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TESTIMONIALS
- The internship has taught me a great deal not only about information
technology and the subtleties of Web site design and the Information
Highway; but has also provided me with enormous insight into the importance
of putting heritage on the Web and the challenges of such a task.
I have not only gained deeper insight and appreciation for my own province's
rich cultural, natural and historic past, but I have also been given
the opportunity to work with some of the leading figures in both the
technical and cultural fields who have inspired me to continue with
the challenges of integrating these two very different but mutually
beneficial worlds.
Kim Palmer, Edmonton, Alberta
- In the spring of 1998, I began my summer job search. In my search,
I came across a job posting for a position as Collections Database
Facilitator at the Winnipeg Art Gallery [...]
[It] has been an irreplaceable experience. The work has been challenging
and rewarding, my colleagues are a pleasure to work with and I have
learned a lot about Canadian art and the inner workings of a large cultural
institution. Thanks to the generous support of my employer, my position
continued throughout the remaining 1998-1999 school year as a part-time
position, leading to full-time employment once again in the summer of
1999.
I [...] feel grateful for such a wonderful opportunity. My experience
at the Winnipeg Art Gallery has been very fulfilling [...]
Jonathan Van Winkle, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- [translation]
[It was] an extremely constructive job as regards my field of study
and area of interest. I did not expect to be given so much responsibility
at the outset. I performed very well and am fully satisfied [...] Saskatchewan
is a very interesting place [...] It is a part of the country that was
completely unknown to me and to which I will certainly return [...]
Simon Turcot, Rosemere, Quebec
- What happens when you transplant a small-town girl into the jungles
of Ottawa? I would never have found the answer had it not been for my
participation in the Young Canada Works program for 1999. Not only did
the program give me the opportunity to use the skills I have spent years
in University trying to perfect, it also provided me with the chance
to experience an entirely new atmosphere.
Too often, student employment offers little more than summer activity
and the funds to continue school in the fall. This program, however,
gives students useful skills, excellent work experience and the opportunity
to learn to function in an entirely new stream of activity all at once.
It also provides the chance to decide whether or not the studies of
the past will accommodate the work of the future.
Heather Berringer, Sackville, Nova Scotia
- I was working at the Old Port of Quebec Interpretation Centre
[...] I was immersed in another language, so it really gave me
the opportunity to improve my French [...] the opportunity
to gain the confidence in dealing with another language.
I constantly talk about my experience because it was a big part
of my life [...] it was almost like a stepping stone because
it was my first period of independence.
Alexis Ewanovich, Manotick, Ontario
- Young Canada Works really helped me focus in on what education I wanted
to pursue because at the time I was just sort of floating around
in school, not knowing where to go or what to do. After my involvement
with Young Canada Works, I realized where I wanted to head in
the future [...]. I've learned so much about my own province,
its culture, and about the other historic sites in Canada and
the other national parks [...]
Bobbi Jo Bradley, Charlottetown, PEI
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