How many members make up the executive of the Association?
The Board of Directors of the WCCA is made up of one director and one director-at-large from each of the three provinces, along with the past president, president, and vice president. A secretary treasurer is employed for support to the Board of Directors.
Each director is appointed for a two year term, and it is required that a member hold the position of a director prior to being elected a vice president.
How does membership benefit me?
Membership benefits include but are not limited to:
- A directory of members and statistics.
- The valuable source of information that each member brings.
- An annual convention.
- A subscription to Network, the Canadian cemetery industry magazine.
- A cemetery handbook, written by association founding member, Dave Williams.
- Valuable exchange of technical, turf, operational and developmental methodology.
- Monitoring of provincial legislation relating to our industry.
What committees function under the WCCA?
- Active committees include:
- Legislative
- Finance
- Membership
- Ethics
- Nominating
- Special committees as they are required.
Who can be a member of these committees?
- Active members in good standing may volunteer to sit on a committee.
What are the objectives of the WCCA?
- To represent the interests of all cemeteries and crematoria in the three Western provinces.
- To provide a forum for education and for mutual exchange of ideas for association members.
- To encourage economic use of land.
- To provide product and source delivery to the public.
- To interface as required for our members with appropriate levels of government on association issues.