MEMBERSHIP DUES:

• $75 one time initiation fee for new members.
• $75 annual membership fee: Full membership privileges, including summmer practic, winter barn practices, club discounts.
• Membership fees can be arranged to be paid in installments; first installment must be received by no later than April 1st, the second installment must be received no later that September 1st.
• Yearly dues are to be paid by April 1st (submit to Treasurer) and must be accompanied by signed waiver and current contact information.
• Lapsing: A membership will be considered lapsed and membership automatically terminated if such member's dues remain unpaid sixty days after April 1st in any year.
• Family memberships shall consists of one adults living in the same household plus the children of that family under the age of 18 living in the same household.

MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS:

• Must embrace the objectives of the Club
• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Individuals under the age of 18 may join the Club as a Junior member
• Live in British Columbia
• Club members are required to help at Club events, demos,trials, practices, fun trials, as well as participate in equipment maintenance such as painting, repairing, etc.
• Members will be expected to "rustle" up raffle prizes for the Club's two annual AAC trials -- Members can solicit donations from stores they frequent -- they don't have to be dog-related, although those are nice -- or "recycle" anything new you have yourself. We will be asking for three prizes per member or family each year and will split them evenly between the two trials.

MEMBERSHIP REWARDS:

• FREE PRACTICE - Sunday* mornings in the winter. Indoors in barn. *Except when there is a local trial.
• FREE PRACTICE - Tuesday & Thursday evenings in the summer. Outdoors on grass.
• SEMINAR DISCOUNTS - Discounts (up to 50%) on club sponsored seminars, must be a member in good standing for min. 1 year.
• Peer Group Training with some of Canada's top handlers and judges.
• Access to the club's agility equipment.
• Voting Privileges - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
  a) Ordinary membership-entitled to one vote.
  b) Family membership-one vote per family.
  c) Honorary Life Members-one vote.
  d) Junior membership-no voting privileges.
  e) In no case may a person vote at a Club meeting whose dues are not paid as of the date of the meeting or is deemed to be not in good standing with the Club.

MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY:

• New members must apply for membership to member of the Executive or be invited by a Club member to join club practice.
• The applicant shall agree to abide by the Constitution and Bylaws of the Club.
• Once applicant has been approved by a favourable number of votes from the Executive the new member will be on "probation" for six months.
• New members on "probation" may attend club practices but must be accompanied by a current club member and pay a drop-in fee of $10.
• On completion of the probationary period applicant may be offered a permanent membership, at this time the applicant will be required to pay a one time initiation fee of $75.
• The Executive have the right to waive the probationary period.