Turnabout Avenue Place

Lovely to see a young entrepreneur relax after a day of work.

Thats a wrap folks! See you next year for Lemonade Day Northern Alberta !

Come and enjoy our local and free summer festival in theTown of Athabasca in the Athabasca County where we meet on the historic Athabacsa Landing Riverfront. Join us River Rats Festival 2026. Celebrating 30 years of Rocking the River Stage.

A heartfelt thank you to our nurses and healthcare professionals.

Happy Nurse’s Week to every single nurse out there. 🤍

This week is more than flowers, thank you cards, free coffee, and calling nurses “superheroes.”
Because the truth is: we are not superheroes. We are human beings.

Human beings who get tired, break down in silence, and carry physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion home after every shift while still showing up to care for others.

Nursing is more than medications, charting, bandages, and cleaning people up.

It’s being stretched beyond our limits.
It’s carrying responsibilities we were never fully trained, supported, or compensated for, yet learning anyway because if we don’t step up, nobody else will.

It’s missing holidays, birthdays, meals, sleep, and time with our families just to help someone else’s loved one make it back home.

And when we finally ask for help for safer staffing, better patient care, safer working conditions, fair compensation, and protection from workplace violence, too often our voices are ignored.

The reality is heartbreaking.
Many nurses are leaving the profession they once loved because the system continues to drain the very people holding it together.

Yet despite all of that… we still show up.

We show up on your best days and your worst days.
We advocate for you when you cannot speak for yourself.
We push you to keep fighting when you feel like giving up.
We celebrate your healing quietly while carrying countless losses privately.

So this Nurse’s Week, don’t just appreciate nurses for one week.

See us. Hear us. Protect us. Fight for us the way we fight for you every single day.

Because just like our patients, nurses also need care too.

To all my fellow nurses: I see your sacrifices, your exhaustion, your strength, and the love you continue to give despite everything.

Happy Nurse’s Week. 🤍

Jennifer Sharron’s journey at Northern Lakes College (NLC) demonstrates how transformative education can empower individuals to redefine their futures. As a dedicated homeschooling mom and former bookkeeping professional, Jennifer sought a flexible learning environment that would allow her to advance her career while remaining actively involved in her family’s life. Reflecting on her decision to enrol, she explains: “I enrolled at Northern Lakes College because I was looking for an option to advance in my career while still being able to homeschool my children and continue to work.”

Read Jennifer's full story: https://www.northernlakescollege.ca/about-us/nlc-stories/post/jennifers-story-from-student-advocacy-to-a-future-in-law