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Canadian Conservation Corps
CCC Participants Help Out With New Brunswick Flood
Canadian Conservation Corps Group 2 participant Ben Mowat describes his experience as he and the rest of the group volunteered to help victims of the New Brunswick flooding before they…
Experiencing the Snake Life – CCC Participant Field Learning Update
Canadian Conservation Corps Group 1 participant Nicole Webster gives us a tour at her field learning placement at SCALES Nature Park in Ontario. When I first arrived at my field…
Winter Camping Beneath the Stars in Algonquin Provincial Park
When I discovered I’d be one of nine youth setting out on a snowshoeing and dog sledding expedition to Ontario’s Algonquin Park (Canada’s oldest provincial park), I was overjoyed by…
Outward Bound Expedition
What an experience! Where to start? Last week I joined eight other individuals on a 10 day winter camping expedition within the Algonquin Highlands. Let me tell you, this experience…
Why 10 Days Kayaking With Chronic Pain Was The Best Choice I Ever Made
I have always been sheltered from the world, and have watched in complete wonder at its immense beauty. So when asked to participate in the Canadian Conservation Corps (pilot) Outward…
