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Okanagan/Shuswap Highlights
Debbie Sluggett (Educational Liaison: Bell Pole, Tolko, LP Canada, Downie, RCFC)
Jennifer Stewart (Educational Liaison: Tolko - Riverside)
Debbie Bazett (Forest Education Coordinator, COFI - Southern Operations)

CES Conference: “Growing Jobs in the Forest Resource”
November 18, 2004

Okanagan forest educators, Debbie Sluggett (Bell Pole, Tolko, LP, Downie, RCFC) and Jennifer Stewart (Tolko - Riverside), along with Debbie Bazett (COFI-Southern Operations), recently presented at the provincial Career Educators’ Conference in Vancouver.

The presentation emphasized the diversity of jobs within in the industry, future opportunities for students who graduate from forestry-related programs (due to the aging workforce), the demand for highly- trained workers in the manufacturing sector and the continuing need for managing our forests under evolving environmental regulations.

Teachers were shown the “Right Choice” video created by the Temperate Forest Foundation and received handouts containing up-to-date information on job opportunities and programs.

The audience was positive about the wealth of information provided and the presenters felt that educating career coordinators about potential careers in forestry was a very worthwhile venture.

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