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Instructor awarded Jeanne Gagnon Northern News Services Published Monday, April 9, 2012
Now a teacher in Cambridge Bay, he was recently recognized for his work as a social worker and educator. The Canadian Association of Social Workers awarded McGill this year's distinguished service award for Northern Canada, an award handed out as part of National Social Work Week. McGill, a senior instructor in the social services worker program at Nunavut Arctic College in Cambridge Bay, was presented the plaque on March 22 during a social work week get-together. He said he was very humbled to receive the award. "For me, it's just really nice to be acknowledged for the work," said McGill. "It makes you feel like you're on the right track. You're doing the right thing and people appreciate what you're doing. So, it made me feel good about the work I'm doing." He added the recognition was special because his colleagues, the Association of Social Workers in Northern Canada, nominated him - people he said he respects and admires. McGill, a married man and the father of an adult son and daughter, lived in Midland, Ont., in the Georgian Bay area, before following his wife north to Clyde River in September 2005. He worked as a community social services worker in that community from January 2006 to January 2007 before heading to Cambridge Bay to teach in the social services worker program at the Nunavut Arctic College. He has since become the senior instructor. The teaching position allows him to share his knowledge and experience with others, said McGill, who is just approaching 60 years old. His message to his students is, "Overall, there's going to be a tomorrow and our job is to help people prepare for it."
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