Gananoque Teenager Celebrates Workplace Award

2025 was a good year for Zoey Tremblay.

Only 19 years old, this Gananoque woman found her purpose in health care, was accepted to nursing school and earned her first workplace award.

Speaking from Carveth Care Centre, a long-term care home in Gananoque in late 2025, Zoey talks about her work at the family owned and operated home for the past six months as a Personal Support Worker.

“I love it here,” says the teenager with a smile. “The residents are all so great. I also like my coworkers. The people here are very nice, especially management.”

Known for her good work, Zoey is the home’s Employee of the Month for January 2026.

“Zoey is a valued member of our Nursing Department,” says Assistant Director of Care, Trish Hornbeck. “Although she’s a fairly new PSW, she is already very good at her job. We can already tell Zoey is going to be a wonderful nurse.”

Grateful for the feedback, Zoey admits, “I know health care is where I should be because I like to feel needed and to take care of people who can’t take of themselves.”

A graduate of St. Mary’s Catholic High School in Brockville and the PSW program at Algonquin College in Ottawa, Zoey is registered to attend the RPN program at the Brockville Campus, St. Lawrence College.

When she is not at work helping 104 residents in long-term care, Zoey is studying or planning her wedding scheduled for June 2027. She also likes to spend time with family and cares for her pet leopard gecko named Viper.

“I’m kind of working a lot right now. I don’t have a lot of free time,” she says with a smile.

Asked to describe herself, Zoey uses words such as happy, talkative and reliable.

“I’m always here on time,” she says proudly.



Questions for Zoey

If you weren’t at your current job, what would you be doing?

“Teaching. I always wanted to be a teacher when I was little.”

If you could rule the world, what would you do on day one?

“I’d house people, first. Definitely in the winter. It gets cold.”

If you could have any superpower, what would it be?

“I’d like to fly.”

Carveth Care Centre is grateful for the good work of Zoey Tremblay. To learn more about living or working here, please call 613-382-4752.