CBEEN Organization
A brief history of the Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network and our Wild Voices for Kids Program, including: important people, events and a lot of learning.
1997-09-06 00:00:00
Wild Voices for Kids is born
Parks Canada and Wings over the Rockies hosts WVFK in it's early years.
2001-05-01 00:00:00
Magic Basin Field Trip
First EE project funded by CBT's EIP Program. Awarded to East Kootenay Environmental Society (EKES, now Wildsight).
2001-11-23 00:00:00
First Meeting to discuss EE Network
Selkirk College and CBT hosted a meeting in Invermere with the objective of bringing together Canadian Columbia Basin Educators to discuss how to work more cooperatively at a Basin-wide scale.
2002-12-01 00:00:00
Founders & Originators
Lee-Anne Walker, Gillian Cooper, Stuart Wilson, Teresa Southam, Todd Hebert, and many others were part of this formative phase of CBEEN's development.
2003-02-21 03:06:46
CBEEN was born!
27 people attended this initial EE network workshop from which came recommendations in order to establish an EE network. CBEEN was born!
2003-09-01 00:00:00
Juliet Craig
Juliet is hired as CBEEN's Coordinator
2004-05-01 01:21:54
Ida Cale
Ida contributes immeasurably to the CBEEN Board of Directors, and is the Chair until 2012.
2004-06-01 00:00:00
Columbia Basin Water Education Kit Release
Funded by CBT
2004-09-01 00:00:00
Alison Daley
Alison follows Juliet as CBEEN's Coordinator
2004-11-01 00:00:00
CBEEN Incorporates as a Society
Stuart Wilson, Lee-Anne Walker, Mike Keefer, Rob MacRae and Richard Bardati are signatories
2005-05-01 01:21:54
Forest Ecology Training w/ Wildsight
CBEEN and Wildsight partner to offer spring training in Kaslo for 35 members
2005-09-01 01:21:54
CBEEN enters the 'Digital Age'
CBEEN launches website and network listing
2005-09-01 01:21:54
Eli Baker
Eli joins as CBEEN's Executive Director
2007-04-01 01:21:54
Gillian Cooper
Gillian joins CBEEN's Board of Directors (current), acting as Chair
2007-04-01 01:21:54
Monica Nissen
Monica joins the CBEEN Board of Directors, leaves briefly and returns in 2015
2007-04-01 01:21:54
CBT Environmental Initiatives Review
2007-10-01 01:21:54
Inaugural Voices for Sustainability Symposium
The first 'Voices for Sustainability' is hosted at Little Slocan Lodge. Monica Nissen & Nadine Raynolds modeled the symposium on a similar workshop launching the UN 'Decade for Sustainability Education'.
2008-01-27 11:29:19
Susie MacDonald
Susie joins CBEEN as the WVFK Program Coordinator (current)
2008-01-27 11:29:19
David Suzuki Speaks in Castlegar
CBEEN hosts event at Brilliant Cultural Centre
2008-03-01 11:29:19
Environmental Learning & Experience Guide
Produced by the BC Ministry of Education to link Environmental Education to the BC Curriculum.
2008-04-01 01:21:54
Fair Change Conference
Hosted by COTR
2008-05-06 17:33:41
CBEEN Takes On WVFK
Parks Canada and Wings Over the Rockies pass the Wild Voices for Kids torch to CBEEN.
2008-05-13 18:44:22
Laurel Ralston
2008-05-13 18:44:22
Ami Starzner
Ami joins the CBEEN Board of Directors
2008-10-13 18:44:22
Bursary Program Launch
CBEEN offers professional development bursaries for educators
2009-09-01 01:21:54
SD5 & SD19 Join WVFK
2009-09-26 04:04:22
WVFK Reaches 9,610 Students
111 in-class and 151 field trips/ 9,610 student contacts
2009-10-13 18:44:22
VFS Blue Lake
CBEEN hosts the second Voices for Sustainability Symposium at Blue Lake Centre.
2010-09-06 09:58:30
Tara Herman
Tara Herman joins the CBEEN as Communications Coordinator
2010-09-06 09:58:30
Field Trip Kits
CBEEN-WVFK aid District Resource Centres in acquiring equipment for field trips
2010-09-06 09:58:30
SD8 & SD20 Join WVFK
2010-09-06 09:58:30
WVFK Takes Over SD6 Bookings
2010-09-15 03:14:02
Board AGM: Castlegar
Hosted at Brilliant Cultural Centre
2010-09-26 04:04:22
WVFK Reaches 9,368 Students
206 in-class and 137 field trips/ 9,368 student contacts
2010-10-06 09:58:30
ELE Pro-D
CBEEN hosts a pro-d workshop on the provincial Environmental Learning & Experience Guide at Blue Lake Centre.
2011-03-26 20:17:31
Erika Momeyer
Erika joins the CBEEN Board of Directors (current), takes on Secretary role
2011-09-26 04:04:22
WVFK Reaches 11,785 Students
249 in-class and 192 field trips/ 11,785 student contacts
2011-10-06 09:58:30
EE in the Columbia Basin Survey
CBEEN, Wildsight and Parks Canada survey over 900 teachers in all six school districts and independent schools
2011-10-20 00:18:49
Board AGM: Invermere
2011-10-26 20:17:31
Yann Loranger & Cristallin Toullec
Yann & Cristallin join the CBEEN Board of Directors from the I.D.E.A.L. Society
2011-12-06 09:58:30
Board Retreat: Kimberley
The Board meets to discuss priorities, needs and goals for CBEEN
2012-03-26 20:17:31
Duncan Whittick
Duncan joins the CBEEN as Executive Director (current)
2012-05-16 11:12:31
MOU with Parks Canada
CBEEN formalizes partnership with Parks Canada to deliver EE in the Mountain Parks
2012-06-06 15:13:08
Claudia Kaufman
Claudia serves as Tresurer on CBEEN's Board of Directors for two terms
2012-06-25 05:35:01
Spring Gathering
Scouts Canada partners with CBEEN to offer workshop on Project Wild for educators
2012-09-26 04:04:22
WVFK Reaches 8,067 Students
155 in-class and 190 field trips/ 8,067 student contacts
2012-09-30 04:24:10
Board AGM: Bull River
Hosted at Clear Sky Centre
2012-10-01 01:21:54
VFS Clear Sky Centre
CBEEN hosts Voices for Sustainability at Clear Sky Centre.
2012-10-01 20:17:31
Jane Goodall Presents
CBEEN hosts Jane Goodall in Cranbrook where she presents to 50 educators, 550 students, and 550 members of the public
2012-11-01 01:21:54
Board Retreat: New Dever
CBEEN meets in New Denver to focus on the implementation of CBEEN's fundraising strategy