Membership

Mary Berglund Community Health Centre Hub  looks to the community for support, input and leadership. We invite community-minded individuals to join our membership. As a member:

  • You understand and support the work of MBCHCH’s mission, vision and value statements, and our model of health and wellbeing, which guide the work we do.
  • You stay updated on MBCHCH news and events and receive the Annual Report.
  • You can help promote a healthy community and consider being nominated to the Board of Directors or getting involved with Board committees.

Membership Bylaws

The following is taken from the MBCHC Hub By-laws 4.1/4.2 & 4.3. It provides you with information about the membership process and the benefits of becoming a member.

Membership

4.1       Membership in the Corporation shall be open to individuals who are eighteen (18) years of age and who reside within the boundary line 60 km East on Highway 17 (including English River) 75 km West on Highway 17 (including Dinorwic) 125 km North on Highway 599 (including Savant Lake) and 50 km South on Highway 622.

Rights of Members

4.2       Except as otherwise provided in the by-law, members have all the rights, privileges and obligations available to members of the Corporation including, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, the right to the following:

  1. attend all duly constituted meetings of the membership;
  2. participate in the discussion of matters properly before the membership;
  3. vote on matters properly before the membership;
  4. stand for election to the Board of Directors, except those who have been employed or have been employed by the Corporation with in one year of the day their employment ceases; or anyone who has competed for a position within the corporation, or the organization as a whole, for a period of one year from the date their application was submitted to the Corporation; and
  5. vote in elections to the Board of Directors.
Criteria for Membership Voting

Membership is open to individuals who are eighteen (18) years of age or older who:

  1. have demonstrated personal or professional interest in supporting the objects and the work of the Corporation, who reside in the catchment area as described in 4.1, and
  1. are users of the Centre, and
  2. live, work or attend school in the catchment area, and
  3. complete a membership application 30 days prior to the MBCHC AGM.

Individuals who satisfy the criteria for membership may be admitted for membership by resolution of the Board. Individuals who are employees of the Corporation are not eligible for admission as members of the Corporation. Former employees are eligible for membership of the Corporation one (1) year after the date they are no longer employees.

The name & contact information, address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the member will be collected and kept in conformity with current Privacy policy.

Please submit completed applications to: (1) MBCHC ED. Heidi West

(2) By Mail (Box 450) (3) Email hwest@maryberglund.com

For further information contact- Heidi West, MBCHC Executive Director at 934-2674