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  • How to become a park ranger at Ontario Parks

    Applications for the 2024 season are open! Read on to learn about how you can spend your summer with Ontario Parks. Calling all Ontario students! Do you enjoy the outdoors and have an appreciation for Ontario’s natural and cultural resources? Are you self-motivated, with a positive attitude and a desire to learn? Do you enjoy…

  • Five friends, five departments, one park

    Today’s post comes from Zuzanna, Alysa, Lyle, Jackson, and Emily: five friends who applied to Ontario Parks across the province and by a twist of fate, all got jobs at the same provincial park, 1,500 km (or 16 hours) from home! Are you interested in joining us for the 2024 summer season? Applications are now open! In…

  • Why do we leave dead trees in the forest?

    Today’s post comes from Sheila Wiebe, a marketing and development specialist at Bronte Creek Provincial Park. Provincial parks are all about protection. We protect significant natural ecosystems and habitats while offering many outstanding and sustainable recreational opportunities for the people of Ontario. This isn’t always an easy task. Invasive species have challenged our ecosystem management,…

  • What it’s like to be a maintenance worker

    Ever relaxed at a new picnic table? Tossed your trash in an empty garbage bin? Strolled along a freshly repaired boardwalk? Thank a maintenance worker. Our dedicated team of maintenance staff works hard to keep our parks in top shape, so that our visitors can relax and enjoy their vacations. Here are six things they’d…

  • 5 tips for winterizing your RV

    Now that fall is upon us, it’s time to get your RV ready for winter storage. Planning on using it a couple of times over the winter season? It’s still important to get your RV ready to protect it from the cold. Even climate-controlled storage areas can lose power. The last thing you want is…

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