Today’s blog was written by Dave Ward, park superintendent for Ontario Parks’ Temagami Cluster.
The year is 2007. I had just completed my first year of college and had no idea what direction I wanted to go with my career.
I happened to know someone who worked for Ontario Parks as an interpreter in the Discovery program. It sounded like a fantastic job so I applied online for a student park ranger position.
After a thorough interview process, I was successful in getting a Discovery position at Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park.
Little did I know at the time that my short summer experience with Ontario Parks would slowly turn into a career.
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