New members

This page reflects a policy and should be edited for content only with board approval (formatting and grammar fixes are okay).

This is the process for new members:

1. The applicant fills out a membership agreement and gives it to the Board Secretary at the start of a weekly meeting.
2. The applicant is announced during the meeting and individual members have the opportunity (after the meeting) to talk to the applicant and get to know them/ask them questions/etc.
3. The Board Secretary announces the applicant's name on the mailing list.
4. The Board Secretary informs the Board of the name and email address of the applicant.
5. A Board member (currently the President) fills out a PAD (pre-authorized debit) agreement as much as possible and emails it to the potential member.
6. The applicant brings a void cheque and completed PAD agreement to a meeting.
7. A Board member (currently the Vice President) drops off this paperwork at the bank.
8. Around the end of the two-week waiting period, a Board member (currently the Treasurer) gives a key to the applicant and records that they have a key.

We tried to make this as simple as possible without missing any vital steps. If the member chooses to pay with cash or cheque instead of a PAD, then instead of the void cheque they can bring cash.

We do not store your banking information at all. We give it to the bank, and they store it.

Minors

After consultation with a lawyer, and much discussion, we've decided that, to cover our bases, we will not allow people under 18 to join. That being said, they are welcome as guests, and to public events. If their parents become members, they're welcome to come with their parents. But, the minors themselves will not be allowed to be members.

Like everybody else, minors must be familiar with the Safety policy