Photograph By Dean Robertson Photograph By Dean Robertson
Finding the right path. My dad taking my son for a a walk, teaching him “the ways.” Photograph By Dean Robertson
My son and I enjoying nature and him getting some lessons on how to make smoked tea. Photograph By Dean Robertson
My boy Emmet telling me to get supper. In time he will know the “when and the how.” Photograph By Dean Robertson
My uncle took this picture of the Nelson River right outside the house we grew up in back in Norway House. Photograph By Dean Robertson To say the least, the past few years have been a journey in self-discovery and self-improvement as “education” is said to be one of the great equalizers! As such, some paths in life find us before we find them, and that is usually because we are too busy looking ahead instead of looking around! When you begin
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“UCN is tremendously grateful to the government of Manitoba and the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Manitoba who have supported the expansion of our DPN [Diploma in Practical Nursing] program to Thompson,” said UCN academic and research vice-president Dr. Dan Smith. “UCN could not offer this program without their support and guidance.” Health and Seniors Care Minister Heather Stefanson said there is more demand for licensed practical nurses in Northern Manitoba and that having the program offered in Thompson will benefit the entire health care system while Advanced Education and Immigration Minister Wayne Ewasko said the program is helping UCN fulfill its mandate of providing education aligned with Manitoba’s workforce needs.
Photograph By Ramsey Cook Photograph By Ramsey Cook Photograph By Ramsey Cook
Ramsey Cook determining some species-specific measurements with a caliper in the Wildlife Management Lab at the University College of the North campus in The Pas. Photograph By Ramsey Cook Tansi! My name is Ramsey Cook and I am from Split Lake. I belong to Tataskweyak Cree Nation. It was here my grandparents Eve and Joseph Keeper and my uncles raised me to appreciate “wildlife” … and to understand the importance of practical learning while living in nature. Daily chores included hauling water, cutting wood, checking nets and feeding the dogs. As a child, it was fun and I fought to stay out of school, but grandma would usually have me dressed before I was even awake! On occasion, though, I stayed home, and on one of these rare days, I remember a conversation with my Grandpa Joseph as though it were yesterday! He s
“Taking the health care support worker training is my best opportunity to start working in the health care field,” said program graduate Kanwaljeet Gill in a UCN press release. “I am very grateful to UCN and hospital management staff for creating this short period training opportunity.” Offering the program can help alleviate stresses on a health care system overburdened as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, said UCN Dean of Health Dr. Vicki Zeran. “It’s important that UCN helps in any way possible during these trying times,” Zeran said. CEO Helga Bryant said the NRHA looks forward to working with recent and future graduates at a time when their skills are greatly needed in northern communities.