MineralsEd: Quarry and Concrete Tour

WORK EXPERIENCE FOR GRADE 11 & 12

MineralsEd: Cox Station Quarry & Rempel Brothers Concrete Tour October 30, 2014  s

MineralsEd is partnering with Mainland Sand & Gravel Ltd and Rempel Brothers Concrete to run a field trip for Grade 11 & 12 students enrolled in WORK EXPERIENCE or SSAP programs to Cox Station Quarry on Sumas Mountain and the Rempel Brothers Concrete Plant in Abbotsford.   Cox Station produces crushed stone aggregate that is sold locally for large and small construction projects. 

Mainland currently employs 100 people in a wide range of jobs from accountants to haul truck drivers, sales experts and HD mechanics. 

 

Rempel produces ready-mix concrete products that are made with aggregate and used primarily for the residential construction industry.  They employ dozens of people in their operations around the Fraser Valley, from batchmen, to mixer drivers, salespeople and trades.

SD42 teacher Andrew Kowal will lead this trip from Vancouver.   The quarry tour will include: Pit operations, the portable processing plant, the load-out dock on the Fraser River and the machine shops.   The concrete plant tour will include: the stockpiles, batch plant, loader and scale, office and machine shop. 

Details:

·        Students must be nominated by their teacher and must be enrolled in Work Experience or SSAP
·        Parent/guardian permission is required
·        Transportation from Vancouver and points east is provided
         Depart:  Vancouver PNE Park & Ride, Hastings & Windermere 7:00am sharp
         Pick-up1:  Langley (Colossus Langley Cinemas parking lot) 7:45am
         Pick-up 2: Abbotsford (Whatcom Rd & Hwy1) 8:15 am sharp
         Return: PNE (Vancouver) 4:30p, (earlier for Abbotsford & Langley)
·        Bring your own snacks, water and lunch
·        The tour is largely outdoors.  Dress prepared for fall (cool, wet) weather.

Registration: Download forms at http://www.MineralsEd.ca/s/OutreachProgram.asp

Cost: $25.00 deposit is required to hold your spot.  You may phone in credit card information (604-682-5477 ext 1).

 
Registration Deadline:  Your forms and deposit must be received by October 23.

 

see Ms. Watson or Ms. Abad

Mt. Seymour - Volunteer Opportunities

 

Seasonal Snow School Volunteer Opportunities

 

Mt. Seymour requires volunteers to assist their professional instructors with lesson programs for skiers and snowboarders ages 4-6. 

 

Program operates from January 12^th to March 6^th on:

-mornings and afternoon during weekends

-daily during the Christmas and Spring Break periods

-evenings on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from Jan 13 to Mar 10.

 

Qualifications:

•  minimum 15 years old (14 with letter from parent or guardian)

•  intermediate skiing or snowboarding abilities

•  must have ski/snowboard equipment

•  must enjoy working with 4-6 year old children

•  friendly

 

JOIN NOW to get the following program benefits:

•  participation in Professional Instructor Training

•  all staff benefits as per the employee handbook/perks sheet

•  uniform jacket

•  complimentary staff pass (minimum 100 hours volunteering + 2 training days)

 

Contact:

Jonathan Mosley, jmosley@mountseymour.com , 604-986-2261  hr@mtseymour.ca

 

see Ms. Watson or Ms. Abad

 

 

Info Meeting - RCMP Youth Academy

RCMP Youth Academy

 

An Invitation to students in Grades 10, 11  and 12 and their parents/guardians to attend an Information Meeting on

 October 22, 2014

7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Education Services Centre
Oceanview Room on the 5th Floor
2121 Lonsdale Avenue
North Vancouver BC

Parents and students do not have to sign up for this meeting.

The RCMP Youth Academy gives students a unique opportunity to experience police training and simulated police work.

Lynn Valley Care Centre

Work Experience Opportunity

For Students (age 16 to 18)

 

Lynn Valley Care Centre needs High School Students to volunteer throughout the school year.

 

Students should be interested in helping and working with elderly Residents through visits, doing simple activities or games, doing “Tea Times”, giving mealtime assistance or assist the elderly Residents in various ways or provide “Security” for those in the facility.

 

Requirements:

•       Application Form

•       Reference Form

•       Criminal Record Check

(please get the forms from Ms. Abad or Ms. Watson)

 

Since the processing of the Criminal Record Check takes several weeks, students who are interested in our volunteer program need to be encouraged to get that done promptly. Interview appointments for volunteering at Lynn Valley Care Centre are not made until after the student has received the Criminal Record Check Report back from the police, at which time the student then calls me to set up that appointment.

 

Contact:

Eunice Kruse                                                  604-982-3709    

Coordinator of Volunteers @ LVCC          ekruse@nsph.ca

 

TD Discover Days - Grades 10 -12

 

 

Child and Family Research Institute

 

At TD Discovery Days in Health Science, students explore a variety of careers in medicine and health sciences, interacting with researchers, clinicians and educators in their real-life work setting.

 

December 2, 2014

Full day event –

consists of lecture, hands-on workshops and

career panel discussion

 

Registration is now open online. Student has to be nominated by a teacher -

please see Ms. Watson. Nomination will be accepted on first-come, first-serve basis.

 

 

or see Ms. Abad

 

2014 Motion Picture & New Media Career Expo

 

Registration is now open!
 

 

Wednesday October 22, 2014
11 am - 5 pm

at the Roundhouse (181 Roundhouse Mews)

admission is free - pre-register

at www.career-expo.ca 

This will be the seventh Career Expo!
Returning this year will be UBCP, providing updates on what's going on in acting community, and Fusion Cine, with demonstrations of the latest equipment.
MPC, Nerd Corps, and CG Masters will also be present again in addition to Rainmaker, providing details on post-production and visual effects.

CONTACT ROB NEILSON AT (604) 684-8429 FOR MORE INFORMATION

DCM SUMMER CONCERTS -- VOLUNTEERS

Deep Cove Music Entertainment

is putting on SUMMER CONCERTS and need VOLUNTEERS

 

 

 

Volunteers for various events:

 

1.       DCM Showdown 2014:  Sunday, June 8, 2014 @ Cap U

2.  DCM Recital: Saturday, June 21, 2014 at Seymour United Church

3.  Cates Park Concert Series: Saturdays in July and August (exact dates can be sent by our Musart Team info@musart.ca )

 

4.  Deep Cove Daze: 

• Friday, August 22, 2014 :  Equipment pick up
• Saturday, August 23, 2014:  Event Set up
• Sunday, August 24, 2014: Running of the Event and Tear Down
• Monday, August 25, 2014:  Equipment Return

 

For more information, contact: 
info@deepcovemusic.com


or see Ms. Abad or Ms. Watson

SUMMER VOLUNTEERS - BOOK BUDDIES

North Vancouver District Public Library

 

Book Buddies is a library program that helps children aged 6-11 who need support and encouragement in maintaining and improving their reading skills. Children are matched with a teen volunteer, and during ½ hour sessions once a week for six weeks the Book Buddies read aloud to each other, choose appropriate books to take home and do literacy-based activities such as word games.

Book Buddies volunteers:

• Are entering grades 10, 11,or 12
• Enjoy working with younger children, including those with learning disabilities or who have English as a second language
• Are enthusiastic about reading, and can model  reading as an enjoyable activity
• Are patient , supportive and willing to try different ways of engaging children who may be shy or reluctant in a non-judgemental, welcoming environment
• Are able to communicate clearly, effectively and courteously with children, parents, library staff and fellow Book Buddies
• Keep schedules, notes and statistics; write reports; operate simple office machinery

Time Commitment:

Lynn Valley Branch           10:00 am – 12:00 pm       Tuesdays          July 8 –August12

Parkgate Branch                10:00 am – 12:00 pm       Wednesdays   July 9 – August 13
Capilano Branch                10:00 am – 12:00 pm        Fridays             July 11- August 15

 

You need to be able to commit to ONE location for at least 4 of the six weeks, and to come to a training session at Lynn Valley Main Library on Thursday July 3 10:00 am-12:00 pm. You can earn up to 14 hours of volunteer work.

Volunteers will rely on library staff for training, supervision, emergency assistance and advice regarding reading selections.

Volunteers must complete a criminal record check.  Please submit a cover letter and resume by June 26 to:

For any questions, please contact:

Alison Campbell                                                                         Phone 604.990.5800 ext 8118  
Outreach Coordinator for Children and Teens                    Fax  604.984.7600
North Vancouver District Public Library                                alicam@nvdpl.ca
1277 Lynn Valley Road   V7J 2A1


see Ms. Abad or Ms. Watson

Volunteers - Scotiabank Half-Marathon

       Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada

invites you to volunteer on

June 22, 2014

7:45 am to 11am

 

 

                 We are still looking for WATER STATION CREW for our water station located on Beach Avenue near Bidwell Street. If you are interested in volunteering at this station, please fill out the  Scotiabank Half Marathon volunteer form and e-mail the signed document to atul.gadhia@lls.org or fax it back at 604-733-2848.

 

                 Get your forms from Ms. Abad or Ms. Watson

 

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Spend a week at SIGGRAPH

Spend a Week at the biggest, baddest, coolest computer graphics conference/festival/show/extravaganza IN THE WORLD

August 10-14

Vancouver Convention Centre

 

It's FREE, you will have a full week's exposure to the best of computer graphics and interactive techniques, and you get to see and do it all with your very own Pioneer Mentor - an experienced industry pro.

The SIGGRAPH annual conference is the world's largest conference in computer graphics and interactive techniques, now in its 41st year. The Pioneers Mentoring Program was established in 2003, and aims to attract students aged 16+ who may not otherwise consider a career in technology.

 

Students are given a free, full-access pass to the entire week of SIGGRAPH 2014 (a value of nearly $1000), and are connected with a mentor who will work with them before, during and after the conference.

 

Expectations for Selected Students:

• you need to have at least a C GPA
• attend a full sampling of SIGGRAPH events.
• use your mentor to learn more about the conference and the history and direction of computer graphics.
• write a one to two page summary of your experience and how it's impacted you. You'll send your summary to your mentor.

An application must be requested by June 13, and the application deadline is July 1.   Kathleen Milnes at kmilnes@otis.edu (she will email you the application form)

 

For more information, please contact:

Brie Chauncey

Special Projects Officer

GRAND NCE | Graphics, Animation and New Media

Network of Centres of Excellence

685 Great Northern Way, Vancouver, BC V5T 0C6

778-370-1044 | grand-nce.ca / brie_chauncey@gnwc.ca

or see Ms. Abad or Ms. Watson