Wikimedia Canada is still in the phase of writing the bylaws, there isn't much we can do until we finish those, but if anyone wants to do some long-term planning or make a website, that would be great. They were almost complete, but there is a new law governing not-for-profit organizations and the bylaws have to be checked against it with a fine-toothed comb, preferably by more than one person. I started that process last summer, but this past autumn has been very hectic for me because of a family emergency and some professional issues, so I haven't touched it in a while. If there is still interest in the process, I can get started on that again in February and we could present them to the WMF by spring.
Bylaws as of now: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Canada/Proposed_by-laws New law: http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?DocId=3864664&...
-Jeffery Nichols (Arctic.gnome)
On 2010-01-18, at 10:51 AM, plahiry@gmail.com wrote:
I just joined the list a few weeks back and my apologies if this has been discussed already (I couldn't find anything in the list archives), but why aren't we still pursuing Wikimedia Canada?
I would think any sort of government funds and support for Wikimania will only realize if there's a non-profit or charitable organization to receive the funding.
Jit -----Original Message----- From: Alan Walker fastalan@gmail.com Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 04:14:21 To: Wikimedia Canada planning listwikimedia-ca@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-Canada] <throat clearing> So, what is the status of Wikimedia Canada?
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