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Bridging the Gap Between Forestry Professionals and Young Adults
January 15, 2021
As a young woman just starting on her career path, Sky Jarvis wasn’t sure if she and her Green Mentor Ken Price, who has 25 years of experience, were a good match. But talking about their mutual love of fly fishing broke the ice and helped establish their mentorship relationship.…
SFI and PLT Canada deliver remarks to Canada’s Standing Committee on Natural Resources
December 04, 2020
On Friday, December 4, Kathy Abusow (President and CEO of SFI and PLT Canada) delivered the following remarks to the Government of Canada’s Standing Committee on Natural Resources for its study on Economic Recovery in the Forest Sector. Good afternoon Mr. Chair and Committee Members: As noted already, my name is…
The Sustainable Forestry Initiative and PLT Canada welcome the Fall Economic Statement investments in green jobs and two billion trees
December 01, 2020
Kathy Abusow, President and CEO of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), made the statement below following the delivery of the Government of Canada’s Fiscal and Economic Update delivered on Monday, November 30: “SFI and Project Learning Tree Canada (PLT Canada) applaud the government for increasing its investment in the Youth…
Mentoring from One Coast to Another
November 10, 2020
Andrew de Vries has worked in the forest and conservation sector for more than 30 years. Although he’s coached and managed people in the past, he’d never been a part of a formal mentorship program before PLT Canada’s Green Mentor program. The British Columbia local was matched with a mentee…
How PLT Canada’s Mentorship Program Transformed My Life
October 27, 2020
Catherine Langille was unsure about her future plans, but after a few years working as a Project Learning Tree Canada (PLT Canada) Green Jobs youth with the Outland Youth Employment Program (OYEP), she knew she wanted to work in a Green Job. Mark Kmill, who oversees OYEP’s Eastern Division, encouraged…
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