CAPF/CAPFT | 200, 10544 – 106 th Street, Edmonton, Alberta T5H 2X6 | phone 780.432.1962 | phone 780.432.1177 ALBERTA FOREST PROFESSIONAL NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2015 PRESIDENTS’ MESSAGE I’m sure many have had a hot, busy, challenging and relentless summer. As we put together this newsletter, we hope that the members might read it at their leisure with a cold beverage of their choice in hand. Merger Policy Both the CAPF and CAPFT councils have had a busy last few months. Recently, the Act and Regulations Review Committee (ARRC) has presented a Policy Design Document to Government. This document outlined the changes to Legislation that we as forest professionals require to combine us into a single entity. On August 4th, your ARRC presented the Policy Design Document to Executive Director Goisa Cichy-Weklaw of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour. The merger continues to move forward. A Model for Governance Your Councils have also completed a governance review with guidance from Councilor Todd Nash and his company MNP. We have identified a number of opportunities for governance improvement, the largest of which will be moving away from a volunteer driven organization. To capitalize on the scale of our new organization we intend to strengthen critical activities such as supporting the role and value of forestry professionals, engagement with other natural resource professions and ensuring protection of the public interest through competent, professional natural resource management. We are currently developing a proposed organization structure including staffing levels and Councilor responsibilities for review at the AGM. A Brand To Be Proud Of The Communications Committee, led by Councilor Cam Rollins, continues to work with Incite Marketing to develop a brand for our new organization. The extensive research completed by Incite with members, influencers, employers and public will lead to a brand that we can all get behind. The brand of our future organization will resonate with Albertans and will help our organization move forward and become stronger than ever before. One of the most exciting parts of working with an outside marketing group like Incite, is realizing how proud we are to be a part of this new combined organization. Members surveyed indicated that being a forest professional was a source of pride as well. They most often describe themselves with two words, “forest” and “management”. As such, Incite’s naming recommendation for our organization revolved around those words. Through much deliberation by both of the elected Councils and Incite, we are proud to announce the new name of our organization as the Association of Alberta Forest Management Professionals. The Association of Alberta Forest Management Professionals is a regulator, a connector of professionals, a resource for members, but also your voice. The Association will work to advance our profession on behalf of all members. The AGM - the first for our combined organization promises to be an exciting mix of organizational growth and technical information. We are excited to share the "buzz" with members and look forward to member response and engagement with the Association of Alberta of Forest Management Professionals. Milo Mihajlovich, RPF Samuel Elkins, RPFT President, CAPF President, CAPFT THE COLLEGES OF ALBERTA PROFESSIONAL FORESTERS AND FOREST TECHNOLOGISTS In This Issue: Presidents Message Page 1 Transformation Timeline Page 2 CC Updates Page 3 Exam Updates Page 3 2015 Elections Page 4 The Association of Forest Management Professionals Page 5 Water Policy Update Page 7 Forestry in the Classroom Page 7 Finance Update Page 8 Page 1
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ALBERTA FOREST PROFESSIONAL NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2015
PRESIDENTS’ MESSAGE
I’m sure many have had a hot, busy, challenging and relentless summer. As we put together this newsletter, we hope that the
members might read it at their leisure with a cold beverage of their choice in hand.
Merger Policy
Both the CAPF and CAPFT councils have had a busy last few
months. Recently, the Act and Regulations Review Committee
(ARRC) has presented a Policy Design Document to Government.
This document outlined the changes to Legislation that we as
forest professionals require to combine us into a single entity. On
August 4th, your ARRC presented the Policy Design Document to
Executive Director Goisa Cichy-Weklaw of Jobs, Skills, Training
and Labour. The merger continues to move forward.
A Model for Governance
Your Councils have also completed a governance review with
guidance from Councilor Todd Nash and his company MNP. We
have identified a number of opportunities for governance
improvement, the largest of which will be moving away from a
volunteer driven organization. To capitalize on the scale of our
new organization we intend to strengthen critical activities such
as supporting the role and value of forestry professionals,
engagement with other natural resource professions and
ensuring protection of the public interest through competent,
professional natural resource management. We are currently
developing a proposed organization structure including staffing
levels and Councilor responsibilities for review at the AGM.
A Brand To Be Proud Of
The Communications Committee, led by Councilor Cam Rollins,
continues to work with Incite Marketing to develop a brand for
our new organization. The extensive research completed by
Incite with members, influencers, employers and public will lead
to a brand that we can all get behind. The brand of our future
organization will resonate with Albertans and will help our
organization move forward and become stronger than ever
before.
One of the most exciting parts of working with an outside
marketing group like Incite, is realizing how proud we are to be a
part of this new combined organization. Members surveyed
indicated that being a forest professional was a source of
pride as well. They most often describe themselves with two
words, “forest” and “management”. As such, Incite’s naming
recommendation for our organization revolved around those
words.
Through much deliberation by both of the elected
Councils and Incite, we are proud to announce the
new name of our organization as the Association
of Alberta Forest Management Professionals. The
Association of Alberta Forest Management
Professionals is a regulator, a connector of
professionals, a resource for members, but also your
voice. The Association will work to advance our
profession on behalf of all members.
The AGM - the first for our combined organization promises to be an exciting mix of organizational growth and technical information. We are excited to share the "buzz" with members and look forward to member response and engagement with the Association of Alberta of Forest Management Professionals.
Milo Mihajlovich, RPF Samuel Elkins, RPFT President, CAPF President, CAPFT
THE COLLEGES OF ALBERTA PROFESSIONAL FORESTERS AND FOREST TECHNOLOGISTS
In This Issue: Presidents Message Page 1
Transformation Timeline Page 2
CC Updates Page 3
Exam Updates Page 3
2015 Elections Page 4
The Association of Forest
Management Professionals Page 5
Water Policy Update Page 7
Forestry in the Classroom Page 7
Finance Update Page 8
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to share some significant milestones and outline a clear timeline to finalize the merger. The Table below outlines the status of the ongoing initiatives;
Grant Williamson, RPF Ray Hilts, RPFT Consultant, CAPF Consultant, CAPFT
The Annual General Meeting is only a few months away and will be a great opportunity to review what has been done, and more importantly, what is remaining to be done to complete the merger. By the time the AGM rolls around, we are hoping to
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Process Purpose Status
Policy Development Document – Act (PDD.Act)
Proposed changes to the Act that are required to facilitate the merger of the two Colleges. It was requested by Jobs, Skills, Training, and Labour (JSTL) as part of the process required to change the Act. Document includes: Mechanics of merging Role of Forest Management Professionals
Governance model Definition of forest management
Complete - Submitted to GoA – Aug.2015.
Policy Development Document – Regs (PDD.Regs)
Proposed changes that are required to amalgamate the existing Regulations into one Regulation for the Forest Management Profession. We will be proposing changes that will;
Strengthen Mandatory Registration provisions Provide a clear process to include other natural science
professionals who should be regulated under our Act
Outline the role of Forest Management Professionals
Update the continuing competence program.
To be submitted to GoA – Sept.2015.
Bylaws Outlines how the organization functions. Completed Draft – To be reviewed after Legislation is approved
Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice
Members must practice in compliance with the Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice.
Member input complete. Legal review complete. Staff / Council to do a final check when the new Act, Regulation and Bylaws are finalized to ensure they are all consistent.
Continuing Competence Program
Required in Act and Regulation. Intent is to simplify reporting procedure and ensure a rigorous program.
CC Sub Committee have completed the first draft of the amalgamated timeline Sept.2015.
Governance Model Describes how we function. Defines:
Council structure and purpose Committee structure and purpose
Overall purpose for the Organization
Todd Nash (through Myers Norris Penny) has completed the Governance Review. The recommendations have been incorporated into our proposed changes to the Act, Regulation and Bylaws.
• Key messages and value statements need to be developed for
different audiences
• Public awareness and acceptance is on members’ minds, but
there is no defined consensus as to who the public is and what
outcomes awareness will achieve
• Reaching the public with messages is not an academic exercise,
it’s emotional and social
• The public is aware that we exist, but unaware of how it is
relevant to their everyday lives
• There is a lack of consensus as to what the role of the
organization should be
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realized by the merger. In addition to the Council there will
be several standing committees to carry out maintenance
such as the CC Committee and Policy, Act, Regulations Bylaws
(PARB) Committee.
The proposed Council structure for the merged association will include: • 11 Councillors of which 3 are Public Members • Chair • Vice-Chair/Secretary • Past-Chair • Treasurer
Shonelle Wilkinson, RPFT
ED/Registrar, CAPFT
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“We are proud to announce the new name of our organization as the
ASSOCIATION OF ALBERTA FOREST MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS”
AAFMP
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THE ASSOCIATION OF ALBERTA FOREST MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS
The combining of our Colleges has meant a great opportunity
to redefine our Association in a positive light and build
ourselves a brand we can be proud of. We can all be
ambassadors for our profession and our newly formed
Association. We are the stewards of Alberta’s forests, and it’s
important that the public understand what we do. We have
been working with Incite to develop:
1) New organization name that resonates with members,
public and influencers
2) Key messages:
a. For the organization to utilize to build relationships b. To assist members in becoming advocates for the profession and organization
3) New logo and visual identity
4) New website
5) High-level marketing and communications recommendations
Current Situation Research Findings
• We must define ourselves by our strengths and
responsibilities, rather than by “what we’re not” (lumberjacks,
expect to see a new brand including a logo, social
media and a website. Hopefully this new brand
connects with the more experienced
members of the college, but can also be used to
engage younger audiences. We will use the
key messages and marketing recommendations to
reach influencers across Alberta. For the first time
since I joined the College in 2007, I feel like we
will have a solid marketing plan that will
lead to the recognition of what a Forest
Management Professional does, and a
united voice through our Association.
Cam Rollins, RPF
Communications Chair, CAPF
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WATER POLICY UPDATE
Environment and Parks staff in the Water Policy Branch are
launching discussions with ten self-regulated professions in the
environment arena on implementing professional signoff
requirements for various aspects of the wetland replacement
system under Alberta’s recently implemented Wetland Policy.
The first tasks for the group will be to establish a formal
Memorandum of Understanding to ‘frame’ this partnership
and also form a Competencies Advisory Committee to identify
competencies and practical experience requirements for
qualifying regulated members to do signoff work.
Given that this area of work overlaps many of the above PRO’s
scopes of practice, it was important to involve regulated
members of these PROs that are under professional legislation
and fully accountable to the public of Alberta. A similar
approach was used for reclamation and remediation signoffs
introduced several years ago.
As of June 1st, 2015, the Qualified Wetland Aquatic Ecosystem
Specialists (QWAES) designation is no longer valid, and wetland
regulatory submissions must be signed off by a registered
Interim Wetland Science Practitioner. The interim status is
valid from June 15, 2015 to May 31, 2016 after which
practitioners will be expected to qualify for the Qualified
Wetland Science Practitioner (QWSP) designation. Criteria for
QWSP certification will be posted on the Alberta Wetland
Policy Implementation website to ensure practitioners are
appropriately trained. We will keep members posted as further
details relating to professional signoffs become available.
For further details on wetland policy implementation, go to:
http://www.waterforlife.alberta.ca/03356.html
Doug Krystofiak, RPF
ED/Registrar CAPF
FORESTRY IN THE CLASSROOM Foresters and Forest Technologists are needed for volunteer classroom presentations during National Forest Week (Sep 20th to 26th, 2015). Through the Work Wild program at AFPA, a concerted effort is made during NFW to visit school classrooms and talk about forestry. So far requests from teachers in the following areas have been received (bolded
The Professional Regulatory Organizations (PROs)
involved in the discussions will include:
Alberta Association of Landscape Architects (AALS) Alberta Institute of Agrologists (AIA) Alberta Land Surveyors’ Association (ALSA) Alberta Professional Planners Institute (APPI) Alberta Society of Professional Biologists (ASPB) Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET) Association of the Chemical Profession of Alberta (ACPA) College of Alberta Professional Forest Technologists (CAPFT) and College of Alberta Professional Foresters (CAPF)
communities are areas where we already have some volunteers): •Cold Lake •Stony Plain •Sherwood Park •Beaumont •Manning •Whitecourt •Drayton Valley •Wetaskiwin •Peerless Lake •Hinton •Tofield •Riviere Que Barre •Strathmore •Edmonton •Airdrie •Peace River •Calgary •Grande Prairie Note that we also have a demand for a French-speaking professional to visit a school in the Calgary area. If you could be available to do classroom presentations at other times of the calendar year, please let Ann know. Classroom topics may vary and resource materials are available. If you would be interested in making a classroom visit, especially in the non-bolded communities, please contact: Ann Normand Program Manager, Work Wild Alberta Forest Products Association Office: 780.392.0762 Mobile: 780.405.8209 www.workwild.ca http://www.cif-ifc.org/national-forest-week-2015/
implementation and predicted future wildfire characteristics.
This two day session will be held Thursday October 29th and
Friday October 30th at the Edmonton Expo Centre and will be
concluded with the business meeting and awards luncheon.
Registration will be available on the respective College websites.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Industrial Timber Salvage The Future in Wildfire
State of the Industry Healthy Landscapes
Wetland Policy LARP
CAPF/CAPFT Merger
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