STAFF PROFILES

Chris Melmoth: Co-ordinator of the Outdoor Adventure Program

Chris Melmoth has been the lead player in developing and organizing the Rainforest & Tropical Science course for the past six years and liaising with our partners in Costa Rica.  His educational background and experience in the adventure industry give him excellent credentials to teach several courses across the various outdoor training programs at the Pembroke Campus. 

Chris's students benefit from 20+ years of first-hand experience in guiding, instruction, administration, and management with one of Canada’s leading outdoor adventure companies.  He also brings practical approaches and a wealth of national and international business knowledge, essential in today’s tourism sector.

His work has brought him to numerous adventure destinations across Canada and the U.S.A., including the Yukon, Hawaii and Alaska.  He has also spent time in Australia, New Zealand, and both western and eastern Europe.  In recent years, Chris has been involved in Algonquin-related ecotourism projects in Mexico and Costa Rica and has also travelled to China where he was invited as a consultant on experiential learning and adventure tourism programs.

Ian Pineau: Coordinator, Outdoor Adventure Naturalist Co-op Program

By the time Ian Pineau received a degree in Physical Education and Recreation from the University of New Brunswick, his personal interest and teaching experience in canoeing and hiking had already brought him well on the way to becoming a seasoned canoe tripping instructor. 

Ian gained hands-on experience in outdoor industry skills through several years of experience as a commercial raft guide in Northern Canada and as an instructor for college, municipal and commercial outdoor programs.  Ian has been an instructor for the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) and some of his exciting outdoor adventures have brought him to New Brunswick, New Zealand, Australia, Ontario, the Yukon, Mexico, and all over western North America.

Ian is the co-ordinator of the Outdoor Adventure Naturalist program at Algonquin College in the Ottawa Valley. His goal as a teacher and mentor is to provide his students with the skills and knowledge they need to transform their passion for the outdoors and the natural environment into lifelong careers in the outdoor adventure industry.

This year, Ian completed a low-impact cycling expedition that took him to several countries around the world.

Cameron Dube: Skills Instructor, Outdoor Adventure & Outdoor Adventure Naturalist Programs

Cameron Dubé is a graduate of Algonquin College’s Outdoor Adventure program in Pembroke and holds a degree in Tourism Management from Thompson Rivers University, in Kamloops, British Columbia.

Cameron teaches both field and theory courses such as mountain biking, sea kayaking, nordic skiing, telemark skiing, computers and ecotourism in both the Outdoor Adventure and Outdoor Adventure Naturalist programs.  For the past 10 years, he has travelled and worked as a sea kayak guide, raft guide, mountain bike instructor/competitor and ski instructor.

He is one of the instructors on Algonquin College’s ecotourism field trip to Costa Rica (Rain Forest and Tropical Science) and has enjoyed several sea kayaking, ski touring and mountain biking expeditions around the world. Among his favorite experiences is sea kayaking along BC’s coast and trekking Mt. Kilimanjaro, where he helped guide a group of Ottawa high school students.

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Chris Melmoth

613-735-4700 x2880

Cam Dube

613-735-4700 x2718