55th Annual Conference

Growing the Forest for the Future
Our Privilege, Our Responsibility

April 18-20, 2012 Sault Ste Marie, Ontario

Water Tower Inn

Registrar: Rhonda Hancherow

agm@opfa.ca

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Registration Form (print)

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AGENDA
(as of March 19, 2012)

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Other events - NOT PART OF OPFA Annual Conference

• Great Lakes Science Seminar
• CIF Band Night

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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
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Afternoon field tours (lunch not provided, please eat prior to attending)

Both tours depart from Water Tower Inn (back entrance of hotel) at Noon

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Tour 1 (Personal Protective Equipment required)

12:00 Depart from Water Tower Inn

12:15 Windmill – start from Brookfield’s facility at Allen’s Side Road

2:00 Flakeboard Mill

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Tour 2 (Personal Protective Equipment required)

12:00 Depart from Water Tower Inn

12:15 Boniferro Mill Works

1:30 Ontario Forest Research Institute

4:30 - Both tours arrive at the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre (CBHC) featuring an exhibit by the Forest History Society of Ontario (brief presentations and time to tour the CBHC)

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6:00 - Buffet dinner at CBHC

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7:00 - Evening Fireside Chat with
Featured Keynote Speaker - Ken Armson, R.P.F., History of Ontario's Forest Renewal/Management Program

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9:00 - Buses depart for Water Tower Inn

Thursday, April 19, 2012

8:30 Welcome
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Growing Forests for the Future

Topics:

• How is the forest growing? - Chris Walsh
• How should we be renewing the forest? - Mac Kilgour
• What are the leading edge renewal practices in the Boreal Forest? - Jeff Leach
• Should we be ramping-up expenditures on forest renewal in Ontario? - some indications for long-term research - Doug Pitt
• What are the serious threats to the forest? Climate Change - Bill Parker
• What are the serious threats to the forest? Invasive Species - Tat Smith

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The Forest Industry of the Future

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5:30 - Reception

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6:30 - Awards banquet and entertainment (War of 1812 ghost walk)

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Friday, April 20, 2012
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7:00 - CIF breakfast

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8:30 start
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Building the Workforce of the Future

Topics:

• Educating Future Forestry Professionals: Who are they and what do they need to know? - Anne Koven 
• Renewing Canada's Greenest Workforce - John Pineau
• Competency Committee Representative - Bob Elliott
• Concluding with moderated breakout sessions

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11:45 - OPFA conference wrap-up