MTI Newsletter: June 2020
News From MTI Hello Mass Timber Colleagues! This month we are very pleased to feature a stunning mass timber project in Ontario built with Canadian Mass Timber: The Orillia Waterfront Centre. Project Feature: Orillia Waterfront Centre When the previous building was destroyed by fire, the City of Orillia re-envisioned the new Waterfront Centre as […]
FGSA Newsletter June 2020
Reminder A reminder that the Forestry Graduate Students’ Association is still here! And we are here to help answer questions you may have. We hope everyone has access to getting outside while we continue to stay distant from those outside our household. The FGSA will be continuing to facilitate contact and engagement for students interested. […]
Spring Convocation 2020
For the first time due to the current COVID pandemic, the University of Toronto hosted a single virtual convocation ceremony on June 2nd for the approximate 15,500 students graduating from its three campuses. Normally spring convocation is spread over more than thirty separate ceremonies during a three-week span, all taking place in Convocation Hall on […]
In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Victor “Vic” Smith
Professor Emeritus Victor “Vic” Smith recently passed away on April 15th. Both a student and faculty member of the Faculty of Forestry, Dr. Smith first earned his BScF in 1949. After venturing up north to work in Espanola, Ontario as a district forest engineer, he returned to the Faculty in 1963 to complete his MScF. […]
Interim Dean Announcement
A familiar face will be taking on the role of Interim Dean for the Daniels Faculty starting July 1, 2020. Former Faculty of Forestry Dean, Robert Wright, will replace Dean Richard Sommer who is stepping down at the end of June after ten years. His term will be for one year as the Advisory Search […]
In Memoriam: Adjunct Professor Jagmohan Maini
This past March, former Adjunct Professor, Jagmohan Maini, quietly passed away at his home after a long and distinguished forestry career. A long-time supporter of the former Faculty of Forestry, Dr. Maini was a consistent presence at many faculty events. Dr. Maini worked as a Research Scientist, Research Director, and Forest and Environmental Policy Advisor […]
Master of Forest Conservation students head north for their annual Winter Field Tour
When the weather in the city is at its most frigid, master’s students in the Daniels Faculty’s forestry program head north, to parts of Ontario where the air is even colder. The Winter Field Tour is an annual tradition that has been happening for two decades. Master of Forest Conservation students go on a weekend-long […]
OUFC’s “Making Cities Resilient” Conference Testimonial by MFC Students
This past November the Ontario Urban Forest Council’s 2019 Annual Conference was jointly hosted by Tree Canada and the Canadian Urban Forest Networks at the Heintzman House in Thornhill, Ontario, bringing together an alliance of some of the best minds in Urban Forestry today. Three of Forestry’s MFC students attended the conference and recently had […]
