Chloe Norris

CNSA Indigenous Award Growing up, my mother would always allude to my inquiring mind.  From a young age, I was passionately curious about many things in life, often asking why things were the way they were and not settling for unfulfilling answers.  It was through practicing this mindfulness of wanting to learn something new every […]

Caryn Dooner

Eaton Foundation Award I am currently a student in the BSN program at the University of British Columbia. I am originally from Victoria, B.C., and previously completed a BSc and MSc at the University of Western Ontario.  While completing my masters I realized having a health-focused career was really important to me. I am currently […]

Arden McAlpin

Taggart Award The more I learn about the nursing profession, the more I know it’s the right path for me.  This wasn’t a career I had always set my sights on (my first goal was to be a tightrope walker in the circus) but I’m so happy I’ve come to my senses.  Looking back, I […]

Anita’s Quilt

The Artist Anita Tattrie is originally from the Eastern Townships, and received her nurse training at the Montreal General.  Here, she met her husband, a Nova Scotia native.  They moved to Saskatoon, where her husband completed his PhD, and then to Ottawa.  During this busy time, Anita worked in a doctor’s office, while she and […]

Natania Part One

  This week we celebrate CNF’s nursing scholars! Watch Natania’s three part story as we celebrate her courage and dedication. #NationalNursingWeek #WeNeedNurses  

Claire Betker

Claire Betker, RN, PhD, CCHN(C) Claire is a Registered Nurse and a certified Community Health Nurse. She began her career in rural Manitoba in a single-nurse public health office working with several rural communities and municipalities. Claire began practice more than 40 years ago and has worked in Public Health, Home Health and Primary Health […]