When it comes to saving and investing, it can be intimating to navigate the terminology. Get a primer on the Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA). Amanda McKay, Branch Manager and Mutual Funds Representative with Scotiabank in Slave Lake, explains the ins and outs of the TFSA in a simple and easy-to-understand manner.

NLC alumni Katie Bickell shares her story of becoming a published author amidst the hectic life of her young family. She shares her best, practical advice for anyone interested in becoming published.

If you haven’t checked out a library recently, it might be time. The modern day library provides way more than books! Today’s library collections include digital resources, databases, eBooks, video streaming, and online library support. NLC Library Technical Support Specialist Rachel Martins chats about the library of today.

Scholarships. Bursaries. Prizes. What is the difference and are you eligible? NLC Student Awards Administrator Cleo Carifelle breaks it down into bit size pieces so you can submit a successful student awards application.

Join NLC Alumni, Jamie Green, who is sharing her tips and tricks to writing successful awards applications. Learn more about how she put good use to the awards she received. Jamie successfully applied for student awards throughout her time at Northern Lakes College and wants to share her experience with you.Student AwardsManaging student lifeGiving back to the communityTake the 30 minutes!Writing essaysThe support is out there!

Today’s practitioners of paramedicine will save your life single-handedly. Emergency medical service providers include paramedics, EMTs, and “the guys on the ambulance”. Alumni of the NLC Advanced Care Paramedic program and winner of the Paramedic Pay It Forward Award, Kris Porlier shares his story of life in paramedicine.Bringing the hospital to the patientPassing on the batonVolunteerismStick-to-it-ivenessNLC: Education on Your TermsParamedic Pay it Forward Award

Growing up in a military family, being a military mom, and volunteer firefighting have shaped who she is today. A career nurse to boot, NLC Chair of the Practical Nurse program Joanne Hunter shares the factors that have led her to the solution-focused approach she employs in all she does.• Growing up in a military family a.k.a. learning to be comfortable with change• Being a military mom• Community: Service to others and leaning on others• Really being present• The ripple effect• Solution-focused

Growing up “LD” (with a learning disability) alongside a brother who excelled at school might have dictated her future, but for her mother’s support and her own tenacity. NLC Coordinator of Learner Success Services Tammy Purchase shares her story of growing up with dyslexia.Giving up in second gradeThe letters danceLearning differentlyGetting the pieces you missed along the wayLearner Success ServicesAccommodations

The residential school experience, along with the dark journey of the soul known as grief, did not manage to keep their grips sunk when it comes to the ever-resilient NLC Counsellor Barb Durocher. Listen as she tells her own story of resiliency.Coming to AlbertaResidential School experienceDark journey of the soul - grievingSelf-care strategiesNLC Counselling ServicesStudent supports

Interested in the field of Paramedicine or already advancing your career through paramedic education? Kathy Reid-Soucy, Dean of Health at Northern Lakes College and Melissa Ade, Executive Director and Founder of the Paramedic Pay It Forward Award, chat about the Women in Paramedicine Summit and women in the field of paramedicine seeking opportunities in leadership roles.