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I am grateful for the efforts of the many hard working volunteers of The Blue Mountain Watershed Trust who make local watershed monitoring and protection possible. This is such a great charitable organization – its local, full of dedicated, highly committed people, who are making a difference about something so deeply important and fundamental to our environment. Thank you!

Betty Muise, Adult Education & Facilitation Specialist, Local Resident.

IMMEDIATE VOLUNTEER NEEDS

TREASURER: Posted October 2024

The Treasurer of the Blue Mountain Watershed Trust plays a key role in the well being of this essential Collingwood/Blue Mountain area environmental charity. S/he is involved in all aspects of finance working in conjunction with the bank, bookkeeper, auditor and Board of Directors. It is the Treasurer’s duty to ensure that everything is deposited, withdrawn, recorded, forwarded, presented, as necessary following generally accepted accounting principles. The Treasurer coordinates the preparation of budgets and financial statements.The Treasurer works on a timely basis on behalf of our Registered Charity with Revenue Canada and other third parties.

Responsibilities:

  • Deposits receipts (cash and cheques) for memberships, donations and other payments received into bank
  • Approve and code invoices and pass to bookkeeper for recording and cheque issuance
  • Prepares summary of cheques issued to Board for approval
  • Receives and verifies cheques from bookkeeper and obtains two signatures and mails them.
  • Attend “See the Salmon Run” event and deposits cash receipts to bank. Also receive information re on-line ticket sales (Eventbrite)
  • “Be The Change” film series – receive information re on-line ticket sales (Eventbrite)
  • PayPal memberships, donations – monthly access PayPal website and transfer funds to bank
  • Monthly provide bookkeeper with bank statements and backup list of deposits coded to appropriate revenue accounts
  • Monthly provides bookkeeper with letters to donors prepared by Secretary for preparation of income tax receipts. Signs and mails receipts.
  • Review financial statements prepared by bookkeeper (Statement of Financial Position “Balance Sheet” and Statement of Operations “Profit and Loss”) and present to Board for approval
  • Liaise with bookkeeper in the preparation of year-end input, i.e., journal entries for deferred revenue, prepaid expenses, and other adjustments
  • Review draft year-end financial statements prepared by bookkeeper and coordinates with same
  • Asks for and supervises annual audit. Meets with auditor and bookkeeper to review and finalize year-end financial statements. Presents statements to Board and AGM for approval
  • Prepares budgets and presents to Board for approval
  • Reviews annual Registered Charity Information return prepared by bookkeeper and ensure timely submission to Revenue Canada
  • Review other submissions to Revenue Canada (HST rebate, employee deductions, etc.) and ensure timely submission
  • Manages Trust insurance to ensure adequate and cost-effective coverage for Trust and also special events coverage.


Apply: info@watershedtrust.ca

Blue Mountain Watershed Trust Foundation

P.O. Box 605 Collingwood, ON L9Y 4E8

We need your help.

The Blue Mountain Watershed is under increasing environmental pressure. The great irony is that our enjoyment of this place, with its stupendous natural features, is what is causing the degradation. There are many ways to volunteer, many things you can do. Please look at these options and then complete the form at the bottom of the page.

Become a member

Please become a member. Yearly dues are not expensive: $10-student, $30-adult, $45-family. The more members we have, the more clout we have when we deal with government, organizations and developers. The more dues we collect, the more able we are to hire lawyers and experts when it’s crucial to do so.

Pick an issue

If you have a particular interest in one of our issues, that’s fine. We would gladly welcome your help in moving that forward.

Boots on the ground

Do you like to get out and get your hands dirty? We plant trees, we cut phragmites, we carry out water sampling and things like streambank restoration. Children welcome!

Volunteer your students

We welcome children of all ages. We can develop a wetlands program for you or have you out to one of our tree planting or other initiatives. High school students in need of community service hours can learn while they volunteer with us.

Put in an ongoing effort

Our Watershed Action Group committee members (and other committees) put in an ongoing effort to safeguard our wild and vulnerable places. They meet monthly, as well as when needed. Join a committee and help us move forward.

Join the Board or Committees

The Blue Mountain Watershed Trust Foundation Board of Directors is always on the lookout for people who bring skills and experience to our team. We need financial controllers, marketers, teachers, people with experience in environmental organizations and municipal planning departments, lawyers, biologists and more besides. If you have transferable skills that we can use, you’re applied, efficient, courteous and able to collaborate with others who share a common goal, we would love to hear from you. We have the following committees:

  • Watershed Action Group
  • Communications
  • Education
  • Finance
  • Fundraising
  • Governance

Please fill in this Volunteer Form.