Read October 2023’s Terminal City Times here.
PRESIDENT’S LETTER
Dear fellow members,
I hope everyone has enjoyed the change of season. October is a month to spend some quality time with your friends and family on Thanksgiving, and a time for reflection with the recent National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It’s also a month to spend time indoors (hopefully at the Club) as the rain will surely be more prevalent.
October also marks the start of the Club’s 2023/2024 fiscal year. The Club has seen some fortunate growth in the past few years since the pandemic. For the year ahead, our Board of Directors has approved a budget and five-year plan that reflects the changes we’ve seen to our business coming out of Covid-19. More details will be shared with the Membership at our Annual General Meeting on Monday, December 11.
September was a busy month at the Club, and we expect October to be no different. Our member-focused events such as our TCC Salons will take place throughout the month, as will a New Member Night in Cuvée, comedy in the Members’ Lounge, and a special family-focused Mad Scientist’s Lab Halloween party.
On top of this, the beverage team will be doing a Bond-themed wine tasting leading up to our Annual Gala on Saturday, November 4. Also, be sure to look out for our 007-inspired Fresh Sheets in our Outlets later this month. This party is not to be missed and is one event that our team knocks out of the park year-after-year. I expect this year will be no different. Secure your tickets with Member Services today. You won’t want to miss this one…
The Catering department has been very busy the past few months and are chock-full of bookings through the fall and into the holiday season. If you have any booking for holidays parties, meetings, and gatherings, I encourage you to get your reservations in as soon as possible. Please reach out to [email protected]. Alternatively, our Club Rooms make for a great spot to book a private dinner, staff function, or planning session.
For the sports fans out there, we’ll be screening Canucks and NFL games in the Members’ Lounge, as much as possible. Don’t forget that the Lions Pub is one of the premiere locations in the city for soccer and the Rugby World Cup.
Over the past months, our Club has significantly improved its tech infrastructure. We’ve hired an in-house IT Manager who works closely with our Managed Service Provider (MSP). Our Internet now boasts a speedy 300 MBPS Wi-Fi (up from 100 MBPS) with fiber and backup coax connection. Dead Wi-Fi zones have been fixed with extra access points. Network security was reinforced with a secondary firewall and domain controller. Our data and communication systems are now in the cloud, using SharePoint and Webex; and we’ve adopted a three-tiered data backup approach with onsite NAS, cloud, and manual backups. Excitingly, we’re partnering with HSMG on an upcoming app update. Stay tuned for more details!
I look forward to seeing some of you around the Club in the month ahead.
Sincerely,
Julia Yan
President, Terminal City Club
