Model Railroad Club is now 100% NMRA

 As of January 1, 2024, the Winnipeg Model Railroad Club is now 100% NMRA. The members voted to become 100% NMRA at their meeting in September 2023. The club, which was founded in 1955, has never been 100% NMRA in its entire history.
  This initiative was the sole effort of the club’s new president, John Bate, who has been an active member in both the WMRC and the NMRA. When the motion to become 100% NMRA was brought before the membership, the vote was unanimous.
  The club’s members didn’t need much convincing. For a ten dollar increase in the dues to $40CDN, every WMRC member would become a member fo the NMRA and the WMRC. The few existing members of the NMRA in the No. 1 Northern Division who are not members of the WMRC can remain outside fo the club at their choosing.
  The No.1 Northern Division will remain as a separate entity, with Ian Plett and Paul Ullrich serving as Superintendent and vice-superintendent respectively. The WMRC, along with the No.1 Northern Division’s Free-Mo group, would be considered part of the No.1 Northern Division, operating autonomously under their own executive.