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2026-27 AFS-OC Executive Committee Election
Following a call for nominations for the 2026-27 Ontario Chapter Executive Committee, one candidate was nominated for the position of President-Elect and one candidate was nominated for the position of Northern-Member-at-Large. The term of office for President-Elect is one year, leading to the position of President the following year and Past-President the year after that. […]
AFS-OC Student Subunit Bioblitz of Wilket Creek – August 1, 2026
The Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Bioblitz is free and will involve wading Wilket Creek of Sunnybrook Park, Toronto and uploading photo observations to an iNaturalist project, providing valuable learning opportunities for students and early-career professionals with hands-on macroinvertebrate sampling and identification with help from experts in attendance from academia and industry. If you would like to join […]
AFS-OC Membership Update
As of July 9, 2026, the Ontario Chapter has 96 paid members! The membership includes 40 regular, 26 student, 12 early career professional, 15 retired and 3 life members. Have you renewed your membership for 2026? Are you a member yet? If not, see the Become a Member page to find out why you should […]
