Vote Opens on Proposed Mission Statement

Members were advised in the November e-Bulletin that CDA had conducted its first thorough review of its Mission, Vision and Values Statement since 2003 and was seeking member input on its draft document. The document has been available on the CDA website.

Members were also advised in November that the CDA Mission Statement is included in the current by-law, so for changes to take effect there must be a by-law amendment. The Vision Statement and Values Statements are not included in the current by-laws and the Board is not proposing to include them at this time.

Current Mission Statement

To be the recognised leader in advancing knowledge and practices related to dams, consistent with social and environmental values.

Proposed Mission Statement

To encourage co-operation, advance technical knowledge, and build competency related to dams in Canada.

Members will be receiving a notification shortly from an on-line voting system, SimplyVoting (the same system that CDA uses to hold on-line elections) so they may vote on the proposed CDA mission statement. Members will be given the opportunity to vote in favour of or opposed to the amendment (or abstain from making a choice). The voting is completely anonymous. The period for voting will be a minimum of 30 days, in accordance with the amendment clauses in the by-laws.

Should you have any questions about the proposed change to the mission statement or the vote, please contact Don Butcher at +1 (416) 255-7076 or by email at executive.director@cda.ca.