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Truth and Reconciliation Week 2022

September 26, 2022
Type: News

September 26–30, 2022 is Truth and Reconciliation Week, and September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It is also Orange Shirt Day, an initiative started by residential school survivor Phyllis Webstad, Northern Secwepemc (Shuswap) from the Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation, to raise awareness of residential schools and spread the message that every child matters. The theme for Truth and Reconciliation Week 2022 is “Remembering the Children.” In Canada, for more than 160 years, Indigenous children were taken…

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Check out these free Green Jobs events and networking opportunities!

April 30, 2021
Type: News

These free virtual Green Jobs events hosted by Project Learning Tree Canada (PLT Canada), the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), and the North American Invasive Species Forum will help you build your skills, knowledge, and network! Go to: PLT Canada’s “Starting Off Strong in Your New Green Job” Online Talk The 2021 Virtual SFI Annual Conference The 2021 North American Invasive Species Forum May 6, 2021: PLT Canada’s “Starting Off Strong in Your New Green Job” Online Talk Starting a new job…

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‘The strength and resilience of the green economy will come from having diverse voices around the table’

May 10, 2021
Type: News

Ahmed Mohammed Moola attended PLT Canada’s “Green Jobs are for Everyone” Workshop Series and Career Connections Fair in March. He is from Johannesburg, South Africa, and has been a permanent resident of Vancouver, British Columbia, since 2021. Moola has a Bachelor of Science in Property Studies and a Master of Science in Real Estate. Moola was recently interviewed about the “Green Jobs are for Everyone” Workshop Series by PLT Canada’s Senior Coordinator of Youth Network and Mentorship, Maria Chiarella. The…

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Teacher training delivers land-based learning and preview of new activities

March 21, 2023
Type: News

By James Thordarson, Coordinator, Forest Education One of the best parts of my job is spending time with dedicated educators. So, I was excited to lead the first official Project Learning Tree (PLT) educator training in Canada on October 24, 2022. We worked with I.R. Churchill Elementary School with Lac des Mille Lacs Education Centre to coordinate and host the training session for about 20 educators. The elementary school serves 160 students from K‑8 within the Thunder Bay area. Nature-based…

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A NEED FOR SPEED AND BEING OUTDOORS

October 20, 2023
Type: Green Job spotlight

By Emily Prouse Designing and building mountain bike trails as part of my Project Learning Tree Canada (PLT Canada) Green Job brought together my passion for the outdoors and my love of biking down mountains. The fact that I got paid to build trails in the beautiful forests outside my hometown of Quesnel, BC, felt like a green “dream” job. It’s the kind of dream scenario that I hope will help motivate my future students when I finish my Bachelor…

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