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Imogene Broberg-Hull‘s love of water and science led to her current job as water monitoring coordinator with the Fraser Riverkeeper. The Vancouver-based non-profit is dedicated to protecting and restoring water bodies connected to the Fraser River and beyond. “I was led to this job through magnetic force more than anything,” she said. “I studied Community Planning … Continued
Shawna Dicker recently completed her Bachelor of Business Administration degree at Memorial University of Newfoundland. She’s currently working with the social enterprise SmartICE in St. John’s as Project Support Lead. Through engagement and collaboration with communities, SmartICE incorporates and augments local Indigenous knowledge of sea-ice with their remote sensing data. This can contribute to more informed … Continued
By: Geoff Green, Founder, SOI Foundation Two breaths. One from the ocean. That’s the message conveyed by 130 youth from around the world who took part in our SOI Arctic expedition in 2019. It’s a strong message that reminds us of the power of the ocean to mitigate climate change and boost climate resilience. It’s … Continued
Spencer Chaisson was 20 years old when he first saw the ocean, thanks to a co-op job in his third year of university. “My family didn’t go on vacations to the coast or abroad while I was growing up, and ocean literacy wasn’t taught in my school,” he said. In fact, he had planned out a … Continued
Maya Nowlan is a third-year Public Relations student at Mount St. Vincent University. She recently completed an internship at The Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship (COVE) in Dartmouth, NS. Maya is working with other interns for DeepSense, a program that connects ocean-related companies with data and ocean scientists for AI and machine learning applications … Continued
On August 26, SOI Foundation and Prince’s Trust Canada co-hosted the second Explore: Sustainable Blue Economy event. An audience of engaged youth asked questions to a panel of young professionals in the ocean and water sectors. Branaavan Sivarajah, a postdoctoral fellow at Carleton University, was the moderator. Panelists Jessica Schaub (oceanographer, analyst with the Canadian … Continued
Blue Paper – Towards Ocean Equity A new study published in the “Blue Papers” series by the High Level Panel for A Sustainable Ocean Economy examines the distribution of the goods and services provided by the ocean, existing inequities and the resulting impacts on the environment, human health and income distribution now and in the future. … Continued
Getting Indigenous students into jobs paramount, advocate says Candice Loring, the first Indigenous person to be hired at Mitacs, has helped launch an initiative that helps bring Indigenous youth closer to the corporate world. Read the full story from CTV News here
By: Audrey Nelles On June 9, the SOI Foundation hosted an event to mark World Ocean Week, bringing together Canadian youth aged 18-30 to provide their perspectives on the Sustainable Blue Economy and to feed into Canada’s Blue Economy Strategy. This event also marked the launch of the SOI-led Blue Futures Pathways Internship program, where … Continued
