SUCCESS STORIES
The success of each community member makes our communities stronger.
ATC is committed to helping our members achieve their goals, pursue their dreams, and develop a deeper connection to their community, the land, and our culture.
By celebrating our members’ successes and telling their stories we can inspire others, learn, grow, and be more connected.
Below you can read all our success stories or you can search by the ATC department that assisted the member to their success.
Child and Family Services Education | Education, Culture & Language | Employment & Training | Health
Tasheena C.
Twenty-six-year-old Tasheena is from Mikisew Cree First Nation, and has a beautiful one-year-old daughter. She has a passion for the beauty industry and helping others feel confident in their skin.
Tasheena participated in three courses: brow lamination, brow henna, and lash lifting and tinting at Beauty 2 Brows. Beauty 2 Brows is the first Indigenous beauty academy in Canada.
Donal V.
Thirty-two year old Donal has been aspiring to become a professional firefighter since he was young. A member of the Mikisew Cree First Nation in Fort Chipewyan, he joined the Fort Chipewyan Volunteer Fire Department at the age of 16. By the time he was 25, Donal was the captain of the fire department.
Charlie L.
Charlie is a 33-year-old proud member of the Fort McKay First Nation. He was born and raised in Fort McKay, but after graduation moved to the Northwest Territories.
Fort McKay ISETS has been sponsoring Charlie since he started his aviation career path after high school, and while he was completing his college diploma for Aircraft Maintenance.
Anthony G.
Anthony is a 38-year-old member of the Fort McKay First Nation. He is engaged to Ashley, and together they parent three children, a dog, and two cats. Anthony applied to Trade Winds’ Iron Worker Pre-Employment Training Program after finding out about it on the Internet.