Category Archives: AGM

Annual General Meeting of GTA Brews – May 11, 2026

May 5, 2026AGMViginesh Sankararaman

Please RSVP using the form below to help us track expected attendees and make sure we hit our required quorum!

Date: Monday May 11th, 2026 @ Rainhard Brewing Co.!
Time: 7 PM – 10 PM

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The GTA Brews AGM will be held from 7 PM – 10 PM on Monday May 11, 2026. This year, AGM meeting is being hosted at Rainhard brewing! Please try to make an effort to attend this important corporate function. We will have a mix of important club business like electing Board members, reviewing the clubs financial position and getting an idea of how the organization is run! To reach the quorum required to hold the meeting we need 40+ members to attend, so please mark your calendars and plan to attend!

The meeting will be chaired by current President, David Chang-Sang.

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Welcome Your New GTA Brews Officers!

May 26, 2025AGM, Club MeetingDavid Chang-Sang

Our beloved club does what it can to give back to the brewing community and to enrich Toronto’s beer scene – but we must remember that we are entirely volunteer-run. Without dedicated volunteers, we cannot continue to offer the services that we do.

This is why we we had a number of members, at our recent AGM Meeting (held May 12, 2025 at Rainhard Brewing Co.) raise their hands to help out with managing the largest homebrew club in this great nation!

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IMPORTANT – Open Positions! Call for Dedicated Brewing Enthusiasts

May 5, 2025AGM, Club MeetingJosh Davis

This is why we are putting out a CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS before our AGM meeting this May to step up and dedicate some of their time to the actualization of club activities, for the benefit of all. Below is a list of Essential and “Added Value” positions and their current status – if you spot a position that’s open that you can contribute to, email VP Josh at vice-president@gtabrews.ca! Volunteers will be given official GTA BREWS OFFICER positions, and be forever venerated in the pantheon of selfless brewers.

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Annual General Meeting of GTA Brews – April 15, 2023

March 25, 2023AGMDavid Larocque

Please RSVP using the form below to help us track expected attendees and make sure we hit our required quorum!

Date: Saturday April 15th, 2023 @ Common Good Brew Co.!
Time: 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM

GTA Brews Members: You must login to see the link and password. If you have logged in and cannot see them, please refresh the page.

The GTA Brews AGM will be held from 2:30PM-5:30 PM on Saturday April 15, 2023. This will be our first in person AGM ever, and we are so very pleased that Common Good has agreed to host us! Please try to make an effort to attend this important corporate function. We will have a mix of important club business like electing Board members and reviewing the clubs financial position paired with some funner activities like the first round of Last Brewer Standing II! To reach the quorum required to hold the meeting we need 43+ members to attend, so please mark your calendars and plan to attend!

The meeting will be chaired by current President, David Larocque.

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Annual General Meeting of GTA Brews – March 6, 2022

February 25, 2022AGMDavid Larocque

Please RSVP using the form below to help us track expected attendees and make sure we hit our required quorum!

Date: Sunday March 6th, 2022
Time: 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM

Special note: When joining the Zoom meeting, please ensure your display name is your first AND last name! This will assist with attendance.

GTA Brews Members: You must login to see the link and password. If you have logged in and cannot see them, please refresh the page.

The annual GTA Brews AGM will be conducted from 8:00PM-9:30 PM on Sunday March 6th, 2022. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic this will be hosted virtually using Zoom, however we hope to make this an exciting annual in-person event in the future. To reach the quorum required to hold the meeting we need 43+ members to attend, so please mark your calendars and plan to attend!

The meeting will be chaired by current President, David Larocque.

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First Annual General Meeting of GTA Brews – Feb 21st

January 30, 2021AGMGTA Brews

Please RSVP using the form below to help us track expected attendees and make sure we hit our required quorum!

Date: Sunday February 21st, 2021
Time: 8:30 PM – 10:00 PM

GTA Brews Members: You must login to see the link and password. If you have logged in and cannot see them, please refresh the page.

This first annual GTA Brews AGM will be conducted from 8:30-10:00 PM on Sunday Feb 21st. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic this will be hosted virtually using Zoom, however we hope to make this an exciting annual in-person event in the future. To reach the quorum required to hold the meeting we need 40+ members to attend, so please mark your calendars and plan to attend!

The meeting will be chaired by outgoing President, Eric Cousineau (message from Eric).

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GTA Brews Board Elections 2021

January 30, 2021AGM, NewsGTA Brews

The GTA Brews Board of Directors consists of 5 seats, each elected by the members for a 2 year term. Our current Board of Directors (Eric Cousineau, Bear Alberico, Jim Bruce, David Larocque, Rob Towle) were installed at incorporation in December 2019, and are now at the end of their terms.

Our Founding President, Eric Cousineau, has opted not to seek re-election as President this term, and will instead seek election as an At-Large Director. See his message to members here.

Board Positions

President

The President is an Executive Director, Chair of the Board, and has general supervision over all affairs of the club. Along with the rest of Board, they are responsible for setting the vision/direction/priorities of the organization, and making sure things get done.

Vice-President

The Vice-President is an Executive Director, Vice-Chair of the Board, and is responsible for assisting the President in managing the club.

Treasurer

The Treasurer is an Executive Director, and responsible for managing the finances and transactions of the club. They also make sure that the club complies with our annual filing requirement as a non-profit corporation.

At-Large Directors (Two Seats)

The Board also consists of two non-Executive At-Large Directors. These individuals are full Board members that participate in setting the vision/direction/priorities of the organization. They may have other duties as designated by the Board.

Election Process

The next Board of Directors shall be elected by the voting members represented at the GTA Brews AGM on Feb 21st.

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Message from the Outgoing President, Eric Cousineau

January 30, 2021AGM, NewsEric Cousineau

To the GTA Brews community,

I’ve had a wonderful eight years as Founding President of this homebrew club, and I’m so incredibly proud of everything that we have accomplished during my time at the helm.

We’ve grown so much from six people brewing a Citra SMASH in my old condo back in April 2013. We’ve grown into Canada’s largest and best homebrew club! A club of almost 400 members that hosts fantastic events like our monthly meetings, raises significant funds for charities like Caf-Can and CAMH, provides invaluable services like our hop and grain bulk buys, and organizes internationally renowned homebrew competitions like Brew Slam.

The time has come to me to hand the torch to new leadership so that the club can continue to grow and flourish. Some of you may remember that during my speech at the 5 Year Anniversary Party, I said that I wanted to be down in the crowd cheering when the 10 Year Anniversary Party came around. I’m excited that I have the chance to make that happen now.

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