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Vancouver Island Section members worked diligently in the planning of the Institute’s2009 annual general meeting and conference in Nanaimo. Many hours of volunteer timeand effort have been provided by dedicated members, and will ensure success.A special evening dinner and guest lecture by Jim Snetsinger, Chief Forester of the BCMinistry of Forests and Range was well attended.The Silver Ring ceremony at the University of Vancouver Island (VIU) saw excellentCIF/IFC representation. Jeff Monty, Chair of the Section spoke to the graduating class atVIU in May 2009.Vancouver Island SectionMembership 2008/09 2007/08 2006/07New/Active 74 84 87Retired 18 20 25Student 24 28 8Total 116 132 120Vancouver Section2006-2007 Section EventsVancouver held its annual beer and chilli cook-off at the University of British Columbiato introduce UBC and BCIT students to the CIF/IFC in a fun way. 150 faculty, students,staff and CIF/IFC members participated. The Section signed up all UBC students andundertook fund-raising and is coordinating travel for students to attend the Institute’sannual general meeting and conference in Fredericton.2008-2009 Section EventsThe Vancouver Section was very active during the year, and continued to hold its annualseries of dinner meetings at Van-Dusen Gardens. These events are always wellanticipated and attended. The evenings feature dinner and a relevant forestrypresentation. The Section also hosted a special presentation this year by Linda Coady,Vancouver 2010 Olympics Sustainability Director called “Leveraging the Games forSustainability” in November 2008. An annual student “Chilli Cook-off Competition” wasalso held in November to promote CIF/IFC to UBC Forestry students. The Section ran amini Quiz Bowl competition this year as part of the event which was a lot of fun. Themonthly dinner meetings are traditionally held from September through April annually.This year’s speakers included:• September, 2008 – “Mountain Pine Beetle” – Dr. John McLean, UBC Forestry(Retired), Vancouver- 67 -