Photo: Scholarships for future Nunavut nurses

Chief Nursing Officer Fred Montpetit (third from left) presenting Queen Elizabeth II scholarship awards to Laura Ell, Sarah MacRury, Ceilidh MacIssac, Nicole Hall and Dianne Iyago, all nursing students at Nunavut Arctic College in Iqaluit. In 2002, Queen Elizabeth’s 50th jubilee year, she donated money for scholarships in the North, including awards for top nursing students at Nunavut Arctic College. That scholarship money has run out, but the Nunavut Legislative Assembly continues to support the awards, for which Inuit and non-Inuit students alike are eligible. (PHOTO COURTESY OF SALLY NAPHAN)