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Judah Berkan – Lac Des Mille Lac First NationΒ 

June 20, 2022
Type: Other

Judah Berkan Lac Des Mille Lac First Nation  Participant, Outland Youth Employment Program (OYEP) After spending time with OYEP, Juday worked as an Environmental Assessment Liaison for Golder Associates. As of 2020, he was also part of their Indigenous Engagement team and field crew for the Waasigan Transmission Project’s environmental assessment. Judah said that he would not be where he is today without OYEP’s influence: the exposure to different opportunities in natural resources inspired him to pursue forestry and environmental…

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Owen Koostachin – Attawapiskat First Nation

June 20, 2022
Type: Other

Owen Koostachin Attawapiskat First Nation Participant, Outland Youth Employment Program Dream Job: Firefighter Owen did bush work and enjoyed swimming during his Green Job experience in 2021. In 2021, he was in school for emergency medical services, and he hopes to become a firefighter. Owen’s advice for other young adults is to stay in school.

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Ashley King – Gull Bay

January 27, 2021
Type: Other

Ashley King Gull Bay Crew boss forest firefighter, Ministry of Natural Resources Dream Job: Pilot or working with helicopters As a firefighter, Ashley’s duties varied based on where they were working. On base, she would make sure the crew knew the weather briefing, train for fires and do public work around parks. Ashley enjoyed a lot of things about her job, but her favourite part was being on fires. She liked working with helicopters, seeing sunsets and sunrises, and the…

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April 19, 2024
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PLT Canada advances career pathways, environmental education, and forest literacy using trees and forests as windows on the world.  Subscribe to our newsletters to learn more and receive resources. By subscribing, you agree to PLT Canada’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. * indicates required First Name / PrΓ©nom * Last Name / Nom * Email Address / Adresse courriel * Province I want to be a: MenteeMentor PLTC Environmental Education Newsletter / Γ‰ducation environnemental English FranΓ§ais PLTC #MyGreenJob Newsletter / Bulletin #MonEmploiV English FranΓ§ais

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Mya Beardy – Big Trout Lake (Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug) First Nation

June 20, 2022
Type: Other

Mya Beardy Big Trout Lake (Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug) First Nation Participant, Outland Youth Employment Program Dream Job: Unsure Mya’s daily duties in her Green Job in 2021 were bush work, tree planting, and camp duties. She enjoyed being outside the most. In 2021, she was in high school and was still deciding what her future career will be. Mya’s advice for other youth is to not be scared to join programsβ€”they’re fun and there are good people there.

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