Category Archives: Ongoing Opportunities

Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities; regularly scheduled (daily/weekly/bi-weekly/monthly/etc), annual special event/seasonal roles with member organizations.

Volunteer Opportunity | Start your volunteer career with Banff National Park

Learn! Do! Connect! Celebrate!

The Banff National Park Volunteer Program has trails to endless connections, rivers of flowing energy and a mountain of opportunities!

Choose your own adventure and have a volunteer career with Parks Canada – Volunteer to be a PARK STEWARD in Banff National Park!

Here are some of the exciting opportunities available to volunteers:

PARK STEWARD
Trail Hosts, Trail Ambassadors, Trail Stewards, Heritage Hosts, Assistant Hike Leader, Cave & Basin Ambassadors, Learn to Camp, Backcountry Special Projects, Invasive Plant ID & Removal and more!

SPECIAL EVENTS
Parks Day, Canada Day, Citizenship Ceremony and more!

VIRTUAL VOLUNTEERING PROJECTS
Wildlife photo Classification, Research & Monitoring & Science projects, etc

SPECIAL SKILLS VOLUNTEERS
Photographers, Videographers, etc

 

Apply to be a PARK STEWARD VOLUNTEER today!

Deadline to apply is Feb 1, 2012 – email Tina Barzo for the full position description and a Volunteer Application form.

Number of Volunteers Needed: 25+
Time Commitment: approx 50 hrs in 2012

contact: Tina Barzo

email: tina.barzo@pc.gc.ca
phone: 403-763-7036
website: www.pc.gc.ca/banff-volunteer

 

Volunteer Opportunity | Canmore Nordic Centre

VOLUNTEERING AT THE  CANMORE NORDIC CENTRE PROVINCIAL PARK

Book your summer volunteer project now!

We are currently taking customized bookings for groups of 10 or more.  Beyond the personal rewards of volunteer, for every 20 hours of volunteer work we give a free season pass and 25 hours gets you a Biathlon Range annual pass!

Check out our informative Volunteer Brochure

To book your group, email: Canmore.NordicCentre@gov.ab.ca

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We are mountain bikers, cross-country skiers, biathletes, disc golfers, orienteerers, runners and hikers. We come from all walks of life and many different demographic groups. We all have one thing in common; we are lovers of the outdoors and care deeply for the preservation of our beautiful wilderness playground.

The Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park is committed to trail maintenance and new trail development. Local involvement in trail care is an essential part of keeping the Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park beautiful. So come out and do some work or hang out with fellow outdoor enthusiasts and be a part of keeping our trail system one to be proud of.

If you are not able to participate in trail care crew duties, there are many more options to chose from wildlife monitoring to welcoming guests to the Day Lodge. Feel free to inquire about these opportunities or propose one that would fit your desires and abilities.

If you have a little spare time and would like to give something back to the Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park, please consider volunteering with us!

Rocky Mountain Volunteer Fair

Check out the current and upcoming volunteer opportunities in Banff and the Bow Valley at the first ever Rocky Mountain Volunteer Fair.

Event details are in the poster below – there will be an eco-friendly discussion panel at the event at 3pm featuring 4 local experts more information on that will follow.

If you are an organization and interested in having a table at the event to recruit volunteers and share you organizations message check for more info here and/or register your organization here.


BanffLife | Pasta Night at the HUB

Pasta Nights at the Community HUB!

Commitment: One-day-at-a-Time / Weekly Volunteer Opportunity
Role: Food prep & food service
Benefits: Social + fun + yummy food

Description of the Event:

Come by the Banff Rotary Community HUB every Wednesday from 5-8 to help serve Spaghetti Dinner. Volunteering for this evening is easy AND a great way to meet new people and to get the inside scoop on all of BanffLIFE’s amazing events and activities!

The Banff Rotary Community HUB is located at 302 Buffalo Street (right across from the CIBC) You can also drop-in to sign up to volunteer and see what else BanffLIFE has to offer!

Check out BanffLIFE’s awesome monthly Calendar of events!!


To Volunteer or for Information Contact:

Christine
Program Coordinator, BanffLIFE

email: banfflife@banff.ca
website: www.banff.ca/work_in_banff/banff_life.htm