Park Leaders Show : Park Ranger | National Park | State Park | Leadership

Bradley Fauteux is the Managing Director of Ontario Parks, and the first international guest of the Park Leaders Show. After a stint as a professional musician, Bradley began a career in Government and has become the ultimate generalist.  Fauteux had been working towards the job of Managing Director for ten years. He spent those years acquiring the skills he would need for the job and building a network of friends, colleagues, and acquaintances to learn from. Fauteux is only the fourth person to serve as Managing Director of Ontario Parks. He is also the Chairman of the Canadian Parks Council. Fauteux discusses some of the programs Ontario Parks has had success with: Learn to Camp program helps first time campers learn the basics so they can enjoy the outdoors. Nine Thousand campers have  participated in the the program with 75% rate of return and 98% satisfaction rate. The Learn to Camp program won the Provincial Tourism Innovator of the Year Award. The Life Jacket Loaner program designed to prevent drowning