Three local students have won awards for demonstrating excellent performance while working in Ontario Parks.
Carrie Beaver of Corbeil, Dylan Murdoch of Nipissing and Maryse Boulay of North Bay each pick up a $500 prize.
Now in its 15th year, the Ontario Parks Partners Bursary Awards recognize summer students each year for their commitment to great work, unparalleled service, and leadership in natural resources management.
The program, supported by corporate partners, provides funding to students for post-secondary education.
Quick Facts
- Thirty bursaries of $500 each are being awarded in 2014. Students were nominated by park visitors, peers and supervisors for their dedication, customer service, initiative and leadership.
- Ontario invested $78 million this year in summer jobs programs to help over 100,000 students find employment and start businesses.
- There are over 300 provincial parks in Ontario, covering over 8-million hectares — larger than Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island combined.
- In 2013, Ontario’s provincial parks received more than 8.5-million visits from people around the world, bringing in $69 million in revenue and supporting jobs and businesses across the province.
This year's Ontario Parks Partners Bursary Award recipients are:
| Student Name | Hometown | School | Park/Office |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Brooke Bingham |
Port Elgin |
McMaster University |
MacGregor Point |
|
Carrie Beaver |
Corbeil |
Nipissing University |
Samuel de Champlain |
|
Collin Hamilton |
Parham |
Fleming College |
Sharbot Lake |
|
Darian Griffiths |
Dryden |
Confederation College |
Sandbar Lake |
|
Davis Spencer |
Beeton |
Fleming College |
Earl Rowe |
|
Dylan Gimpelj |
Guelph |
McGill University |
Algonquin |
|
Dylan Murdoch |
Nipissing |
Northern College |
Restoule |
|
Erica Nauta |
Blenheim |
Brock University |
Rondeau |
|
Grace Carver-Goulet |
Kanata |
Carleton University |
Sturgeon Bay |
|
Hannah Keating |
Peterborough |
Carleton University |
Marketing and Communications |
|
Jake O'Connor |
Marathon |
Confederation College |
Neys |
|
Jeffrey Donck |
Straffordville |
University of Western Ontario |
Port Burwell |
|
Jennifer Potts |
Shanty Bay |
Carleton University |
Bass Lake |
|
Jessica Simmonds |
Tiny |
Georgian College |
Awenda |
|
Justin Jordens |
Dryden |
Dryden Secondary School |
Blue Lake |
|
Kayley Geberdt |
Dashwood |
Fanshawe |
The Pinery |
|
Kristiana Wilson |
Red Lake |
University of Waterloo |
Woodland Caribou |
|
Laura Waltenbury |
L'Amable |
St. Lawrence College |
Lake St. Peter |
|
Lina Vermeer |
Massey |
Trent University |
Chutes |
|
Martin Cunningham |
Hawkstone |
Lakehead University |
Mara |
|
Maryse Boulay |
North Bay |
Laurentian University |
Marten River |
|
Nathan Mallyon |
Minnitaki |
Lakehead University |
Rushing River |
|
Robyn Conway |
Oakville |
McGill University |
Algonquin |
|
Russell Forrest |
Sutton West |
University of Waterloo |
Sibbald Point |
|
Ryan Dombroskie |
Barry's Bay |
Sir Sandford Fleming |
Bonnechere |
|
Samantha McIsaac |
Orillia |
McMaster University |
McRae Point |
|
Samantha Vis |
Thunder Bay |
Confederation College |
Kakabeka Falls |
|
Stéfany Lozier |
Hearst |
College Boreal |
Fushimi Lake |
|
Taylor Madden |
Utterson |
Carleton University |
Arrowhead |
|
Warren Penney |
Copper Cliff |
Cambrian College |
Killarney |
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