Membership

The Association is supported by about 180 active members and these members receive the Associations official newsletter, The Traveller, three times a year.

The Traveller is a fabulous read and is what keeps everyone informed and connected. It is published by and for the members of the Association and the cost is included in the annual membership fee. Included in each issue is a list of Wheelwright Association Advisors who are available to answer members questions, lots of good information about the technical aspects of wheelwrighting, what other wheelwrights are doing and some history and a bit of humor to lighten the day. Members can advertise a business or service for a nominal fee that pays for advertising for a full year. Members can also place a small ad in a single issue to buy or sell items at no cost. 

The Executive of the WCWA would like to extend a warm welcome to anyone who is interested in becoming a member.

Membership       
   -  Membership is from March of each year to the following February
   -  It includes 3 issues of  The Traveller, and the right to vote at the annual meeting
   -  New members who join during the year are sent outstanding issues from
       the current year AND will be added to regular mailing list for subsequent issues
   -  Cost is $45.00 (CDN) per year, due March 1st of each year  
          - If you reside in Canada, you can send a cheque or money order
          - If you reside OUTSIDE of Canada, you can send an International money
            order payable in Canadian currency.                   

• How to apply for membership:
       - Click here for the Printer-Friendly membership application form
       - Use the Print feature on your Browser to print the application
       - Fill out the application (all information is required)
       - Attach a cheque or money order payable to WCWA
       - Send it to    WCWA at the address below
                                               
  
• Back Issues of The Traveller - To obtain back issues, contact WCWA
  at the address below
                                                              
  
• Advertising in The Traveller This is advertising by and for other wheelwrights 
  Cost is $40.00 for a full page 3X year   OR    $20.00 for one issue;
                  $30.00 for a half page 3X year   OR   $15.00 for one issue;
                  $20.00 for a quarter page 3X year OR  $10.00 for one issue;
                  $14.00 for an eighth page 3X year or $7.00 for one issue;   
                  $10.00 per year for a business card size ad 3X year or $4.00 for 1 issue.
  
  
• Send your cheque or money order for membership, back issues or 
  advertising to:   WCWA,  c/o Terry Bailey
                           Box 9, Site 27,  R.R. #7,
                           Calgary, AB   T2P 2G7
                           E-mail:  membership@wcwa.ca 
  
  
• Questions about membership or The Traveller???
  Terry Bailey at the above address will answer your questions.
                               
                              
  

The Executive 

    President:                Randy Kirschner
    Vice-President:        Chris Jenson
    Secretary-Treasurer & Membership:   Terry Bailey
    BC Director:             Kim Planidin
    Alberta Director:       Rodger Blackwood
    Saskatchewan Director:    Ken Lorenz
    Manitoba Director:     Dave McCallum
    Ontario Director:        Bill Doyle
    U.K. Director:            Alan Paulus
    Newsletter Editor       Ron Greig

The Annual General Meeting is held once a year and the Executive determine where and when it will be held one or two years in advance. In recent times, the AGM has been held in May of each year and it has rotated amongst locations in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan.

This year's event was held at Fort Steele, near Cranbrook, BC. Fort Steele is one of the original outposts of the North West Mounted Police, the foreunners of today's Royal Canadian Mounted Police. In 2007 the event was held at the Reynold's Museum, Wetaskiwin, Alberta.

Check this website in February or March of 2009 to see where the next meeting is to be held. Or, better yet, become a member and receive the newsletter that gives you all the information on the AGM and Much More!

The purpose of this event:    1. to hold the Annual General Meeting (AGM)   
                                           2.  to have demonstrations 
                                           3.  to talk with other wheelwrights and share ideas
                                           4. to have fun!

    
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