PLT Canada Photo and video contest

Grand winner: Jaime Jacques
Location: Grande Prairie, Alberta

Michael Jaime Jacques, RPF in training, stumbled upon a moose skull while reflagging cut block boundaries as a summer student for the Weyerhaeuser Grande Prairie office. Weyerhaeuser is an SFI-certified organization.

Runner up: Tory Brantner
Location: Frederick Arm, British Columbia

Tory worked as a GIS analyst for Interfor (an SFI-certified organization). This photo was taken at a helicopter pad in Frederick Arm, British Columbia while performing fieldwork.

Runner up: Adam Tobin
Location: Arrowhead, Ontario

Adam took this photo when he worked in Ontario parks. The photo features two Arrowhead Provincial Park staff doing a guided “paddle the mist” event on a beautiful August morning.

Runner up: Megan MacPhee
Location: Kimberley, British Columbia

Working in forestry doesn’t mean working outside—some jobs are held indoors, like Megan’s summer co-op position working for Canfor’s Woodlands Information Management (WIM) team. She works with all the GIS data and analytics that come from the field staff. Megan’s job as a “WIMMER” is to produce meaning from the data, to make it useable for everyone in woodlands. Canfor is an SFI-certified organization.

Grand winner: Clara Tejeda Fortier
Location: Vallée Bras-du-Nord, Quebec

Photo taken at Franey Mountain’s summit.

Runner up: Sydney Perlmutar
Location: Lafleche Park, Quebec

Going ziplining through the trees and appreciating the surrounding nature is what Sydney lives for. With the lush dark green trees and the water below, the scenery was impeccable.

Runner up and popular vote winner: Léonard de la Sablonnière
Location : Whistler, British Columbia

Léonard captured this photo during a trip to Whistler.

Runner up: Jared Bagtas
Location: Bow Lake, Banff National Park

Driving to Highway 93 shows the majestic view of Alberta!

Grand winner: Eric Shiozaki
Location: Canmore, Alberta

This image features Cody Shimizu as he tops the crux pitch of their climb, located minutes away from the Town of Canmore. Cody lives and breathes the mountains. He is well known in the community for backcountry snowboarding, climbing, and mountain biking.

Runner up: Natasha Beauregard
Location: Widgeon Slough, Coquitlam, British Columbia

Natasha is monitoring birds just after sunrise. The mist was lifting as they floated in the Widgeon Wildlife Area. Natasha is Métis.

Runner up: Nithursan Elamuhilan
Location: Morningside Park, Toronto

Nithursan captured this self-portrait in Morningside Park, one of the largest green spaces in Toronto. He is sitting on a wooden bench made of fallen branches from the woods that surround the park and ravine.

Runner up: Brooklyn Gigolyk
Location: Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, British Columbia

Five youth hikers with type one diabetes pose with their insulin pumps and flash/constant glucose monitors on Nub Peak of Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park.

Grand winner: Jeremi Boulanger Blais
Location: Train Wreck, Whistler, British Columbia

Jeremi and his friends went on a day hike in the forest near Whistler. This train wreck from 1956 is still there to amaze everyone.

Runner up: Cassie Pellerin
Location: Rouge National Urban Park, Ontario

Cassie was granted the incredible opportunity of working as a Creative Content Specialist for Rouge National Urban Park and Parks Canada. As the park’s photographer and videographer, she balanced her time between photographing wildlife, hiking trails, documenting restoration projects, taking photos during park events, capturing beautiful landscapes, and most importantly, spending time outdoors.

Runner up: Amanda Persaud
Location: Dundas Peak, Ontario

Watching the leaves change at Dundas Peak.

Runner up: Clara Tejeda Fortier
Location: Parc naturel régional de Portneuf, Quebec

According to Clara, Parc naturel régional de Portneuf, Quebec, is an amazing place where history and nature meet.