TUMBLER RIDGE – Students at the Tumbler Ridge Campus of Northern Lights College were recognized recently during the annual campus awards luncheon.

Approximately 35 staff and students attended the event, which saw more than $1,000 in bursaries and scholarships handed out to Tumbler Ridge students.

Many of the awards are memorial awards, while other awards are sponsored by community groups, businesses, and individuals. The awards are administered by the NLC Foundation.

For more information on the NLC Foundation, check the NLC website at nlc.bc.ca or contact Donna Kane at 250-784-7613 or email dkane@nlc.bc.ca.

Award recipients were:

· Nadine Weidner (Talisman Career and College   
  Preparation Award, Billy Fox Memorial Award)
· Amber McPherson (Credit Union Foundation of BC Lucille
  Sutherland Award)
· Jessica Mclean (Hudson’s Hope Scholarship)
· Amanda Tobin (Northern Institute for Research Studies Award)
· Deana Sweet-Apple Trimble (Johnny Tashoots Memorial Award)