Ottawa Valley Section
The Ottawa Valley Section (OVS), representing forest practitioners across Eastern Ontario, is in the unique situation, being in Canada's National Capital Region. Our membership works towards educating the people of Ontario and Canada about the dynamics forests ecosystems and their importance to our health and well-being. The CIF-OVS has almost 100 members spread out over Eastern Ontario from Pembroke and Deep River in the north to the St. Lawrence Seaway communities of Cornwall and Belleville with some members in New York State (see map of section area ). Our membership includes men and women in a diverse array of occupations all related to forestry. In 2003 the Ottawa Valley Section received the CIF's Section of the Year Award to recognize the outstanding involvement of members in the affairs of the CIF/IFC that can result in increased awareness of the importance of forestry in Canada.
(Photo: Michael Rosen "tree protection in an urban forest")
SECTION COUNCIL 2006-2008
| Chair | David Barkley | David.Barkley@ottawa.ca |
| Director | Jeff Young | jeyoung@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca |
| Secretary | Joseph Anawati | JAnawati@NRCan.gc.ca |
| Treasurer | Peter Hall | PHall@NRCan.gc.ca |
| Councillor | Kathryn Buchanan | KBuchana@NRCan.gc.ca |
| Councillor | Tony Bull | bulls@magma.ca |
| Councillor | Martha Copestake | Martha.Copestake@ottawa.ca |
| Councillor | Brian Haddon | Brian.Haddon@magma.ca |
| Councillor | Allister Hain | allisterhain@rogers.com |
| Councillor | Michael Rosen | mrosen@treecanada.ca |
| Councillor | André Rousseau | andre.rousseau@sympatico.ca |
| Councillor | Vidar Nordin | vidar.nordin@sympatico |
UPCOMING EVENTS
no events currently scheduled
WHAT'S NEW
2007 Christmas Forest Seminar - Kemptville
AGENDA
| Presentations | Presenter & Affiliation | Presentation Title |
| Download | Dean Tat Smith - University of Toronto | A Global Context for Canada's Forest Sector |
| Download | Suzanne Nash - Canadian forest Service | Forest Sector Competitiveness and the Canadian Wood Fibre Centre |
| Not Available | Rod Smith - Canadian Forest Service, GLFC | Forest Communities Program |
| Download | Dean Dave MacLean - University of New Brunswick | The CMFN's Role in Responding to the Challenges of a Forest Sector in Transition |
| Not Available |
Brian Barkley - Eastern Ontario Model Forest | Delivering the Forest Communities Program through the Eastern Ontario Model Forest |
| Download | Clara Lauziere - Northeast superior Forest Community, ON | Northeast Superior Forest Community |
| Download | Raymod Barrette - Hautes-Laurentides, QC | Fight to Build in a Conflicting Environment |
| Download | Sandra Lawn - EOMF | Wood-based Eco-industrial devlopment in Eastern Ontario |
| Download | Andy Brown - Municipality of North Grenville | North Grenville Bioproducts Strategy |
NEWSLETTERS
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PAST EVENTS
2006 Annual General Meeting
June 14, 2006; Watson’s Corners, ON
Two speakers, Martha Copestake from Eastern Ontario Model Forest and George Parkiw from Lanark County Forest spoke on the role of certification in sustainable forest management.
Photographs
2006 Annual Spring Outing
April 1, 2006; Cabane a Sucre Chez Ti-Mousse, Papineauville, QC
2005 Annual General Meeting
June 15, 2005; Riverside Park, Carleton Place, ON
Meeting notice
2004 Annual General Meeting
June 9, 2004; Apple Hill Forestry Centre, Apple Hill, ON
Photographs
2003 Annual General Meeting
June 18th, 2003; Mer Bleu
2002 Annual General Meeting
June 25, 2002; Ted and Dianna Pritchard’s woodlot, Pakenham, ON
Photograph
Updated February 20th 2008
Julia Hancock
