Independent Forest Audit Public Survey

KBM Toronto Office

KBM recently established a staff base in Toronto to better serve clients in the Greater Toronto Area and across southern Ontario.

Research and development opportunities and integration with industry represent a key function of our new satellite office.


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KBM Toronto Staff

Ben Kuttner RPF

Ben has a B.Sc.F. (1999) from UNB, and a Masters in Forestry from U of T (2002).

Currently a Ph.D. candidate in U of T’s Faculty of Forestry, he is working on the classification of boreal forest stand structures using both ground-based and remote sensing (LiDAR) technologies.

Ben has worked as an inventory arborist/utility forester in California, a Forest Conservation Analyst for Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, a field coordinator and technician for several wildlife research projects, and as an auditor of industrial forestry operations in Ontario.

As a consultant Ben has led a variety of projects including field data collection, analysis and technical report writing. Ben has developed a Managed Forest Tax Incentive plan and has provided analysis and writing support for large-scale forest management plans.

Ben is also a Director on the Board of the Ontario Forestry Association.

Liora Zimmerman
Liora is a graduate of the U of T’s Master of Forest Conservation program (2003).

She has assisted KBM in the production of forest management plans since 2003. Working closely with industry and MNR, Liora has been directly involved in many aspects of planning. In addition, Liora has designed five public information centres for management plans and was co-author of the Socio-economic Impact Assessment of the Armstrong – Lake Nipigon Forest Road Link Proposal, for Buchanan Forest Products Ltd., Domtar/ Norampac Inc. and the MNR.


Contacts
Ben Kuttner, RPF
(416) 466-9227
kuttner@kbm.on.ca
Liora Zimmerman
(416) 466-9227
liorazimm@kbm.on.ca


349 Mooney Ave
Thunder Bay, Ontario,
P7B 5L5 

Tel: (807) 345-5445 
Tel: 1-800-465-3001 
Fax: (807) 345-3440