May 1, 2026
Juliana and John say a goodbye to CPAWS
Spring has sprung, and its the season of new beginnings and closing chapters. At CPAWS, we’re saying a bittersweet goodbye to two incredible staff members: Juliana and John!
These two spent the past four months with our communications team as Social Media and Content Assistants writing blogs, creating social media posts, fooling you on April Fools, sending you Nature Club newsletters, and planning a long anticipated merch reveal!
Since tag-teaming in the comms world for CPAWS, it seemed only fitting for them to tag-team their outro in their final week.
Let’s see what these two had to say about their time here!
John’s Questions for Juliana
John: “When did you feel like you were making a real impact?”
Juliana: “When I joined Elyse and Deb on our Nature Club Snowshoe hike! So many people came out to the Living Prairie Museum and enjoyed getting outdoors in the fresh air. It felt great to see us bring people together with group outdoor activities.”
John: “What new skills or knowledge did you gain during your time?”
Juliana: “I learned that Manitoba is a coastal province! And through blog writing I also learned about National Marine Conservation Areas and why they are so important to the marine life of Hudson Bay.”
John: “How would you describe the CPAWS staff team environment?”
Juliana: “My admiration for this team just keeps on growing the more time I spend with them. The team is highly collaborative, super chatty, and always ready to help at a moment’s notice.”
John: “How has this experience changed the way you think about conservation work?”
Juliana: “Conservation work with CPAWS is intentional and multi-faceted. There’s a lot of community building and fostering trusting relationships with Indigenous and First Nations communities which takes years to develop. I came away from this experience with a deeper understanding of conservation work that happens off camera and off social media.
Juliana’s Questions for John
Juliana “What one animal fact stays living in your head rent free?”
John: “That male seahorses give birth!”
Juliana: “How will you take what you learned at CPAWS Manitoba into your next professional or personal adventure?”
John: “I’ll carry forward a stronger awareness of how conservation efforts led by organizations like CPAWS Manitoba protect and enhance natural, outdoor spaces, and how that work directly supports the well-being of communities and ecosystems alike.”
Juliana: “How has your perspective on Manitoba’s lands and waters, or potholes, changed since working here?”
John: “It takes a lot of effort for a place to be protected.”
Juliana: “If Chelsea, Katie, you, and I were a Manitoba animal, what would we be and why?”
John: “I would say wolves, they usually work together as a pack. This highly intelligent and sociable animal reflects our work as a group towards working to protect Manitoba’s land and waters.”
Juliana: “Be honest, which do you like more: marine mondays or wildlife wednesdays?”
John: “Tough choice but I’ll go with marine mondays. Love me a good ocean space.”
Farewell, Friends!
Aaaaand that’s a wrap! The past four months have flown by for all of us CPAWS staff, and we could not have been able to do it all without the hard work of John and Juliana. They’ve been behind the scenes of social media posts, newsletters, blogs, ad campaigns, and merch planning. We will truly miss their individual talents and combined energy for nature!