Bill’s Bio

Bill Steer is the founder of the Canadian Ecology Centre, an outdoor environmental education centre located within Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park.   He remains as its General Manager and Head of School.

He is the recipient of the Chancellor’s Teaching Award  at Nipissing University.  He was on the original Ontario College of Teachers committee that developed the Outdoor Experiential Education (OEE)  Additional Qualification. He teaches part time within the Schulich School of Education and the BPHE program.   Trip and School Trip Preparedness has been embedded within the courses he teaches.

Bill is a member of the Ontario Parks Board as a government appointee.    Bill is a school board trustee with the Near North District School Board and an Ontario Public School Board Director.

By his own volition his most precious honour  is having been welcomed into a  First Nation community  (Dokis First Nation) through a special eagle feather ceremony where he received his tobacco pouch and was bestowed with a totem.

He can be reached by contacting Extended Learning at extendedlearning@nipissingu.ca. All questions will be forwarded to help support you on your Trip Preparedness journey.