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Pesticide Education, Training and Certification Working Group
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Terms of Reference
- To develop and promote effective, high quality pesticide education, training and certification standards.
- To provide a forum and opportunities for exchange of information.
- To provide a forum for discussion of issues and problems relating to pesticide education, training and certification.
- To promote consistency and harmonization of pesticide education, training and certification programs across Canada.
Meetings
The Working Group holds monthly conference calls. A face-to-face meeting is held once a year, alternating between Ottawa and the provinces.
Membership
Federal Government
Kathy Stapleton, Co-chair
Policy, Communications & Regulatory Affairs Directorate
Pest Management Regulatory Agency
Health Canada
kathy.stapleton@hc-sc.gc.ca
Amy Hunt
Policy, Communications & Regulatory Affairs Directorate
Pest Management Regulatory Agency
Health Canada
Amy.Hunt@hc-sc.gc.ca
Alberta
Regulatory representative:
Vivianne Servant, Co-chair
Alberta Environment
Environmental Management
vivianne.servant@gov.ab.ca
Educational representative:
Linden Lundback
Lakeland College School of Environmental Sciences and Pesticides
Linden.Lundback@lakelandc.ab.ca
British Columbia
Regulatory representative:
Bob Lucy
Ministry of Environment British Columbia
Environmental Management Branch
Bob.Lucy@gov.bc.ca
Manitoba
Regulatory representative:
Paulo Fabian
Pesticide Minor Use & Regulatory Specialist
Crops Branch
Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
Paulo.fabian@gov.mb.ca
Educational representative:
Gailyn Wytinck
Assiniboine Community College
Continuing Education - Agriculture
Program Coordinator
neurenbergg@assiniboine.net
New Brunswick
Regulatory representative:
John Antworth
New Brunswick Department of the Environment Pesticides Management Unit
Stewardship Branch
John.Antworth@gnb.ca
Newfoundland and Labrador
Regulatory representative:
Susanne Tilley
Pesticide Application Specialist
Department of Environment and Conservation
Pollution Prevention Division
susannetilley@gov.nl.ca
Nova Scotia
Regulatory representative:
Donald Burns
Nova Scotia Environment
burnsdj@gov.ns.ca
Ontario
Regulatory representative:
Wanda Michalowicz
Manager, Pesticides Section
Standards Development Branch
Ontario Ministry of the Environment
wanda.michalowicz@ontario.ca
Educational representative:
Susan Kelner
University of Guelph - Ridgetown College
Ontario Pesticides Education Program
skelner@ridgetownc.uoguelph.ca
Quebec
Regulatory representative:
Yolande Laurin
Ministère du Développement durable, Environnement et Parcs
Direction des politiques du milieu terrestre
Service des pesticides
yolande.laurin@mddep.gouv.qc.ca
Educational representative:
Serge Carrier
Société de Formation à Distance des Commissions Scolaires du Québec (SOFAD)
carriers@sofad.qc.ca
Saskatchewan
Regulatory representative:
Richard Wilkins
Inspection and Regulatory Management Branch
Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food
Rich.wilkins@agr.gov.sk.ca
Educational representative:
Kevin Patrick
Agriculture Programs
SIAST, Wascana Campus
patrick@siast.sk.ca
Observers Northwest Territories
Jamie Chambers
Hazardous Substance Specialist
Environmental Protection Division
Environment and Natural Resources
Jamie_Chambers@gov.nt.ca
Observers Yukon
Janine Kostelnik
Environmental Programs
Department of Environment
janine.kostelnik@gov.yk.ca
