At the CALM Conference we hosted a trivia night for delegates. Here are the questions and answers!
Round 1
In Canada and…
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2017 Annual Conference Trivia questions and answers
At the CALM Conference we hosted a trivia night for delegates. Here are the questions…
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It's certain…
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Here are CALM's 2017 audited financial statements (to be accepted by the AGM on May 11, 2018)
CALM's 2018 annual report is available for download here.
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