Have you registered for the FREE Whirling Disease in Southeast BC Online Training?
Whirling disease is one of the most significant emerging threats to trout and salmon in British Columbia. Understanding how it spreads and how we can prevent further impacts is critical for anyone working or recreating in freshwater systems.
CMI is pleased to offer a free two-day online training featuring leading provincial experts who are directly involved in monitoring, research, and response planning for whirling disease in BC. You are welcome to attend one or both sessions:
Day 1 | April 23, 2026 (9:00 am – 12:00 pm PST)
Whirling disease biology and current status in BC
Day 2 | April 24, 2026 (9:00 am – 1:00 pm PST)
Risk mitigation, decontamination, and planning. Public awareness and regional action plan next steps interactive session.
Featured Presenters
David DePape, Aquatic Biologist and Senior Resource Manager and Former Member of the Alberta Whirling Disease Task Force, will be joined by Martina Beck, Head of Freshwater Applied Science and Invasives Unit at the BC Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship.
You will hear from specialists working across provincial surveillance and testing programs, fish health science and parasite biology, risk pathways and aquatic invasive species management, and on-the-ground prevention and decontamination strategies.
This is a rare opportunity to learn directly from the professionals shaping BC’s response and to ask your questions live.
Who Should Attend
Whether you are a consultant, land manager, field technician, stewardship volunteer, river guide, angler, kayaker, or decision-maker, this training will give you practical, science-based tools to reduce risk and protect freshwater ecosystems.
This event is FREE! Visit the event page for more details and to register to receive the Zoom link.
Our Partners
CMI is pleased to partner with the following organizations on this event: BC Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship, Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society, Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society, East Kootenay Invasive Species Society, Invasive Species Council of BC, and Masse Environmental.
With Thanks to Our Sponsors
This training is made possible through the generous financial support of FortisBC, Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program, Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society, Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society, East Kootenay Invasive Species Society, and Columbia Power, whose contributions allow us to offer this event free of charge.
