top of page
Annual General Meeting
December 19, 2025
10:00 a.m. via Zoom
(Link has been provided to members)
We encourage attendance to ensure we are compliant with the Cooperatives Act! Our Annual General Meeting was initially scheduled on November 22, 2025, however, we were unable to complete the AGM due to a loss of quorum. We anticipate the AGM to take no longer than 30 to 45 minutes.

One of the primary things that will take place is the Election of a Board of Directors (the first board). There are up to 9 positions available on the first elected board. Information is located below. If you would like to have a information / nomination package sent to you, email us at INGONalberta@gmail.com.

You must be a member to vote on cooperative business. If you are not yet a member, and would like to be please click here. 
Annual General Meeting (AGM) Agenda

  1. Call the Meeting to Order

  2. Approval of the Agenda

  3. The Annual Report was approved by membership on Nov. 22.

  4. The Balance Sheet was approved by membership on Nov. 22.

  5. Presentation of the Income / Expense Statement for member approval.

  6. Presentation of the Equity Statement for member approval.

  7. Director remuneration is referenced in Item 4.09 of the bylaws. Due to the financial situation of our new co-op, no director remuneration will be discussed until the 2026 Annual General Meeting.

  8.  Election of Directors

  9.  Any business arising

  10.  Close of Meeting

Director Nominations Open 

Nominations, and self nominations, are now open for our first elected board of Directors. Elections will take place at the Annual General meeting. The following information will assist in you in deciding if being a Director is right for you.

Background

The co-op was federally incorporated in June 2024, and in Alberta in October, 2025.On November 22, 2025 we will hold our first Annual General Meeting (AGM) and our first Board of Directors will be elected. Currently, the founding members have been acting as the board, and setting the goals, programs and direction of the cooperative.​

Our Mission

We were founded with a clear and powerful mission: To enhance traveller experiences while strengthening local communities and the travel, tourism, and heritage sectors. Using a cooperative business structure and following Cooperative Principles we empower members with the cooperative values of self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, equality, solidarity, honesty and openness.​

Our vision is to connect travellers with services, tourism opportunities, and heritage information through a cooperative structure where every voice counts and where travellers and industry work together for the benefit of all.​

Our Mission
Our Upcoming Mobile App

​As our initial primary marketing tool, we are taking over ownership, and rebranding, the former History Check mobile app. This app connects travellers with over 600 Alberta communities. As a federal cooperative we will expand it across Canada. The app offers rich, localized content - historical stories, attractions and services - reducing reliance on fragmented online searches makes it easier for visitors to discover and engage with Alberta’s diverse regions, while supporting local economies.​

What is the Board of Directors?

The board will be a group of up to 9 people who work together to govern the Travel-ING On Tourism Cooperative. For our first AGM there will be 1 and 2 year terms available. In subsequent AGMs, all terms will be 2 years.

Currently the board will be required to attend meetings at least twice a month via zoom, depending on the level of organizational needs of the co-op. They may be required to sit on one or two committees to support operations and report back to the board. They are also expected to represent the co-op at various travel, heritage, municipal or regional events when required.​

Why Stand For Election as a Director?

You will be a trail blazer in creating a space where the travel, tourism and heritage sectors can come together, to meet mutual goals, using the following International Cooperative Principles built on the cooperative values of self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, equality, solidarity, honesty and openness.

  • Voluntary and open membership

  • Democratic member control

  • Member economic participation

  • Autonomy and independence

  • Education, training, and information

  • Cooperation among cooperatives

  • Concern for community

​Your input and direction will help guide the co-op towards fulfilling these values across the travel, tourism and heritage industries, giving the sectors options to work together and receive value and benefits that have never before been available to them be. The co-op can play an important and ever-increasing role in the social, economic, historical and environmental sustainability for businesses and organizations across Alberta, and beyond.

​Similar to any business, our co-op’s Board works on behalf of our member-owners. What sets us apart is that in a cooperative, the owners are people you know – your friends, neighbours, family, colleagues and collaborators.

Director Roles & Responsibilities

  • Set the strategic long-range goals, and the means to achieve them.

  • Hire and evaluate employees.

  • Hold ultimate accountability for our activities, including sound management of our resources and professional performance.

  • Act with integrity on behalf of our co-op’s members.

  • Focus on our mission and vision.Promote the cooperative and its programs, to their circle and within their capabilities.​

Director Benefits.

  • Engage in your desire to further the travel, tourism and/or heritage industries and the community it creates.

  • Be a part of an inspiring example of what a small group of people can accomplish.

  • Develop professional skills in management, teamwork, and leadership.

  • Build professional and personal relationships.

  • Receive other benefits as they are developed by the cooperative.

Next Steps.

  1. Have someone nominate you or nominate yourself and let us know of your intentions at the email below.

  2. Prior to the close of business on December 14, 2025: Email Sheila Willis at INGONalberta@gmail.com with a short bio of yourself and include a photo in a casual or professional setting. The bio should include your background in business and/or board experience, and how you see your contributions will further our mission and vision. The bio and photo will be the basis for other members to get to know you and will be shared through email and on our website.

  3. Talk about our co-op to your friends, family, colleagues and collaborators. Encourage their membership prior to the AGM. Every vote counts as we start into our first years with an elected Board of Directors.

All Rights Reserved - ©History Check App, ©Impact Tourism,  ©Travel-ING On; Alberta Edition & All Other Editions, ©Sheila's Shenanigans

bottom of page