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Information and Key Contacts
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Key Contacts for National and Prairie Region: | ||
Ted O'Brien, Agroclimate Specialist AAFC-PFRA National Agroclimate Information Service Tel.: 306-780-6000 Fax: 306-780-8229 E-mail: obrient@agr.gc.ca |
(Alternate) Aston Chipanshi, Climatologist AAFC-PFRA National Agroclimate Information Service Tel.: 306-780-7680 Fax: 306-780-8229 E-mail: chipanshia@agr.gc.ca | |
Key Contact for Alberta: | Key Contact for Saskatchewan: | |
Brian Bell Senior Hydrological Engineer AAFC-PFRA Tel.: 403-975-6410 E-mail: bellb@agr.gc.ca |
Gordon Bell Senior Hydrological Engineer AAFC-PFRA Tel.: 306-975-6410 Fax: 306-975-4594 E-mail: bellg@agr.gc.ca |
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Contact for Manitoba: | Contact for Quebec: | |
John Zyla PFRA Beausejour Tel.: (204) 268-3233 E-mail: zylaj@agr.gc.ca |
Gaètan Bourgeois Research Scientist AAFC Tel.: (450) 346-4494 E-mail: bourgeoisg@agr.gc.ca |
PFRA can provide timely information on the impacts of climatic variability on water supply and agriculture on the Prairies and promote ideas and activities for groups or individuals to reduce drought vulnerability. The PFRA Drought Watch web page has several current maps that can be downloaded or printed in high-quality formats.
We can respond to queries such as:
Canadian Agricultural Stabilization Program (CAIS)
Ellen Funk,
204-984-5751
Advance Payments Program
Michel Masse,
613-759-6289
Crop Insurance
George Pikor,
613-759-7518
Glenn Lennox, Wheat Analyst
204-983-8465
Chris Beckman, Oilseeds Analyst
204-984-4929
Joe Wang, Coarse Grain Analyst
204-983-8461
Stan Skrypetz, Special Crops Analyst
204-983-8972
Lloyd Andruchow Branch Head, Program Development and Evaluation Program Services Delivery Tel.: 780-427-3338 Fax.: 780-427-5921 E-mail: lloyd.andruchow@gov.ab.ca |
Allan Howard Soil Moisture Specialist Tel.: 780-427-3594 Fax.: 780-422-0474 E-mail: allan.howard@gov.ab.ca |
Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development can provide timely information regarding Alberta's weather and climate.
Queries such as:
Terry Karwandy, Agrologist, Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food
Tel: 306-787-5956
E-mail: tkarwandy@agr.gov.sk.ca
Malcolm French, Communications Manager, Sask Water
Tel: 306-694-3017
E-mail: MFRE@saskwater.com
Key contacts and media spokespersons: | |
Manitoba Jay Anderson Prairie Storm Prediction Centre Winnipeg Tel.: 204-984-7923 E-mail: jay.anderson@ec.gc.ca |
Alberta Dan Kulak Warning Preparedness Meteorologist Edmonton Tel.: 780-951-8607 E-mail: dan.kulak@ec.gc.ca |
Saskatchewan Bob Cormier Warning Preparedness Meteorologist Saskatoon Tel.: 306-975-6911 E-mail: bob.cormier@ec.gc.ca |
Environment Canada can provide timely information regarding weather and climate across the prairie provinces. Visit their website at www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/canada_e.html. The Environment Canada website also provides Seasonal Forecasts.
They can respond to queries such as:
Key contacts and media spokespersons: | |
Communications Division of Alberta Environment Tel.: 780-427-8636 Toll free in Alberta: 310-0000-780-427-8636 |
Alberta Environment can provide timely information associated with dry conditions and/or water use, forests, fish and wildlife and several other topics.
They can respond to queries such as:
Key contacts and media spokespersons: | |
Dr. Sean McGinn Agricultural Meteorologist Tel.:403-317-2225 Fax: 403-382-3156 E-mail: mcginn@agr.gc.ca | |
Hugh McLean Weather Technician Tel.: 403-317-3317 Fax: 403-382-3156 E-mail: hmclean@agr.gc.ca |
Dr. Frank Larney Research Scientist Soil Conservation Tel.: 403-317-2216 Fax: 403-382-3156 E-mail: larney@agr.gc.ca |
The Lethbridge Research Centre can best offer a local perspective on the meteorology, relative to climatology as they operate climatological stations (with Environment Canada) at several locations in Alberta. The Centre can provide climatological information such as; Year 2000 was the 8th driest on record at Lethbridge.
They can respond to queries such as:
Key contacts and media spokespersons: | |
Semiarid Prairie Agriculture Research Centre
Dr. Herb Cutforth, Agricultural Meteorologist Tel.: 306-778-7259 E-mail: cutforthh@agr.gc.ca |
Saskatoon Research Centre Owen Olfert, Research Scientist (general crop pest numbers) Tel.: 306-956-7288 E-mail: olferto@agr.gc.ca |
Scott Research Farm Stewart Brandt, Research Agronomist Tel.: 306-247-2011 E-mail: brandts@agr.gc.ca |
Dr. Dan Johnson Insect Ecology University of Lethbridge Tel.: 403-329-2040 E-mail: dan.johnson@uleth.ca |
They can respond to queries such as:
Updated: 2006-06-14 | Important notices |