Meetings & Ostomy Halifax Info
Ostomy Halifax 2025 AGM
We invite you to join us for our Annual General Meeting where we will review the activities of the past fiscal year and conduct the business of the Ostomy Halifax Society.
Date, Time & Location:
Sunday, April 6th, 2025
2pm-4pm ADT
Woodlawn United Church (54 Woodlawn Road, Dartmouth)
Agenda Highlights:
Review of the 2024 financial statements (members present at the meeting will be eligible to vote to accept the financial statements).
Voting on other motions presented to the membership for approval as part of the normal course of the meeting.
Guest Speaker
We are excited to welcome Shannah Cunningham, Sr. Territory Manager, Wound Therapeutics, Ostomy Care and Critical Care - ConvaTec Canada Ltd.
Shannah will be reviewing Convatec's lineup of ostomy supplies including some of the newer products and discuss some of Convatec's end user support programs and services.
Ostomy Halifax General Meetings are held on the first Sunday of the month (except in July & Aug - no meetings) at 2pm Atlantic time at Woodlawn United Church.
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