Information Release

Dr. Tim Ball to speak at Deerwood's 20th Anniversary Celebration Dinner

October 5, 2004, Miami, MB - The Deerwood Soil and Water Management Association has secured noted climatologist Dr. Tim Ball for a major banquet presentation to be held on the evening of Friday, November 5 in Miami.

Dr. Ball will speak on the topic "Water Management Challenges for Agriculture in Manitoba - Past, Present, and Future" following a buffet dinner of Canadian Roast Beef.

"We are very pleased that Tim is able to be with us again, said Les McEwan, president of the Deerwood Association. "He has been a popular speaker at past Deerwood events, and we hoped he could make it back; we've come a long way since we last saw him," said McEwan, who will also report on several current and developing Deerwood projects.

Tim Ball is a research fellow with the George Morris Centre for Agricultural Policy, and a board member with Agriculture in the Classroom (BC). He is well known throughout Agri-Manitoba from is distinguished career with the University of Winnipeg's Geography department. He is a regular contributor to Country Guide magazine, and he recently been featured in the National Post. Details for the Deerwood event are:

Date: Friday November 5, 2004

Place: Miami Community Centre Hall, Miami MB

Time: 5:00pm (meet/greet-cash bar); 6:00pm (roast beef dinner-presentation)

Cost: $20 per person, via tickets purchased in advance
(charitable tax receipts for $5 provided for every ticket purchased)

RSVP: Please contact our Ticket Order Locations to purchase your tickets ASAP. Tickets may be ordered by contacting us by phone, fax, or in-person to make your booking, with payment received by November 2 to hold seats.

Ticket Order Locations

RM of Thompson (Miami) Attn. Dianne or Michelle Tel. 435-2114, Fax: 435-2067 Email: rmthompson@cici.mb.ca Box 190, 531 Norton Avenue Miami, MB R0G 1H0

Panterra Management Ltd. (Winnipeg) Attn. Gail or Bryan Tel. 896-8391, Fax: 885-7312 Email: skimom@shaw.ca 211 Browning Blvd. Winnipeg, MB R3K 0L2

BIOGRAPHY - Timothy F Ball Ph.D.
Phone: 250-380-7784---------Email: timothyball@shaw.ca

Education: BA (Honours), University of Winnipeg
MA University of Manitoba
Ph.D., (Doctor of Science) University of London England

Profile:

• Extensive science background in climatology, especially the reconstruction of past climates and the impact of climate change on human history and the human condition.
• Additional experience in water resources, sustainable development, pollution prevention, environmental regulations, the impact of government policy on business and economics.
• Chair of provincial boards on water management, environment, and sustainable development.
• Research Fellow for The George Morris Centre and Board member of Agriculture in the Classroom for the province of BC.
• Extensive public speaking experience and presentations to professional societies, business conferences, public forums and a wide variety of public, private and non profit organizations.
• Over 1000 public educational talks on science and the environment in the last 15 years.
• Heavily involved throughout career in local and national committees related to climate, soil conservation, water and water management, and hazardous waste.
• A regular contributing writer for Country Guide magazine
• Researcher/author of numerous papers on climate, long range weather patterns, impacts of climate change on sustainable agriculture, ecosystems, historical climatology, air quality, untapped energy resources, silting and flooding problems, bird migration patterns, historical sites development, impact studies on flooding of aboriginal lands in Manitoba.
• Comprehensive involvement in education at all levels from kindergarten to seniors.
• Curriculum consulting and development.
• Non credit courses for seniors on science, environment, sustainable development, water, geopolitics.
• Organizer and participant for in-service and professional development for teachers.
• Author of Eighteenth Century Naturalists of Hudson Bay, with Dr. Stuart Houston, Mary Houston