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<b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(237,92,87)" lang="EN-US"><br></span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)" lang="EN-US"></span></p><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(32,31,30);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%" lang="EN-US">Dear CATR Members,</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black" lang="EN-US"> </span>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(32,31,30)" lang="EN-US">CATR's public
accountant Hogg Shain and Scheck (as approved by membership
at the 2021 AGM) has officially tendered its resignation. The
non-profit specialist staff person that has been attending to CATR's
annual financial reporting for several years has moved to a new firm,
Adams & Miles LLP, and <span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Hogg
Shain and Scheck no longer has a person designated for non-profit work. CATR's</span> by-laws give us a very specific process for how we go about <b>appointing a new public accountant</b> and it requires a Special Meeting of Membership.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:rgb(32,31,30)" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(32,31,30)" lang="EN-US">We are asking CATR's membership to join us on a Zoom call on <b><span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">March
21 at 6pm ET </span></b><span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">for a <b>short 30-minute meeting</b> to take care of this piece of business in time to prepare our financial statements for the AGM.</span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:rgb(32,31,30)" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(32,31,30)" lang="EN-US">Recently,
CATR's Board passed a motion, put forward by Treasurer Katrina
Dunn and seconded by Secretary Jacquey Taucar, to accept the
resignation of the public accountant approved at our 2021 Annual General
Meeting, Hogg, Shein and Scheck, which was tendered by email on
February 14, 2022. Further, she moved to go to the membership
to replace the public accountant for CATR with Adams & Miles LLP.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:rgb(32,31,30)" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(32,31,30)" lang="EN-US">We hope that you can make some time to help us with this important
task. The Zoom link is below.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:rgb(32,31,30)" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">CATR AGM MARCH 21, 2022 </span></b></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Time: Mar 21, 2022 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) </span></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">Join Zoom Meeting </span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://uottawa-ca.zoom.us/j/95405834239?pwd=aDVTSXJKN0tLbVl3d2R0aE4rSUZZUT09" target="_blank">https://uottawa-ca.zoom.us/j/95405834239?pwd=aDVTSXJKN0tLbVl3d2R0aE4rSUZZUT09</a> </span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">Meeting ID: 954 0583 4239 </span></p>
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<b><span style="color:red" lang="EN-US">Agenda of a Special Meeting of CATR/ACRT Membership </span></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">Monday, March 21, 6:00 PM (ET) </span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">1. Roll Call and Motion to Approve the Agenda of the Special Meeting </span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">2. Discussion: Hogg Shain & Scheck’s resignation as CATR/ACRT’s public accountant as of </span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">14 February 2022 and the need to appoint Adams & Miles LLP as the new public </span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">accountant for the financial year 2021 (Treasurer: Katrina Dunn) </span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">3. Two motions: </span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">a. Move to accept the resignation of the public accountant approved at our 2021 </span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">Annual General Meeting, Hogg, Shain and Scheck, which was tendered by email on </span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">February 14, 2022 </span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">b. Move to appoint Adams & Miles LLP as CATR/ACRT accountant for 2021 fiscal </span></p>
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<span lang="FR-CA">year </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(32,31,30);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%" lang="fr">Chers membres de l’ACRT,</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black" lang="FR-CA"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(32,31,30)" lang="fr">L’expert-comptable
de l’ACRT, Hogg Shain et Scheck (tel qu’approuvé par les membres lors
de l’AGA de 2021) a officiellement présenté sa démission. Le personnel
spécialisé à but non
lucratif qui s’occupe des rapports financiers annuels de l’ACRT depuis
plusieurs années a déménagé dans un nouveau cabinet, Adams & Miles
LLP, et
<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Hogg Shain et Scheck n’ont plus de personne désignée pour le travail à but non lucratif. Les règlements administratifs de l’ACRT</span> nous donnent un processus très précis pour la façon dont nous nommons
<b>un nouvel expert-comptable</b> et cela nécessite une assemblée singulière des membres.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:rgb(32,31,30)" lang="FR-CA"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(32,31,30)" lang="fr">Nous demandons aux membres de l’ACRT de se joindre à nous lors d’un appel Zoom
<b><span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">le 21 mars à 18h HNE </span></b><span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">pour une
<b>courte réunion de 30 minutes</b> afin de s’occuper de cette affaire à temps pour préparer nos états financiers pour l’AGA.</span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:rgb(32,31,30)" lang="FR-CA"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(32,31,30)" lang="fr">Récemment, le
conseil d’administration de l’ACRT a adopté une motion, présentée par la
trésorière Katrina Dunn et appuyée par la secrétaire Jacquey Taucar,
pour accepter la démission
de l’expert-comptable approuvée lors de notre assemblée générale
annuelle de 2021, Hogg, Shein et Scheck, qui a été présentée par
courriel le 14 février 2022. De plus, elle a décidé de devenir membre
pour remplacer l’expert-comptable de l’ACRT par Adams &
Miles LLP.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:rgb(32,31,30)" lang="FR-CA"> </span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(32,31,30)" lang="fr">Nous espérons que vous pourrez prendre le temps de nous aider dans cette tâche importante. Le lien Zoom se trouve ci-dessous.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:rgb(32,31,30)" lang="FR-CA"> </span></b></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">CATR AGM MARCH 21, 2022 </span></b></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Time: Mar 21, 2022 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) </span></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://uottawa-ca.zoom.us/j/95405834239?pwd=aDVTSXJKN0tLbVl3d2R0aE4rSUZZUT09" target="_blank">https://uottawa-ca.zoom.us/j/95405834239?pwd=aDVTSXJKN0tLbVl3d2R0aE4rSUZZUT09</a> </span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">Meeting ID: 954 0583 4239 </span></p>
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<b><span style="color:red" lang="fr">Ordre du jour d’une réunion singulière des membres du CATR/ACRT</span></b><b><span style="color:red" lang="FR-CA"> </span></b></p>
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<b><span lang="fr">Lundi 21 mars, 18h (HNE)</span></b><b><span lang="FR-CA"> </span></b></p>
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<b><span lang="fr">Zoom</span></b><b><span lang="FR-CA"> </span></b></p>
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<span lang="fr">1. Appel nominal et motion d’approbation de l’ordre du jour de la réunion
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<span lang="fr">2. Discussion : Hogg Shain & Démission de Scheck en tant qu’expert-comptable de CATR/ACRT à compter du</span><span lang="fr">
</span><span lang="fr">14 février 2022 et la nécessité de nommer Adams
& Miles LLP en tant que nouvel expert-comptable pour l’exercice 2021
(Trésorière : Katrina Dunn)</span><span lang="FR-CA"> </span></p>
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<span lang="fr">3. Deux motions :</span><span lang="FR-CA"> </span></p>
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<span lang="fr">a. Présenter une motion pour accepter la démission de l’expert-comptable approuvé lors de notre 2021</span><span lang="FR-CA"> </span></p>
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<span lang="fr">Assemblée générale annuelle, Hogg, Shain et Scheck, qui a été présentée par courriel le</span><span lang="FR-CA"> </span></p>
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<span lang="fr">14 février 2022</span><span lang="FR-CA"> </span></p>
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<span lang="fr">b. Présenter une motion pour nommer Adams & Miles LLP en tant que comptable CATR/ACRT pour l’exercice l’année</span><span lang="fr">
</span><span lang="fr">2021</span><span lang="FR-CA"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span lang="FR-CA"><br></span></p><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Communications Officer / Responsable des communications</div><div>Canadian Association for Theatre Research / Association canadienne de la recherche théâtrale<br></div></div></div></div>