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Association of BC Forest Professionals 2010 Annual Report

Vision

We lead the way to diverse, healthy and sustainable forests in British Columbia.

Mission

Our mission is to ensure British Columbia has qualified forest professionals and to support them in providing excellence in forest stewardship.

4 LettertoMembers

6 YearinReview

22 LayCouncillorReports

25 Auditors’Report

26 StatementofFinancialPosition

27 StatementofRevenueandExpenditures

28 ABCFPCouncil,VolunteersandStaff

31 2010AwardWinners

3AssoCiAtion oF BC FoRest PRoFessionAls 2010 AnnuAl RePoRt

Contents

AssoCiAtion oF BC FoRest PRoFessionAls 2010 AnnuAl RePoRt

Relationshipsandresponsibilityweretwokey

themesfortheABCFPin2010.Theassociation

focusedonbuildingrelationshipswithmembers,

Aboriginalgroups,futureforestprofessionals,and

stakeholdersatthelocal,provincialandfederal

levels.Wemaintainedourresponsibilitytothepublic

andtoourmembersthroughourdisciplineprocess,

andthroughworkintheareasofprofessional

reliance,professionaldevelopmentandrecruitment.

Therewillbemoreinformationinthebodyofthis

annualreport,buthereareafewhighpoints.

Staffandcouncilreceivedandrespondedtomany

commentsandheardfrommanymembersaboutthe

revenueincreaseballot,whichwenttomembervote

inthesummerof2010.Theballotpassedwith54%of

eligiblemembersvotinginfavour.Thiswasthefirst

significantincreasein17years.Thankyou!

ABCFPstaffandcouncilfurtheredAboriginal

relationsthroughmeetingsonHaidaGwaii.A

commitmenttoincludeAboriginalconsiderations

inourprofessionaldevelopment,competencyand

recruitmentactivitieswasalsofostered.

TheABCFPcontinueditsworkinbuilding

relationshipswithprovincialandfederallevels

ofgovernment.Specifically,wekeptthedialogue

goingwiththeprovincetobetterunderstandhow

theministryreorganizationaffectsourmembers,

foreststewardship,landscapeplanningand

professionalreliance.

Thenumberofcomplaintsreceivedwasabove

averagethisyearandtranslatedinto14discipline

casesprocessedbytheABCFP’sStandingInvestigation

Committee.

Intheareaofprofessionalreliance,wechairedthe

provincialProfessionalRelianceSteeringCommittee,

andworkedwithgovernmentandindustryto

distributeasurveyandpromoteworkshops

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Letter to Members

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onprofessionalreliance.Wewerealsoableto

successfullypetitionfortheinclusionofRFTsin

WorkSafeBC’sdefinitionofaQualifiedRegistered

Professional.

Worktomoveprofessionaldevelopment

workshopsfromin-personprovince-wideofferings

toonlinee-learningcontinuedin2010.Thisincreased

accesstoworkshopsandloweredregistration

feesformembersandadministrationcostsforthe

association.

Theassociatememberclasssawanexpansionin

2010withtheadditionofSilviculturalAccredited

Surveyors(SASs).OnceacceptedintotheABCFP,

SASscancarryoutsilviculturalsurveysdesignedby

orunderthesupervisionofaregisteredmemberor

specialpermitholder.

2010wasthelastyearinthethree-yearcycleof

theABCFP’sstrategicplanwhichsetsoutlong-term

goals,objectivesandstrategiesfortheassociationto

followandguidestheyearlybusinessplan.Council

developedadraftstrategicplaninSeptember2010

whichwassentoutformemberreviewattheendof

theyear.Ournewstrategicplanwillbefinalizedin

early2011.

Inlate2010,thereorganizationofBC’snatural

resourceministrieswasatopicofsignificant

discussionformanypeople.Animportantmessage

thatwesentisthatregardlessoftheorganizationof

regulatoryframework,ABCFPmemberswillcontinue

theirprofessionalworkindividually,collectively,and

incollaborationwithotherresourcemanagement

professionalstoensurethatsustainableforest

managementispracticedintheprovince.

Lookingforwardto2011,theABCFPwillreleasea

newstrategicplanandwilldirectincreasedattention

toadvancingprofessionalpractice,professional

development,actcomplianceandadvocacy/

stewardshipmadepossiblethroughyoursupportof

therevenueincreaseballot.

Asyouwillread,members,staffandcouncil

haveaccomplishedalottogetherin2010and

arepreparingtomeetnewchallengesin2011.

Oursincerestthanksgoouttothehundredsof

volunteersthatmakeitpossiblefortheassociation

tofunctionandcontinuetostrivetowards

ourmission–toensureBChasqualifiedforest

professionalsandtosupporttheminproviding

excellenceinforeststewardship.

Rick Brouwer, RPF Sharon L. Glover, MBAPresident ChiefexeCutiveoffiCer



1 LeadinginProfessionaLPracticeandforeststewardshiP

DesireD strategic OutcOme

theABCfPisrecognizedbythepeopleofBritish

Columbia,includingfirstnations,astakinga

leadershiproleinmattersofprofessionalpractice

andtheprinciplesofforeststewardship.

1.1 Objective One

EnsureFirstNationsareawareoftheABCFPand

arewellinformedoftheopportunitiesastrong

relationshipwithourassociationoffersfortheir

communities,areutilizingourmembers’services,

areusingtheABCFPasasourceofinformation,and

arerecommendingourprofessiontotheiryouthas

anhonourableanddesirablecareerchoice.

results

Duringthefirstyearofthe2008-2010StrategicPlan,

ABCFPexecutiveandchiefexecutiveofficer(CEO)

visitedtheNisga’ainNassValley.Thefollowing

yearsawmeetingswithanumberofNationsonthe

Island.In2010,SharonL.Glover,MBA,CEO;Rick

Brouwer,RPF,ABCFPpresident;GordonPrest,lay

councilor;andUBCassociatedean,PeterMarshall,

PhD,RPF,spentconsiderabletimevisitingHaida

involvedinforestry.Ahighlightwastheirweek-long

triptotheVillageofQueenCharlotte,Skidegate,

Masset,TlellandJuskatla.Thepurposeofthe

tripwastolearnaboutsomeofthechallengesof

workinginforestryonHaidaGwaiiandtodiscuss

howmoreHaidastudentscouldbeencouragedto

considercareersinforestry.

TheABCFPandtheFirstNationsForestryCouncil

(FNFC)signedaMemorandumofUnderstanding

(MOU)toworktogethertofurtheropportunities

forFirstNationspeopleinforestry.BoththeABCFP

andtheFNFCwillalsoworktoadvocateforgood

the Year in Review chronicles the results achieved by the Association of BC Forest Professionals in 2010—the final year of the three-year strategic plan. it also hallmarks what we have achieved throughout the life of the strategic plan. Results are listed by outcomes and objectives.

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foreststewardshipandwillworkontheissueof

recruitmentintoforestry.Theassociationalsosigned

anMOUwiththeNationalAboriginalForestry

Association(NAFA)toworktogetheronjointissues.

Informationabouttheassociationandcareersin

forestryforAboriginalyouthwasalsodisseminatedto

thepublicthroughparticipationinfourFirstNations

careerfairsandthedistributionofthepopularABCFP

publication,Faces of Forestry: A Celebration of our

Aboriginal Members.

1.2 Objective twO

CapitalizeontheABCFP’sroleasthefirstpointof

mediacontactforforestryrelatedissues.

results

In2010,theABCFPsentout12newsreleasesand

receivedcoverageonthesereleasesandother

issues,especiallyindailyandweeklynewspapers.

Opinion-editorialarticlesandletterstothe

editorwerepublishedinnewspapersacrossBC

inresponsetoissuesraisedbyotheragencies/

groupsandtoraisetheprofileoftheassociation.

ABCFPstaffandcouncilexecutivealsogave

radioandnewspaperinterviews.Asaresultof

coordinationbetweenmembersandABCFPstaff,

memberswillingtospeakwithmediawereableto

connectwithreportersintheirareastoprovide

localperspectivesonforestryissues.Staffalso

reachedouttomediacontactstoputavoicetothe

associationandfosterpositiverelationshipswith

thoseworkinginthemedia.

Amediakitwasdevelopedandsenttokey

mediaoutletsinBC.Thekitfeaturedaforestryfact

sheet,definitionofkeytermsandtheassociation’s

contactinformation.Facebook,Twitter,YouTube

andABCFPwebsitesalsoprovidedwaysforthe

associationtodisseminateitsmessageandfor

mediatogetincontactwiththeassociation.

1.3 Objective three

Furtherencouragethepublictrustinforest

professionalstomanagetheforestsprofessionally.

results

Continuing Competency Program

TheContinuingCompetencyProgramstrivesto

assistinthemaintenanceofmembers’competency

andprofessionalrelianceintheirpractice.Itfeatures

threeelements–selfassessment,voluntarypeer

reviewandpracticereview.

Thefirstelementoftheprogram–self

assessment–wasrevisedslightlyin2010togive

membersadditionalinformationonhowtoassess

theircompetence.

Voluntarypeerreview–thesecondelement–

sawanincreaseinparticipation.Therewere21

voluntarypeerreviewsdonein2010compared

to12completedin2009.In2011,theContinuing

CompetencyCommitteewilllookintowaysto

furtherincreasethenumberofmembersassessing

theirpeer’spracticeanddevelopanall-inclusive

competencyimprovementprogramformembers.

BrianRobinson,RPF,managerofprofessional

developmentandmemberrelations,completed20

practicereviewsonmemberschosenatrandom.This

numberisupfrom13practicereviewsconducted

in2009.Practicereviewsseektoassessmembers’

practice,supporttheothertwoelementsofthe

continuingcompetencyprogramandfurther

professionalreliance.Althoughnotrelatedtothe20

practicereviewsdonein2010,onetechnicalreview

wascompletedbasedonconcernsraisedbymembers

aboutanothermember’sprofessionalwork.AnABCFP

member,whospecializesintheareaofpractice

inquestion,conductedthetechnicalreviewand

providedrecommendationsforwaystoimprovethe

reviewedprofessional’spractice.

Inadditiontothecontinuingcompetencyprogram,

memberswereabletomonitortheirprofessional

developmentthroughtheprofessionaldevelopment

programwhichoutlineshowtotracktimespent

inprofessionaldevelopmentendeavours.Once

150hoursareaccumulated,memberscanapplyfor

acertificateofprofessionaldevelopment.Seven

membersreceivedcertificatesin2010.TDInsurance

MelocheMonnexawardedgiftsof$250totwolucky


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memberswhoreceivedaprofessionaldevelopment

certificatein2010.CongratulationstoJennifer

Plummer,RPF,andDebbieZandbelt,RPF.

Forest Capital of BC

The2010ForestCapitalofBCwastheRegional

DistrictofMountWaddington.Theyplanneda

year’s-worthofactivitiesandeventsdesignedto

teachresidentsandvisitorsaboutthearea’sforests

andtheworkthatforestprofessionalsdo.Itwasa

majorsuccessandgreatcommunitybuilder.Thank

youtoallwhoputtimeandeffortintomakingthis

asuccess.

Battle of the NFPs

IncelebrationofNationalForestWeek,several

NetworksofForestProfessionals(NFPs)promoted

forestrymanagementandrecreationintheir

communitiesbyengagingintheABCFP’sannual

BattleoftheNFPs.Thewinnerfor2010wasEast

Kooteney,whoputtogetheranamazingprogram

andreachedmorethan20,000familiesthrougha

supplementinthelocalpaperandeventsaimedat

schoolkids.

Government and Public Relations

SharonL.Glover,MBA,CEO;ABCFPpresident,Rick

Brouwer,RPF;andcouncilexecutivemaintainedand

builtonrelationshipswithgovernmentbymeeting

withtheMinisterofAboriginalRelationsand

Reconciliation,deputyministersofForests,Mines

andLands(formallyForestsandRange),Environment,

andAgriculture(formallyAgricultureandLands).

Theyalsospentregulartimeinconversationwith

otherexecutivesfromtheMinistryofForests,Mines

andLands.RickBrouwer,RPF,alsometwiththe

presidentoftheAssociationofProfessionalBiology

(APB)andattendedtheAssociationofProfessional

EngineersandGeoscientistsofBC’s(APEGBC)annual

generalmeeting.SharonGloverandABCFPstaff

continuedtoliaisewiththeCollegeofApplied

Biology(CAB),APEGBC,theForestPracticesBoard

andtheForestSafetyCouncil.

ThereorganizationofBC’snaturalresource

ministriesinlate2010wasasignificantchangeand

ledtodialoguebetweentheassociationandkey

playersintheprovincialgovernment.TheABCFP

continuedtocommunicatewithgovernmentto

betterunderstandhowthereorganizationaffects

ourmembers,foreststewardship,landscape

planningandprofessionalreliance.Regardlessof

howtheregulatoryframeworkisorganized,ABCFP

memberswillcontinuetoworkwithotherresource

managementprofessionalssuchasbiologists,

agrologistsandengineerstoprovideadvice

anddirectiontoensurethatsustainableforest

managementispracticedinBC.

OurForestProfessionaloftheWeekinitiative

wasanew,strictlyonlineprojectthatprofileda

differentABCFPenrolledorregisteredmembereach

weekontheABCFPwebsite,FacebookandTwitter.

Atotalof37memberswereprofiledbytheendof

theassociation’scalendaryear.Thisinitiativeallowed

thepublicandpotentialfutureforestprofessionalsa

chancetolookintothelifeofaforestprofessional.

Practice Advice and Discipline

ABCFPstaffandthePracticeAdvisoryService(who

provideaconfidentialpeer-basedadvisoryserviceto

members)continuedtorespondtoenquiriesin2010.

Mostdealtwithquestionsregardingthepracticeof

professionalforestryorprofessionalconduct.

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The ABCFP is recognized by its members as a highly

effective and personally relevant organization.

2.1 Objective One

Ensureadequate,appropriateandvisible

enforcementoftheForesters ActandABCFPBylaws

(especiallytheCodeofEthics)by:

• Knowingwhenbreachesaremadebymembers

andnon-members

• Knowingthatappropriateformalinvestigations

arelaunchedinatimelymanner

• MakingmembersawareofABCFPenforcement

oftheActsandBylaws

• Encouragingmembersupportofenforcementof

theActsandBylaws

results

RandyTrerise,RPF,andregistrar,receivedformal

complaintsaboutthecompetenceorconductof

14ABCFPmembersin2010.Ofthose14complaints,

eighthavebeenclosed,twoareunderinvestigation

andfourarestillunderreviewtodeterminewhether

aninvestigationiswarranted.Inaddition,two

complaintsfrom2009arestillopen.Oneofthe

2009complaintsisattheinvestigationreviewstage

andonehasgonetoadisciplinepanelforadecision.

Theassociationdidissueonecitationagainsta

memberin2010.Thiscitationwasforacomplaint

thatwasinitiatedin2009.Thetableofdiscipline

casesfor2010onthefollowingpagesummarizesthe

areasofpracticeandstatusofcomplaints.

Theregistrarrevieweddelegateddecision

maker(DDM)determinationsmadeinregardsto

contraventionsoftheForest and Range Practices

Actandrelatedforestandenvironmentallegislation

inordertolookforpotentialcontraventionsofthe

Foresters Actandpossiblemisconductinprofessional

practice.Hereviewed35decisionsin2010and

detectednomajorForesters Actcontraventions.

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Theassociationwillcontinuetodothesereviews

inordertomaintainawarenessofconcernsbought

forthtogovernmentandtheirDDMs.

ABCFPdisciplinecasedigestscontinuedtobe

postedontheABCFPwebsiteandin2010,the

associationalsopublisheddisciplinecasedigests

inBC Forest Professional(BCFP)magazine.Three

fictionalizedaccountsofrealenforcementor

disciplinecaseswerefeaturedinBCFPmagazine

tohelpmemberslearnmoreaboutthediscipline

processwhileprotectingtheidentitiesofthose

involved.Inaddition,adisciplinerelatedarticle-

Enforcing the Foresters Actin New and Emerging

Natural Resource Sectors-wasalsoprintedinBCFP.

Anewprocessformemberstoaddressconcerns

aboutothermemberspracticeisindevelopment

for2011.Thisnon-punitiveaccountabilityprocess

willallowtheassociationtoresolvedisagreements

betweenmembersoutsideoftheformalcomplaints

resolutionprocess.Onlyissuesthatdonotwarranta

formaldisciplinecomplaintwillbehandledthrough

thisnewprocess.

2010DisciplineCases

number of complaints Area of practice

Percent of total

complaints**

Complaints still under

review

Complaints closed

without investigation

Complaints investigated

number of citations

issued

2 Protection of riparian areas and water resources

14% 0 2 0 0

3 Failure to protect endangered ecosystems/species

21% 0 3 0 0

0 not having the required expertise regarding roads on unstable terrain

0% 0 0 0 1*

1 Trespass due to unprofessional work

7% 0 0 1 0

1 Unprofessional work on appraisals and cruising

7% 0 1 0 0

1 Lack of due diligence in daily work

7% 0 0 1 0

1 Making unprofessional remarks about another member

7% 0 1 0 0

5 Professional disagreement between members on technical matters not related to the environment

36% 4 1 0 0

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*the citation was issued for a case that was initiated in 2009**rounded to the nearest whole number

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2.2 Objective twO

Maintainsignificantinfluenceonforestpolicyinthe

areascriticalforgoodforeststewardship.

results

TheStewardshipAdvisoryCommittee(SAC),led

byJenniferBarolet,RPF,assistedbyABCFPstaff

membersMikeLarock,RPF;andJackieHipwell,RFT,

workedtodefinetheprinciplesofstewardship.

TheseprinciplesarereferredtoSection4(a)(b)of

theForesters Act,butwereundefined.Principlesof

stewardshipallowforestprofessionalstoensurea

consistentlevelofstewardshipintheirprofessional

practiceanddescribehowtheirprofessionalwork

meetstheprofessionalstandardsandtheForesters

Act.Theproposeddefinitionofprinciplesof

stewardshipwillbeavailableformemberdiscussion

in2011.

TheABCFPcontinuedtoworkwiththe

ProvincialForest Range and Practices Act (FRPA)

ImplementationTeamandothergovernment

agenciesonstewardshipmattersincludingForest

StewardshipPlanguidelines,respondingtotheZero

Net Deforestation Actandthestandasawhole

pricinginitiative.

Theassociationpublishedresponsesandpromoted

discussiononanumberofarticlesandreports

publishedin2010.Oneexamplewasthetopic

ofreforestationactivitiesinBC.Externalarticles

publishedinthemediadiscussedtheamountofforest

landintheprovincethatwascurrentlyidentifiedas

NotSatisfactorilyRestocked(NSR)andmostidentify

concernaboutthestatusofreforestationinBC.The

association’sresponseelaboratedonthecomplexity

ofdefiningNSRandaddedaprofessionalperspective

tothispublicdialogue.

2.3 Objective three

Ensureforestprofessionalshaveaccesstoexpert,

timelyguidancewithrespecttoforestpractices

legislation,standardsofpracticeandscopesof

professionalpractice.

results

Severalguidancedocumentsweredevelopedor

revisedin2010.

TheForestMeasurementsBoardreleased

guidelinesoutliningthescopeofpracticeforanew

associatemembergroup—SilviculturalAccredited

Surveyors.

TheGuidelines for Scope of Practice for Registered

Forest Technologistswererevisedbyasubcommittee

oftheBoardofExaminersafterconsultationwith

theProfessionalPracticeCommittee,silviculture

specialists,ForestMeasurementsBoard,ABCFP

staffandmembers.Therevisionaimedtoclarifyfor

members,stakeholdersandthepublicthefourareas

ofRegisteredForestTechnologists’independent

practice–forestmeasurements,forestprotection,

silvicultureandforestoperations.Therevised

guidelinesareontheABCFPwebsite.

TheJointPracticeBoard,madeupofABCFP

andAPEGBCmembers,revisedtheGuidelines

for Professional Services in the Forest Sector -

Terrain Stability Assessmentsdocumentwhich

givesguidanceonwhenandwheretoconduct

terrainstabilityassessmentsandoutlinesrolesand

responsibilitiesformembersinvolvedinterrain

stabilitymanagement.

TheProfessionalPracticeCommittee(PPC)

developedanewstandardofprofessionalpractice

–Safety–in2009.Afterreceivingmemberfeedback

onthedraftdocument,thesafetystandardand

correspondingexplanationwasaddedtoarevised

Standards of Professional Practice: Guidelines for

Interpretation.

ImprovementsinthenavigationoftheABCFP

websiteresultedintherepositioningofguidance

documents.Nowguidancedocumentsthatare

approvedbyacouncilresolutionarelistedunderthe

menuheading:RegulatingtheProfession,Practice

Guidelines.Otherreportsandpapers(notstemming

fromcouncilresolutions)areavailableunderthe

menuheading:PublicationsandForms,Stewardship

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British Columbia forest professionals provide

leadership in forest policy promoting excellence

in forest stewardship and delivering economic,

environmental and social values to the people of BC.

3.1 Objective One

Ensurethetenuresystemaccomplishesthefollowing:

• Providesviableopportunitiesforallvarieties

oflicenseholdersandforestcommunities

(economic);

• Addressessocialvalues(e.g.culturaland

recreational);and

• Provideslong-terminvestmentinstewardship

(environment).

results

TheABCFPcontinuedtoworkwithindustryand

governmentonprofessionalissuesrelatedto

improvingtheMinistryofForest,MinesandLands’

implementationofFRPA.Thefocusofthisworkhas

beenonthedevelopmentofprofessionalservices

thatreduceoverlapandincreasetrustbetween

tenureholdersandtheprovincialgovernment.

TheMay/JuneissueofBC Forest Professional

magazinefocusedontenurereformandprovideda

numberofopinionsthatenrichedthedialogueand

allowedreaderstoexaminetheirownopinionson

tenurereform.Thisissuegeneratedmemberresponse

intheformofaletterintheJuly/Augustissueofthe

magazineandaninterestarticleintheSeptember/

Octoberissue.

3.2 Objective twO

Developatrulyintegratedresourcemanagement

regimewhere:

• TheABCFPwillworktowardsencouragingvarious

ministriestocollaboratewithoneanother;

• Resourceprofessionalswillcollaboratewithone

another;

• Professionshavewell-establishedcommittees

andboardsactivelyengagedinpracticeareasof

overlap;

• FirstNations’interestswillbeintegratedintothe

planningprocess;and

• TheABCFPwillworktowardsensuringtherewillbe

onegatekeeperandcontactforresourcemanagers.

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results

WorkSafeBCapprovedamendmentstoOccupational

HealthandSafetyRegulationsdueinpartto

advocacyworkbytheassociation,specifically,

MikeLarock,RPF,directorofprofessionalpractice

andforeststewardship;andJackieHipwell,RFT,

resourceassociate.Intheserevisedregulations,

RegisteredForestTechnologistsarenowincludedin

thedefinitionofaQualifiedRegisteredProfessional

(QRP)andQRPsarenowincludedinthedefinition

ofQualifiedAvalanchePlannerforthepurposesof

conductingforestryoperations.

ThebudgetforaNaturalResourceProfession

project(NRPproject)wasapprovedbycouncilin2010

andataskforcewascreatedtoreviewthedefinition

ofthepracticeofprofessionalforestrywithrespect

tonewactivitiesontheforestlandbase.Thetask

forcecompleteditsworkandreporteditsfindings

tocouncil.Councilhasacceptedthereportandis

reviewingitsoptionspriortomakingadecisionon

howtoproceedin2011.

TheStewardshipAdvisoryCommittee(SAC)

andABCFPstaffcontinuedtoadvocatewith

governmentforaLand-BasedManagement

approachtoplanninginBC.Staffmet

withIntegratedLandManagementBureau

representativestodiscussthedevelopmentof

tacticalplanstosolveoverlapsinadministrative

authoritiesandconflictinglanduses.Specifically,

wediscussedhowthetacticallevelmight

coordinatewiththepilotedministryauthorization

changesinthedistricts.StaffalsometwithMinistry

ofEnvironmenttoexploreopportunitiestouse

professionalrelianceindefiningtheachievement

ofGovernmentActionRegulationOrders.A

broaddiscussionwithgovernment,industryand

stakeholdersworkedontheexpectationsofthe

public,employersandotherswithinthenon-

statutoryrealmofnaturalresourcemanagement.

TheABCFPmetandworkedwiththeChief

Forester’sstaffonseveralstewardshipissues

includingclimatechange,zeronetdeforestation

andsilviculture.Inaddition,staffmetwith

representativesfromtheCABandAPEGBCto

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There is sufficient number of qualified forest

professionals to meet demands.

4.1 Objective One

Ensurethereareenoughforestprofessionalstomeet

currentandprojectedfuturedemandforeacharea

offorestry.

results

Registration Exam

Asinpreviousyears,theABCFPallowedforaspecial

examsittinginlateNovemberformemberswho

wereeitheronfiredutyduringthe2010fireseason

orhadextraordinarypersonalcircumstancesand

wereunabletowritetheexamontheregularly

scheduledday(October1).Intotal,10candidates

wrotethespecialexam.

ChangestotheABCFPRPFandRFTregistration

examshavebeenapprovedbytheBoardof

Examinersfor2011.Thesechangesseektoimprove

thetiming,subjectfocusandoverallexperience

ofwritingtheregistrationexams.FortheRPF

registrationexam:allcandidatesarenowrequired

tocompleteboththesit-downandtake-home

exams;thesit-downexamquestionswillbebased

onprofessionalism(ethics)andforestpolicy;thesit-

downexamlengthanddurationhavebeenreduced;

thetake-homeexamreleasedatehasmovedfrom

AugusttoJanuary;andthetake-homeexampaper

canbesubmittedelectronically(examwriterscan

maximizethetimeallottedtopreparetheiranswer

andsavemoneyonpostage).

TheRFTregistrationexamformatwillnowbe

basedonprofessionalism(ethics)andforestpolicy

andwillberequiredforallcandidatescoming

throughtheTrainee(orAlliedScienceTrainee)Forest

Technologistentryroute.

Accreditation

WorkwiththeCanadianTechnologyAccreditation

Board(CTAB)ondeterminingwhichcollegescan

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grantforestrydiplomascontinuedin2010.The

forestryprogramsreviewedincludedNicolaValley

InstituteofTechnology’s(NVIT)naturalresources

technologyprogramandSelkirkCollege’sforest

technologyprogram.TheprogramatSelkirkCollege

wasaccreditedbutgapswereidentifiedintheNVIT

program.ThesegapswillneedtobefilledifNVIT

intendstomaintainitsnationalaccreditation.The

foresttechnologyprogramattheCollegeofNew

Caledonia(CNC)wasalsoassessedandreceived

accreditationandrecognitionbytheABCFP.

TheABCFPcontinuedtosupportandmaintain

closetieswiththeCanadianForestryAccreditation

Board(CFAB)regardingtheaccreditationofuniversity

forestryprogramsacrossCanada.In2010,theCFAB

reviewedandaccreditedtheforestsciencesprogram

attheUniversityofMonctoninNewBrunswick.

ABCFPstaffmetwithrepresentativesfrom

AlbertaandSaskatchewanattheCIFAnnualGeneral

MeetingandConferencetobuilduponexisting

relationshipsbetweenprovincialregulatorsand

toadvancetheinterestsofforesttechnologists

throughoutCanada.

Professional Development Workshops

Duetoassociationbudgetrestrictions,theeconomic

stateoftheforestrysectorandadesiretogive

memberseasyaccesstolearning,professional

developmentworkshops,includingthepolicyreview

seminar,wereredesignedasonlineworkshops.

Memberscouldchoosetotakeaworkshoponline

orin-person.TheABCFPdeliveredonein-person

workshoponthesubjectsofprofessionalreliance,

ethicsandobligations,andpolicyreview.

Intotal,47peopleparticipatedinthePolicy

ReviewSeminar,28forEthicsandObligations,42

forProfessionalRelianceand18fortheBestExam

Possibleworkshop.

Feedbackfromonlineworkshopshasbeen

positivewithparticipantsstatingthatthe

workshopswereveryrelevantandcurrent,featured

examplesthatapplytothedailyactivitiesofforest

professionalsandincludedresourcedocumentsthat

wereverytimely.Inaddition,theABCFP’sonline

EthicsandObligationsworkshophasbeenofinterest

tosomeRegisteredProfessionalBiologistswho

havetakenthecourseinordertofulfilltheirown

professionaldevelopmentrequirements.

TheWorkingEffectivelywithAboriginalPeoples

workshopfacilitatedbyIndigenousCorporateTraining

Inc.continuedtogarnermemberinterest.Over100

peoplehavesigned-upforthiscoursesinceitopened

forregistrationthroughtheassociationin2009.

Outreach and Recruitment

ABCFPstaffandmembervolunteersattended

15middleandhighschoolcareerfairstospread

thewordaboutcareersinforestryandprovided

informationontheassociationanditsfunction.Post-

secondarystudentsattheUniversityofNorthern

BC,theUniversityofBC,VancouverIslandUniversity,

ThompsonsRiverUniversity,theCollegeofNew

Caledonia,SelkirkCollegeandtheNicolaValley

InstituteofTechnologywereencouragedtobecome

forestprofessionalsthroughstaff-ledpresentations.

Onceagain,duringNationalForestWeek,

theassociationofferedfreemembershipsto

ourstudentarticulationprogram,START,which

givesmembersaccesstodiscountsonABCFP

professionaldevelopmentworkshops,increased

networkingopportunities,andfreesubscriptions

toBCFPmagazineandTheIncremente-newsletter.

Forty-sevenhighschoolandpost-secondary

studentsreceivedfreeSTARTmembershipsthrough

thispromotion.

Aboriginal Study Group

TheAboriginalStudyGroupwasactivein2010

underthesupervisionofmanagerofprofessional

developmentandmemberrelations,BrianRobinson,

RPF;andvolunteersAndreaLyall,RPF;andAngeline

Nyce,RPF.Comprisedofregisteredprofessionals

(mentors)andenrolledmembers(mentees),the

purposeofthegroupwastoassistAboriginal

membersintheirpreparationtowritetheABCFP

registrationexams.


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2010 ForesTrust Winners

Theassociation’sregisteredcharity,ForesTrust

presentedthefollowingawardsin2010:

University of Northern British Columbia

ToddBlewett:AssociationofBCForest

ProfessionalsBursary($1000)

JoanneRanson:AssociationofBCForest

ProfessionalsAwardforExcellence($2000)

TaraSalmon:AssociationofBCForest

ProfessionalsBursary($1000)

Selkirk College

KathleenJanz:ABCFPScholarship($880)

Nicola Valley Institute of Technology

ErnieLast:ABCFPForesTrustPrize($250)

Thompson Rivers University

AndrewWrench:ABCFPAward($511.14)

TheUniversityofBritishColumbia(UBC)and

VancouverIslandUniversity(VIU)wereunable

tograntscholarshipsduetothepooreconomic

performanceoftheirscholarshipendowments.This

meansthatUBC’sfourscholarshipsandVIU’ssingle

scholarshipwerenotgrantedthisyear.

TheBritishColumbiaInstituteofTechnology

wasalsounabletogranttheirscholarshipin2010.

However,theyhopetoissueitagainnextyear.

Broadening Membership and Maintaining Relationships

In2010,SilviculturalAccreditedSurveyors(SASs)

wereaddedtotheassociatememberclassinthe

sub-categoryofCertifiedForestMeasurement

Specialist.Silviculturesurveyorswhoarenotalready

ABCFPmembersandwhohavebeenaccredited

forcarryingoutsilviculturesurveysbytheMinistry

ofForests,MinesandLandscannowvoluntarily

becomeABCFPassociatemembers.

TheABCFPattendedasmallnumberof

conferencestomaintainandstrengthen

relationshipswithothernaturalresourceand

forestry-relatedorganizations.Representatives

fromtheassociationwereattheconferencesof

theAPBandAPEGBC,andtheCollegeofApplied

Biology’sannualgeneralmeeting.

Inaddition,ABCFPstaffmetwithgroupsto

discusstherequirementtohireforestprofessionals

andmaintainedaboothattheIndependentPower

ProducersofBritishColumbia(IPPBC)tradeshow

toensurethatpeoplewereawarethatthepractice

ofprofessionalforestrymustbecarriedoutby

membersoftheABCFP.

4.2 Objective twO

EnsurethepracticeandconductoftheABCFP

membershipengendersprofessionalreliancewhich

includes:

• TheABCFPhavinganindependentstrategyto

supporttheprofessionalrelianceofitsmembers;

• Forestprofessionalshavingacommon

understandingofprofessionalreliance;and

• Forestprofessionalsfeelingconfidentinthe

applicationofprofessionalrelianceinall

legislationandpolicyareas.

results

Theassociationassistedgovernmentandindustry

intheireffortstomakeprofessionalreliancea

prioritybydevelopingasurveytoassessforest

professionals’understandingandapplicationof

professionalreliance.ABCFPstaffalsoworked

withindustryandgovernmenttodevelopa

professionalrelianceworkshopthatwasdelivered

to10leadershipgroupsthroughoutBCandfeatured

somedistrict-specificcontent.Inaddition,several

timbersupplyareasanddistrictscoordinated

discussionsonhowtoadvanceprofessional

relianceforthepurposeofimprovingcost

effectivenessandencouraginginnovationintheir

specificgeographicarea.TheProfessionalReliance

SteeringCommitteeledbyABCFPCEOSharonL.

Glover,MBA;andChiefForesterJimSnetsinger;RPF,

alsodraftedthedocumentStrategic Direction for

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Advancing Professional Reliance(availableonthe

MinistryofForest,MinesandLandswebsite).

MikeLarock,RPF,directorofprofessional

practiceandforeststewardship,authoredan

articleinBCFPmagazine(Jan/Feb)thatreminded

memberstoremainawareofprofessionalreliance

responsibilitiesandhighlightedanumberofABCFP

documentsthatcanprovideguidanceinthisarea.

4.3 Objective three

EnsureFirstNationvalues,interestsandrights

arepartoftheforestprofessional’scompetency

requirementsbymakingthesevalues,interestsand

rightspartoftheforestprofessionals’curriculum

including:

• Integrationintoadmissionsstandards;

• Assessmentinthecontinuingcompetency

programforthoseforestprofessionalswho

practiceinthearea;

• EnsuringmemberswhoworkwithFirstNations

arecompetentinthisarea.

results

TheFaces of Forestry: A Celebration of our

Aboriginal Membersbookletcontinuedtobe

popularwitheducatorsandcareerfairattendees.

Thebooklethighlightsmembers’careertrajectories

andaccomplishmentsandencouragesAboriginal

youthtoexploreforestrycareers.

Theassociation’sonlinesocialmediainitiative

–ForestProfessionaloftheWeek–wasactive

throughoutmostoftheyear.Almost50%of

themembersfeaturedwerefemaleand/orof

Aboriginaldescent.

TheonlineWorkingEffectivelywithAboriginal

Peoplesworkshopwaswell-attendedandsupports

professionalcompetenceinareasofAboriginal

relations.Thisworkshopwillcontinuetobeoffered

tomembersdirectlythroughIndigenousCorporate

TrainingInc.

4.4 Objective 4

Wewillhaveadiversemembershipwith:

• increasedFirstNationsmembership,

• increasednumbersofwomeninforestry;and

• increasednumbersofout-of-province

professionals.

results

RandyTrerise,RPF,andMikeLarock,RPF,continued

workontheInclusivityProjectinconjunctionwith

theCanadianFederationofProfessionalForestry

Associations(CFPPA),TheCanadianInstituteof

Forestry(CIF),theCanadianForestryAccreditation

Board(CFAB)andHumanResourcesandSkills

DevelopmentCanada.Oncecomplete,the

three-partprojectwillpromotelabourmobility

forforeign-trainedapplicantsandthosewith

non-accrediteddegrees,increasingthepoolof

qualifiedforestprofessionalsavailabletoworkin

Canada.Phaseone,whichsetadmissionsstandards

forschoolsandindividualsandphasetwo,which

implementedthestandardssetinphaseone;are

complete.Withasubstantialgrantfromthefederal

government,phasethreeisnowunderway.Thethird

phaseofthisprojectinvolvestestingtheprocedures

developedinphasetwo,developinganational

databaseofassessments,trainingindividualsto

conductadmissionsassessmentsanddevelopinga

nationalexam.

TheassociationattendedfourAboriginalcareer

fairsin2010:theAboriginalEmploymentandCareer

FairinChilliwack,theChawathilCareerFairin

Hope,theNationalAboriginalDayResourceFairin

RichmondandtheSkidegateCommunityCentre

CareerFairinSkidegate.

Socialmediaplatforms,FacebookandTwitter

wereusedforrecruitmentpurposestoreachout

topotentialfutureforestprofessionalsinBCand

throughouttheworld.Inthecomingyear,the

associationwillusesocialmediainstrategicefforts

toencouragegreaterpublicparticipationand

requestsforinformation.


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SomeaspectsoftheABCFP’soperationsdonotfit

withinthestrategicplanbecausetheymakeupthe

basicoperationsoftheassociation.

5.1 Finance anD aDministratiOn

Theoperatingfundhadadeficitof$31,933in

fiscal2010whichcomparedfavourablytothe

budgeteddeficitof$67,483.Whiletotalrevenues

of$1,879,120fellshortofbudgetedexpectations,a

concertedeffortwasmadeinmanyareastocurtail

expenditures.Thisprovidedfavourableresultsfor

theyear.

Theassociation’sfullfinancialstatementscan

befoundonthewebsite(www.abcfp.ca)andthe

consolidatedfinancialstatementsarecontainedin

thisreport.

Thereservefundhasaveryconservative

investmentstrategywithitsportfolioinvestedin

24%equitiesand76%fixedincome.Itachieveda

3.23%rateofreturnforthefiscal2010year.This

doesn’tinclude$2,761inunrealizedgainsfortheyear.

5.2 OperatiOns

InNovember2010,theassociationwelcomedBrenda

Jonesasmanagerofcommunicationsreplacing

AmandaBrittain,MA,whowaspreviouslythe

association’sdirectorofcommunications.

TheassociationhiredFullyManagedtoprovide

managedinformationtechnologyservicesforthe

office.Thisincludesmanagement,supportand

optimizationoftheoffice’sITsystems.

Revenue Increase

TheABCFPcouncilmadethedifficultdecisionto

endorsearevenueincreaseballotinMay2010.

Therevenueincreasewasneededinorderfor

theassociationtocontinuetofulfillitsmandate

andobligations.Particularattentionwasneeded

intheareasofprofessionalreliance,continuing

competency,disciplineactivities,communications

andadvocacy.Eligiblememberswereaskedto

chooseanincreasespreadoveroneyearortwo.

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18 AssoCiAtion oF BC FoRest PRoFessionAls 2010 AnnuAl RePoRt

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Afterasix-weekvotingperiodbeginninginAugust,the

feeballotpassedwith54%ofeligiblevoterscasting

avoteinfavourofanincrease.Theoptiontospread

theincreaseovertwoyears—fiscal2011and2012—was

chosenbyvoters.ThankyouABCFPmembers.

5.3 cOmmunicatiOn anD member relatiOns

TheABCFPsurveyeditsmembershipin2010ona

varietyoftopicsincludinghowwelltheassociation

meetsmembers’needsandaBC Forest Professional

(BCFP)readershipsurvey.

Thefourmainvehiclesusedtocommunicate

tomembersareBCFPmagazine,thebi-weekly

Incremente-newsletter,thewebsites(ABCFPand

annualconference)andsocialmedia(Facebook,

TwitterandYouTube).IndividualarticlesfromBCFP

weremadeavailableonlineforreaderswhoonly

wantedtodownloadaspecificarticleandnotthe

entireissue.TheBCFPreadershipsurveyconducted

thisyearshowedthatwhilemembersenjoyedthe

magazineandfounditvaluable,therewereafew

areaswhichcouldbeimproved.Themagazinewill

includemoretechnicalcontentin2011tobetter

serveABCFPmemberswhoworkintheforestona

dailybasis.

In2010,theassociation’suseofsocialmediawas

expanded.Associationnews,jobpostings,member

profilesandotherforestryrelatednewswere

postedonFacebookandTwitter.Communications

staffalsoparticipatedinworkshopsonhowto

usesocialmediaeffectivelyinorganizations.A

detailedstrategyaroundsocialmediaisstatedfor

developmentin2011.

OneofthehighlightsoftheyearwastheNational

ForestWeekcelebration.TheABCFPofferedfree

STARTsubscriptionstohighschoolandpost-

secondarystudentsonceagain.Inaddition,the

ABCFPpartneredwiththeTruckLoggersAssociation

topresentthefourthannualartcontestforchildren.

Over400childrensentinpicturesofwhattheforest

meanstothem.AnewfeatureoftheABCFP’sNational

ForestWeekcelebrationwastheintroductionofa

videocontestforteensthatwillbejudgedin2011.

Doneinconjunctionwithothertravelwhileon

associationbusiness,ABCFPstaffconductedseven

membermeetingsbetweenMayandSeptember.

ThecommunitiesofKamloops,CampbellRiver,

PrinceGeorge,FortNelson,FortSt.John,Dawson

CreekandtheVillageofQueenCharlottehadthe

opportunitytomeetABCFPstaffface-to-faceto

discusstheassociation’scurrentinitiativesandany

concernsmembershad.

5.4 annual FOrestry cOnFerence anD

annual general meeting

ExpoFor2010,theABCFP’sannualforestry

conferenceandAGM,washeldinKelownaand

sawover220delegatesattendplenarypanels,

breakoutsessions,theABCFP’sAGM,theInductees’

Recognitionlunchamongothereducationaland

socialevents.

Withmanymembersunderstricttravel

restrictionsandthereductionoftravelbudgets

acrossthesector,theABCFPthanksitsmembersfor

supportingExpoFor2010.Recognizingthebudget

constraintsmanymemberswerefacing,thestanding

hostcommitteedesignedtheprogramsothat

itwaspossibleformanymemberstoattendthe

two-dayconferencewithonlyonenightinahotel.

Theshorter,morecompactprogramgottopmarks

fromdelegatesinapost-conferencesurvey.Asimilar

programwillbeusedforthe2011conference.


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5.5 membership statistics anD grOwth

MembershipStatistics

MembershipGrowth

Membershiptotals1 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

reg

iste

red

MeM

ber

s

RPFs (active) 3168 3185 3174 3189 3142

RFTs2 (active) 1364 1262 1642 1578 1543

RPFs (retired) 171 183 194 193 211

RFTs (retired) 22 24 26 27 26

RPFs (life) 211 210 206 202 200

RFTs (life) 1 1 1 1 1

enro

LLed

M

eMbe

rs FITs2 295 305 302 259 215

FPs2 119 91 60 43 36

TFTs 34 62 81 89 74

sPec

iaL

Per

Mit

s

Visiting Professional Foresters 0 0 0 0 0

Transferring Professional Foresters 5 10 9 5 4

Limited Licensees 3 4 5 5 15

Honourary Members 15 15 15 16 17

Associate Memberships2 n/a n/a n/a 126 127

total membership3 5352 5299 5638 5586 5456

Leave of Absence4 139* 135 125 142 202

*adjustedvalue1 thenumbersshownhereareasofNovember30theachyear.2 Thesenumbersincludememberswhoareinmorethanonecategory

(e.g.RFTandFP)atthesametime.3 Thetotalsrecordtheactualnumberofpersonsanddonotdoublecountpersonswho

aremembersofmorethanonecategory.4 Theleaveofabsencecategorydoesnotaffectyearlytotals.

3500

4125

4750

5375

6000

20102009200820072006

5352

MEMBERS

YEAR

5299 5638 5586 5456

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5.6 aDmissiOns

Atotalof128peoplewrotetheregistrationexams–

73RPFcandidatesand55RFTcandidates.MostRPF

candidatesoptedtowritethetake-homeexam.Two-

thirdsoftheRFTcandidateswereTraineeForest

TechnologistsandtherestwereconditionalRFTs

whojoinedtheABCFPundertheForest Technologist

Transitional Policy.Pleaseseethetablesbelowfor

2009and2010examstatistics.

RFTOctober1stRegistrationExamResults

rft #ofwriters aVerageMark 2010Passrate 2009Passrate

PartAonly 10 53% 60% 97%

PartBonly 17 55% 53% 50%

BothAandB 22 63% 59% 68%

Overall 49 n/a 57% 90%

RPFOctober1stRegistrationExamResults

rPf #ofwriters averageMark 2010Passrate 2009Passrate

Sit-downonly 6 68% 83% 100%

Take-homeonly 12 69% 75% 83%

Take-homeandsit-down 51 67% 78% 78%

Overall 69 n/a 78% 81%

RFTNovember26thSpecialRegistrationExamResults

rft writers aVerageMark successfuLcandidates

PartAonly 1 67% 1

PartBonly 2 37% 0

BothAandB 3 53% 1

Overall 6 n/a 2

RFTNovember26thSpecialRegistrationExamResults

rPf writers aVerageMark successfuLcandidates

Sit-downonly 2 53% 1

Take-homeonly 0 n/a n/a

Take-homeandsit-down* 1 61% 1

AIT-TILMAexam 1 69% 1

Overall 4 n/a 3*sitdownexamportioncompletedthroughanoralexam

registrationexaMVaLedictorians

RoryAlexanderSmith,TFT,scoredthehighestmarkonPartAoftheRFTregistrationexam.

EtienneNoelCote,TFT,scoredthehighestmarkonPartA&BoftheRFTregistrationexam.

BruceW.McClintock,RPF,scoredthehighestmarkontheRPFregistrationexam.


gordonPrestHow to “serve and protect the public’s interest”

and include First Nations special interests

TheCanadianCouncilofForestMinisters(1998)

definedsustainableforestmanagementas“following

ecologicallysoundpracticesthatmaintainthe

forestecosystem’sintegrity,productivity,resilience

andbiodiversity.”InBC,FirstNationpeopleare

becomingincreasinglyinvolvedintheforestsector

asstakeholders,partners,managers,ownersand

forestworkers.Thisincreasedparticipationis

bringingaboutashiftinthesustainableforest

managementparadigmasdefinedbytheCanadian

CouncilofForestMinisters.

FirstNationpeople’sworldview

acceptsandgoesbeyondthis

definitionofsustainableforest

managementandismuchmore

holisticandpersonal,where

thelivingentitieswithinthe

forest(includinghumans)and

thenon-livingentitiessuchaswaterandsoilare

consideredtobeofequalvalue.Ithasbeenstated

that“aboriginalpeopledonotmanagetheforest;

theymanagetheirrelationshipwiththeforest.”Asa

personofaboriginalancestry,IfeelthatFirstNation

peoplehaveaspecialrelationshipwiththeforestsin

theirhomelandsortraditionalterritoriesthatgoes

beyondthoseofthegeneralpublic.

Sincebeingappointedaslaycouncillorwiththe

ABCFPin2004,I’veaskedthefollowingquestion

tothevariouscouncilsthatIhaveservedwithand

thatis,“howdotheABCFPanditsmembersserve,

protectandupholdthegeneralpublic’sinterest

andincludeFirstNations’specialinterests?”These

specialinterestsarecloselytiedtoFirstNation

culture,customsandvaluesandareinherentlyand

constitutionallyprotectedunderSection35(1)of

theConstitution Act of Canada(1982)whichstates:

“theexistingaboriginalandtreatyrightsofthe

aboriginalpeopleofCanadaareherebyrecognized

andaffirmed.”

First,letusconsiderthequestionofhowforest

professionalscarryouttheirdutyandresponsibility

toserve,protectandupholdthegeneralpublic’s

interests?Byacceptingtheresponsibilitytouphold

andprotectthepublicinterest,theforestprofessional

hastheaddedobligationtoconsideranysocialvalues

thegeneralpublicmayfeelareimbeddedinagiven

tractofforestland.Thesesocialvalues,insomecases,

canbeconsideredbysome

tobeofequalimportanceto

theforestprofessional’slegal

andstatutoryobligationsin

makingecologicallysound

andsustainableforestland

managementdecisions.

However,whenconsidering

FirstNationspecialinterests

intheforestlandbasewithin

theirtraditionalterritories,

itisbecomingincreasingly

necessaryfortheforestprofessionaltobemore

awareofadeeperandmoreculturallyrelevant

FirstNationperspectivewhenmakingforestland

managementdecisions.Thepracticeofprofessional

forestryisanevolvingscienceandtherearemany

influencescausingthischange.Oneofthesechange

agentsisanincreasingawarenessonthepartof

thegovernmentandthegeneralpublicofaspecial

anduniqueFirstNation’spresenceontheland.The

forestprofessionalisbeingdirectedbyvariouscourt

decisionsonAboriginalrightsandtitletonotonly

considerthepublicinterestbuttoalsoconsiderand

accommodateFirstNationsspecialinterestswhen

makinganymanagementdecision.

Sothequestionremains,howdoesaforest

professionalserve,protectandupholdthepublic’s

interestandincludeFirstNationsspecialinterests

thatgobeyondthegeneralpublic’sinterest?I

wouldbeveryinterestedtoknowhowtheABCFP

membershipatlargewouldrespondtothisquestion.

Gordon Prest of Merritt

was appointed a lay

councillor in 2004 and has been reappointed for

another three-year term. Gordon has spent all of

his working life in forestry in positions ranging from

timber cruiser to forest ranger to forestry teacher.


Lay Councillor Reports

herbLangin,rPbio(ret)Thisismysecondreportasalaycouncillorwith

theAssociationofBCForestProfessionals.Ihave

anextensivebackgroundinresourceandlanduse

managementinmanypartsofBritishColumbiawith

theprovincialgovernment.This,aswellasmore

recentworkwiththeOminecaBeetleActionCoalition

(OBAC),hasassistedmegreatlyinmyroleoncouncil,

whichistorepresentthepublicinterest.

Iappreciatethelevelofdebatebycouncilmembers

andthefactthatthelaycouncilorsarefullparticipants

oncouncil.Thepublic

interestcontinuestobe

animportantpartofmany

councildiscussionsand

decisions.

Climatechange,the

mountainpinebeetle

epidemic,andchanging

marketsandproductsare

someofthemajorfactors

whicharenowdriving

changesinforestpolicy

andmanagementinthe

province.Theneedfor

forestmanagementpracticesandpolicytoevolve

rapidlytoalignwithchangingcircumstancesis

clear.ThepastdecisionbytheABCFPtotakeon

moreadvocacyandleadershiprolesintheseareas

isamajorstepforwardandisclearlyinthepublic

interest.

Overthepastyear,theassociationhastaken

stepstoassesstheneedtobroadenitsmembership

tobetterreflectthenewrealitiesofresource

management.Thebalancingofconsiderationsand

needsacrossthespectrumoflandandresourceissues

isakeypublicinterestthatshouldbefacilitatedby

theseefforts.Donewellandthoughtfully,thisshould

alsobetteraligntheassociationwiththeprovince’s

restructuringoftheresourcemanagementministries.

Acompellingandimportantissuefacedbythe

associationisthecontinuingneedtohelpensurethat

implementationoftheForest and Range Practices Act

(FRPA)issuccessful.Theassociationhasdonesome

goodworkinprovidinginformationtoitsmembers

regardingtheirprofessionalresponsibilitiesunderthe

Act.Thisworkhastocontinueiftheassociationisto

fulfillitsimportantimplementationrole.

Oneofthechallengesthatmustbeembraced

bytheassociationistoworkeffectivelywiththe

othertwomajorFRPA

implementationpartners—

theprovincialgovernment

andtheforestindustry.

TheActenvisionsthata

frameworkofstrategicland

andresourcedecisions

willbeavailabletoprovide

alegalcontextforforest

managementdecisionsmade

byforestprofessionals.Since

wedonotyethaveadequate

strategiclandandresource

managementplansforall

partsoftheprovince,Iam

pleasedthatdiscussions

withtheprovincehavebeenheldoverthepast

yearregardingthisneed.Thisshouldalsohelpto

clarifyapotentialdisconnectbetweenthepublic’s

perceptionoftheroleofforestprofessionalsin

harvestingandotherforestmanagementdecisions

andtherealityoftheirroleundertheAct.Iam

surethisdisconnecthasalsoledtoagreatdeal

offrustrationformanyforestprofessionals.More

fundamentally,however,muchofthewealthofthe

provincehasbeen,andhopefullywillcontinuetobe,

generatedbyourforestsandthelong-termpublic

interestcanonlybeservediftherequiredstrategic

landandresourcedecisionsareinplace.

Ilookforwardtoworkingwithcouncilonthis

issueandotherforestmanagementissuesrelatedto

thepublicinterestinthecomingyear.

Herb langin is a retired

professional biologist with

34 years experience with

the provincial government

in land and resource management. He gained broad

experience through jobs with the Ministry of environment

and the Ministry of sustainable Resource Management.

Working with stakeholders and First nations, he played

several key roles for the province in the successful

development and implementation of the Cariboo Chilcotin

land use Plan. More recently Herb represented the

province at the Haida Gwaii land use planning table.



auditors’ Report

stateMentoffinanciaLPositionYearendedNovember30,2010

Approved by Council

Rick Brouwer, RPF, President Sharon L. Glover, MBA, Chief Executive Officer

2010 2009

assets

CURRENT ASSETS Operating FunD reserve FunD tOtal tOtal

Cash $692,577 $9,803 $702,360 $622,995

Short-term investments − 212,135 212,135 214,975

Accounts receivable 195,165 − 195,165 80,542

Due from Reserve Fund 8,772 − 8,772 6,107

Prepaid expenses 52,844 − 52,844 64,623

949,338 221,938 1,171,276 989,242

INVESTMENTS 636,978 636,978 617,406

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT 104,922 − 104,922 158,748

$ 1,054,260 $ 858,916 $ 1,913,176 $ 1,765,396

LiabiLities

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $299,328 $− $299,328 $162,562

Due to Operating Fund − 8,772 8,772 6,107

Deferred revenue 558,497 − 558,497 536,236

857,825 8,772 866,597 704,905

netassets

UNRESTRICTED $91,513 $850,144 $941,657 $901,743

INVESTMENT IN PROPERTYAND EQUIPMENT 104,922 − 104,922 158,748

196,435 850,144 1,046,579 1,060,491

$ 1,054,260 $ 858,916 $ 1,913,176 $ 1,765,396


Statement of Financial Position

stateMentofreVenueandexPendituresYearendedNovember30,2010

20102009

Operating FunD reserve FunD tOtal

r e ve n u e buDget actual actual actual actual

Annual registered membership fees $1,522,962 $1,498,112 $− $1,498,112 $1,544,235

Other membership fees 192,105 203,346 − 203,346 261,986

Annual meeting income (15,000) (17,072) − (17,072) (26,943)

Interest and dividends 2,000 2,936 29,926 32,862 37,002

Advertising and mailings 46,200 40,534 − 40,534 48,994

Seminarsandworkshops 40,000 (736) (736) 34,759

Gain (loss) on sale of marketable securities − − (1,255) (1,255) (53,425)

Unrealizedgainonshort-terminvestments − − 2,761 2,761 (27,114)

Other 128,000 116,900 3,668 120,568 58,586

1,916,267 1,844,020 35,100 1,879,120 1,932,308

e Xpe n D it u r e s

Committee work 507,000 435,004 − 435,004 449,837

Office 393,550 357,796 − 357,796 405,741

Staff 1,083,200 1,083,213 − 1,083,213 1,150,726

Other − − 17,019 17,019 10,013

1,983,750 1,876,013 17,019 1,893,032 2,016,317

eXcess (DeFiciency) OF revenue Over eXpenDitures $ (67,483) $ (31,993) $ 18,081 $ (13,912) $ (84,009)

2010 2009

assets

CURRENT ASSETS Operating FunD reserve FunD tOtal tOtal

Cash $692,577 $9,803 $702,360 $622,995

Short-term investments − 212,135 212,135 214,975

Accounts receivable 195,165 − 195,165 80,542

Due from Reserve Fund 8,772 − 8,772 6,107

Prepaid expenses 52,844 − 52,844 64,623

949,338 221,938 1,171,276 989,242

INVESTMENTS 636,978 636,978 617,406

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT 104,922 − 104,922 158,748

$ 1,054,260 $ 858,916 $ 1,913,176 $ 1,765,396

LiabiLities

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $299,328 $− $299,328 $162,562

Due to Operating Fund − 8,772 8,772 6,107

Deferred revenue 558,497 − 558,497 536,236

857,825 8,772 866,597 704,905

netassets

UNRESTRICTED $91,513 $850,144 $941,657 $901,743

INVESTMENT IN PROPERTYAND EQUIPMENT 104,922 − 104,922 158,748

196,435 850,144 1,046,579 1,060,491

$ 1,054,260 $ 858,916 $ 1,913,176 $ 1,765,396


Statement of Revenue and expenditures

the63rdabcfPcounciL

PResident

RickBrouwer,RPF

ViCe-PResident

IanEmery,RFT

PAst PResident

JonathanLok,RFT

lAY CounCilloRs

HerbLangin,RPBio(Ret)GordonPrest

CounCilloRs At lARGe

BeverlyAtkins,RFT

ChristineGelowitz,RPF

ValerieLeMay,RPF

SteveLorimer,RPF

CurtisNixon,RPF

MichaelPelchat,RPF

KerryRouck,RPF

staff

CHieF exeCutiVe oFFiCeR

SharonL.Glover,MBA

exeCutiVe AssistAnt And ReCePtionist

WendyHalasz-Corless

ReGistRAR

RandyTrerise,RPF

MAnAGeR, ReGistRAtion

ConradMalilay

ReGistRAtion CooRdinAtoRs

RuxandraDobrescuBaljinderKullar

diReCtoR, PRoFessionAl PRACtiCe And FoRest steWARdsHiP

MikeLarock,RPF

ResouRCe AssoCiAte, PRoFessionAl PRACtiCe And FoRest steWARdsHiP

JackieHipwell,RFT

MAnAGeR, PRoFessionAl deVeloPMent And MeMBeR RelAtions

BrianRobinson,RPF

diReCtoR, FinAnCe And AdMinistRAtion

LanceNose

BookkeePeR

JuliaHe

MAnAGeR oF CoMMuniCAtions

BrendaJones

CoMMuniCAtions CooRdinAtoR And editoR

BrendaMartin

CoMMuniCAtions CooRdinAtoR And WeBMAsteR

MichelleMentore


aBCFP Council and Staff

acadeMicaPPeaLscoMMittee

WarrenBurkinshaw,RFT

KathyLewis,PhD,RPF

PeterMarshall,PhD,RPF

StephenJ.Mitchell,PhD,RPF

NormShaw,RFT

RichardB.Sommer,RPF

RandyTrerise,RPF(staffliaison)

bcforestProfessionaLeditoriaLboard

ColinBuss,RPF

JohnCathro,RPF

FrankDeGagne,RPF

KylieHarrison,RPF

TrinaInnes,RPF

LindleyLittle,RPF

BrendaJones(staffliaison)

BrendaMartin(staffliaison)

SandyMcKellar,ABCFP

HonouraryMember

MikePelchat,RPF

(councilrepresentative)

LisaPerrault,RFT

AlanVyse,RPF

boardofexaMiners

DennisF.Bendickson,RPF

WarrenBurkinshaw,RFT

MichaelG.C.Greig,RPF

KathyLewis,PhD,RPF

CherylMacKenzie,RPF


StephenJ.Mitchell,PhD,RPF

GretchenPrystawik,RPF

KerryRouck,RPF(chairand

councilrepresentative)

NormShaw,RFT

GeoffTindale,RFT(vicechair)


coMPLaintsresoLutioncoMMittee

BronwenM.Beedle,RPF(chair)

IanEmery,RFT


ThomasW.Lewis,RPF


GeoffTindale,RFT

TimothyJ.Toman,DMD(Ret)

(laymember)


continuingcoMPetencecoMMittee

PhilBlanchard,RPF(chair)

ValerieLeMay,RPF


JamesBruceMarkstrom,RFT

BrianRobinson,RPF(staffliaison)

PatrickSmith,RFT

KatherineWolters,RPF

disciPLinecoMMittee

JohnC.Cathro,RPF

RobertB.Cavill,RPF

DanielM.Graham,LLB,RPF(chair)

EdwardA.Nash,RPF

JaneL.Perry,RPF


RodneyA.Willis,RPF

forestryconferencestandinghostcoMMittee

KeithAtkinson,RPF

BruceBlackwell,RPF

SteveFinn,RPF

SuziHopkinson

ValerieLeMay,PhD,RPF



BrendaJones(staffliaison)

BrendaMartin(staffliaison)

KellyMcCloskey,RPF

SandyMcKellar,ABCFP

HonouraryMember(chair)

EleanorMcWilliams,RPF

CandaceParsons,RPF

LarryPedersen,RPF

CliffRoberts,RFT

BarbSheppard(eventcoordinator)

HeidiWalsh,RPF

TonyWong,RPF

DwightYochim,RPF

financecoMMittee

MichaelArmstrong,RPF,CA

RobertGay,RPF(chair)

MikeHelfrich,RPF,CA

MartyHiemstra,RPF

CurtisNixon,RPF


LanceNose(staffliaison)

TimNowe,RFT

forestrust

MichaelArmstrong,RPF,CA

RobertGay,RPF

MikeHelfrich,RPF,CA

MartyHiemstra,RPF

KathyHoward,RPF

LanceNose(staffliaison)

TimNowe,RFT

forestMeasureMentsboard

JohnArmstrong,RFT,ATE

TimGiesbrecht,ATE

WayneHorvath,RFT

RonMecredy,RFT,ATE(chair)

BrianRobinson,RPF(staffliaison)

DonRorison,RFT,ATE

KeithTudor,RPF,ATE

DavidWeaver,RPF


volunteers

JointPracticeboard

Association of BC Forest Professionals RepresentativesJustinKumagai,RPF

FrankKaempf,RPF

MikeLarock,RPF

(ABCFPstaffliaison)

KevinLyons,RPF

GregPearson,RPF

Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC Representatives

DelFerguson,P.Geo

JulienHenley,P.Geo

PeterMitchell,P.Eng

(APEGBCstaffliaison)

BobParolin,P.Eng(chair)

IreneWeiland,P.Geo

networkofforestProfessionaLs(NETWORk CHAIRS)

JeffAlexander,RPF

MikeCloet,RPF

DerekDrake,RPF

JamesEadie,RPF

MonikaEriksen,RPF

ShawnFlynn,RPF

GregGibson,RPF

LauchlanGlen,RPF

WarrenHansen,RPF

MarkHayter,RPF

ElizabethHunt,RPF

SusanJones,RPF

CamLeitch,RPF

RickMazzocchi,RPF

EricMcCormick,RFT

SeanMuise,RPF

EmmaNeill,RPF

LanceOllenberger,RPF

DenisPetryshen,RPF

KimScott,RPF

MilesTrevor,RPF

PracticeadVisoryserVice

AllanBalogh,RPF

PhilipR.Blanchard,RPF

JackieHipwell,RFT

GregoryS.Jonuk,RFT

MikeLarock,RPF(staffliaison)

PeterK.Love,RPF(chair)

BrianRobinson,RPF

RichardB.Sommer,RPF

DianaWood,RPF(council

representative)

DebbieZandbelt,RPF

ProfessionaLPracticecoMMittee

DougCampbell,RFT

TerryChow,RPF

JacquesCorstanje,RPF

ChristineGelowitz,RPF

WarrenHansen,RPF

JackieHipwell,RFT(staffliaison)


ChristineLohr,RPF

BruceJ.Markstrom,RFT

TaniaPollock,RPF

RichardB.Sommer,RPF

AlbertVandenberg,RPF

DianaWood,RPF(chair)

standinginVestigationscoMMittee

BryanJ.Fraser,RPF(chair)

RichardHanson,RPF

DawnaHarden,RPF

JeffreyKerley,RFT

LiseLevesque,RFT

OttoH.Pflanz,RFT

PeterA.Rennie,RPF

JaceStandish,RPF

PhilJ.Symington,RPF(vicechair)


JeffWaatainen,LLB(laymember)

RobertP.Warner,RPF

stewardshiPadVisorycoMMittee

JenniferLoreneBarolet,RPF(chair)

HankCameron,RFT

LauraCoward,RPF,RPBio

AndrewHall,RPF

JackieHipwell,RFT(staffliaison)

KenHodges,RPF

GrahamHues,RPF


SteveLorimer,RPF(councilrep)

PhilipJ.MacDonald,RFT

YurgenMenninga,RPF

CarolynStevens,RFT

KennethM.Zielke,RPF


vOLUnTeeRS COnTinUed

distinguishedforestProfessionaL

Thisawardisthehighesthonourwebestowupon

members.kelly McCloskey, RPF,waspresented

withtheDistinguishedForestProfessionalaward

foroutstandingservicetotheprofessionandfor

furtheringtheprinciplesoftheassociation.

ProfessionaLforesteroftheyear

John Dunford, RPF,wasnamedthe2010Forester

oftheYearforhisoutstanding,recentservice

totheforestryprofessionandforfurtheringthe

association’sprinciples.

bcforestProfessionaLawards

BEST LETTER

thereArenoWildlifetreePatchesinvineyards

byRory Plunkett,March/April2010

BEST ARTICLE

GlobalWeirdingandvanishingAnimals

byFrederick Bunnell, PhD, RPBio, January/February

2010

tdinsuranceMeLocheMonnexcontinuingeducationaward

Jennifer Plummer, RPF,andDebbie Zandbelt, RPF,

eachreceiveda$250continuingeducationaward

sponsoredbyTDInsuranceMelocheMonnex.

condoLences

Theassociationextendsitscondolencestothe

familiesofthefollowingmemberswhopassed

awayin2010:

HarveyM.Anderson,RPF(Ret)

RoyRobertCrawford,

TransferringProfessionalForester

DennetKuan,RPF

BruceMacFayden,TFT

J.T.(Roli)Parker,RPF(Ret)

HarryTylerPierre,RFT,FP

ArthurF.Shortreid,RPF

WilliamM.Sloan,ABCFPHonoraryMember

VictorH.D.Vaughan,RPF(Ret)

WilliamJ.Welsh,RPF(Ret)

NeilA.Wylie,RPF(Ret)

newLifeMeMbers

GaryP.Nielsen,RPF(Ret)

PeterR.Schatens,RPF(Ret)


2010 award Winners

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