February 26, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
Laboratory Assistant (LA2) Inorganics – ALS Canada Ltd.
I have been completing this work term as a laboratory assistant with ALS Canada Limited. ALS provides laboratory testing, inspection, certification and verification of various samples. So far during my work term I have been learning about the various testing that the lab.
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September 13, 2024 | Author: emilyjun
Forest Technician Northern Interior Forest Operations – Forsite
I have been working on doing Individual Tree Inventory (ITI) most of the time during my work term. In this job, I have to measure every tree’s DBH, height, age and record any defects on the tree. I have learned a lot during my time there, including defining defects on trees and using vertex to measure tree height as referenced in the photo.
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August 21, 2024 | Author: Matthew
Community Education Team Leader – Salmon Habitat Restoration Program (SHaRP)
For my first co-op work term this summer I have had the opportunity to be a part of the SHaRP team as a Community Education Team Leader. Throughout the summer, I have planned community events, day camps and booths to educate and engage community members about our environmental work to improve salmon habitats in the City of Surrey.
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January 19, 2024 | Author: Matthew
Research Assistant; Pacific Forestry Centre This fall I completed my final work term and second work term at the Pacific Forestry Centre in Victoria, BC. As a research assistant in the Bark Beetle Ecology Lab, I had the opportunity to work on a variety of projects including field trapping, lab experiments, and GIS work. The […]
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January 5, 2024 | Author: Matthew
Environmental Co-op Student; Hatch Ltd. For the past several months I’ve been working at Hatch Ltd. within the Environment and Sustainability unit in Vancouver, BC. As a fourth year student, I have held this position for both my third and fourth co-op terms, assisting with environmental permitting and other considerations for various infrastructure, energy, oil […]
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December 4, 2023 | Author: Tripti
Business Co-op, Conservation & Energy Management Position at FortisBC Energy Inc. I am currently in my fourth co-op work term in the Business Co-op, Conservation & Energy Management position at FortisBC Energy Inc. in Surrey, BC. Some of my responsibilities include initiating the first steps of processing rebate applications for multiple programs, sorting through mail-in […]
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