Open to: ALL BCIA Registrants and Public (You must create a BCIA guest account to register if you are not a Registrant of BCIA)

Open to:  All BCIA Registrants welcome

Facilitator: Rob Kupchanko, PAg

The current pricing for the Ethics series is $200 per course. However, fees will increase after February 2025 due to inflationary adjustments, so we encourage you to take advantage of the current rates.

This course is a requirement for articling registrants and those accepted under the expedited/LLAg admission programs.

The 2024 Kamloops Branch AGM is booked for November 13, at Sandman Kamloops: 225 Lorne Street Kamloops, BC V2C 1W2. This is a hybrid event with in-person and virtual attendance options. We encourage attendees to attend in-person for the benefit of increased networking and community building.

Agenda:

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Note: Registration deadline for in-person attendance is midnight November 8. Registration deadline for virtual attendance is midnight November 12, 2024.

Join Okanagan Branch for an exciting evening of fun, learning, and networking at the Soils Trivia Night & Networking Mixer! This event brings together students and professionals in soils and agrology, creating a unique opportunity to connect with those new to the field as well as seasoned experts.

Dr. Maria Strack will deliver a presentation called “Peatlands as natural climate solutions: From global potential to local action” on Wednesday, November 20^th from 1:00 to 3:00 pm at KPU’s Richmond campus.

Professor Strack is a Canada Research Chair at the University of Waterloo. Her research investigates interactions between ecology, hydrology, biogeochemistry and soil properties in wetland ecosystems. She focuses on feedbacks between wetlands and climate by investigating controls on peatland greenhouse gas exchange in natural, disturbed and restored ecosystems.

We’ll cover options that are available for composting without a yard. Surprisingly, there are many, and we’ll discover the benefits and drawbacks to each so you can determine the system that is right for your life & home. We’ll learn about:

-countertop electric food dehydrators & “composters”

-private food scrap pick up, municipal food scrap pick up & proper use of greenbins

-bokashi composting

-worm composting

Bring your questions, we’ll have time for Q & A.

Open to:  All BCIA Registrants welcome

Facilitator: Rob Kupchanko, PAg

The current pricing for the Ethics series is $200 per course. However, fees will increase after February 2025 due to inflationary adjustments, so we encourage you to take advantage of the current rates.

This course is a requirement for articling registrants and those accepted under the expedited/LLAg admission programs.