AGM Notes, Updates, Decisions for Next Season
NEW Jockey Box Rental Option
The club owns and maintains two jockey boxes that we’ve used at various events and festivals over the years. They were previously only set up for Sanke kegs, but they’ve recently been re-fit with fresh beer lines and universal connections that allow easy changeover between Sanke, Ball-lock, or Pin-lock connections.
If you’re interested in renting a jockey box, you can find all the details on the Jockey Box Rentals page
Election Results
The President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and Competition Coordinator positions were uncontested. Me, Tyler, Paul, and Steve will continue in our respective roles for the 2025-2026 season.
Luke Thiessen stepped up and ran for club Secretary, and won the election held at the meeting. Welcome to the team, Luke; we look forward to working with you. Thank you to Ryan Gren for doing an awesome job filling the Secretary role for last year.
Club Kit Style
There were some great options discussed and we landed on Pilsner being the style for next year’s club kit. But in a twist, it’s going to be a “Manitoba Pilsner”, with made-in-Manitoba malt and hops.
Creative Competition Theme
Continuing with the local theme, next year’s creative competition will be “local clones”. Is there a Manitoba brew you’ve always enjoyed or thought it would be fun to try to replicate? This will be your chance!
Detailed rules and guidelines will be sorted out later, the idea is that whatever you’re cloning must be produced by a Manitoba company. Also, this won’t be restricted to beer… ciders and meads will also be allowed!
Memberpress
After discussing the pros and cons of using memberpress on the website, the decision was made to stop using it for the 2025-2026 season. Instead we’ll be going back to the old-school way of collecting member dues with cash, credit/debit on the Square, or e-transfer to the Treasurer in September. We’ll manage the member list manually. Over the summer break we’ll work on disabling memberpress. Some of you who have later renewal dates which don’t align with the start of the season may be hearing from me.
Updated Club Mission
We have updated the “About” page of the website with a mission statement for the club that more clearly outlines who we are and what we strive to achieve.
NEW Membership Terms & Conditions
We’ve spent the past year defining Membership Terms & Conditions. This is partly an expansion of the existing Code of Conduct, but now covers things like member classes, joining/ending memberships, and includes a blanket participation waiver.
If you were at the AGM and have already reviewed and signed, then no further action is needed. If you weren’t at the meeting and plan on continuing as a member, be prepared to sign your name at one of the first meetings next season.