Filberg Centre September 22-25, 2003. Registration is on the evening of Monday, September 22, with technical

sessions on Tuesday, September 23 and Wednesday, September 24, and optional tours on Thursday, September

25. Please find enclosed a registration package and agenda. Register early as there is limited space available and

registrations will be accepted on a ‘first come-first serve’ basis.

Program

This year’s program theme is SOS Seedlings/Objectives/Service. The emphasis of this year’s annual meeting is

the better integration of client and production requirements. With a greater understanding of these relationships,

our hope is that this meeting will help nurseries to develop an enhanced level of quality assurance for clients,

personnel and suppliers.

There is no formal spousal program but page 5 and 6 contain many exciting local activities.

Accommodations and facilities

All technical sessions will be held in at the Florence Filberg Centre at 411 Anderton Avenue.

The main hotel for the meeting is the Coast Westerly where a block booking has been made for FNABC del-egates.

the registration fee.

Wednesday continental breakfast, lunch and trip to Mount Washington.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact: Dave Trotter 604.930.3302

(Dave.Trotter@gems4.gov.bc.ca), Diane Douglas 604.930.3309 (Diane.Douglas@gems9.gov.bc.ca) or

myself.

FNABC 2003 ACCOMMODATION

The Coast Westerly Hotel 1590 Cliffe Avenue Courtenay, BC V9N 2K4 1.800.668.7797 www.coastwesterlyhotel.com Block Booking Contact the Coast Westerly Hotel directly at 1.800.668.7797 60 Blocked Rooms Standard $85/Superior $90/Premium $95

Hotels and Bed and Breakfasts within 15 minutes drive

AGENDA

15:00	What’s out there -	Supplier Forum
15:30	Quality Control Program
	TBA
17:30	Social Hour
18:30	Banquet and Award Presentation
20:00	Banquet
	Kenny Shaw	Live Entertainment

 

Wednesday, September 24

Safe Healthy Working Environment

08:30	What are FARSHA and FISA	- What services are offered? - Safety,
	Counselling and Prevention.
	Ken Lacroix	FARSHA
09:00	Exercise Programs
	Iola Elder	Sylvan Vale Nursery
	Susan Thorpe	Canfor
09:30	Cooperative buying groups	- the Alberta experience
	Bob Nemeth	Red Rock Nursery Ltd.
10:00	Refreshment Break/Supplier Exhibits
10:30	How to manage your business to meet	personal and business goals.
	Dave Claxton	Claxton Consultants
11:00	Estate Management Planning for the	Future
	Howard Joynt	BCMAFF
11:30	Depart by Bus to Mount Washington	- Historical guide on route
	Travel by bus only.	Drivers - Ron Bannerman, Linda Clark
12:15	Lunch
	Raven Lodge Mount Washington

Service - What’s expected: a Client and Nursery Perspective

13:15	Site issues on ski hill:	Perspective on eco system
	Tour of Mount Washington area
14:15	Single sourcing of supplies .	Pros and Cons. What is the long term outlook?
	Bill Waugh	Weyerhaeuser
14:30	Starker Brothers	The US Experience
	Fred Pfund	Starker Forest, Oregon
14:45	Refreshment Break
15:00	Pacific Regeneration Technologies -	Fertilizer super loading at time of lift
	Marc Poirier	PRT Campbell River
15:15	Pelton Reforestation -	Communication
	Jay Pelton	Pelton Reforestation Ltd.
15:30	Client Perspective on Seedling Quality
	Rick Monchak	TimberWest
15:45	Question Period
16:00	Business Meeting
16:15	Adjournment
17:00	Return to Courtenay to the Filberg	Center

September 25, 2003

Optional Tour of Local Reforestation Nurseries

09:00	Sylvan Vale Nursery
12:00	PRT - Campbell River
	Arbutus Grove Nursery in Sidney

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Registration package: Adobe Acrobat format;

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