Forty students have been recognized as outstanding summer employees in Ontario Parks with $500 educational bursaries.
The Ontario Parks Partners Bursary Awards recognize excellence and leadership in student employees and promotes post-secondary education. Winners were nominated by park visitors as well as the students' peers and supervisors.
A partnership between Ontario Parks, corporate sponsors and park supporters, the bursary program is now in its 10th year. In addition to helping fund their education, the program promotes our natural and cultural heritage, and careers in the public service.
QUICK FACTS
More than 2,000 summer students work in Ontario Parks each summer.
Recipients work for Ontario Parks, the Ontario Ranger program, "friends of the park" organizations or other park volunteer groups.
Bursary recipients are selected by a committee of Ontario Parks staff, corporate sponsors and "friends of the park" groups. The committee considers each candidate's customer service, initiative, leadership, willingness to volunteer in other programs, and overall dedication.
Ontarians and tourists from around the world make about 10 million visits to provincial parks each year.
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Ontario Parks Partners Bursary Program Award Recipients and Contributing Partners
This year's Ontario Parks Partners Bursary Award recipients are:
| Student Name |
Home Town |
School |
Provincial Park |
| Amélie Boileau |
Alfred |
University of Ottawa |
Voyageur |
| Laura-Lynn MacFarland |
Arden |
Fleming College |
Sharbot Lake |
| Graham Zerebeski |
Atikokan |
Lakehead University |
Quetico |
| Matthew Cloutier |
Barry's Bay |
Northern College |
Algonquin |
| Katie Mahoney |
Bethany |
University of Guelph |
Main Office |
| Katelyn Murphy |
Burlington |
Carleton University |
Bronte Creek |
| Rebecca Holmes |
Capreol |
Laurentian University |
Halfway Lake |
| Sonje Bols |
Chesterville |
Nipissing University |
Algonquin |
| Rebecca Wilson |
Churchill |
Nipissing University |
Awenda |
| Elysha Berry |
Coboconk |
University of Western Ontario |
Balsam Lake |
| Kelsey Marchand |
Coldwater |
Georgian College |
Six Mile Lake |
| Bryn Price |
Dashwood |
Memorial University of Nfld. |
Pinery |
| Brittany Carnrite |
Ennismore |
Trent University |
Emily |
| Sarah Martin |
Kitchener |
University of Waterloo |
MacGregor Point |
| Tyler Grant |
Langton |
Fleming College |
Long Point |
| Mallory Paige |
Lyndhurst |
Loyalist College |
Charleston Lake |
| Caleb Sinclair |
Markham |
Trent University |
Killbear |
| Jade Paxton |
Mattawa |
University of the Nations |
Samuel de Champlain |
| Colina Collins |
Murillo |
University of Guelph |
Kakabeka Falls |
| Derek Brown |
Newmarket |
York University |
Sturgeon Bay |
| Ian Davidson |
North Bay |
St. Lawrence College |
Killarney |
| Vanessa Launchbury |
Orillia |
Trent University |
McRae Point |
| Thomas Kessler |
Pefferlaw |
University of Toronto |
Sibbald Point |
| Ansley Rous |
Perth |
Fleming College |
Murphys Point |
| Tara Sutherland |
Peterborough |
Algonquin College |
Algonquin |
| Beverley Cutmore |
Peterborough |
Nipissing University |
Petroglyphs |
| Jessie Taylor |
Port Burwell |
Fanshawe College |
Port Burwell |
| Kate Polle |
Red Lake |
Canadian Mennonite University |
Woodland Caribou |
| Gabrielle Bourbonnais |
Sarsfield |
Sault College |
Lake Superior |
| Brandi Ryan |
Schreiber |
Lakehead University |
Neys |
| Sylvie Dubosq |
Schumacher |
Canadore College |
Kettle Lakes |
| Shawna Whitelock |
Simcoe |
Nipissing University |
Turkey Point |
| Kayla Beck |
Sioux Lookout |
Confederation College |
Ojibway |
| Kade Gray |
South River |
Canadore College |
Mikisew |
| Shawn Spencer |
Spanish |
University of Western Ontario |
Chutes |
| Kyle Stefanovic |
Thunder Bay |
Lakehead University |
Northwest Zone Office |
| Adam Cousins |
Thunder Bay |
University of Manitoba |
Sleeping Giant |
| Jolene Atack |
Timmins |
Northern College |
Ivanhoe Lake |
| Josh Holland |
Wellington |
Brock University |
Bon Echo |
| Ashton Loop |
Wheatley |
McMaster University |
Wheatley |
The Ontario Parks Partners Bursary Program is funded by the following partners:
Ontario Recreational Vehicle Dealers Association, Shandiz Natural Foods, Kraft Canada Inc., Van Houtte Inc., Swish Maintenance Limited, The Pepsi Bottling Group (Canada), Canadian Tire, Coleman Canada, Johnson Outdoors- Eureka, Brian Peck Management, Bass Pro Outlets, Mountain Equipment Co-op - Toronto/Ottawa/Burlington, Pentax Canada, Wayfarer Insurance, Canadian National Sportsmen's Shows, The Edge Screen Studio, Columbia Sportswear Company, The Friends of Alqonquin, The Friends of Sandbanks, The Friends of Murphys Point, The Friends of Pinery, The Friends of Nancy Island Historic Site and Wasaga Beach, The Friends of Rondeau, The Friends of Niijkwenhwag-Lake Superior, The Friends of Awenda, The Friends of Bon Echo, and The Friends of MacGregor Point.
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