How the Cercles de Fermières du Québec operate – Hélène Lamouche

Here, read the transcript of the interview with Hélène Lamouche, president of the Cercle de Fermières Saint-Eustache.

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There are three levels. As I was saying to a minister’s staffer recently: “It’s like the government: you’ve got the municipal, provincial, and federal levels. It’s the same principle.” So, when we talk about the municipal level, we’ve got… Every Cercle has its own local board, the CAL. And that’s… There are six positions now: president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, board member number one – records, and board member number two – textile arts. They’re all elected positions with two-year terms. And they’re all volunteer positions. Nobody’s paid. The only thing we might be reimbursed for is our mileage, things to do with… If we have to go to an activity for the Cercle… and we have to pay for a meal, we’ll be reimbursed for that. That’s reimbursed based on our internal rules. That’s the only thing. The rest is volunteer work.