MEET SOME OF THE TEAM: WINTER EDITION!
It takes many people to run the Learning from Lake Sturgeon program. With winter holidays coming up, we thought that it would be fun to introduce some members of our team, and share some of the things that we like to do for fun in the winter!
Kelsie is the new youth environment intern with Moose Cree First Nation, and we are very excited to have her as part of the team. Kelsie’s favourite winter activity is hockey! She plays in a women's league every week and attends tournaments with the Moose Cree Lady Scrappers every winter. Here is their trophy from this past weekend in Val'dor (Kelsie on the right)!
Kelsie (right) with the Moose Cree Lady Scrappers trophy!
Claire is the science and youth coordinator with WCS Canada. Kelsie and Claire work together to coordinate the Youth Committee, to organize youth program activities, and to help out with fieldwork and other research. Claire has many favourite winter activities but one of her favourites is snowmobiling down to her favourite spot on the river with her husband.
Claire enjoying snowmobiling near her house on a sunny day.
Nina is a professor, and Keisha is a graduate student, at Ontario Tech University. Together, they are helping to understand the health of namew in the Moose Cree Homeland by looking at different indicators from blood samples – similar to a health panel that a doctor might run! They are excited about youth programming, and even hosted a science learning trip for youth. Nina’s favourite winter activity is staying cozy under a blanket with some hot cocoa, while Keisha enjoys a good winter stroll, especially if she can get out to experience the beauty of nature.
Anjum is an undergraduate student at Ontario Tech University who has been helping us understand the health of namew by looking at photos of namew for any signs of injuries. Like Nina, Anjum prefers to stay cozy!
Anjum enjoying her favourite winter activity of hot chocolate and good book!
Jennifer is the co-lead of the Learning from Lake Sturgeon program from the Moose Cree side. Her favourite winter activity is ice fishing with her family!
Connie is the co-lead from the WCS Canada side. Her favourite winter activity is doing anything outdoors with her kids (even if it sometimes takes a full hour just to get them dressed).
Connie and her littlest snowshoeing in a winter wonderland!
Haley is a new postdoctoral fellow with Trent University and WCS Canada who also just started with the Learning from Lake Sturgeon program. Her plan with the program is to bring our many different types of data together and work with the Elders Advisory Group to get a holistic view of how namew are doing in the Moose Cree Homeland. Haley’s favourite winter activity is snowshoeing or trail runs with her dog Sage!
Haley and Sage enjoying the snow.
We hope that you have enjoyed meeting some of the members of our team, and we hope that you also get a chance this winter to enjoy some of your own favourite activities!
Happy holidays from the whole Learning from Lake Sturgeon team!