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March 25, 2022

Name: Janet Quesnel (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Registered Nurse 
Years of Service: 35
Worksite: Ashcroft Hospital & Health Centre
Community: Ashcroft
Ancestral Territory: Nlaka’pamux
Advice to live by: Treat others as you expect to be treated, and respect others as you expect them to respect you.

Hailing from Edinburgh, Scotland, Janet Quesnel immigrated in 1966 to Wabush, Labrador. She made her B.C. debut with a move to Logan Lake in 1972 and has been in Ashcroft since 1987. A registered nurse (RN), Janet has been with Interior Health for 35 years.

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