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SUSTAINING RESOURCES ANDENHANCING COMMUNITIES: 

DURABILITÉ DES RESSOURCES ETDÉVELOPPEMENT DES

COMMUNAUTÉS : RÉTROSPECTIVE ET PROJECTION

BY LOOKING BACK AND GOING FORWARD

110th CIF Annual General Meeting & Conference September 18-20, 2018 | Grande Prairie, AB

110e conférence et assemblée annuelle de l'IFC 18 au 20 septembre 2018 | Grande Prairie, AB

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Conference at a Glance

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th Registration

CIF-IFC 2018 Student Quiz Bowl

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Registration

Welcome and Introductions

Driving forest policy and innovation through a national science agenda with Michael Norton, Natural Resources Canada

8:30 am - 9:00 am

9:00 am - 9:30 am

7:30 am - 8:30 am

The use of science for policy development and management of woodland caribou with Stan Boutin, University of Alberta

Nutrition Break

Recovery of Highly Disturbed Sites

10:15 am - 10:30 am

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

9:30 am - 10:15 am

Woodland Caribou

PLENARY SESSIONS

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Luncheon: Information is not enough: reaching audiences with sticky science communication with Matthew Pyper,

Fuse Consulting Ltd.

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

3:00 pm - 3:15 pm

Nutrition Break

3:15 pm - 4:45 pm

Indigenous Communities and Forestry

EVENING SOCIAL EVENT

CIF-IFC Awards Banquet

6:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Student Professional Development Session

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Silent Auction  Ongoing throughout

Conference

Forests without Borders

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This year's Conference theme features 4 main pillars: 

Site Restoration

Wildlife

Community

Land & Forest Management Planning

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Hotel Lobby

Poplar Room

Hotel Lobby

Ballroom

Ballroom

Ballroom

Ballroom Foyer

Ballroom

Salon A/B

Salon C

Ballroom

Poplar Room

Linear Disturbances

Forestry and Species Co-Management

Social License

Ballroom

Salon A/B

Salon C

Long-Term Experiments in the Boreal Forest

Large and In Charge

Forestry and Land-Use Planning

Ballroom

Salon A/B

Salon C

Ballroom

Ballroom Foyer

SPECIAL EVENTS

CIF-IFC Commemorative and Community Tree Plants

11:00 am - 1:00 pm Evergreen Centre

Poplar Room

Forests without Borders / Forêts sans frontières Information Session

9:15 pm - 10:15 pm

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Conference at a Glance

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19th

CIF-IFC 110th Annual General Meeting (AGM)

7:00 am - 8:30 am

Registration

7:30 am - 8:30 am

5:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Social Event at Grande Prairie Regional College (GPRC)

EVENING SOCIAL EVENTS

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20th

In-Conference Tours

Various Times

Poster Symposium

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Ballroom

Hotel Lobby

Future of ecosystem goods and services and conservation on forested public lands with Vic Adamowicz, University of Alberta

8:30 am - 9:00 am

Panel Discussion:

Nutrition Break

Boreal Silviculture

10:00 am - 10:30 am

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Forestry in the Foothills

PLENARY SESSIONS

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Changing perceptions of forestry careers with Ann Normand, Alberta Forest Products Association

Forest Management for a Future Climate

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Ballroom

Ballroom

Ballroom Foyer

Ballroom

Salon A/B

Salon C

Ballroom

Planning for forestry in Canada (North America) in the coming decades

Luncheon:

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Nutrition Break

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Threats from Drought, Insects, and Diseases

Agroforestry and Woodlot Management

Innovations in Forest Management Planning

Ballroom

Salon A/B

Salon C

Fire and its Management

Forest History

Access Management and Corridor Planning

Ballroom

Salon A/B

Salon C

Ballroom

Ballroom Foyer

continued

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Association of Alberta Forest Management Professionals Update

9:00 pm - 12:00 am

Evening Social Poplar Room

GPRC

Salon A/B

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Conference Program

SEPTEMBER 15th-16th

Pre-Conference Tour

Various Times

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th

Pre-Conference Tour

8:00 am - 7:00 pm

Registration

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

CIF-IFC 2018 Student Quiz Bowl

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Silent Auction  Ongoing throughout

Conference

Forests without Borders

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th

Registration

7:30 am - 8:30 am

Welcome and Introductions

8:30 am - 9:00 am

Driving forest policy and innovation through a national science agenda

9:00 am - 9:30 am

PLENARY SESSIONS

Hotel Lobby

Poplar Room

Hotel Lobby

Ballroom

Ballroom

Michael Norton, Director General, Northern Forestry Centre, Natural Resources Canada

The use of science for policy development and management of woodland caribou

9:30 am - 10:15 am Ballroom

Stan Boutin, PhD, Professor, Alberta Biodiversity Conservation Chair, University of Alberta

10:30 am - 12:00 pm Location: Various

Nutrition Break

10:15 am - 10:30 am Ballroom Foyer

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Session 1

Ballroom

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Recovery of Highly Disturbed Sites Moderator: Ellen Macdonald, Professor, Dept.

of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta

Daniel Campbell, PhD, BirchbarkEnvironmental Research

Developing protocols for the ecologicalrestoration of a mine site in the HudsonBay Lowland, Ontario

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Eric Girard, P.Ag., Reclamation Specialist,Syncrude Canada Ltd.

Recreating ecosites after mining in theoil sands at Syncrude Canada: A workin progress!

11:00 am - 11:30 am

Brad Pinno, PhD, Assistant Professor -Silviculture, Department of RenewableResources, University of Alberta

Tree growth and regeneration onreclaimed oil sands mine sites

11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Woodland Caribou Moderator: Laura Finnegan, Caribou

Program Lead, fRI Research

Victoria M. Donovan, MSc; PhD Student,University of Nebraska

The impacts of changing forest managementstrategies for woodland caribou

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Darren J.H. Sleep, PhD, Senior Director,Conservation Strategies, SustainableForestry Initiative Inc.

Seeing the forest for the caribou: Fosteringnew science to improve management inCanada's boreal forest

11:00 am - 11:30 am

The Forest Management and WetlandStewardship Initiative: Leading the way toboreal wetland conservation

11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Session 2

Salon A/B

Session 3

Salon C

Indigenous Communities and Forestry Moderator: Chad Gardeski, RPF, Manager

- Wildfire Operations, FPInnovations

Presentation title TBA

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Reg Mueller, AScT, Interim Tribal Chief,Carrier Sekani Tribal Council

First Nations engagement and participationin the forest industry in British Columbia

11:00 am - 11:30 am

Troy Stuart, Bigstone Cree First Nation

Presentation title TBA

11:30 am - 12:00 pm

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This year's Conference theme features 4 main pillars: 

Site Restoration

Wildlife

Community

Land & Forest Management Planning

Bev Gingras, Head - Boreal ConservationPrograms, Ducks Unlimited Canada

Poplar Room

Forests without Borders / Forêts sans frontières Information Session

9:15 pm - 10:15 pm

Mike Cardinal, Tallcree First Nation 

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1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Location: Various

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Poplar Room

Student Professional Development Session

Session 4

Ballroom

Linear Disturbances Moderator: Ron Hall, PhD, RPF (retired)

Emeritus Scientist, NRCan, CFS

Michael Cody, MSc, RPF, Specialist - Landand Biodiversity, Cenovus Energy Inc.

5 years in: Plant and animal response toLiDea forest habitat restoration treatments

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Laura Finnegan, Caribou Program Lead, fRIResearch

Restoring seismic lines for caribourecovery

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Bin Xu, PhD, NSERC Industrial ResearchChair for Colleges, Peatland Restoration,NAIT Boreal Research Institute

Establishment of woody layer in restoredboreal peatlands

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Forestry and Species Co-Management Moderator: John Stadt, Prov. Forest Ecologist,

Forest Mgmt. Branch, Alberta Ag. and Forestry

Uldis Silins, PhD, RPF, Professor - ForestHydrology, Dept. of Renewable Resources,University of Alberta

Fires, flooding, and forestry: Aquaticecosystem resilience in Alberta's RockyMountain streams

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Julia Shonfield, PhD, P.Biol., WildlifeBiologist, City of Edmonton, University ofAlberta

Effects of industrial noise and landscapedisturbance on owls in the boreal forest

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

How many boreal birds are enough: Forestmanagement and avian conservation

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Session 5

Salon A/B

Session 6

Salon C

Social License Moderator: Alex Drummond, Admin Professional

Officer, University of Alberta; President, CIF-IFC

Kurtis Blaikie-Birkigt, MA, Senior ProjectArchaeologist, Tree Time Services Inc.

Forestry's impact on Alberta archaeology

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Chad Gardeski, RPF, Manager - WildfireOperations, FPInnovations

FPInnovations Indigenous Forestry SupportProgram - a model for engaging with andidentifying opportunities for Indigenouscommunities

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Tom Hoffman, RPF, Manager of External andStakeholder Relations, Tolko Industries Ltd.

The importance of community engagement

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Nutrition Break

3:00 pm - 3:15 pm Ballroom Foyer

3:15 pm - 4:45 pm Location: Various

Session 7

Ballroom

Long-Term Experiments in the Boreal Forest

Moderator: Bin Xu, PhD, NSERC Industrial Res.Chair for Colleges, NAIT Boreal Res. Institute

Ellen Macdonald, Professor, Dept. ofRenewable Resources, University of Alberta

Ecosystem-based Management: What havewe learned from 20 years of research at theEMEND experiment?

3:15 pm - 3:45 pm

F. Wayne Bell, Research Scientist, OntarioForest Research Institute, Ontario Ministry ofNatural Resources and Forestry

The NEBIE plot network: Background,design and preliminary results

3:45 pm - 4:15 pm

4:15 pm - 4:45 pm

Large and In Charge Moderator: Victor Lieffers, RPF, Professor,

Silviculture & Forest Ecology, University of Alberta

Laura M. Trout, MSc, P.Biol., Habitat/WildlifeBiologist, West Fraser

Forest management and planning for grizzlybears

3:15 pm - 3:45 pm

Dr. Matthew A. Scrafford, AssociateConservation Scientist, Wildlife ConservationSociety Canada

Wolverine ecology in boreal landscapesmanaged for forestry

3:45 pm - 4:15 pm

Behind woodland caribou declines:Understanding the impact of humandisturbance on predators and their prey

4:15 pm - 4:45 pm

Session 8

Salon A/B

Session 9

Salon C

Forestry and Land-Use Planning Moderator: Brad Pinno, PhD, Assistant

Prof. - Silviculture, University of Alberta

Trevor Lema, RPF, Land and IntegratedManagement Planner, Alberta Environmentand Parks

Land-use regional planning inAlberta...Collaborating with stakeholders

3:15 pm - 3:45 pm

Janis Braze, RPF, MSc, MBA, Section Head,Forest Resource Management Planning,Alberta Agriculture and Forestry

Forest management planning in Alberta

3:45 pm - 4:15 pm

TBA

4:15 pm - 4:45 pm

Erin Bayne, Professor, Science, Dept.of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta

continued

Melanie Dickie, Research Coordinator,Caribou Monitoring Unit, ABMI

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Ballroom

LUNCHEON Information is not enough: reaching audiences with sticky science communication 

Matthew Pyper, MSc, Ecologist and Science Communicator, Principal, Fuse Consulting Ltd. 

Katalijn MacAfee, Forest Program and ProjectCoordinator, CFS, NRCan; and John Pineau,Prov. Leader, ON, FPInnovations; Board ofDirectors Member, Friends of the PRF

Petawawa Research Forest leverages 100-year legacy to meet needs of 21st Centuryforest management

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Conference Program

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19th

CIF-IFC Annual General Meeting (AGM)

7:00 am - 8:30 am

Registration

7:30 am - 8:30 am

Ballroom

Hotel Lobby

Future of ecosystem goods and services and conservation on forested public lands

8:30 am - 9:00 am

PLENARY SESSIONS

Ballroom

Vic Adamowicz, PhD, Vice Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences; Professor, Department ofResource Economics and Environmental Sociology, University of Alberta

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Ballroom

Panel Discussion: Planning for forestry in Canada (North America) in the coming decades

Nutrition Break

10:00 am - 10:30 am Ballroom Foyer

10:30 am - 12:00 pm Location: Various

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

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Session 10

Ballroom

Boreal Silviculture Moderator: Jim Stewart, Research Scientist -

Silviculture and Fibre Production, CFS, CWFC,Natural Resources Canada

Milo Mihajlovich, RPF (AB), Consultant,Mihajlovich Enterprises Ltd.

Successful regeneration of boreal whitespruce and sustainable forests

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Dr. Nelson Thiffault, ResearchScientist, Canadian Forest Service, CanadianWood Fibre Centre, Natural ResourcesCanada

Regenerating the boreal forest: Practicesand challenges for eastern Canada

11:00 am - 11:30 am

Victor Lieffers, RPF, Professor, Silvicultureand Forest Ecology, University of Alberta

Boreal mixedwoods: Why the barriers toan ecological approach to management?

11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Forestry in the Foothills Moderator: Lee Martens, MSc, RPF,

Restoration Specialist, Alberta Ag. and Forestry

Isobel Phoebus, MSc, Wildlife Biologist, fRIResearch

Do large carnivores use riparian zones?Ecological implications for forestmanagement

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Jillian Kaufmann, MSc, P.Ag, ReclamationSpecialist, Husky Energy

Interactions between cattle and forestry inmontane and foothill landscapes in Alberta

11:00 am - 11:30 am

Ecology and management of feral horses inthe Alberta foothills 

11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Session 11

Salon A/B

Session 12

Salon C

Forest Management for a Future Climate Moderator: Nathan Laurer, M.S. (Biology),

University of Alberta

Andrew D. Park, PhD, AssociateProfessor (Forest Ecology), University ofWinnipeg

Information underload: Why we know somuch but still not enough about adaptingour forests to future climates

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Mike Undershultz, P.Biol, Senior ForestHealth Officer, Alberta Agriculture andForestry

Forest health in a future climate

11:00 am - 11:30 am

The long game: Using forest regenerationas a climate change adaptation approach

11:30 am - 12:00 pm

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EVENING SOCIAL EVENT

CIF-IFC Awards Banquet

6:30 pm - 10:00 pm Ballroom

SPECIAL EVENTS

CIF-IFC Commemorative Tree Plant Ceremony

11:00 am - 12:00 pm Evergreen Centre

CIF-IFC Community Tree Plant

11:00 am - 1:00 pm Evergreen Centre

Paul Boyce, MSc, BSc(Hons). PhD Student- University of Saskatchewan 

Moderator: Vic Adamowicz, PhD, University of Alberta

F. Wayne Bell, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Andrew Park, PhD, University of Winnipeg

Barry White, PhD, RPF, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry John Pedlar, Canadian Forest Service

John Pedlar, Forest Biologist, CanadianForest Service

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1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Location: Various

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Nutrition Break

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm Location: TBA

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Location: Various

Session 13

Ballroom

Threats from Drought,  Insects, and Disease

Dr. Allan L. Carroll, Professor, Dept. ofForest & Conservation Sciences,University of British Columbia

Emerging threats: Biotic disturbances in awarming environment

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Ted Hogg, Research Scientist, CanadianForest Service

Recent impacts of drought on aspen andwhite spruce forests in western Canada

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Brad Epp, Manager, Urban Forestry ForestHealth and Field Services, ManitobaSustainable Development

Emerald Ash Borer Management in Manitoba

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Agroforestry and Woodlot Management Moderator: Marty O'Byrne, RPF, Retired

Victor Brunette, ing.F., BScF, Directeurgénéral, Agence des forêts privées del’Outaouais

Woodlot management for profit: Tributary totax incentives, program funding and marketaccess 

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Jonathan Lok, RFT, Managing Director,Strategic Natural Resource Consultants Inc.and Dennis Swanson, BC Woodlot #1909

Woodlot management at the edge of theGreat Bear Rainforest

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Jean S. Brouard, PhD, Forest Geneticist,WBAC, Isabella Point Forestry Ltd.

20 years of aspen research & development -why we should plant aspen

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Session 14

Salon A/B

Session 15

Salon C

Innovations in Forest ManagementPlanning

Moderator: Barry White, PhD, RPF, Director,Alberta Agriculture and Forestry

Tony Rotherham, RPF ( BC & ON), Ret'd

Competitive forests to supply a competitiveindustry - tenure and "sawlog silviculture"

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Ian Moss, PhD, RPF (BC), Forest InventorySpecialist, Forestree Dynamics Ltd. 

Innovations in forest inventory:Opportunities and challenges

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

TBA

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Moderator: Julie Steinke, BSc, MScStudent, University of Alberta

Session 16

Ballroom

Fire and its Management

Mike Flannigan, Director of theCanadian Partnership on Wildland FireScience and Professor of Wildland Fire,University of Alberta

Climate change and wildfire - how will wemanage fire in the future?

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

David Martell, Professor Emeritus, Faculty ofForestry, University of Toronto

The need for integrated management ofCanada's flammable forest landscapes

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Laura A. Stewart, FireSmart EngagementSpecialist, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry

FireSmart and wildland urban interface

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Forest History Moderator: Bruce Mayer, Assistant Deputy

Minister, Forestry Division, Alberta Agricultureand Forestry

Peter Murphy, PhD, Professor Emeritus -Forestry, University of Alberta

The history of forestry in the South PeaceRegion of Alberta

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Logging for railway ties in Jasper NationalPark - 1920s

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Mark Kuhlberg, Professor, History Department,Laurentian University

Still blessed with the forests but no longerthe firms: Canada's pulp and paper industrysince Confederation

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Session 17

Salon A/B

Session 18

Salon C

Access Management and  Corridor Planning

Moderator: Alex Drummond, Mgr/Facilities/FieldSchools, University of Alberta; President, CIF-IFC

Jamie Bruha, RPF, Director, Land andEnvironmental Planning (Central), AlbertaEnvironment and Parks

Recreation Opportunities Mapping (ROM) -Applicability to forest management inAlberta

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Barry White, PhD, RPF, Director, ForestProgram Management Section, ForestManagement Branch, Forestry Division,Alberta Agriculture and Forestry

Reducing our environmental footprint

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Access management and corridor planning

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Moderator: Jordan Sykes, BSc Forestry, BPE

Pat Wearmouth, Ret'd, BSc Forestry,University of Alberta

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John Peters, BScF, RPF, Director, Energyand Environment, Silvacom

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Ballroom

LUNCHEON

Changing perceptions of forestry careers Ann Normand, BEd, Outreach Manager, Alberta Forest Products Association

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EVENING SOCIAL EVENT

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20th

In-Conference Tours

Various Times & Locations

Tour 1: Land-Use Innovation and Sustainability

Tour 2: Historic Dunvegan Provincial Park

Tour 3: Tree Improvement, Regeneration Standards and Projecting Mean Annual Increment

Tour 4: Dinosaur Museum and Bonebeds

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6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Social Event at Grande Prairie Regional College (GPRC)

Poster Symposium

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Ballroom

5:30 pm

Transportation from Pomeroy Hotel to Social Event at Grande Prairie Regional College (GPRC)

9:00 pm - 12:00 am

Evening Social Poplar Room

GPRC

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4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Association of Alberta Forest Management Professionals Update Salon A/B

Tour 5: Wapiti River Boat Tour

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

8:30 am - 4:00 pm

8:00 am - 4:00 pm

8:30 am - 4:00 pm

8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Health Canada

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Various times

Transportation from Social Event at Grande Prairie Regional College (GPRC) to Pomeroy Hotel

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THANK YOU to our Sponsors!

The 2018 Host Annual Meeting Planning Committee would like to sincerely thank the  generous sponsors of the 110th CIF-IFC AGM and National Conference!

Platinum

GOLD

Domtar

Eacom

SILVER

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THANK YOU to our Sponsors!

A heartfelt thank you to our 2018 Host Annual Meeting Planning Committee membersfor all of their hard work and dedication!

CIF-IFC Executive Director Dana Collins

CIF-IFC 2nd Vice President Colin Carroll

Conference Chair Dan Wilkinson

Finance Dana Collins

Kerry Spencer Dan Wilkinson

Technical Program Jeff Renton

Vic Lieffers

Special Events/Social Companion Marty O'Byrne

CIF-IFC National Conference Coordinator Jen Allen

Logistics & Facilities Fran Hanington

Forests without Borders  Lorne West

Pat Wearmouth

Student Quiz Bowl Gillian Stauffer

Field Tours JP Bielech

Exhibits/Sponsorship Ryan Archibald

Dan Wilkinson Dana Collins

Moderator Program Nathan Lauer

Student Representatives Nicholas Dormaar

Terri Gingras

Poster Symposium Julie Steinke

Project Management Todd Nash

Awards Dieter Kuhnke

CIF-IFC National Staff Natasha Machado

Ronnie Huang Jordan MacMillan

Thank you to the Conference Committee!

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Who is the CIF-IFC?

Our Story Established in 1908, the CIF-IFC is the oldest forest society

in Canada! The Institute serves as the voice of forestpractitioners representing foresters, forest technologists andtechnicians, ecologists, biologists, educators and manyothers with a professional interest in forestry. The Institute is dedicated to:  

1. Providing national leadership in forestry;

2. Promoting competency among forestry professionals;  3. Fostering public awareness of forestry issues.

Our Sections The National office is located in Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park in the Canadian Ecology Centre, near Mattawa,

Ontario. The National office works closely with the CIF-IFC Sections across Canada. The Sections are the foundation of theInstitute and give us a strong local, regional, and provincial network and presence. The Sections also provide guidance to theNational Executive committee.

Central Ontario Loni Pierce (Chair)

Jeff Fera (Director)

Vancouver Island Jocelin Teron (Chair)

Jason Hutchinson (Vice Chair)

Vancouver Bill Bourgeois (Chair)

Brian Boswell (Director)

Cariboo Nicholas Dormaar (Director)

Northwestern Ontario Karen Saunders (Chair) Doug Reid (Director)

Lake of the Woods Julie Edwards (Chair)

Dianne Loewen (Director)

Orleans Pierre Fontaine (Director)

Maritime Ed Czerwinski (Director)

Newfoundland & Labrador Kirby Tulk (Chair)

Brad White (Director)

Nova Scotia Lizz Cogan (Director)

International Geraint Richards (Director)

Rocky Mountain

Vic Lieffers (Chair) Dan Wilkinson (Director)

Klondike N/A

Thompson Okanagan N/A

Saskatchewan Shawn Delainey (Chair)

April Lesko (Director)

Manitoba Kaela Mae Rose (Chair)

Brad Epp (Director)

Southern Ontario Albert Hovingh (Director)

Ottawa Valley Ken Farr (Chair)

Mike Rosen (Director)

Algonquin Allison Winmill (Chair)

John Pineau (Director)

Mission, Vision & Motto Vision:

To inspire confidence and pride in Canadian forestry -nationally and internationally Mission:

Provide national leadership in forestry, promotecompetency in forest professionals, and foster publicawareness of Canadian and international forestry issues Motto:

Voice of Forest Practitioners

2200 members fromgovernment, industry, and

academia united as the voiceof forest practitioners!

19 National Sections, and 1International Section providinglocal and regional presence!

Join a community of like-mindedindividuals who are passionateabout our forests, and make areal impact locally and abroad!

President: Alex Drummond 1st Vice President: Colin Carroll

2nd Vice President: Luc M. Rainville Past President: Megan Smith

National Executive 

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Northern Ontario Rob Galloway (Chair)

Jim Duncan (Director)

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Who is the CIF-IFC?

Membership The CIF-IFC has 2200 members from government, industry, and

academia united as the voice of forest practitioners. Amembership with the CIF will help you achieve your professionaland personal goals while you take part in something bigger.

Why become a member?

Be part of a community of like-minded individualswho are passionate about the environment. Make a real impact on forests locally and abroad. Open career opportunities in Forestry, NaturalResources and Environment Science. Chances to receive continuing education credits andawards for excellence. Access to fun and informative conferences andnational social events. Enjoy all our resources, including The ForestryChronicle which highlights the latest research andtechnology in the forest sector.

Membership Dues:

Province/Territory

Student

Retired Active

AB, NT, YT,

NU, SK, BC (5% tax included)

NS, PE, QC,

NB, NL (15% tax included)

ON, MB (13% tax included)

$63 $63

$147

$69

$69

$161

$67.80

$67.80 $158.20

www.cif-ifc.org

Contact Information Canadian Institute of Forestry / Institut forestier du Canada

P.O. Box 99, 6905 HWY. 17 West Mattawa, ON, POH 1V0 Canada

Tel: 705-744-1715 x 585 Fax: 705-744-1716 Email: [email protected] 

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Thank you for joining us!

SUSTAINING RESOURCES ANDENHANCING COMMUNITIES: 

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110th CIF Annual General Meeting and Conference September 18-20, 2018 | Grande Prairie, AB

110e conférence et assemblée annuelle de l'IFC 18 au 20 septembre 2018 | Grande Prairie, AB

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