The Fire Service Women Ontario 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Election of Board Officers and Directors will be held virtually on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 7 pm. For those members who wish to attend and exercise their vote for the election, you must register in advance no later than Monday, March 17, 2025 by 7 pm by emailing registrar@fswo.ca.
A Zoom link invitation to the AGM will be sent out to all those who have registered on Tuesday March 18, 2025.
Voting in the Election of the FSWO Board
The FSWO By-law states that you must be an Active Member in good standing (your membership paid in full) to be able to vote on Board matters at the AGM.
Membership information, fees and payment can be accessed at fswo.ca. We remind you to submit your application and fees for membership as soon as possible to ensure your application can be processed and approved in time so you can vote at the AGM.
Members who cannot be present at the meeting can send their vote by proxy. Members who wish to vote by proxy are asked provide the name of their proxy by email to registrar@fswo.ca by Monday, March 17, 2025 at 7 pm.
Please note a proxy may not be required for the election of Board Members if the member is able to submit their ballot within the prescribed time period (a 12-hour window on March 19, 2025).
Call for Nominations for the FSWO Board of Directors
FSWO will be holding an election for the following positions this year:
-President
-3 Directors-at-Large
-1 Student Director
The President and Directors shall serve for a term of two years with the exception of the Student Director position who shall serve for a one-year term.
In order to be eligible to run in the election, you must:
1) Be a FSWO member in good standing;
2) Be 18 years of age or older;
3) not have been found under the Substitute Decisions Act, 1992 or under the Mental Health Act to be incapable of managing property; and
4) not been declared incapable by a court in Canada or in another country.
To nominate yourself or someone else, please complete the Nomination Form and submit it no later than Wednesday, February 19, at 7 pm.
Sincerely,
FSWO Election and Nomination Committee