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  • Women of Ontario Parks

    Happy International Women’s Day! At Ontario Parks, we simply couldn’t do without our women team members. They work as biologists, instructors, wardens, superintendents, planners, managers, and more. Here’s the inside scoop on our staff:

  • Students: join our Discovery team this summer

    Applications are for our 2024 season are now open! Read on to learn more about spending the summer with us. Discovery rangers are the storytellers of Ontario Parks. Roughly 300 Discovery staff work in over 60 parks across the province engaging visitors with stories of Ontario’s natural and cultural heritage. Discovery rangers help our visitors…

  • Four parks for three sisters

    Park experiences, just as sisters, vary greatly. Each has their own personality and experiences.  Today’s very special post comes from three sisters: Green student Elle Dresser from Fushimi Lake Provincial Park, Park Warden Libbey Dresser at Fairbank Provincial Park, and Park Warden Ivy Dresser at Wheatley Provincial Park. Are you interested in joining us for…

  • An ode to Discovery

    In today’s post, Anna Winge-Breen shares her journey from childhood visitor to Algonquin Provincial Park Discovery Ranger.  We all have at least one childhood experience, so crisp and profound that it has become nearly inseparable from our identity. A memory that is so deep in your heart, thinking of it brings you right back to a feeling…

  • Life lessons working with Bobolinks

    Today’s post comes from Victoria Reimer, Bronte Creek Provincial Park’s Green Jobs summer student and friend to birds everywhere. If you asked me what a Green Jobs student was before I started, I wouldn’t have known myself. Now, after being in the role, I can tell you it’s a wonderful opportunity to become intimately connected…

  • International Youth Day 2020

    Happy International Youth Day! Students and youth are the lifeblood of our parks — we couldn’t do without them! Here are just a few stand-out students and youth from around the province:

  • Happy World Ranger Day

    Ontario Parks staff tackle a huge array of tasks and challenges. Our days are diverse. You might find us researching rare species, applying First Aid to injured guests, maintaining safe and healthy water systems, building a boardwalk, or welcoming families to a busy campground. We’re stewards of our province’s most treasured natural resources. We’re educators, instilling…

  • The remarkable 62-year career of Eddie Ramsay

    Well… it had to happen eventually! Ontario Parks’ longest serving employee has retired after working 62 years at Killbear Provincial Park.  Eddie started working at the park in 1959 and helped to build the roads and campgrounds before the park officially opened in 1960. After a full career training countless staff and keeping the maintenance department…

  • Hiking through Halfway Lake, discovery-style

    Today’s post comes from Megan and Cora, two of Halfway Lake Provincial Park‘s discovery guides.  As discovery guides, part of our job is inspiring, encouraging, and motivating visitor to explore and discover nature everywhere!

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