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Check out these inspiring Green Jobs videos to see how youth across Canada are choosing green career paths that keep them working outside while having fun. Adam Danish is a Field Assistant who says studying grizzly bears for fRI Research in Hinton, Alberta is putting him on a “good career path.” “Imagine saving a whole forest,” is how Aiden Fortier, a Silviculture Intern at Ne-daa-kii-me-naan Inc. in Longlac, Ontario, describes silviculture. Breland Howard, is a summer student at Resolute Forest…

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As your summer starts to wind down, take a minute and think about how to maximize the benefits of your current Green Job with a plan to say goodbye and stay in touch. Green Jobs youth across Canada are looking to the fall and the next step in their careers. For many of you, September signals a return to school, the start of a new job or maybe some time to travel to see the rest of Canada and the…

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Green jobs are all about sustainability. But what about the long-term sustainability of green jobs themselves? Project Learning Tree Canada (PLT Canada) is working with employers, the federal government and other groups in an all-out effort to create job opportunities for youth and provide incentives to grow the next generation of leaders in forestry and conservation. Encouraging Canada’s youth to see a path to working in a sustainable green job was at the heart of a serious coffee-fuelled collaboration between…

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“I’m competing in my first bodybuilding contest this fall, and music is super important for my training. When I heard about the Spotify contest, I thought ‘Wow that cross-Canada Green Ride is hardcore!’ So, I decided ‘Strong’ by R3hab & KSHMR would be perfect to keep Zac motivated,” says contest winner Jacky Yip (@JackedJacky on Instagram). The PLT Canada Spotify context was launched in June to inspire green jobs youth to get outside and get Zac Wagman, PLT Canada’s Green…

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“I want to work with Grizzly bears,” says a 10-year-old girl who was one of 38 kids who took part in an event to celebrate Green Jobs in Timmins, Ontario. “I would like to help spread nutrients for trees,” says another. Both girls were on hand at the Timmins Family YMCA on July 22 to welcome Zac Wagman, Project Learning Tree Canada (PLT Canada)’s Green Jobs Manager. Zac is cycling across Canada on the Green Ride for Green Jobs. He…

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