Constitution and bylaws

PREAMBLE

The Club’s original Constitution and Bylaws were adopted at the Annual General Meeting of October 15, 1995, and subsequently amended at the General Meetings of May 4, 1996, October 20, 1996, and September 26, 2001. Further, a revised Constitution and Bylaws, written to conform to the requirements of the new Societies Act, was adopted at the Annual General Meeting of September 30, 2017, and was updated and adopted at the Annual General Meeting of September 30, 2023. Therefore, this last version replaces all former Constitutions and Bylaws of the Juan de Fuca Lawn Bowls Club.

Article 1 THE SOCIETY NAME

The Society shall be known as the Juan de Fuca Lawn Bowls Club.  All references hereafter to the “Club” in this Constitution and the associated Bylaws are to the Juan de Fuca Lawn Bowls Club.

Article 2 THE PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES OF THE SOCIETY

The aim of the Club shall be to encourage, promote and facilitate the playing of the game of lawn bowls in the Westshore and surrounding communities, and to provide the organization necessary for the enjoyment of the game at the Juan de Fuca lawn bowls complex.

(Incorporation Number S-30763 under the Societies Act of British Columbia)

Bylaws

The amended Bylaws were presented at the Annual General Membership Meeting on September 30, 2023, at 3:30 pm. and were passed. Below is the approved copy.

(Incorporation Number S0030763 under the Societies Act of British Columbia)

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