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Park Warden
Info: Allison Wright was born and raised in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador, the youngest of four children. Her mother and father, Charlotte and Frank both served in the military before leaving the service to start up their own helicopter company in 1983. Moving from Ontario to a place they both had fallen in love with during their time in the military, a small town in Labrador. Starting with a Bell 206, their business quickly expanded, growing from a husband and wife team with a hired mechanic, to a crew of 62 and a fleet of seven helicopters, including their latest prize, a Kaman K-MAX heavy lift helicopter.
As such, Allison grew up surrounded by helicopters, mechanics, natural resource explorers, and scientists of nearly all stripes. During her summers, she helped around the hangars, to working in the office, went on hunting trips with her father, and her friends. She fell in love with a Biologist over a summer, who sparked her interest in the field of outdoor sciences, which was the only lasting effect of the relationship.
She went to university for a few years, exploring environmental sciences and biology, before she realized she didn't really enjoy studying, or researching, she just loved being outdoors. A change of her classes to law enforcement and she soon joined Parks Canada with a diverse skill set that ranges from having her Helicopter License, to being an avid hunter, conservationist, and photography enthusiast.