Q & A
Ciaran Shemmans
- Hometown:
- Hamilton, ON
- What conservation issue is closest to your heart?
- The preservation of endangered species.
- What are you hoping to learn from CCC?
- To have fun and learn as much as I can.
- Who/what inspired you to care about conservation?
- Steve Irwin. His passion and enthusiasm for animals inspired me greatly when I was younger.
- If you could sit down with anyone in the world and have tea or coffee, who would it be? And why?
- My grandpa. I didn’t get to say goodbye before he passed away, and to have one more conversation with him would make me very happy.
My Experience So Far
West Coast Shuffle
Stage 1
Departing from beautiful Tofino in Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia, the Canadian Conservation Corps cohorts in Group 9 will be enjoying 14 days of outdoor adventure. During their trip the CCC members will be honing their camping and outdoor skills while developing their paddling skills during a sea kayaking trip along B.C.’s Pacific coast. If the right conditions persist, Group 9 will also be incorporating a visit to the Cedar Coast Field Station, assisting in the collection of samples and contributing to a micro-plastics survey in the Sound and participating in real conservation activities.
Conservation Field Learning
Stage 2