Tag: staff
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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…
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Co-op student lives the dream with Ontario Parks
In today’s post, Daniel Miller shares his experience as a co-op student with Ontario Parks’ Northwest Zone Office. Ever since I first started visiting Ontario Parks, I’ve been interested in the people who help them operate.
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Changing landscapes at Killbear Provincial Park
Today’s post comes from Isabelle Moy, a Discovery naturalist at Killbear Provincial Park. As many faithful Killbear campers will remember, seven years ago our camping landscape changed dramatically with the felling of many American Beech trees due to Beech Bark Disease. Unfortunately, Killbear has again been infested by an invasive species.
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Thank you, Aggie!
Ontario Parks is nothing without our amazing staff. There are so many hardworking people behind each and every visit to our beautiful provincial parks. One of them is Agnese Bortolussi. On International Women’s Day, we would like to say thank you to Agnese (Aggie) for her years of hard work!
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What do park staff DO all winter?
In today’s post, Assistant Superintendent Josie Grenier and other southeast zone staff give us a behind-the-scenes glimpse into what our crews are up to during the winter months. There’s a false assumption out there that Ontario Parks goes into hibernation in the winter, just like bears, but we are by no means just a summer…
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Congratulations to our 2019 Ontario Parks Partners Bursary recipients!
The summer student workforce is the life-blood of the Ontario Parks summer operating season. Our provincial parks simply could not operate without our student workers. This week, we gathered in Peterborough to award the 2019 Ontario Parks Partners Bursaries.