The Waterloo Summit Centre for the Environment is a research, teaching and community centre, located at 87 Forbes Hill Drive, Huntsville, Ontario. Nestled in Muskoka on the Canadian Shield, the Centre can host short courses, meetings, conferences, workshops and field exercises, with an ecology lab opening fall 2011. The on-site accommodations can lodge 45 people and overlook the rocks, trees and lakes for which the region is known.
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine will also be operating a research lab in the Centre. Over time, the facility will service the training and education needs of undergraduate and graduate students, government agencies, universities, consultants and non-governmental organizations. The community may access the Centre for other events such as speaker series, fundraisers and celebration events. In future, on-line courses will be hosted at the Centre.
Since it's opening, the Waterloo Summit Centre for the Environment has been host to several small conferences, training sessions, and educational seminars as well as credit courses for Faculty of Environment students. On-site students have been learning about:
Equipment has been arriving daily for the soon-to-be fully-outfitted ecology lab.
Financial Management - Cash Flow - "The Greatest Business Challenge – Cash Flow Management"
March 5, 2012 - 9:30 am to 12 followed by lunch and networking at the Waterloo Summit Centre for the Environment.
One of the most seemingly daunting tasks for any small business owner is around managing finances and predicting future cash flows. However, without putting proper planning into place, you may not be realizing the full potential of your business. The purpose of this workshop is to show you just how easy it is to manage your cash flow through the usage of various tools. After this workshop, you will be able to predict the amount of cash available to you for the years to come helping you to effectively manage your finances, whether you plan to maintain your current level of operations or are planning for a future expansion. These are valuable tools not only for use in your business, but also for your personal finances as well. The workshop will include an educational component as well as an interactive component allowing you to get hands on experience utilizing the tools available to you.
This seminar costs $35 per person. Register today at www.ywcamuskoka.com or call 705-645-9827
Campus Huntsville is coming March to May 2012. Stay tuned for more information on this Education Huntsville program.
This winter term will be welcoming ERS 475/675 students to the Waterloo Summit Centre for a winter field course as they study the Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve.
This spring term, spend a month at the Centre taking one of two environment and resource studies courses:
Judi Browse, Director of Watershed Programs
May 25, 2012 - 9:00 am to 10:00 am
Waterloo Summit Centre for the Environment
The Muskoka Watershed Council (MWC) was founded by The District Municipality of Muskoka and the Muskoka Heritage Foundation in October of 2001. MWC was formed with the belief that the most effective way to sustain our watersheds for future generations is through a cooperative approach. MWC's approach to watershed management in Muskoka is to involve as many of the stakeholders in Muskoka's watersheds as possible. MWC is not a regulatory or enforcement agency. Instead, it provides information to decision- makers, managers and the general public on ways to protect and restore the resources of our watersheds.
http://www.muskokaheritage.org/mwc/
No charge to attend. Please pre-register to rbrushey at
uwaterloo.ca or 705-571-0259.
Chris Jones, benthic-invertebrate-biomonitoring scientist, Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Sarah Sinclair, benthic-invertebrate- biomonitoring technician, Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority.
May 29-31, 2012
Waterloo Summit Centre for the Environment
The University of Waterloo will host a Benthic Biomonitoring training course in Huntsville, Ontario at the Waterloo Summit Centre for the Environment on May 29th to 31st, 2012. This course is for people who are interested in using benthic macroinvertebrates to monitor streams and lakes using the harmonized protocols developed by the Ontario Benthos Biomonitoring Network. Participants demonstrating proficiency can become certified OBBN partners.
The Ontario Benthos Biomonitoring Network (OBBN) is an aquatic macroinvertebrate biomonitoring network for Ontario's lakes, streams, and wetlands developed by Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Environment Canada (Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network).
The course will be held by OBBN-certified trainers over three consecutive days, and will include a fieldwork component. The course will be offered at a rate of $275 for Conservation Authority Personnel and $350 for all others.
Overnight accommodation is available at the Waterloo Summit Centre for the Environment for course session participants. All meals will be the responsibility of the participants.
Space is limited. Advance registration is required by submitting this registration form to the Waterloo Summit Centre for the Environment.
Judi Brouse, Muskoka Watershed Council, David Bywater, Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve, and Rebecca Francis, Sustainability Coordinator, Town of Huntsville
Sunday, February 19, 2012 - 9am to Noon
Waterloo Summit Centre for the Environment
Part of a University of Waterloo field course, in the Department of Environment & Resource Studies. Join senior students to hear from our experts and engage in a morning of dialogue. All welcome to this free public lecture.
Please check back regularly for details on other events including community lectures, seminars, and conferences.
Our Events Manager, Robin Brushey, would be pleased to help you book an event at the Waterloo Summit Centre for the Environment, plan an educational retreat, make arrangements to stay on site while doing some research in the Muskoka area, and learn more about this University of Waterloo research centre. Robin can be phoned at (705) 571-0259 or e-mailed at robin.brushey at uwaterloo.ca and looks forward to helping you out.
