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Student 10 17 4Total 113 139 132Central Ontario Section2006-2007 Section EventsCentral Ontario arranged a special luncheon meeting and presentation to promote theInstitute to Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources employees at Roberta Bondar Place inSault Ste. Marie.2008-2009 Section EventsCentral Ontario Section was very active with two evening seminars during the year, onefocusing on Canada Yew and the other on Fire Research. The Section also hosted twoSaturday field trips, one to a short wood logging site in upper Michigan and the other to alocal Sugar bush.A joint SAF-CIF/IFC spring Conference and Section AGM (‘Today’s Forests –Tomorrow’s Markets’) was very successful, with close to 130 participants from bothCanada and the U.S. The event was held in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, with the Sectionholding its AGM just after the first day of the conference.All Section events were open and advertised to the public, as well as to members inCentral Ontario and adjacent Sections.An opportunity during the region’s film festival was used to inform members and thepublic of the CIF/IFC’s Forest without Borders program. A booth was set up and CleanAir Kits were sold to gauge the market for these items.Chair Al Cameron attended and presented the CIF/IFC Gold Medal and CIF/IFC SilverRings at two ceremonies with Sault College. Board member Marc Hebert presentedCIF/IFC Central Ontario awards and the CIF/IFC Silver Rings and Gold Medal atCollege Boreal.Central Ontario SectionMembership 2008/09 2007/08 2006/07New/Active 65 59Retired 13 10Student 4 6Total 8275Klondike Section- 53 -