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Minutes of the Meeting of the Canadian Dorper Sheep Association held Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at 7 PM EST via Zoom

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The meeting was opened at 7:02PM.

 

Present were : David Steele Past President/Treasurer , Zabrina Bielaskie WebSite Director , Simon Verge Director , Sandra Alblas Director , Frances Bent , Donna Courchesne Secretary.

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1. Adoption of the Agenda of Nov.26 , 2025 – moved by ZB seconded by DS

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2. Adoption of the Minutes of July 30 , 2025 – moved by ZB seconded by DC

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3. Follow Up and Matters Arising from the Minutes of July 30, 2025 – a) advertising to promote the Dorper breed. DS has contacted the following publications Sheep Canada , Small Farms Canada , Ontario Sheep News and Ovins Quebec and an ad will be placed in each . DS will also submit an article for possible publication. b) 4H Sponsorship Programme – DC reports that this programme has been a success seeing applications increasing from 3 in 2023 to 7 in 2024 and 12 in 2025. The criteria to date has been that the applicant is a member of the CDSA , that they exhibit a Dorper lamb as their 4H project and that the lamb be purchased/loaned from a CDSA member. The deadline for applications was advanced from Dec. 31 to Sept. 1 of the calendar year.

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4. New Business a) Past President/Treasurers Report – DS reported on the number of registrations and transfers in 2022, 2023 and 2024. We are reminded that for each registration or transfer the CDSA receives two dollars from the CLRC. This along with membership fees is our only source of revenue. We do have a healthy amount of cash on hand. Our expenses are mainly in support of the 4H sponsorship programme which due to the advancement of the application deadline this year has seen two years of sponsorship paid into one. Motion to accept the treasurers report – Moved by DC seconded by ZB b) WebSite Committee Report – ZB is keeping the site updated with the membership list ,

the list of breeding rams , and 4H recipients as she receives the information. SV would like to see the main page of the site dedicated to the Dorper breed advantages and standards. He accepts to help create this content. A discussion ensued on the costs of hiring a web designer which would also entail switching from our actual platform (Wix) to a newer one. The costs were felt to be prohibitive at this time. c) 4H sponsorship programme – Motion by SV – That the monetary value of the 4H sponsorship be capped at 50% of our previous year’s revenue. Seconded by SA. Motion passed with 1 against and 3 in favour. A discussion was had on how best to select candidates in the case of a need to restrict the number of successful applicants. The application form will be revised to reflect the possibility that conditions may apply. A minimum sponsorship amount was discussed. A discussion will occur on a yearly basis to determine the monetary amount of the sponsorship and the selection criteria to use. d) Election of the Directors/Officers of the Board – There are still no candidates for the post of President. DS will continue in the role of Past President. DC and ZB still have 1 more year in their term as Secretary and Director. SV and SA agree to a 3 year term as Directors. DS will ask FB if she is willing to serve as a Director. e) American Dorper Sheep Society – A discussion has had on the advantages of joining the American Society. SA reports that previous attempts for our association to join have been stymied. She reports that we were invited to join as individuals. SA will attempt to contact the American Society again now that it is under new management.

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5. Date and Time of the Next Meeting – The next meeting will be held Wednesday Feb. 26 , 2026 at 7 PM EST via Zoom.

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David Steele, Past President                              Donna Courchesne , secretary 

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