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PLT Canada’s Spotify contest winner Jacky Yip wants to pump Zac up!
July 29, 2019
“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…
The Green Ride rolls through Timmins and leaves kids excited about working in the forest
July 23, 2019
“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…
Forest organizations sign agreement to grow opportunities for Indigenous youth
July 15, 2019
Since its founding in 2000, the Outland Youth Employment Program (OYEP) has empowered over 500 Indigenous youth, which has led to increased high school graduation rates, meaningful long-term employment, and a greater sense of pride. Project Learning Tree Canada, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, and Outland, a division of Dexterra, have come together to empower even more Indigenous youth in the years ahead. Since 2018, with funding from PLT Canada’s Green Jobs Program and support from 16 companies and organizations certified to the…
Government of Canada funding to help PLT Canada break through barriers and place 500 more youth in Green Jobs by 2020
July 13, 2019
The Government of Canada is investing over $4.4 million in Project Learning Tree Canada (PLT Canada)’s Growing Skills project. This funding will help more than 500 Canadian youth, including some facing barriers, gain work experience and receive career support services in the conservation and forest sectors by October 2020. “Young Canadians are talented, ambitious and hard-working, but getting a strong start in the workforce can be challenging for many. The Youth Employment and Skills Strategy will make it easier for young…
Canada Day and Green Jobs celebrated at Assiniboine Park in Winnipeg
July 03, 2019
What better way to celebrate Canada then by bringing together youth working in green jobs in Canada’s forests, conservation areas and parks. Canada’s size and ecological diversity mean that Green Jobs are plentiful and essential to preserving a sustainable tomorrow for today’s youth. As Canada’s natural environment provides an abundance of opportunities for students and youth to pursue green careers in forest, parks and conservation sectors, there was no better time to celebrate youth employment in these sectors than on…
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