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- Louis LaPierre, Ph.D. The Chair is the chief executive officer of the Institute and has supervision over and direction of the work and staff of the Institute. His office is located in Moncton, New Brunswick and is assisted by Gloria Belliveau, Executive Assistant to the Chair. Louis LaPierre is Professor Emeritus in Biology at the Université de Moncton since October 2003. At this same university, he was holder of the K.-C.-Irving Chair in Sustainable Development from 1993 to 2001, professor of Wildlife and Environmental Ecology from 1970 to 1999, and Director of the Master in Environmental Studies program from 1994 to 1999. Between 1990 and 1994, he was also director of the Environmental Science Research Centre. Since 1996, Dr. LaPierre is chair of the Institute for Environmental Monitoring and Research associated with the low-level flying program in Labrador and northeastern Québec (appointed by the Minister of National Defence). Since 2001, he is a Tribunal Review Officer for the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (appointed by the Minister of Environment). He also serves as a Council Member of Sustainable Development Technology Canada since 2003. In 2004, he was named as a member of the Fisheries Resource Conservation Council by the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. And he was recently appointed as a member of the Canadian Standards Association. As a concerned citizen and active member of several environmental groups, he has dedicated the past 35 years to the protection of the environment at the provincial, national and international levels. He was chairman of the Environmental Council of New Brunswick between 1981 and 1990 and, between 1989 and 1991 was chairman of the Sustainable Development Task Force for the Premier's Round Table on Environment and Economy. From 1998 to 2003, Dr. LaPierre co-chaired the Round Table with the New Brunswick Minister of Economic Development. In April 1997, he was invited, by the Minister of Natural Resources and Energy, to develop an integrated strategy for the protection of natural areas in New Brunswick. In 2001, Dr. LaPierre received an Honorary Doctorate in Science from the Université Sainte-Anne. He was recognized as Alumnus of the Year for 2000 by this same university. He received the Governor General’s 125th Anniversary Medal in 1993, as well as Environment Canada's Ecocitizenship Award in 1992, and the Lifetime Achievement award in 1991. Rotary International/Dieppe Club presented him in 1994 with the Paul Harris Fellow award. He was also recognized as Alumnus of the Year for 1994 by the Université de Moncton. In December 1992, he became a member of National Defence’s Environmental Protection Task Force. He was chairman of the Fundy Model Forest and a founding member of the Nova Forest Alliance of Nova Scotia. He was a member of the scientific team reviewing PEI's fixed link impact on the environment. In 1996, he was awarded the Tree of Life Award from the Canadian Association of Forestry for his work on forest ecosystems. He served as a member of the National Round Table on Environment and the Economy Private Woodlot Task Force. He was the recipient of the 1997 Greater Moncton Excellence Award in Environment and the Town of Dieppe honoured him with the New Brunswick Heritage Day Outstanding Citizen Award in August 1997. In 1998, Dr. LaPierre was awarded the British Airways Eco-tourism Award for his work in the development of the Bouctouche Dune Eco-tourism project. He was the recipient of two Professional Service Awards, one from Jacques Whitford Environmental Limited for his contributions on the Fixed Link Environmental Review Committee and the other from the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency for his work on the Nuclear Waste Disposal panel. Dr. LaPierre was also awarded the Environmental Professional Award from the Greater Moncton Chamber of Commerce. Return to home page |