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BC Parks Student Ranger Program to be offered in Smithers

The province has opened the applications for the BC Parks Student Ranger Program.

Smithers is among one of the locations students will be working in for the summer.

The program is funded by both provincial and federal governments and provides hands-on work experience, through a variety of projects related to conservation, recreation, community outreach and Indigenous relation.

According to a news release, the program consists of 12 crews of four student rangers and will focus on initiatives like, ecosystem restoration, invasive species control, outdoor education, trail building and infrastructure maintenance.

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Student Rangers will also be be based in Terrace, Prince George and Fort St. John.

The program is offered to young adults aged 18 to 30 year old’s, and must be enrolled in full-time studies with the intention of returning in the fall.

Applications will be accepted until the February 21.

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Lindsay Newman
Lindsay Newman
News Reporter Lindsay joined the MyBulkleyLakesNow news team in 2019. She was born and raised in Cambridge, Ontario where she then moved to Toronto to complete Journalism school at Humber College where she graduated in 2017. Lindsay started her news journey at 680 News- Toronto's largest talk radio station. Lindsay then moved on to 680 News, where she was an audio editor. She has always loved the idea of living in British Columbia since she was a teenager and was excited to make the to move out to Smithers, BC to branch out her journalism skills. In Lindsay's spare time she is usually relaxing with her two cats and in the warmer months going on hikes with her friends and partner.

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