Employee Spotlight: Get to Know the Team
Kathy-Lynn Morrish
Environmental and Indigenous Community Support Specialist
Meet Kathy-Lynn Morrish, Environmental and Indigenous Community Support Specialist, a 2017 addition to our Blue Heron Environmental team.
Kathy-Lynn holds an Honours Bachelor of Science in Environmental Biology and Technology from Nipissing University and brings over 15 years of experience in environmental compliance within the mining sector. Her expertise spans environmental management systems, permitting, and regulatory reporting, as well as the delivery of technical and community-based training programs.
Kathy has built meaningful relationships with Indigenous communities across Canada, supporting consultation processes and environmental stewardship initiatives. With a strong background in field monitoring, audits, and Mine Closure Plan development, Kathy-Lynn combines technical precision with a deep understanding of community perspectives.
We asked Kathy-Lynn Morrish to answer a few questions to help our clients get to know her better.
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?
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART ABOUT BEING An ENVIRONMENTAL AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY SUPPORT SPECIALIST?
I love taking what I have learned during my time in the mining industry and from my permitting experience and transferring that into ways to support the needs of Indigenous communities to protect their interests and values.
I really enjoy reviewing environmental reports and documents with Indigenous values in mind to identify risks that the community may not have considered.
WHAT IS ONE MYTH ABOUT BEING AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY SUPPORT SPECIALIST THAT YOU’D LIKE TO CLEAR UP?
I don’t think there are specific myths since it’s a fairly unique job title, but I’m sure there are a lot of people who don’t believe that western science / management systems are possible to adjust to accommodate indigenous ways of thinking and living.
My job is to bring that overlap to the table as often as I can, and my goal is to serve as a bridge between them.
WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST JOB?
IF YOU COULD PICK UP ANY NEW SKILL IN AN INSTANT, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
GOT ANY FAVORITE QUOTES?
The only stupid question is one that you don’t ask. (Every student I’ve ever had has heard me say this).
At this point, I don’t know if I came up with it, or if I should be giving someone else credit.
WHAT’S SOMETHING YOU WANT TO DO IN THE NEXT YEAR THAT YOU’VE NEVER DONE BEFORE?
Travel alone.
I hear it’s a great experience to get out in the world on your own and see what you’re made of, and how you experience things without influence from others.
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE PLACE YOU’VE EVER VISITED?
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