Q & A
Emma Connell
- Hometown:
- Hampton, NS
- What conservation issue is closest to your heart?
- Ocean pollution, forest protection and waste management are the conservation issues that I feel most passionate about.
- What are you hoping to learn from CCC?
- I am going into this adventure with an open mind, ready to embrace new challenges. I do hope that this opportunity will allow me to develop and refine many outdoor and leadership skills, as well as help further prepare me for a career in Outdoor and Experiential Education.
- Who/what inspired you to care about conservation?
- My OEE class at Queen’s has really inspired me to care about conservation.
- If you could sit down with anyone in the world and have tea or coffee, who would it be? And why?
- My grandfather, who I never got to meet. I have only heard stories about what an amazing person he was and how he loved our family hunting camp.
My Experience So Far
Rolling, Rolling...Rolling Down the River
Stage 1
Departing from Kozy Hollow Lodge (near Canterbury, NB), the 12th group of CCC participants head out on an expedition along part of an ancient portage trail that links the Chiputneticook Lakes to the Passamaquoddy Bay, canoeing a meandering route through the many small lakes and streams that dot the route. This area is known as a biodiversity hot spot where beaver lodges, moose, black bear and exceptional fishing are found, along with Class 1 and 2 rapids that increase the sense of adventure. Participants will experience pristine wilderness along the entire 130km route, winding up at Oak Bay Provincial Park on the Passamaquoddy Bay. It’s a trip of a lifetime and a great start to their Canadian Conservation Corps adventure.