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September 18, 2018
Type: News

Mira Williamson Location: New Brunswick (various) Protective painter suits on, University of New Brunswick master’s student Douglas Munn and his wildlife technician Corey Robar scour the forest floors of New Brunswick for blacklegged ticks. Robar is finishing up his advanced diploma in fish and wildlife technology and diploma in forest technology at the Maritime College of Forest Technology. The Geary, NB native is assisting Munn collect data for his master’s project funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).…

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Green leader supports his community with a food drive

June 18, 2021
Type: News

Gage Young wanted to help his community in any way he could during the COVID-19 pandemic. β€œI was inspired to create a food drive,” he said. β€œMy strategy was to use my passion and put it to work!” To raise awareness of his food drive, Young created flyers, used social media, and advertised on the radio. For every food donation made, Young matched it to double the impact. The member of the Chemawawin Cree Nation organized the food drive as…

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Top 10 Tips For Your New Green Job

April 18, 2019
Type: News

β€œYou’re off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So… get on your way!” – Dr. Seuss With PLT Canada’s Green Jobs in Green Spaces placements having recently started and many beginning quite soon, we had to share our Top 10 Tips for young employees starting their new #GreenJob with their best foot forward!  Tip #1: Be Prepared Know where to go, when you start, and what to wear- you can’t make a good impression if…

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My Eco Fun Summer with Youth Campers

January 24, 2020
Type: Green Job spotlight

By Nicole Mylnikov Getting kids excited about the natural world around them was one of the best parts of my Green Job. At the core of the Evans Lake Youth Camp is our Eco-Fun outdoor education program. The Evans Lake Forest Education Society is a not for profit charity (and former SFI Community Grant recipient) with the mandate to offer forest education programs for children and youth. Learning about the wonders of the forest Working as a camp counsellor, I…

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Making Connections: PLT Canada/WFC Green Mentor program participants meet up in Seoul, Korea

August 05, 2022
Type: News

By Maria Chiarella, Manager of Mentorship and Youth Programs, PLT Canada Being part of the XV World Forestry Congress (WFC) in Seoul, Republic of Korea from May 2–6, 2022 gave me insight into how international cooperation is addressing some of the most pressing issues in the forest sector. The congress, hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Korea Forest Service, was filled with conversations and presentations that will propel forest research, policy, and sustainable management as solutions…

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