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Local HERO is the Wood Buffalo region’s emergency helicopter medevac service, whose goal is to save lives by saving time. The Helicopter Emergency Response Organization (HERO) provides fast access to emergency medical care, especially for remote accidents and emergencies that are hard to reach in our northern landscape. It’s a 24/7 operation, with two pilots on duty at all times and ready to lift off within eight minutes when necessary. In this episode, join our podcast host Cullen Bird as he takes to the skies with HERO’s pilots, and speaks with Local HERO Foundation executive director Andrea Spring.

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What you thought was impossible or extremely difficult is possible. Where do you start making your dreams a reality? With pen and paper.

Gayathri is a mom, engineer, leader of digital innovation programs in her professional role as an engineer as well as a Board volunteer at Calgary Immigrant Women's Association. She is passionate about applying her skills and knowledge to harness our rich diversity as Canadians. She has set out on a mission to unlock the power of empathy, both for ourselves and for others, through storytelling. Gayathri believes that by celebrating our unique stories, we can re-imagine and discover our purpose. And when we share our stories, we realize that no matter where we come from, we are united by our collective narrative of human resilience. Recent times have proven just how complex our problems are, and will require of us to bridge divides and leverage the full suite of our human qualities like curiosity, compassion, and creativity to solve them. Gayathri believes that the small act of sharing our stories, as she does in this episode, will encourage others to follow their own dreams while inspiring a sense of community. Follow @campfire_kinship today and reach out to Gayathri to have your story featured at campfirekinship.com!

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The 16th largest Island in the world is on the east coast of Canada.  And you can immigrate there, but before you do, you'll have to be "screeched in". This episode will explain it all. 

In this episode we talk with Nermin Zukic, the Chair of Business from Keyano College, Said el Mejdani, Computer Science teacher from Westwood Community High School, and Sarptashi Bhattacherya, one of the student pitch winners from Inventures 2019.

We discuss how Nermin, through Keyano College, worked with Said from Westwood Community High School to get, at the time, grade 10 student, Sarptashi Bhattacherya and two of his fellow classmates to Inventures 2019 to pitch their innovations before seasoned judges. In the end, Sarptashi was one of the three winners along with two others from Edmonton.

Even though the story revolves primarily around Sarptashi, it goes beyond just him. There's something special going on up in Fort McMurray. Teachers from post-secondary and secondary schools are working together with passion and with students to deliver exceptional results in terms of innovation and achievement. 

Bios

Saptarshi Bhattacherya is a grade 11 student at Westwood Community High School in Fort McMurray. He loves to learn and is fascinated by the ability of computer science to unite people to solve the problems humanity faces today, and strives to share this fascination with others in his community. 

Said el Mejdani Is the computer science instructor at Westwood High School. He has a passion for disruptive technology and innovation. He embraces students either interested or uninterested in academics and provides an avenue for them to experience success. He knows every student can thrive when they drive their own learning, so he coaches students to think critically to reach their goals. 

Nermin Zukić is the Chair of Business at Keyano College in Fort McMurray. He has a diverse business background with professional roles in international economic development, private equity, business process consulting, as well as postsecondary education. Nermin believes in aligning local economic development and post secondary education. 

Shift by Alberta Innovates focuses on the people, businesses and organizations that are contributing to Alberta's strong tech ecosystem.

She quit school and boldly moved across Canada after making a random connection in a Walmart. She got a job in Alberta, paid off her student loans and then the Fort McMurray fires hit. That led Vanessia back to the classroom at NorQuest College, to finish the education she had started.
We talk about....

• How family influences your career choices 
• The pressure we put on young people to choose a career
• The struggles of paying for an education and dropping out of school
• Wanting to escape your life 
• Moving to Alberta, the Fort McMurray fires and returning to school at NorQuest College
• Being a co-op student with the NorQuest College advancement team
• Embracing and owning your past as you move forward

Special thanks to our sponsors NorQuest College for making this podcast possible and to our friends at the Alberta Podcast Network.