Teacher's Area

Thursday - Day 5

Summing It Up!

Dr. Patrick Moore

The final day was intensely busy, beginning with a talk by the Institute's keynote speaker, Dr. Patrick Moore, an environmentalist from Greenspirit in Vancouver . He spoke on themes explored in his book, Pacific Spirit. In addition to the Institute's participants Natural Resources minister Alan Graham, the new provincial Environment minister, Joan Kingston, and many others from government, university and the forest industry joined the group for the morning session. Dialogue with Patrick Moore was highly animated after his presentation. Retiring Dean of forestry at UNB, Dr. Ian Methven, moderated a panel that included Moore, ecologist Dr. Louis LaPierre from the Université de Moncton, and Dr. Lloyd Irland, president of The Irland Group, a forestry consulting firm in Maine. Their ideas on how to achieve a sustainable forest were closely questioned by the audience.

In the afternoon representatives from the Université de Moncton, the New Brunswick Community College in Miramichi City, the Maritime Forest Ranger School, and the Forestry faculty at UNB described their forestry-related programs. Human Resources Manager for J.D. Irving, Limited, Colleen Baxter, outlined the forestry-related job opportunities and their requirements for the company.

That evening at the closing banquet, the New Brunswick Minister of Education, Bernard Richard, who had been appointed to his post only the previous day, spoke on his hopes for education. Among the special guests were Education's two deputy ministers, Raymond Daigle for the French sector and Carol Loughrey for the English.

Dr. Louis LaPierre, Chair of Sustainable Development from the Université de Moncton.

Panel moderator Dr.Ian Methven, retiring Dean of Forestry and Environmental Management, UNB.

New Brunswick Minister of Education Bernard Richard spoke at the closing banquet.

The educators stole the show at the closing banquet with their own special awards presentations to the Institute team, as well as a unique rendition of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" that detailed the five days of forest discovery. It was a happy surprise and a gesture that was greatly appreciated by the Irving team!

Jim Irving closed the evening by thanking all the participants for giving their holiday time to attend the Forest Discovery Institute and for their suggestions and ideas on how the partnership should be continued. He said he believed the dialogue that had begun between the forestry industry and educators at the Institute would mean a greater understanding about forestry by the province's students in the future.


	Thursday - Day 5 Summing It Up!
	Dr. Patrick Moore	The final day was intensely busy, beginning with a talk by the Institute's keynote speaker, Dr. Patrick Moore, an environmentalist from Greenspirit in Vancouver . He spoke on themes explored in his book, Pacific Spirit. In addition to the Institute's participants Natural Resources minister Alan Graham, the new provincial Environment minister, Joan Kingston, and many others from government, university and the forest industry joined the group for the morning session. Dialogue with Patrick Moore was highly animated after his presentation. Retiring Dean of forestry at UNB, Dr. Ian Methven, moderated a panel that included Moore, ecologist Dr. Louis LaPierre from the Université de Moncton, and Dr. Lloyd Irland, president of The Irland Group, a forestry consulting firm in Maine. Their ideas on how to achieve a sustainable forest were closely questioned by the audience.
	In the afternoon representatives from the Université de Moncton, the New Brunswick Community College in Miramichi City, the Maritime Forest Ranger School, and the Forestry faculty at UNB described their forestry-related programs. Human Resources Manager for J.D. Irving, Limited, Colleen Baxter, outlined the forestry-related job opportunities and their requirements for the company. That evening at the closing banquet, the New Brunswick Minister of Education, Bernard Richard, who had been appointed to his post only the previous day, spoke on his hopes for education. Among the special guests were Education's two deputy ministers, Raymond Daigle for the French sector and Carol Loughrey for the English.	Dr. Louis LaPierre, Chair of Sustainable Development from the Université de Moncton. Panel moderator Dr.Ian Methven, retiring Dean of Forestry and Environmental Management, UNB.
	New Brunswick Minister of Education Bernard Richard spoke at the closing banquet.	The educators stole the show at the closing banquet with their own special awards presentations to the Institute team, as well as a unique rendition of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" that detailed the five days of forest discovery. It was a happy surprise and a gesture that was greatly appreciated by the Irving team! Jim Irving closed the evening by thanking all the participants for giving their holiday time to attend the Forest Discovery Institute and for their suggestions and ideas on how the partnership should be continued. He said he believed the dialogue that had begun between the forestry industry and educators at the Institute would mean a greater understanding about forestry by the province's students in the future.