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Winter 2023 Access to Care award recipients

Posted May 6th, 2023

The 2023 Access to Care award recipients include:

 
SCHOLARSHIP
  • Savannah Fuller, Yukon, Western College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Tannicka Reeves, Yukon, Western College of Veterinary Medicine

BURSARIES

  • Georgia Bouchard-Dawson, Northwest Territories, Thompson Rivers University
  • Alison Paige Buckland, Northwest Territories, Thompson Rivers University
  • Jessie Olson, Northwest Territories, Dalhousie University
  • Madison Penney, Northwest Territories, University of Alberta
  • Enooyaq Sudlovenick, Nunavut, University of Manitoba
PET FIRST AID TRAINING
  • Tina Anupun, Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories
  • Kayly Deneron, Acho Dene Koe (Fort Liard), Northwest Territories
  • Assol Kubeisinova, Gjoa Haven, Nunavut
  • Amy Lalonde, Kugluktuk, Nunavut
  • Natasha Peyton Kuliktana, Kugluktuk, Nunavut
  • Sarah Sagiaktuk, Kimmirut, Nunavut
  • Jocelyn Skeard, Pehdzeh Ki (Wrigley), Northwest Territories

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