Category: Environmental Science

Pianist Claudia Chan wins 2010 E-Gré National Music Competition in Piano

Brandon, MB – The Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition for the performance of Canadian and contemporary music is pleased to announce its 2010 prizewinners:  
1st Prize – Claudia Chan
2nd Prize and City of Brandon Prize – Andrea Lodge
3rd Prize – Christopher Morano
Audience Choice Prize – Everett Hopfner

The annual “E-Gré Competition,” now in its 33rd year, took place in Lorne Watson Recital Hall at the Brandon University School of Music April 30 to May 2. This year’s competition was for pianists. Nine semi-finalists performed public recitals on April 30 & May 1, after which three were chosen to advance to the finals and perform completely different programs on May 2.
  Focusing on Canadian and contemporary music and exceptional performance, the E-Gré Competition was created as a tribute to composer and pianist/violinist Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté.

BU Faculty Trio tackle Brahms gem

BRANDON, MB – The 2009-2010 pro series continues with a recital featuring three School of Music faculty members. Pianist Kyung Kim will be collaborating with clarinettist Catherine Wood and ‘celllist Leanne Zacharias.

MEIA Environmental Career Fair

Featuring:
– Booths from a wide variety of companies and organizations

-Breakout sessions on a diverse array of career-related topics
-Building a network of mentors in an informative setting

See attached poster for more details.

Prairie Innovation Forum

Assiniboine Community College and the Royal Bank of Canada would like you to be a part of the third annual Prairie Innovation Forum. This year’s forum will be like no other.

Churchill Field Course

Churchill and the Manitoba Coastal region field course, offered during the summer session (August 16-26, 2010) at the University of Manitoba. See attached poster for more details.

Remediation Conference

Manitoba Environmental Industries Association (MEIA) will host the second annual Remediation and Prevention Conference at the Victoria Inn in Winnipeg, MB on February 25, 2010. This conference will offer insight into todayʼs issues surrounding remediation, arming attendeeʼs with new problem solving perspectives as provided by peer case studies and examples.

Student Presentations

On December 10, 2009 Brandi Prouten and Braden Wolfe presented their Environmental Science Topics (ES 499) projects.
Brandi Prouten’s project was: ‘Identification and Assessment of Possible IMPARA Sites in Manitoba’.

Bird Species Back From The Brink

Britain’s birds have seen a dramatic reversal of fortune over the last decade, with once threatened species now thriving and previously common sightings becoming increasingly rare.
A major report from several of Britain’s leading conservation groups and led by the RSPB says rare birds such as the osprey have fared much better than common counterparts.

2010 Hottest Green Jobs

Do you know what an Environmental Epidemiologist does? Check out our Top 5 Green Jobs lists to learn about environmental careers you may be interested in and a few more that you may not have even known about.