March 2017
Hello fellow MAST Members and Sponsors:
Don’t forget to set your clocks ahead an hour at 2am on 12 March 2017.
Our regular meeting will be held, WEDNESDAY, 8 March from 7:30-10:00 pm at the Armour Heights Community Centre, 2140 Avenue Road (corner of Avenue Rd and Wilson Ave), Toronto M5M 4M7. We were requested to have an open discussion by a few of our members because they were having trouble with their tanks.
Our 12 April 2017 meeting will be our Annual Auction. Members of the club can sell any hardware or livestock—members receive 70% of the price and MAST receives 30%. We will open the door for registration of items as soon as we finish setting up at approximately 7pm. You will need your MAST membership cards at registration and for free entrance into the auction. Nonmembers will pay $5 to enter and will given a number so they can purchase items. All sales are final.
5th Annual London Frag Fest
MAST will again host a table at the 13 May 2017, 5th Annual London Frag Fest, 12-3 There will be some very big raffle items, such as the Glamorca Gyre Water Pump donated from J&L Aquatics; EVO Tank donated from Fluval; three $50 gift certificates donated from Reef Supplies; 4-stage Value Plus RO/DI System donated from Bulk Reef Supply; a NorthFin food basket donated from NorthFin; a Balling Light Set, LRS Reef Frenzy, IC-Gel and more donated from Big Show Frags; to name a few, with all net proceeds going to the London Ronald McDonald House.
Mark your Calendars
8 Mar – 7:30pm – MAST Meeting, Open Discussion
12 Apr – 7:30pm – MAST Meeting, Annual Auction
14-16 Apr – Spring Canadian Pet Expo, International Centre, Mississauga
10 May – 7:30pm – MAST Meeting, Presentation on Importance of Redundancy
13 May – 12pm - 5th Annual London Frag Fest
19 May – CAOAC Convention 2017, Aquatic Expo, Burlington
14 Jun – 7:30 pm – MAST Meeting, Annual General Meeting, no admittance after 8pm.
Our Annual General Meeting will be held on 14 June. The doors open at 7:30 pm and will be shut at 8:00 pm to start the meeting. Our elections for the Executive Board will be held at that time. In order to run, you have to be a current member by 14 March 2017. In order to vote you have to be a member by the May 2017 Meeting. If you are interested in running, please contact one of the current Executives Members for instructions or email us at info@mastcanada.org no later than 4 May 2017. There are the following positions available. President, Vice President, Treasurer, and 5 Director positions.
Sponsor Information
We would like to thank all of our sponsors
Aquatic Log
Big Show Frags
Brantford Coral Show
Bulk Reef Supply
Canada Corals
Coral Reef Shop
Fauna Canada
Fluval
Frag Cave
GTA Reef
Ikoralz
J & L Aquatics
Jelly Fish Aquarium
JT Custom Acrylics
Krackens Cove
London Frag Fest
MOPS
NorthFin
Red Sea
Reef Addiction
Reef Supplies
Sustainable Marine Canada
Looking forward to seeing everyone at our meeting on 8 Mar at 7:30!
Betty Vinson
President
Marine Aquarium Society of Toronto