2016 was the year of Sheryl Kimbley:’ Prince Albert Kinsmen give high honour to Indigenous woman – MBC Network Radio

04 January 2017

Sheryl Kimbley’s efforts to create music in response to the La Loche mass shootings and her work on suicide prevention strategies in the north made a deep impact on the Prince Albert 2016 Citizen of the Year selection committee.

“2016 was the year of Sheryl Kimbley,” said Prince Albert Kinsmen Club President Marcus Abrametz, who was part of the selection committee comprised of three members of Prince Albert Kinsmen Club and three staff members of the local newspaper.

Sheryl Kimbley is a member of Big River First Nation who was born and raised in Prince Albert. She is a Prince Albert Grand Council employee who is well-known for her role orchestrating the Voices of the North music showcase.

Additionally, Kimbley has worked hard this year to provide community meals for homeless and impoverished people living in the city. She is a strong believer that “you can’t be proud of who you are until you’re proud of where you’re from,” which shows in how glowingly she speaks of Prince Albert.

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