attend.
9. AWF Golf Tournament is August 27 in Acheson. Dwayne D. and Scott N. are interested in going. Please let
Dwayne know if you would like to attend.

Bills to be Paid:
MOTION by Brian S., to pay bills, seconded by Daniel A., motion carried.

New Business:
1. Request received by Dwayne D. for the Youth Centre to be rented out for a wedding. Discussion about pros and
cons. Pro: Would be a source of income, and advertising for our facilities. Cons: Risk of damages, fire hazards,
temporary shutdown of ranges. Supervision of a board member would be required. Does this open the door for
other rental inquiries in the future? More information such as how many people and a date are needed. Once
this info is gathered, a decision by the LDFGA BOD will be finalized.
2. Keith B. has booked a Black Badge Course on June 13 & 14. Registration has been sent to the membership and
advertised online. There is another person hosting a Black Badge course in the area that we were not aware of,
but it should have been discussed with the LDFGA before that was booked as they are a member. A meeting will
be set up to discuss and suggest how we go forward.
3. Meridian Source is now online only. Will this make advertising more economical?
4. Discussion of guidelines for sub-committees within the LDFGA. For the Outdoor Range, Scott N. will work on
getting a plan for maintenance with Reid B. and Mike H.
5. Region 2 Spring Meeting – April 30 – Virtual – Dwayne D., Brian S., Garry C., and Larry C., will attend this
meeting.
6. Dwayne D. will organize a work bee to clean the shed by the Indoor Range.
7. AWF Zone 5 Report from Garry C., many topics covered such as walleye draws, Cormorants, stocking, hunting
season updates, CWD testing, Brainworm in ungulates in the forest fringes in Alberta. Note that whitetail deer
do not seem to be affected by brainworms.

Committee Reports:

Memberships – 879 LDFGA, 385 Outdoor, 154 Indoor. With upcoming hunting and fishing seasons an email will be sent out with the reminder to renew memberships.
Fundraising – NR
Youth Outdoor Activity Day – This year’s event is June 20 & 21. Bill A. has met with the schools within Lloydminster.
Conservation Camp – We have two youth to go to the Alberta camp which are Kori Mitchell and Oakleigh German. Sask camp does not have enough girls applying and may run two boys’ camps instead.
Scholarships – 2025 scholarship recipient, Alex Patterson, did not complete his semester. They have returned their scholarship, and it will be held in trust by the LDFGA. If he returns to studying wildlife conservation or environmental sciences, within a given time frame, he is entitled to those funds.
Merchandise – NR
Habitat/Gordon Leslie Project/Trout Ponds/Foster Property –Stewardship for the AWF/ACA Gordon Leslie area is open for anyone interested. Garry C. spoke to Gary Blythe about the porta potty rental for the West pond. MOTION by Garry C. to rent a porta potty for the West Pond for $100 per month for 6 months and $60 to clean it, seconded by Scott N., motion carried. Run off from fertilizers of nearby fields at the McDougall Pond are causing unfavorable phosphate levels. We discussed not doing supplimental stocking this year so we can try to resolve this issue, possibly with applying Alum.
Trophies – Trophy corrections are done and ready for pick up. Scott will get these from Sherry.
Gun and Outdoor Sportsman Show – Wind up meeting was held on April 8.
Archery Club / Youth Center – Regular open archery nights are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.
Banquet – Wind up meeting was held March 11. A successful event with 340 people attending. The meal was good and meal prep went well. Entertainment with Calem Watson’s story kept the attention of the crowd. The silent and live auctions went well. Next year we would like to change the ping pong live auction to a peanut toss game. In adding a skill portion, it eliminates the need for a raffle permit. We need someone to take over managing the silent auction as Fiona M. would like to step down from this. We also need to add a couple more people on the payment table. We only had one square machine functioning due to wi-fi issues. Dwayne D. / Marissa M. will look into this with the Lloyd Exhibition.
Fish Fry – Held on April 23 with 183 in attendance. Tickets sold out but the weather may have kept people from
attending. The fish fry shack worked great. Net income was $1400. Thank you to all who helped throughout the event. Bill A. will book next year’s event for Thursday April 22, 2027.
Indoor Range – The range has been opened a few times each month. There is an exhaust fan that needs maintenance but everything else seems to be going well.
Outdoor Range – No report back from CFO inspection. Signs need to be put up with land coordinates. The coyote target fell and needs to be rebuilt, more signs for no shot gun use and for surveillance notice. Keith has booked a Black Badge course on June 13 & 14.

Winners of the knives were Ron Lane and Bob Hiltz.

MOTION for adjournment by Brian S. at 10:05 pm. Next meeting will be May 25/26.

Members present at meeting in person: Larry Chambers, Brian Sawtell, Bill Armstrong, Daniel Allchurch, Fiona McRae, Marissa McRae, Dwayne Davison, Keith Bailey, Garry Cunningham, Carlo Monette, Scott Nahirniak, Ian Peters, Wayne Burzinski, Claire Schielke, Ron Lane.

Members present at meeting via Zoom: Mike Hynek, Joe Miazga, Ab England

Absent Members: Ali Khan, Darrell Peters, Jackie Fowler, Janelle Mysko, Reid Ballek, Tyler Wilso