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TimberWest This article was originally posted on TimberWest’s website. Forestry students share their diverse learning hands-on experience working for the forest industry. Vancouver, BC – TimberWest is once again a classroom to a group of excited summer students, eager to further their knowledge of the forest industry. A select group of students are receiving a hands-on experience in silviculture, forest engineering, and forest biology while assisting the company’s operations in Nanaimo and Campbell River locations. Benefitting from an exchange of knowledge…

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Project Learning Tree Canada is thrilled to announce that additional funding is available for employers for fall 2018. The Green Jobs 50% wage-matching program has been extended to provide opportunities for students up until December 31, 2018. Green Jobs will inspire leadership in forest management stewardship, build diversity in partnerships with Indigenous and conservation groups, and foster a passion for science-based research and education. Job eligibility: The job must be a Green Job (Approved Jobs List ) The duration of…

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On July 18, 2018 Project Learning Tree Canada hosted a celebratory event in Thunder Bay to help announce the Green Jobs funding from the Government of Canada. The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, highlighted funding of over $26 million through the Green Jobs in Green Spacesprogram, helping create 3,725 green student job opportunities across Canada – of which PLT Canada is supporting over 1,700 jobs across Canada. The event was joined by the Nature Conservancy of Canada, Canadian Parks and…

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Ottawa, ON — Project Learning Tree (PLT) Canada and the Canadian Parks Council (CPC) announced a partnership to place 600 youth in summer jobs in Canada’s provincial and territorial parks in the summers of 2018 and 2019. PLT Canada has received approximately $4 million through the Government of Canada’s Summer Work Experience program to offer a 50% wage-match to support summer green job placements for youth.   “Canada’s future prosperity depends on young Canadians getting the skills and experience they…

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Ottawa, ON — Project Learning Tree (PLT) Canada will be placing 1000 youth in green jobs using the Sustainable Forestry Initiative’s (SFI) diverse network of program participants, conservation leaders, Indigenous partners, and community groups. PLT Canada has received approximately $7 million in federal funding from the Government of Canada’s Summer Work Experience Program to get youth working in the great outdoors through the summers of 2018 and 2019. “Canada’s future prosperity depends on young Canadians getting the skills and experience…

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