Tag Archives: #MyGreenJob
Jasmine Hardy-Morrison – Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek
Jasmine Hardy-Morrison Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek Participant, Outland Youth Employment Program Dream Job: Counsellor As a first-year OYEP participant, Jasmine enjoyed meeting new peers and participating in the program, which she deems “terrific.” Her main duties were trail cutting, general labour and tree planting.
Ashley King – Gull Bay
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…
Rose Mihalus-Spade – Eabametoong First Nation
Rose Mihalus-Spade Eabametoong First Nation Tree planter, Outland Youth Employment Program Dream Job: Culinary field Rose worked as a tree planter with OYEP for two years. Her chores were switched up every day, and she would help out around the campsite or travel out to do work after attending classes for extra credit. Rose spent a lot of time working on programs to get certificates too. She loved everything about her Green Job and enjoyed spending time outdoors. But the…
Jordan Dubois – Sucker Creek Cree Nation
Jordan Dubois Sucker Creek Cree Nation Student Ranger, BC Parks Dream Job: Park Ranger As a student ranger, Jordan would check wildlife cameras; install signs; and pull invasive species like ivy, holly and buttercups. The best part of Jordan’s Green Job was the final assignment. They flew in a helicopter to a panorama ridge and spent the weekend fixing up tent pads and hiking down. Jordan studied Indigenous Land Stewardship before participating in the student summer ranger program, and is now…
Tyler Bruyere – Couchiching First Nation
Tyler Bruyere Couchiching First Nation Participant, Outland Youth Employment Program Dream Job: Diamond driller and mining Tyler enjoyed tree planting and making new friends at OYEP. He said it had a huge impact on him: he still talks to a lot of the friends he met there, and the experienced helped him grow as a person. Tyler spent most of his days cutting brush, planting trees and doing schoolwork.
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