How to Register:

To register for Wildfire Management training courses please go through the appropriate Forest Area course contact or Provincial Training Coordinator.

Alberta Forest Area Course Contacts

 Peace Forest Area   Mike Lutz   (780) 624-6190    mike.lutz@gov.ab.ca 
Upper Hay Forest Area   Katherine Brown  (780) 926-5431   katherine.brown@gov.ab.ca
Smoky Forest Area  Mike Kingsbury  (780) 538-8292   mike.kingsbury@gov.ab.ca
Foothills Forest Area  Patti DiFiore  (780) 723-8931   patti.difiore@gov.ab.ca
Woodlands Forest Area  Grant Coupland  (780) 778-7270   grant.coupland@gov.ab.ca
Lac La Biche Forest Area  Dianne L'Heureux  (780) 623-5265   dianne.lheureux@gov.ab.ca
Waterways Forest Area  Richard Paton  (780) 743-7267   richard.paton@gov.ab.ca
Lesser Slave Forest Area  Rob Green  (780) 849-7426   rob.green@gov.ab.ca
Clearwater Forest Area  Laureen Hall  (403) 845-8354   laureen.hall@gov.ab.ca
Sourthern Rockies Forest Area   Marc Gamache  (403) 297-8800   marc.gamache@gov.ab.ca
Rappel  Vince Fleming  (780) 422-8819   vince.fleming@gov.ab.ca
Edmonton (PFFC)  PFFC WF Ops  (780) 415-6460   pffc.wfops@gov.ab.ca

Other Provincial Government Course Contacts

 British Columbia  Ralph Mohrmann   (250) 356-0082    ralph.mohrmann@gov.bc.ca
Yukon  Gerry Trudeau  (867-456-3962   gerry.trudeau@gov.yk.ca
Northwest Territory  Jason Currie  (867) 872-7717   jason_currie@gov.nt.ca
Saskatchewan  Jack Lee  (306) 425-4474   jlee@serm.gov.sk.ca
Manitoba  Dick Bon  (204) 945-6802   dbon@gov.mb.ca
Ontario  Grahame Gordon  (705) 945-5770   grahame.gordon@mnr.gov.on.ca
Quebec  Gaetan Lemaire  (418) 874-2610   glemaire@sopfeu.qc.ca
New Brunswick  Sandy McKinnon  (506) 453-6901   sandy.mckinnon@gnb.ca
Nova Scotia  Dan McKinnon  (902) 758-7234   mackindg@gov.ns.ca
Prince Edward Island  Dan McAskill  (902) 368-6730   jdmcaskill@gov.pe.ca
Newfoundland  Eric Earle  (709) 637-2416   eearle@gov.nl.ca
Parks Canada  Tanya Letcher  (403) 292-4340   tanya.letcher@pc.gc.ca

Forest and Lands Management Personnel:
Main Fax #: (780) 865-8266

 Rob Galon   Unit Leader    (780) 865-8355   rob.galon@gov.ab.ca 
Ken Snyder   Training & Development   (780) 865-8354   ken.snyder@gov.ab.ca
Glenna Armstrong   Administrative Support   (780) 865-8343   glenna.armstrong@gov.ab.ca
Shirlene Kaisner   Aministrative Support   (780) 865-8203   shirlene.kaisner@gov.ab.ca

Forest and Lands Management Training

Our products and services include:

  1. Training external clients in the use of Alberta Vegetation Inventory (AVI), as well as training and certification testing of Timber Scaling and Regeneration Survey Training.
  2. Delivery of “Train the trainer” programs for the Timber Scaling and Regeneration Surveyor outsourcing training program.
  3. Database administration for certification programs listed in point #1.
  4. Internal training of Departmental staff in Forest, Land (includes Range) Management Programs.
  5. Collaborative training development with third parties and accredited institutions such as the University of Alberta (Forestry Commons Distance Based Learning Website), Research organizations, ENFORM, etc.

Please note that most of the Forest and Lands Management training courses are open only to department staff. Courses are filled on a first come/first served registration process and staff must have approval from their managers.

To register for Forest and Lands Management training courses please submit name and registration form to Glenna Armstrong or Shirlene Kaisner.