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Northern Lights honours extraordinary women in aviation

October 3, 2018 – “We really need to continue to inspire young women to not only learn about this organization, but also to take part, and make sure that we know and remind them that they can pursue their dreams.” NLAF itself can be seen as a dream in the process of coming true.  Joy Parker Blackwood, the organization’s president and treasurer, noted how it launched in 2009 with no money and no idea what the future would hold.  It steadily gathered funding, stability and prestige, passing many milestones and forming many industry partnerships on its way to becoming one of Canadian aviation’s premier events.  Read the full article from Skies Magazine.