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NATURAL RESOURCES--STUDENT EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM ----------------------------------------------------------------- Approximately 260 forestry related jobs will be available for Nova Scotia students this summer, Natural Resources Minister Eleanor Norrie said today as she announced details of the Student Internship Employment Program. "Under the resource enhancement fund, the province is providing a budget of $700,000 for this program," said Mrs. Norrie, "It will provide 10 weeks of work for 260 high school and university students from mid-June until late August." Under the program, high school and post-secondary students, who are Nova Scotia residents and are 16 years of age or older, are eligible for the jobs. Applications are available at Department of Natural Resources' offices across the province and at Canada Employment Centres. Deadline for receipt of applications is May 24. Students employed under the program will assist department staff in a variety of projects such as forest renewal, wildlife research, forest protection, boundary line clearing and maintenance, and other forestry related activities. "As well as providing summer jobs for 260 students, it gives them some work experience and serves as a good introduction to possible careers in forestry or related fields," Mrs. Norrie said. In addition to the student internship jobs, Mrs. Norrie said the Economic Renewal Agency has, again this year, provided $300,000 to help offset the cost of 130 seasonal jobs in provincial parks operated by the Department of Natural Resources. -30- Contact: Blain Henshaw 902-424-5252 trp May 01, 1996 - 4:15 p.m.