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CALGARY, Sept. 28, 2016 /CNW/ - On Friday, September 30th WestJet and Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) will host Mentoring Matters Day at WestJet locations across Canada. Media are invited to witness as WestJet employees from airports in Ontario spend their day mentoring youth from BBBS by showing them the ins and outs of the aviation industry.
Catch the kids in action as they learn what it's like to work in the airport environment including being a Customer Service Agent, aircraft mechanic, a flight attendant, member of the ground crew, a baggage handler and more*.
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City/Province |
Time |
Photo Op |
Location/Contact |
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Kitchener –Waterloo, ON |
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Group photo Tour of airport Meet and greet |
Region of Waterloo International Airport - WestJet 4881 Fountain Street North Mary Yasui |
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London, ON |
10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
Meet and greet Airport tour Customer Service Agent |
London International Airport - WestJet 1750 Crumlin Road Emelie Minchenzie |
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Ottawa, ON |
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
Group photos Guest services manager Bag tagger Airport tour Meet with tech ops |
Ottawa International Airport – WestJet 1000 Airport Parkway Sabrina Pelkey
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Thunder Bay, ON |
10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
Group photo Fire hall tour Customer Service Agent Aircraft crew meet and greet |
Thunder Bay International Airport - WestJet 160 - 100 Princess St Nathalie Sitar |
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Toronto, ON |
1:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Group photo Tour of airport Kiosk greeter Bag tagger Tour of oversized baggage |
Toronto Pearson International Airport - WestJet Terminal 3 6301 Silver Dart Drive Francesca Care / Natasha Vias |
WestJet's #MentoringMatters Day is in support of Big Brothers Big Sisters month running September 1st to 30th when BBBS celebrates the power and impact of mentoring.
*Positions are dependent on the airport and mentor.
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