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CAN
9.2
Fraser Valley Sockeye Fishing
Camp
Fraser Valley, British Columbia,
CANADA
18/08-31/08
8-10 vols
Volunteers will actively participate
in the Fraser Valley Sockeye Fishing Camp during the sockeye run.
W: Work will involve preparing of
fish for the salmon bake and distribution to the elderly in the community
and will also do traditional work like food and berry gathering as well
as small gardening and building projects.
A: Tepees and campers, volunteers
cook their owns meals. Bring a sleeping bag and a pad; a tent if you have
one.
CAN
11.1
World Youth Day
Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
17/07-29/07
8-10 vols
Volunteer will participate in the
set-up and organization of events leading up to the annual World Youth
Day events that will take place on 23-25 July 2002. Volunteers will
have the option of participating in World Youth Day weekend events or do
sightseeing to local attractions.
W: Projects will also include helping
in the construction of a House of Humanity, digging a house foundation
and tree planting with the local conservation authorities. Volunteers
will have the opportunity to meet and interact with youth and adults from
around the world and share experiences of their own.
A: In Tent City, an old airplane
hangar that will be modified to house participants of World Youth Day 2002.
Volunteers are required to bring their own tents.
CJ-01 Sainte-Th?r?se I Sainte-Th?r?se 29-06/20-07 ENVI 12 vols
CJ-06 Sainte-Th?r?se II Sainte-Th?r?se
26-07/16-08 ENVI 12 vols
LOCAL ORGANIZATION : City of Sainte-Th?r?se
Seven years ago, the municipality
and groups of Chantiers jeunesse began the transformation of an abandoned
site into a new green space right in the centre of town, located some 30
km north of Montreal. The site, known as the “Pit ? Charron” (the Cartwright
Pit) is a former quarry and garbage dump! The groups toiled away at cleaning
the site and beginning a landscaping job. We are, as a result, a long way
from the first two phases when 800 tires were found and the first paths
and trails were built! This site is now a nature park well known by the
whole community. Participants have helped with the installation of wind
turbines used to filter the water of the ponds. One of these ponds has,
by the way, been named after Chantiers jeunesse to honour the groups! Welcome
to the “Jardin des Sources” (Springs Garden) !
WORK
The municipality has agreed on a
development plan that will make the site more accessible to citizens and
that will bring to value the natural and ecological features of the site.
Here is the challenge for this birds paradise!
? To set up a new pedestrian path;
? to continue the set up of some
little bridges and the welcome area in the park;
? to clean undergrowths in the park;
? to fix up the existing footpaths;
? to work on the set up of the River
Park (trimming trees, development of the undergrowths, soil preparation);
? to plant trees and shrubs in various
areas in the park;
? to take part in the organisation
of an “Open house” activity aimed at making the public aware of the importance
of such a natural space (Phase 2, in August).
The activities for each phase can
overlap, depending on how the workcamps unfold.
ACCOMMODATION : In the student residences
of the College of Sainte-Th?r?se.
LOCATION : Sainte-Th?r?se is located
30 km north of Montr?al.
TERMINAL : Montr?al Airport (Mirabel
or Dorval)
CJ-02 Mont-Vid?o I Barraute 6-07/27-07 RENO 12 vols
CJ-07 Mont-Vid?o II
Barraute 3-08/24-08 RENO 12 vols
LOCAL ORGANIZATION : Mount-Vid?o
Corporation
In Abitibi, whenever we talk about
down-hill skiing, Mount Video cannot be missed! Located between Val D’Or,
Amos and Senneterre, this regional organisation has been offering, for
over 30 years, outdoors leisure and sports activities to the population
of Abitibi-T?miscamingue. For a fourth year, two groups will take part
in the development of summer activities. Currently, the Centre is used
mostly in winter and the management is looking to diversify their activities
by developing summer activities. Groups of Chantiers jeunesse have
started the works needed to make the site accessible all year around. They
have even built a splendid viewpoint on the mountain!
WORK
? To set up an alpine skiing trail
in undergrowths;
? to set up a new section in the
cross-country skiing trail;
? to complete the work on a footpath
in the mountain
? to make and fix up the signs in
the trails and on the site;
? to maintain some installations
in the mountain (for example :the viewpoint built by volunteers!);
? IN JULY ONLY : to take an active
part in the organisation of a one-day mountain bike mass event (getting
the trails ready for competition, preparing all the logistics of the competition
and the evening show!);
The activities for each phase can
overlap, depending on how the workcamps unfold.
ACCOMMODATION : In a ski station building,
13 km from the municipality of Barraute.
LOCATION : Vid?o Mount is located
in Abitibi, 55 km north of Val D’Or and 580 km north of Montr?al.
TERMINAL : Montr?al Airport (Mirabel
or Dorval).
CJ-03 Saint-Francois Lake Dundee 6-07/27-07 ENVI/CONS 12 vols
CJ-08 Saint-Francois Lake
Dundee 3-08/24-08 ENVI/CONS 12 vols
LOCAL ORGANIZATION : The Friends
of the Saint-Fran?ois Lake Fauna National Reserve
Imagine a unique ecosystem, close
to the American border, to Akwasasne and the Lake Saint-Fran?ois, in the
little known south-west region of Quebec. Marshlands, grass lands, swamps,
trails, over 220 birds species and 600 plants species. Add to all that,
tortoises, rabaskas and small boats peacefully floating in narrow channels.
Around the corner, ornithologists are watching a great heron, a kingfisher,
a woodduck, a red-winged-blackbird… Great environment to work in, isn’t
it ? In 1993, local people joined to create the Amis de la R?serve nationale
de la faune du lac Saint-Fran?ois (The Friends of the Saint-Fran?ois Lake
Fauna National Reserve)
to be able to offer various activities,
to preserve this unique place and to make people aware of the richness
of the wetlands. An active bunch of people, most of them being volunteers.
WORK
Your part in all this ? To make bird
watching possible without disturbing the birds ! The July and August groups
will build footbridges allowing better bird watching. This way, you will
get to know one of the four sites in Quebec that are protected marshlands
officially recognised by UNESCO.
? To build a 250 meters long footbridges
that will allow better bird watching in the egrets dam area;
? to build a 400 meters sidewalk
that will allow better watching of rare plants;
? to repair a dike that was damaged
by muskrats;
? to maintain trails ( clearing undergrowth,
restoration, etc.);
The activities for each phase can
overlap, depending on how the workcamps unfold.
ACCOMMODATION : In a house located in the area.
LOCATION : Dundee is located 10 km of the American border, and 80 km south of Montreal.
TERMINAL : Montr?al Airport (Mirabel
or Dorval)
CJ-04 Simoncouche Forest I Laterri?re 6-07/27-07 ENVI 12 vols
CJ-09 Simoncouche Forest
II Laterri?re 3-08/24-08 ENVI 12 vols
LOCAL ORGANIZATION : Training and
Research Forest of Simoncouche
The For?t d’enseignement et de recherche
Simoncouche (The Training and Research Forest of Simoncouche) which is
under the responsibility of the Universit? du Qu?bec ? Chicoutimi (UQAC)
is a magnificent forest of 24 square kilometres located some 20 km south
of Chicoutimi, near the R?serve faunique des Laurentides (the Laurentians
Animal Life Reserve). The University is therefore planning the development
of the area to make possible the teaching, training, research and outdoor
activities taking place on the site. As the years went by, many workcamps
groups have lent a hand to improve the site and numerous kilometres of
trails.
WORK
You will have to make arrangements
so it gets easier to access and to use the site. And you will not be short
of work: improving the trails, creating new sites, building equipment,
etc.! What’s in for you? An experience in a forest with people who know
what they are talking about…
? To improve the existing footpaths
(clearing the undergrowth, building culverts, marking out the paths, cleaning
some areas);
? to build at least four rest areas
(clearing a space to allow the lake to be seen, building picnic tables
and benches);
? to improve a portage path…that
will need testing (!);
? to restore a shelter; to fix up
the site by the entrance pavilion (clearing undergrowth, putting up signs);
? to build a few culverts, staircases
and handrails; to complete the archery site;
? to create a new 1.5-km trail.
The activities for each phase will
vary, depending on how the workcamps unfold.
ACCOMMODATION : A house in the forest,
with a view on the lake.
LOCATION : Laterri?re is located
20 km south of Chicoutimi, 180 km north of Qu?bec City, and 450 km
north of Montr?al.
TERMINAL : Montr?al Airport (Mirabel
or Dorval).
CAN VFP 01 NANAIMO, VANCOUVER ISLAND
1 JUN – 19 JUN ENVI/FEST 2-4 VOLS 21+
The theme of this project is environmental
protection of urban green space in a 145-acre natural parkland in the Linley
Valley in the City of Nanaimo. L: Nanaimo, on Vancouver Island. P: The
project is called “Survivor for a Day” and will involve up to 10 teams
in a series of survival activities such: as following a mapped route, identifying/gathering
native plants, fishing in the lake, trail-building, and “broom-bashing”
(removing an invasive species of plant). It will be a fundraising and profile-raising
activity for the larger campaign – and a lot of fun for everyone involved.
W: Assisting local staff and vols with all aspects of planning, organizing
and supervision of the event. The event will end with a celebration, with
food and live music. R: minimum age 21; self-motivated; at least moderate
verbal English skills; non-smokers; alcohol limited to social occasions.
Statement of Motivation Required. A: Vols will be housed comfortably in
pairs in homes of NALT members. Bring sleeping bags. S& R: Informal
evening and weekend social recreation. T: Vancouver BC. Vols will be met
at the airport.
CAN VFP 02 NANAIMO, VANCOUVER ISLAND
13 JUL – 31 JUL ENVI 4-6 VOLS 19+
P: Enhancement and celebration of
a beautiful 16-hectare rural property that has been gifted to the Nanaimo
Area Land Trust.
L: 15 km south of Nanaimo, on Vancouver
Island. The property includes ? hec of landscaped area surrounding
a house and barn; 11? hecs. of natural woodland that features a small wetland
and is home to many species of plants and animals; and 4 hecs currently
being developed as a native tree arboretum and a native plant nursery.
W: Vols will be involved in fieldwork on the property, upgrading and expanding
the native plant nursery, and enhancing trails through the woodland/wetland
area. Final weekend, vols will assist NALT members to organize and present
a half-day open house and celebration on the property, featuring guided
walks, sale of native plants, music and salmon barbecue. A: Vols will be
housed and fed in pairs in homes of NALT members. Bring sleeping bag. S&R:
Camp will include a 2? day Wetlandkeepers Workshop Accredited by the BC
Wildlife Federation. VFP will pay the $100 course fee for all vols.
A certificate is given on completion. Recreation will include informal
social interactions with NALT members and two excursions out of town. R:
minimum 19 years of age; moderate English skills; non-smokers; alcohol
limited to social occasions. Vols must have an interest in preserving the
environment. Statement of motivation required. T: Vancouver BC. Vols will
be met at the airport.
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