Hello Todd,

Find below links to the newsletter I’ve distributed to our membership. It has quite a bit of information that will be of interest to NBFTA members.

This month in the Forest Practitioner: An update of the progress made on drafting legislation for mandatory regulation of foresters and forest technologists in the province. A preview of proposed changes contained in the draft.

The Forest Practitioner (English) at http://arpfnb.ca///uploads//Website_Assets/_Newsletter_Summer_09.pdf

Without pictures & colour: http://arpfnb.ca///uploads//Website_Assets/Summer_09_newsletter_no_photos.pdf

En francais: http://arpfnb.ca///uploads//Website_Assets/Newsletter_Summer_09_French.pdf

Sans photos: http://arpfnb.ca///uploads//Website_Assets/Summer_09_newsletter_french,_no_photos.pdf

Jen Hacking, RPF

Executive Director/Directrice générale

1350 Regent St., Suite 221

Fredericton, NB

E3C 2G6

506-452-6933 tel

506-450-3128 fax

info@arpfnb.ca

www.arpfnb.ca

At the 2009 NBFTA AGM, the ARPFNB announced that its membership has decided in favor of drafting ‘Right-to-Practice’ Legislation for forest practitioners in the Province of New Brunswick. They have hired legal counsel to help them in drafting legislation that will eventually be presented to the people of New Brunswick through a Private Members Bill in the New Brunswick Legislature.

At the NBFTA AGM we were invited to take part in this process and reserved decision until we could have a formal meeting to discuss this. That meeting took place today, April 22, 2009, and the Executive has decided that we need to be included in this process in order to have our voice at the table.

The current position of the NBFTA, with respect to this legislation, is that we neither support or reject Right to Practice Legislation. That is something that the general membership will decide in the future. Two members of the Executive will be involved in the process, representing the best interests on the Association.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

Thanks

Todd MacPherson, CFT
President NBFTA

Please click on the link below for the minutes from the AGM in Moncton.

AGM 2008 Minutes

Please be advised that the application deadline for the MCFT Field Instructor position has been extended. You will find the Job Ad by clicking on the link below.

MCFT Field Instructor

Here is the Agenda for Thursday’s meeting.

See you all in Moncton

Click Here to Download 2008 AGM Agenda 

I am posting the membership application form for any one who maybe interested in joining the association. The current fees are $35.00 for regular members and $70.00 for Certified members.

Only paid members are eligible to attend the Annual General Meeting.

click here for membership application

Good Afternoon,

At this time I  would like to present to you the attached documents regarding the Right To Practice issue. The Executive stated a few years ago that we would keep you all up to date with the progress. These attached documents are where we are at with this procedure. You have not received anything before because we never had anything to present.

I apologize that these documents are not in French. They were suppose to be but we could not find a translator to get it done. If anyone would like to translate these and post the translated copy please do so. Keep in mind that we are just volunteers trying to represent all of you.

I hope to hear from all of you. You can post comments here for all to read or contact me personnally ckfinnamore@rogers.com.

I will be presenting these documents at the AGM.

excellence-in-our-forests-draft.pdf

23-questions-and-answers.pdf

NEW BRUNSWICK FOREST TECHNICIAN ASSOCIATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM will be held on Thursday April 3rd, 2008 at 1pm at the Delta Beauséjour in Moncton, New Brunswick.

I would like to express congratulations to all the Graduates of MCFT Bathurst Campus and I extend an open invitation to all grads to be part of the NBFTA.

Congratulations to Marc Plourde, recipient of the NBFTA Award, shown receiving the award from Blair DeGrace, CFT.

The Annual General Meeting 2008 will be held concurrently with the Canadian Woodlands Forum Spring Meetings being held in Moncton on April 2-3, 2008. The exact day and time are still being worked out.

Please see the CWF Preliminary Announcement for details about accomodations.

2008-spring-meeting-preliminary-announcement.pdf

The following Executive postions will need to be filled:

2nd Vice President, Secratary, Treasurer, Region Representatives for Regions 1, 2 & 3.

Chris Finnamore, CFT#109, President