BHE Spotlight: Michael Hoven

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Michael Hoven

Environmental Technician

Meet Michael Hoven, Environmental Technician a recent full-time hire to our Compliance and Technical Services department.

Michael first joined us as a summer student in 2022, gaining hands-on experience in surface water and groundwater sampling at various mining operations. After completing secondary school, he continued to build his skills by working alongside Senior Technicians on large-scale monitoring projects, all while pursuing his Environmental Technician program at Fleming College.

Now a full-time member of the team, Michael follows in the footsteps of his father, Dwayne Hoven, who worked with Blue Heron for over a decade.

We asked Michael Hoven to answer a few questions to help our clients get to know him better.

Our Team

We continue to share the stories of the remarkable additions to our hard-working team at Blue Heron Environmental (BHE). In the past few  years, we’ve hired a number of new professionals to help reach new heights for our business.

To showcase the people who make up Blue Heron, we sat down with team members to ask them a few questions about their professional career — and a few personal ones too.

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HOW DID YOU FIRST LEARN ABOUT BLUE HERON ENVIRONMENTAL?

I first learned about Blue Heron from my father, who worked for Blue Heron in the past.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART ABOUT BEING An Environmental Technician?

My favourite part about being an environmental technician is the amount of time im able to spend outdoors as I’ve always enjoyed being outside.

WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST JOB?

The first job I had was as a cart pusher for Loblaws.

IF YOU COULD PICK UP ANY NEW SKILL IN AN INSTANT, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

If I could pick any new skill instantly it would be to learn a new language. In school I took many of my courses in French and I always wished high school in Ontario would offer more than just French and English.

WHAT’S SOMETHING YOU WANT TO DO IN THE NEXT YEAR THAT YOU’VE NEVER DONE BEFORE?

Within the next year or two I would like to visit Europe, preferably Greece.

In high school I had a trip planned for Greece and Italy however it was canceled due to COVID and ever since I’ve always wanted to visit.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE PLACE YOU’VE EVER VISITED?

My favorite place I have visited is Punta Cana, it was an incredible trip and a great break from the Canadian winters.