Q & A
Jeffrey Cormier
- Hometown:
- Sussex, NB
- What conservation issue is closest to your heart?
- Maintaining the integrity of our biodiversity of our natural forests in Eastern Canada, and minimizing plastic waste to help protect our oceans.
- What are you hoping to learn from CCC?
- I have always had a passion for the outdoors and conservation. It is a rare opportunity for a person with completely unrelated training and experience to be given such a chance as this.
- Who/what inspired you to care about conservation?
- In the town where I grew up there was a trail we referred to as the Bluff. At the trail there is a beautiful view of the valley below. That inspired me to explore my natural surroundings and aspire to conserve the beauty that is nature.
- If you could sit down with anyone in the world and have tea or coffee, who would it be? And why?
- My grandfather. He has always been a man I admire but as an adult have never gotten a chance to talk to.
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