Sheepdog of the Month

Elizabeth Demers - Nurse, Paramedic, Fire-Fighter Elizabeth is a nurse, paramedic, and firefighter, working out of Canmore Hospital, STARS, and Canmore Fire. If there's a way to help someone in this town, chances are she's trained to do it. Her dad was a first responder too, and he used to tell her: "If you find a job you like, you'll never work a day in your life." That stuck. Elizabeth gets to drive fire trucks, rappel off ropes, ride a jet boat, fly in a helicopter, and ye

Andrew Wright - Advanced Care Paramedic & Fire-Fighter Andrew Wright has spent over 30 years running toward the moments most people run away from. It started when he joined the Canmore Fire Department as a paid responder, and it's carried him through three decades of emergency service. Today, he's an Advanced Care Paramedic with Alberta Health Services, working out of Canmore General Hospital, and a Career Casual Firefighter/Paramedic with Canmore Fire Rescue. What's kept him

Candace Taylor - Registered Nurse, Marathon Runner Some people spend years figuring out what they're meant to do. Candace Taylor knew at 10, watching her mom walk across a nursing graduation stage. Years later, there's still no plan B and there never needed to be. Candace holds a BSc in Nursing from McMaster and a Masters in Disaster Healthcare from the University of South Wales. She's been in the Foothills Medical Centre ICU — Southern Alberta's Level 1 trauma centre — since

The Sheepdog Mentality is about looking out for others and never leaving anyone behind. Each month we honour someone in our community who lives that every day — a first responder, veteran, or local hero who deserves to be recognized. We're kicking off this feature with someone who has been living the Sheepdog Mentality long before we ever opened our doors — our very own Jen Forster. Jen Forster - ER Nurse, Sheepdog Co-Owner, Supermom Most people know Jen as one of the faces b