Governance & Policies

Governance

SLMC has grown into a multi-faceted organization including summer camp, outdoor education, retreats and rentals.  Silver Lake is governed by an elected, volunteer Board of Directors who protect and direct Silver Lake. Ultimately, they are responsible for SLMC’s strategic direction and overall performance, and by adhering to good governance practices, they ensure SLMC can accomplish its future goals while being true to it’s mission and values. Board Members are appointed to 3 year terms at the Annual Meeting (spring) and may serve a maximum of 2 terms.

SLMC Board of Directors

Greg Chandler Burns (Treasurer)

Dan Good

Chander Gosain

Shauna Heide (Secretary)

Emily Martin

Kevin Martin

Chris Morgan (Vice-Chair)

Chris Steingart (Chair) – boardchair@slmc.ca

Lilette Wiens

Bylaws

Click here for SLMC Bylaws

Safety Policies

We take the safety of each camper very seriously.  The policies below are developed with safety in mind.

• Safe Camp Practices
• Abuse and Harassment Prevention and Responsement Prevention Policy
• Water Activities at Silver Lake
• SLMC Accessibility Policies & Plan
• Workplace Violence & Harassment Prevention Policy
• Food Policy
• Alcohol & Drugs Policy
• Click click here for any questions about workplace health and safety.

General Policies

The following policies are developed for the effective functioning of camp.

• Camper Best Behaviour Pledge
• Camper Conduct Accountability
• Payment and Refund Policy
• Communication Guidelines
• Homesickness Tips and Protocol
• Independent Transportation Policy
• Silver Lake is a “Screen Free” camp.   Your support of this policy helps ensure campers have a refreshing and engaging experience.
• Lost and Found.  Although every effort is made to ensure belongings are collected throughout the day, children often lose something at camp. Please ensure all your child’s belongings are properly labelled.  All items left behind are displayed at the end of the week for campers and parents to look through. All unclaimed items are held for 1 week. Found items of particular value such as personalized medicines, are held for an additional week.  DO NOT SEND VALUABLE ITEMS TO CAMP such as cell phones, jewellery, expensive clothing etc. Silver Lake Mennonite Camp is not responsible for lost or stolen items

SLMC is committed to building a compassionate, contrite and caring camp that actively fosters a diverse community with an engaged environment that is a safe and hospitable space in which all can grow and contribute, and where each member feels included, accepted, heard and acknowledged.  SLMC recognizes that living and teaching anti-racism must be a fundamental part of our community-building.  Silver Lake is an LGBTQ+ positive space.