
‘There’s a higher meaning’: Immigrant nurse and lifeguard aims to give back to the Battlefords
When Vladyslav Nychyk arrived in North Battleford from Ukraine at age 11, he didn’t speak the language or fully understand the culture.
Ten years later, he’s a licensed nurse, an award-winning graduate from Saskatchewan Polytechnic — and he’s determined to give back to the community that helped shape him.
“I think growing up, I’m used to being like looking up to people and kind of looking who I want to become…and now I am at the point where people look up to me,” he said.
“I have the power to change this community for the better.”