Canadian Ranger returns from staffing junior exercise in B.C.
It was a unique experience in British Columbia for Dr. Dionne Tatlow of La Ronge, who participated as a staff member in a Junior Canadian Ranger Basic Enhanced Training Session.
The exercise was held June 30 to July 11 in Victoria and Strathcona Park Lodge, where more than 100 Junior Canadian Rangers from across the western provinces gathered to conduct challenging and fun outdoor activities in a safe environment. The junior rangers were between the ages of 12 to 18 and they came from 25 remote, isolated or coastal communities.
“I knew about the program, but I hadn’t been involved with it at all prior to going to Victoria,” Tatlow, who has been a Canadian Ranger for two years, said. “It just kind of happened by chance. I was talking with our warrant officer who commands our ranger patrol, and he offered the opportunity to me and I thought it sounded like a lot of fun, so I took him up on it.”
Tatlow stated the first three days were reserved for staff members and mentors to receive the necessary training for the program. The youth arrived July 3 and, once they did, she noted they all became acquainted at the CFB Esquimalt naval base. The following day they travelled to Strathcona Park Lodge.
