Justis Stevens
Natural Forces Solar
Location
Cape Breton, NS
Description
Justis has been employed with Natural Forces Solar as a Field Service Project Coordinator since April 2022, initially joining the company as a Solar Panel Installer in 2021. He’s also been serving part time in the Canadian Forces Reserves with his home unit; The Cape Breton highlanders since 2015.
During this time, he’s undertaken a 6 month deployment with the 2nd Royal Canadian Regiment to Latvia in 2018 and was award the Special Service Medal that recognizes those who have performed a service under exceptional circumstance, and has recently graduated his next military career progression course, Primary Leadership Qualification in 2021 and was awarded the Top-Candidate award for his efforts and dedication.
It is through his tenors within the military that garnered him the opportunity to work within the renewable energy sector.Justis is a Mi’kmaq currently living in Unama’ki, also known as Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Mi’kmaq is his first language and the primary language spoken at home and to friends and community members. He has ambitions to sustain his home reserve of Eskasoni First Nation with green energy and to bring awareness to sources of green energy and climate action.