Pembroke Campus alumna fights wildfires to preserve Canada’s parks

Maggie Maloney takes a selfie with a wildfire helicopter in the background.

July 18 marks Canada’s Parks Day, a celebration of the beauty and importance of Canada’s national, provincial and local parks. The day is meant to serve as an opportunity for people to get outdoors, decompress and engage with the natural world around them. Today, we celebrate our parks — as well as the people who protect them.

For Environmental Technician graduate Maggie Maloney, the journey from the Pembroke Campus’ classrooms to the frontlines of the wildfires at Wood Buffalo National Park in the Northwest Territories was a clear one.

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