The Grasslands Conservation Council of BC is hosting its AGM on Friday, June 17th, 2022, from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM (PDT/PST). Dennis Lloyd will be presenting on invasive species management in Lac du Bois in collaboration with the Friends of Lac du Bois and Michael Keefer will be presenting on grassland ecosystems in the Kootenays! Join the GCC for their morning business meeting and presentations via Zoom, or in-person at Thompson Rivers University. In the afternoon, there will be an optional field tour in Lac du Bois. For more information and to register for this free event, visit: https://bcgrasslands.org/agm/gcc-agm-2022 #bcgrasslands #AGM #britishcolumbia #canada @bcgrasslands
Patrick Cullen, a Security and Emergency Services Coordinator with BC Housing, focuses on the agency’s business continuity plans, asset security, and crime prevention to managed properties. He co-chairs the Advisory Committee on Post-Disaster Building Assessment and has been an integral part in the development of online training and resources on this subject.
Previously Patrick was the Emergency Program Coordinator for the City of Maple Ridge where he developed plans and trained staff and volunteers for the city’s response to large disasters.
Patrick is proud to have contributed to various emergency management initiatives in the Lower Mainland and is presently the vice-chair of the Regional Emergency Planning Committee. He enjoys connecting with Emergency Support Services volunteers throughout the province to share his knowledge and experience as an instructor with the Justice Institute of BC in the Emergency Management Division.
Patrick is always ready to put boots on the ground, or support and coordinate for those engaged in response, he has deployed on multiple occasions to support community response efforts and advised communities engaged in rapid damage assessment and emergency group lodging.
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BCIA's 2022 Provincial AGM will be delivered via Zoom on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, from 1:00PM to 3:00PM. If you have previously registered for the AGM on June 1st, there is no need to register again. Registration is open for guests, non-members & BCIA Registrants until June 20th: https://www.bcia.com/events/continuation-bcias-2022-provincial-agm #AGM #BCIA #cultivating #natural #resource #professionals #britishcolumbia #canada
SCI-CON BC 2022's Regenerative Building Design session will introduce the emerging concept of regenerative design and development as it relates to the built environment. Ashley Lubyk, MBSc, CPHC, will discuss and explore how regenerative design differs from sustainable design, various strategies and frameworks that can be deployed to maximize the regenerative potential of a project, and some of the challenges associated with actualizing regenerative projects. Case studies from the region will be explored to demonstrate the application of regenerative principles at the building level. Finally, Lubyk will show how engineering and architectural consultants/designers can participate in and promote the development of regenerative building projects.
Friday, May 6, 2022, 3-4pm, BCIA PD: 1 hour
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📣 REGISTER TODAY FOR SCI-CON BC 2022! http://ow.ly/zCSH50HAgqW
Special thanks to our gold sponsor Okanagan College for their BC SCI-CON 2022 support! Okanagan College transforms lives into a community of learning, rich with cultural diversity and academic support. Learners are at the heart of everything they do – evidenced by smaller class sizes, industry-experienced professors, and hands-on learning in addition to co-op, field, and practicum opportunities. Visit: okanagan.bc.ca @okanagancollege #BCSCICON #BCIA #ASTTBC #cultivating #natural #resource #professionals #college #learning #smallerclasssizes #culturaldiversity #academicsupport #handsonlearning #coop #fieldopportunities #practicum
📣 REGISTER TODAY FOR SCI-CON BC 2022's Naramata Wine Tour! https://bit.ly/3rm0Jze
The Naramata Wine Tour registration ONLY includes access to the afternoon tour on Saturday, May 7, 2022. Tour includes a pick up and drop off from the hotel and will include 3 wineries and 1 cidery/distillery (all tastings are included in the fee). By booking the tour through our discounted group block, you are saving $29 + CC Service Fee + GST. Our Naramata Wine Tour registration, $125 + CC Service Fee + GST (regular price is $159 + CC Service Fee + GST), ends on April 21, 2022 at 11:59 PM.
This exciting in-person event brings together ASTTBC and BCIA registrants, guests, partners, and stakeholders to participate and network in a beautiful resort located by the pristine Okanagan lake – one of BC’s best resort destinations. We look forward to your participation! Don't miss out! #ASTTBC #BCIA #bcscicon #conference #event #registration #technology #BritishColumbia #Naramata #Wine #Tour #Wineries #cidery #distillery #tastings #irl #beautifulresort #Okanagan #destination
July 2022, Featured Agrologist : Susanna Acheampong, PAg
What are your areas of practice? What is your expertise? "I am an entomologist with the BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food. My areas of practice include insect pest management, biological control, and extension."
BCIA's 2022 Virtual Provincial AGM will be held on Wednesday, June 1st, 2022, at 1:00 pm (PST). Watch for details and registration coming mid-April: AGM minutes, Annual Report, Audited Financial Statement, and other BCIA materials will be reviewed during the meeting. To learn more, visit BCIA: https://bit.ly/36eAaEI #BCIA #cultivating #resource #professionals #virtual #provincial #agm #details #registration #coming #soon #annualreport #minutes #auditedfinancialstatement
June 21 not only marks the summer solstice, it's also National Indigenous Peoples Day — a day for all Canadians to celebrate the diverse cultures, unique heritage, and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Metis peoples. Join BCIA in recognizing and celebrating the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. Visit, https://www.bcia.com/events/national-indigenous-peoples-day #BCIA #Cultivating #Natural #Resource #Professionals #indigenouspeoplesday #art #culture #love #firstnations
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Investigation, Remediation and Site Closure of a Detonator Cord Manufacturing Facility: Marion Houlbrook, AScT, Associated Environmental Consultants Inc., is presenting a case study on the environmental investigations completed at a long-standing detonator cord manufacturing facility. The investigations were required to facilitate the decommissioning of the facility and prepare for future redevelopment of the lands. The case study will present some of the intricacies and challenges of this unique project and will highlight the collaboration between applied science technologists and agrologists in this type of work. #ASTTBC #BCIA #bcscicon #conference #event #registration #technology #BritishColumbia #pd #sessions #networking #cultivating #natural #resource #professionals #casestudy #environmental #investigations #detonator #facilitymanagement #appliedscience #technologists #agrologists @associatedengineering
June is National Indigenous History Month! A time for acknowledging, learning about, and appreciating the immeasurable contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis have made and continue to make today. National Indigenous Peoples Day takes place on the summer solstice, June 21, to learn more, visit, https://bit.ly/3mVF6mM #NIPDCanada #NIPD2022 #BCIA #cultivating #natural #resource #professionals #britishcolumbia #canada
By logging into the BCIA website, Registrants have access to their personal profile, professional development reporting, payment of renewal fee(s), event registration, emails, and Registrant Resources, which are viewable to Registrants only. As a Registrant, you are able to enter and select what personal information you would like to make visible to the public and to other BCIA Registrants. Please remember to update your Registrant information: https://bit.ly/3v1M2SJ #BCIA #Cultivating #Natural #Resources #Update #Registrant #Information
Happy BC day! Why do we celebrate British Columbia Day? British Columbia Day, celebrated on the first Monday of August every year, is meant to recognize the contributions of such people in shaping the social, cultural, and political landscape of the region. #BCIA #Cultivating #Natural #Resource #Professionals #Agrologists #BCday
Register today for Breach & Beach: North Arm Jetty Breach Tour and Beach Networking Social! Dave Scott from the Raincoast Conservation Foundation (https://www.raincoast.org/) has completed construction on the first of three linear breaches across the Iona Island North Arm Jetty in the Fraser River estuary, Richmond, B.C. Scott will lead a walking tour to the breach and discuss the improvements to the Fraser River salmon fishery the project hopes to see, followed by a beach social, networking, and a light dinner at Iona Beach Regional Park on August 23 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 p.m., 2.5 PD hours, $15.00 per person. https://bit.ly/3PXlgUO #BCIA #cultivating #natural #resource #professionals #agrologists #Agrology #beach #breach #northarmjetty Raincoast Conservation Foundation #FraserRiver #estuary #salmon #fishery #IonaBeachRegionalPark #richmondbc @raincoastconservation
Peace River Branch Presents the Introductory Soils Course! August 27, 2022, from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm (PDT/PST), Stewart Lake FSR, PD hours: 8.5 - All Branches are invited to register, BCIA Registrants: $65 per person, After August 18, Non-BCIA Registrants: $130 per person. Registration must be complete before August 21; register today! https://bit.ly/3c81TtB
The course will be a one-day ‘active’ field trip while visiting some sites up the Stewart Lake FSR. The sites may include a natural forest soil, a reclaimed oil and gas site, a community pasture, and some forestry research sites to discuss mechanical site preparation. The field trip would start in the morning with a visit to the undisturbed forest soil profile and discuss the properties of natural forest soils in the area, including soil texture, horizonation, colour, rooting, and other characteristics of soils and sites that are visible in the field and are indicative of soil processes that are important for ecosystem function and affect reclamation strategies. This would involve participants digging a soil pit and making descriptions according to established methods set out in the Ministry of Forest's handbooks. We would complete field forms and discuss the observations. The additional sites would address different management scenarios but still focus on soil description and how the soil properties may have affected the management results. At each site, each group would excavate a small soil pit and carry out site/soil descriptions. Participants should expect to get their hands dirty and be prepared for digging in the soil, which can be arduous!
#BCIA #Soils #Course #StewartLake #PeaceRiver
SAVE THE DATE! Come and join fellow Kamloops Branch Registrants for a tour of the Cinnamon Ridge Yard Waste Facility with the City of Kamloops which will include a discussion on composting on September 7, 2022, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm (PDT/PST) Register today! Visit https://bit.ly/3A6ISzD PD hours: 2
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Have a safe and happy long weekend! Read BCIA's latest publications about the profession of agrology and BCIA practice areas: https://issuu.com/bcia
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Cariboo Central Interior's Annual PD Event: Exploring Environmental and Agricultural Resiliency is open to the public! September 15, 2022, from 9:00 AM-4:00 PM (PDT/PST) at the UNBC Bentley Centre in Prince George, PD hours: 6
Registration must be complete by September 8 at noon! https://bit.ly/3Bjxcvp
Cost for BCIA Registrants: $15 for a full day of informative sessions and lunch.
Cost for Non-BCIA Registrants: $30 for the full day of sessions and lunch.
#BCIA #Cultivating #Natural #Resource #Professionals #Agrology #Agrologists #Exploring #Environmental #Agricultural #Resiliency #opentothepublic #Registrants #informative #sessions #lunch #princegeorgebc
#GeoViewer: Who are your neighbours? Look at the map to see who are the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples who may live around you. Launch the interactive map: https://bit.ly/3LVWl2N
BCIA Demographic Survey Results: A mandatory demographics survey was conducted during the 2022 registration fee renewal season and was related to the Professional Governance Act, with the intention to support reporting to the Office of the Superintendant of Professional Governance (OSPG) in the transition to Reserved Practice; submissions remained anonymous, as the BC Institute of Agrologists has provided only statistical information. To read the full report, visit: https://issuu.com/bcia/docs/_2022-bcia-demographic-results
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Visit BCIA online to register for the Cariboo Central Interior Virtual AGM that will be held on Wednesday, October 19, starting at 1:00 PM! https://bit.ly/3T8pBGh #BCIA #Cultivating #Natural #Resource #Professionals #cariboocentralinterior #AGM #virtual #zoom #agrology #agrologists
Subscribe to BCIA's newsletter today at https://www.bcia.com to read the latest agrology news! Interested in catching up on BCIA's October newsletter? Visit: https://bit.ly/3D4qwlP
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Lest We Forget 🍁 On Remembrance Day—and every day—let us honour the great service and sacrifice made by our veterans.
September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day that honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process. This National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, explore the rich and diverse cultures, voices, experiences, and stories of the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. Whether you want to read, listen, watch, or try, start your learning journey today. #truthandreconciliationday #truthandreconciliation #2022 #BCIA #cultivating #natural #resource #professionals
Updates of the BCIA Bylaws include the following:
• Amendments throughout the Bylaws replacing the traditional titles of Council, Councillor, President, and Vice President with Board of Directors, Lay Board member, Registrant Board member, Chair and Vice Chair
• Modification of the time period by which a Registrant Counsellor is to declare their candidacy for election to the Vice President (Vice-Chair) position (Section 50, page 15)
• Creation of and requirements for the new professional designation of a Limited License Agrologist (LLAg) (Section 62, page 19))
To learn more, visit: https://www.bcia.com/resources-publications/resources/public-resources/bcia-bylaws
#BCIA #bylaws #OSPG #updates #Agrologist #Agrology #Cultivating #Natural #Resource #Professionals #December #2022 @bc.institute.of.agrologists
Tuesday, November 8, is National Aboriginal Veterans Day 2022 in Canada. BCIA honours the important contributions made by First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Veterans in service to Canada. #BCIA #Cultivating #Natural #Resource #Professionals #National #Agrology #Agrologists #Aboriginal #VeteransDay #November8 #Canada
Read BCIA's Quick Reference Guide for Practice Areas https://issuu.com/bcia/docs/_practice-areas-nov-22-2022
Learn more about BCIA's practice areas at http://bit.ly/3gvjn5o
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Register today! BCIA Okanagan Branch's Monday Mingler is virtual tonight from 6:30PM - 8PM (PST)!!! https://www.bcia.com/node/186969 Tyrion Miskell, Executive Director of the BC Grapergrowers Association, and Ruth King, Manager of Sustainable Winegrowing BC, will be leading tonight's Monday Mingler to share a high-level overview of the important work the BCGA and SWBC do to support BC's thriving grape and wine industry. #BCIA #Agrologists #Agrology #Cultivating #Natural #Resource #Professionals #Sustainable #Winegrowing #MondayMingler #BCGrowers @bcgrapegrowers @bc.institute.of.agrologists @sustainablewinegrowingbc
Breaking news! The Office of the Superintendent of Professional Governance advised the BC Institute of Agrologists that effective immediately with today's Cabinet shuffle, the OSPG and thus responsibilities for the Professional Governance Act (PGA), including the Agrologists Regulation is moving from the Ministry of the Attorney General to the newly reformed Ministry of Post Secondary Education and Future Skills. BCIA does not anticipate that this will change anything for our Registrants. bcia.com
#BCIA #breakingnews #OSPG #updates #Agrologist #Agrology #Cultivating #Natural #Resource #Professionals #December #2022 @bc.institute.of.agrologists
Register today for BCIA's Ethics (Online) Workshop for Professionals! http://bit.ly/3Xq95nU Workshop opens on Monday, November 28 at noon; space is limited to 24 & registration is restricted to BCIA Registrants only. PDH 8.00 Cost: $120 for Articling and Expedited TAgs and PAgs who have not previously taken the BCIA Ethics workshop.
#BCIA #Agrologists #Agrology #Registrants #Cultivating #Natural #Resource #Professionals #OSPG #ProfessionalGovernanceAct #PGA #DutyToReport #Onlinetraining #OfficeOfTheSuperintendentOfProfessionalGovernance #Discussions #Learners #statutoryduty #BC-Institute-of-Agrologists
World Soil Day 2022 (#WorldSoilDay) is held annually on 5 December as a means to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and to advocate for the sustainable management of soil resources. An international day to celebrate soil was recommended by the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) in 2002. In December 2013, the UN General Assembly responded by designating 5 December 2014 as the first official World Soil Day.
https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-soil-day | https://youtu.be/7-YMheTIPJo
#BCIA #Agrologist #Agrology #Cultivating #Natural #Resource #Professionals #December #2022 @bc.institute.of.agrologists
Okanagan Branch - Holiday Social Events!
Part 1, Okanagan College - Kelowna Campus, December 7, 2022, from 4 PM to 6PM. Cost: $15 per Registrant
Join us for a pre-social Social (Styles) session, an interactive workshop that gets you moving and talking with your colleagues without the awkward icebreakers. Register today! http://bit.ly/3ERawD8
Part 2, Sperling Winery! December 7, 2022, from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM. A casual holiday social at Sperling Winery in Kelowna. Winemaker and vineyard manager, Rickard Branby, will share how wine is produced at Sperling. Wine will be available with cash only, and snacks will be provided. Register today! http://bit.ly/3VioUvj
#Okanagan #College #District2 #Kelowna #December #Registrant #social #styles #session #holiday #social #Sperling #Winery #wine #cashbar #snacks #cheers #BCIA #Registrants #Cultivating #Natural #Resource #Professionals #Register
Happy Earth Day!
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Register today for Kootenay Boundary's free PD Virtual Event - Nupqu Native Plants on October 20 from 1 PM MST / 12 PM PST. All Registrants are welcome! Guest Speakers Gerald Puhach and Jason Meuleman will speak about Nupqu Native Plant nursery and services, which is an Indigenous-led company.
#BCIA #Cultivating #Natural #Resource #Professionals #Agrology #Agrologists #Indigenous #ProfessionalDevelopment #NativePlants
BCIA's June 2022, Featured Agrologist is Kristen Cockburn, PAg!
As an environmental scientist who specializes in Contaminated Sites Investigation and Remediation, Kristen enjoys deciphering the melange of History and Science through her projects that have ranged from Phase I Environmental Site Assessments for commercial real estate to large scale oil and gas remediation projects. Read more, https://lnkd.in/dTTz5Jjt #BCIA #cultivating #natural #resource #professionals #britishcolumbia #canada
Special thanks to our Networking Sponsor BCIT - Alumni Association for their BC SCI-CON 2022 Support! When you chose BCIT, you became part of a powerful community of successful innovators, creators, and leaders. Working in countless industries in British Columbia and around the globe, our alumni — now 195,000 strong — are making a positive impact and we couldn’t be prouder. https://www.bcit.ca/alumni/
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Special Thanks to Our Gold Sponsor WTW For Their BC SCI-CON 2022 Support! WTW provides data-driven, insight-led solutions in the areas of people, risk, and capital that make your organization more resilient, motivate your workforce, and maximize performance: https://www.wtwco.com/
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8 days until SCI-CON BC 2022! If you haven’t yet registered, there is still time! You don’t want to miss out on this opportunity to meet with your colleagues in IRL and earn your PD hours! 📣 REGISTER TODAY FOR SCI-CON BC 2022! http://ow.ly/zCSH50HAgqW
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BCIA is celebrating 75 years! Ready to rock and roll? Join us to celebrate BCIA’s 75th anniversary! Friday, May 6, 2022, all SCI-CON BC 2022 conference attendees are welcome and encouraged to join in the festivities!
Evening entertainment takes place at the Barking Parrot Bar located in the Penticton Lakeside Resort from 5 pm – 12 am and includes a fantastic entertainment headliner, Clayton Bellamy and The Congregation, and late-night, Jack Semple to get you moving. Appetizers & pub food! We’ll see you all there! #BCSCICON #BCIA #ASTTBC #cultivating #natural #resource #professionals @pentictonlakeside @thebarkingparrot @jacksempleband @claytonbellamy
📣 Only 3 days left to register for SCI-CON BC 2022! http://ow.ly/zCSH50HAgqW
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