5:30 pm   Registration                 6:00 pm    Call to Order 

 1. Welcome and Acknowledgements  

2. Greetings:  Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies  (OACAS) 

3. Presentation of Honourary Membership  

4. Approval of Minutes of September 7, 2017 Annual General Meeting 

5. Approval of Prior Acts 

6. Reports:   

a. Youth Advisory Committee b. The Children’s Foundation c. President of the Board  d. Executive Director e. Guest Speaker:  Amber Crowe, “Reconciliation Through Indigenous 

Child, Youth, and Family Well‐Being” f. Treasurer:   

o Audited Financial Statements o Appointment of Auditors and Authorization of the Directors to Fix 

Remuneration of Auditors g. Governance and Community Relations Committee: 

o Recommended By‐Law Amendments o Nominations to the 2018/19 HSCA Board of Directors 

h. Election of Directors 

i. New Business 

Amber is a member of the Mississaugas of Rice Lake, Alderville First Nation. She has been in the position of Executive Director of Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag Child and Family Services for the past four years developing the agency's capacity to deliver services for First Nations, Metis, and Inuit. Amber believes strongly in the restoration of jurisdiction to Indigenous peoples to look after their own children, while also having a strong commitment to reconciliation.