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Welcome to another edition of the Blue Futures Pathways (BFP) newsletter - your regular reminder of what is happening for youth, employers and educators within Canada’s Sustainable Blue Economy. Check out the last edition here.
In this edition, we’ll visit a panel discussion with young professionals from our second Explore: Sustainable Blue Economy event in August. We’ll also meet Shawna, a youth in N.L., whose passion for her community led her to work with social enterprise SmartICE. As always, we’ll look at what’s new on the PORT (Portal for Opportunities, Resources and Talent). Happy reading!
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There are many opportunities in the Sustainable Blue Economy in Canada. Here are some that you can find on the PORT’s job board:
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The third session of Explore: Sustainable Blue Economy, presented by SOI Foundation and Prince’s Trust Canada, will take place on September 22.
Do you have questions about careers in the ocean and water sectors? Ask our panel of Sustainable Blue Economy professionals.
Click the button below to register and send your questions. Open to youth ages 18-30.
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Are you a youth, educator, or employer looking to get involved in the Sustainable Blue Economy? Check out these opportunities to learn, contribute your ideas, or grow your network:
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We’ve just launched the second Blue Futures Pathways learning module in the series “Our Blue Planet.” This module focuses on marine water.
There’s a total of six modules that will support youth ages 14-30 as they navigate their pathway into a Blue Career.
Each module explores how ocean, freshwater, ice, and wastewater play a role in the Sustainable Blue Economy through a lens of western science and traditional knowledge. Click the button to get started.
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In August, 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, and analyst with the Canadian Coast Guard), Da Chen (founder of the Pristine Blue Initiative and working for Parks Canada’s Indigenous Relations team), and Maya Nowlan (communications intern at DeepSense) shared insights about their career paths. Watch their discussion below.
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Meet Shawna Dicker. She 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 decisions regarding safe land, water, and sea ice use.
Shawna says she wanted to work with SmartICE because ice-related dangers hit close to home. A 2012 study by the Nunatsiavut Government in Shawna’s home community found that 1 in 12 people had fallen through the ice.
Additionally, the ice plays such an important role for the culture, health and well-being of Indigenous communities.
“The ice sector is not only an important part of mine and the rest of Inuit’s life, but everyone else's too. The ice is the Earth’s air conditioner. It helps cool and balance the temperature of the earth.”
At SmartICE, Shawna is able to work closely with youth and elders in Nunatsiavut, and Indigenous community members across the North. She’s also an active speaker on climate change.
“I am proud to be a part of SmartICE and to work closely with people who share the love of the Arctic and the people who live there,” Shawna said.
She knows there’s much she can do to help with a business degree under her belt.
“Don’t think that you need to have a science or a technical degree to start getting involved in the blue economy. Your passion and love for the ocean and ice is enough to get you started,” she said.
“There is business, involvement of youth, and teaching one another. I found the love to share with others and to bring awareness to communities in projects that affect their hometown.”
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Blue Futures Pathways is made possible thanks to support from:
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster, Mitacs, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, ECO Canada, and the Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship.
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