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College of Alberta Professional Forest Technicians and the College of AlbertaProfessional Foresters pitching in and helping out, respectively.The Director and Chair of the Section represented the Institute at the CIF/IFC Silver Ringceremony at the University of Alberta Ceremony in March, and the Chair and Treasurerpresented the CIF/IFC Silver Ring at NAIT’s ceremony in April.The year was highly successful in terms of membership and student activities. TheSection is beginning its preparations for the 102nd CIF/IFC AGM and Conference to beheld in Jasper Alberta – September 27– 29, 2010. All is proceeding well.Rocky Mountain SectionMembership 2008/09 2007/08 2006/07New/Active 321 369 510Retired 15 13 16Student 30 37 10Total 366 419 536Saskatchewan Section2006-2007 Section EventsSaskatchewan held its annual Vic Begrand memorial golf tournament to raise fundstowards the Section’s scholarship. Two section members and their spouses alsoparticipated in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. The Section continued to produce aquarterly newsletter.2008-2009 Section EventsThe Saskatchewan Section was very active during 2008–2009. The Section AGM andProfessional Development Session included an overview of results-based forestlegislation and discussion on BC’s experience with results-based forest legislativereform. The Section held a silent auction during the AGM to raise funds for the VicBegrand Scholarship. There was discussion on doing the same during next year’s AGMand splitting funds raised between the Vic Begrand Scholarship and FACT.The Section also hosted a Career Fair and Beer and Chilli Night on Thursday November6, 2008 at the Saskatchewan Forestry Centre, downtown Prince Albert. 30 SIASTstudents from the Integrated Resource Management, Forest Ecosystem Technician andGeographic Information Systems courses attended this event. The evening includedinformation booths and short presentations from the Saskatchewan Public ServiceCommission, Mistik Management, Saskatchewan Forest Fire Management Branch,Weyerhaeuser, Natural Resources Canada, Saskatchewan Environment’s ForestryService and Environmental Protection branches, and the Conservation Officers. Thestudents were able to speak directly with and ask questions of forestry organizations that- 64 -