Helping Develop Indigenous Youth into Tomorrow’s Leaders, 20 Years and Counting
OYEP has been facilitating education, training and work opportunities to over 500 Indigenous youth from 103 communities across Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Nunavut since 2000.
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Aug. 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Members of the media are invited to join us for our 20th anniversary celebration of OYEP, a program which helps provide opportunities for Indigenous youths across Canada.
WHEN
Saturday, August 24, 2019, from 12-5 p.m.
WHO
Outland, a division of Dexterra
WHERE
1450 Nakina Drive, Thunder Bay, ON P4C4W1
WHY
OYEP has been facilitating education, training and work opportunities to over 500 Indigenous youth from 103 communities across Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Nunavut since 2000. We’re proud to celebrate the successful conclusion of our 20th year of delivery.
HOW
OYEP is a local, community-driven initiative operated by Outland which works towards equity and opportunity for Indigenous youth through education, training and work opportunities. Youth are fully immersed in a natural resource-based work culture, including safety training, time management, remote and rotational work schedules and work-life balance.
Select members of the OYEP delivery team will be available for media interviews. Photo opportunities will be made available as time permits.
For more information about OYEP, visit http://outland.ca/OYEP.
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Cody Johnstone Dexterra 4166976146 [email protected]