First Participants of Environmental Water Internship Graduate

Sadbury, Ontario, October 8, 2025 (Globe Newswire) – the first six participants in large -scale internships on environmental water resources can now call themselves graduates. The company Water First Education and Training, Inc. (Water First) launched an internship in ecological water in cooperation with Mommy, the Council of the Northern Coast tribes, in July 2024.

Within the framework of the 15-month program, trainees have passed a number of skills and technical training based on joint consultations and evaluating community priorities. Together with partners from the community, these programs strengthen the local potential for managing water and fish resources, as well as in the influence of industry and climate change. The indigenous communities throughout the country are unpromisingly suffering from a deterioration in the state of the environment. Water First works with communities who consider training and education to be one of the ways to solve these problems.

Environmental Water trainees learn to use equipment for monitoring the quality of water under the guidance of Water First coaches.

For Alexandra Nolan, participants in the Garden River First Nation, the internship gave her the opportunity to combine scientific principles with traditional knowledge and teachings. “One of my favorite moments during the internship was communication with other people who sought to solve problems related to climate change and worked together on solving environmental problems, while maintaining the opportunity to include the exercises transmitted from generation to generation.”

During the field seminar, the interior Alexander Nolan (left) takes a sample of water as part of the internship program for ecological waters.

Nolan also appreciates a significant increase in the potential that the program gives in its community. “When the community members have skills and experience to participate in environmental projects, they do not need to turn to third parties.”

The graduation and ceremony went to Laurentian Lodge in Elliot Lake, Ontario, where family members, friends and supporters gathered to congratulate the graduates. Allan Moffat, Chief Executive Director of the Council of the Northern Coast tribes, noted the importance of completing the internship: “The pilot program of internships on environmental water resources turned out to be a great success! Mamawan is proud to cooperate with Water First, paving the path for this important initiative and developing water resources and the development of skills in our communities. The achievements of our interns who worked hard and demonstrated devotion to the cause throughout this way. “

Graduates celebrate graduation together with members of the Water FIRST and NSTC community

Four of the six graduates of the EnvironMental Water Internship program celebrate the graduation ceremony with Water First coaches, members and leaders of the community of the Northern Coast of the Tribal Council, as well as their families.

John Millar, the executive director and founder of Water First, said: “We are delighted with the success of the internship and the amazing work that this group of interns did. We worked with the advice of the northern coasts in the past and knew that this suitable place to launch – our model was completely based on mutual training and significant cooperation, and the community was very generous to support experience and experience and experience employees of the department of land resources and resources throughout the way. “

The internship received accreditation of the organization of the ecological quarry of Canada (Eco Canada), a leading supplier of employment services in the field of environmental in Canada. Graduates received nationally recognized Code of Canada in the field of water quality, environmental data and fish preservation. This title gives participants an advantage in terms of future career, offering a greater recognition of their powers by potential employers.

At the end of training, participants become part of the Water First graduates, where they can communicate with other former interns and find information related to their industry and career, including mentoring possibilities, ads of ads and further certification possibilities.

Looking into the future, Alexander Nolan sees in the internship the basis for further education and career in the environmental sphere. “I know what I do, it will be the protection of water.”

Water First congratulates the first ecological water internship and hopes for the beginning of the next internship in the spring of 2026.

About Water First Education & Training Inc. (Water first):
Water First is a registered Canadian charitable organization that works together with the communities of indigenous peoples to solve problems related to water, through education, training and constructive cooperation. Since 2009, Water First cooperates with more than 95 communities of indigenous peoples living in lands now known as Canada, simultaneously supporting young people and young people from among the indigenous peoples in building a career in the field of water sciences. Learn more: www.waterfirst.ngo.

About Mamawain, the tribal council of the northern shore:
Mamawan, the Council of the North Coast tribes (NSTC) represents seven indigenous peoples (FN). This is Batchevan FN, Garden River FN, Thessalon FN, Mississaga FN, snake river FN, Sagomam Anishnavbek and Atecamekheng Anishinavbek. All indigenous peoples are located along the northern shore of Lake Guron within the zone of action of the Robinson-Guron agreement. The Secretariat of the Council of Tribes of the Northern Coast is a corporate unit of this team of indigenous peoples. The NSTC mandate consists in assisting and facilitating the activities of member communities of the Council of Tribes of the North Coast. Thus, which contributes to the cultural, spiritual, political, economic, environmental and social well-being of the indigenous peoples. Learn more: https://mamaweswen.com/

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