Students from around Kelowna stepped out of the classroom and into the workforce, on Wednesday.
As part of National Take Our Kids to Work Day, junior high school students spend the day in everything from the boots of a police officer, the hardhat of a construction worker to the bunker gear of a firefighter.
Those were just a few of the jobs that students were able to take part in as a way to understand the diverse career opportunities that are available to them in the future.
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<p><p>The full day’s schedule included scenarios, demonstrations and presentations from a variety of departments, including traffic services, general duty investigations, Police Dog Services, the Southeast District Tactical Team, the Southeast District Emergency Response Team (ERT) and emergency telecoms operators.</p>
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While at the Kelowna Fire Department Grade 9 students tried their hand at carrying a fire-hose, rappelling, climbing the truck’s ladder and even putting out a controlled burn.
Take Our Kids to Work Day happens annually on the first Wednesday of November.
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