VIU Department of Resource Management and Protection RMOT

Welcome Back BBQ - 2024
Enjoyable to see all cohort years getting to know one another. Great to also see a few 4th students on practicum travel to join in on the fun!

Congratulations to a few grads for completion of your training! Best of luck!! 👏

Congratulations to our six newest Conservation Officers, who will soon start serving their communities after their successful completion of training.

Recruits graduated from the Western Conservation Law Enforcement Academy last week, a joint recruit training initiative between natural resource agencies from BC, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and the Yukon.

The new BC recruits will now embark on a 12-month field training program with a veteran Conservation Officer as they refine their knowledge and skills gained during WCLEA. These positions are filling existing vacancies.

The new Conservation Officers are:
• Katherine Brewer, Mackenzie
• Spencer Kunzli, Salmon Arm
• Joshua Neary, Kamloops
• Isaiah Peters, Mission
• Joshua Peters, Prince George
• Calvin Rochon, Squamish

Congratulations to all!

Attention Current and Past students, VIU is hosting a Career Fair tomorrow, Friday September 13th.

https://events.viu.ca/career-fair

Looking forward to welcoming our 1st and 3rd year students back on campus next week while 2nd and 4th year are out on practicums!
It has been pretty quiet around here!

Electrofishing Certification Opportunity Nov 15-16 Nanaimo
(Free, if you qualify for Use of Future Skills Grant!)

https://scitech.viu.ca/natural-resource-extension/schedule

Dear RMOT Family,

It is with great sadness that we share the news that John Merriman passed away on August 8, 2022.

John Merriman joined the RMOT teaching faulty in 1987 after a career working as a BC Conservation Officer. He instructed with the RMOT program full time until 2004. After retiring from full-time teaching, John continued to be involved with the RMOT program as a sessional instructor until 2018 and also served as a committee member on the RMOT advisory committee. He was an amazing mentor, teacher, colleague, and friend who will be greatly missed. John was key in creating the strong foundations on which the RMOT programs stand; through example, he helped create the amazing collegial, positive, and professional culture of the RMAP department and programs. Most importantly, he was a genuinely caring individual.

All of us in the RMOT department are feeling the loss. In June, John Merriman joined the RMOT faculty for lunch to celebrate John Morgan's retirement - it is a lunch that those of us that were there will remember fondly and cherish. We know that many of you will have similar memories of great conversations you had with John.

John requested no service be held, and his wife, Barb, has requested no flowers be sent. If anyone would like to donate to VIU's Mike Merriman Memorial Fund in John's memory, the family would very much appreciate it.

Sincerely,

RMOT Faculty

Please see below the upcoming programs from Vancouver Island Universities-Natural Resources Extension Program.
Attached is a flyer for potential applicants of the 5-Week Environmental Technician Certificate Program.

James Beardy (2nd year student) was just profiled in a new online Natural Resources Management publication. Check out the Sept issue if you want to see/hear his interview. He speaks very highly of RMOT.

Natural Resources Management Today September 2021

Electrofishing Course - April 29 - April 30
These are the two-days following the final exam period.
Day One: Thursday April 29th via Zoom 9am-4pm.
Day Two: Friday April 30th in the field at a local stream.
VIU student rate is $300.00

UPDATE: Please contact the Parksville Registration Centre with the below course and section code to enroll for this program via telephone.

Toll Free: 1 866-734-6252

Students will need to pay at time of registration.

Course Code:
NRFS 001 I21W01

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