01/29/2026
Evergreen Oasis earns BOB Award
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By JORDAN TWISS
Shellbrook Chronicle Reporter
Shellbrook’s own Evergreen Oasis Counselling & Consulting recently joined esteemed company, receiving acknowledgement as one of the Prince Albert area’s best of the best at the 2026 BOB Awards.
Founded by Nicole Erb and her sister, Regan Buckingham, in June of 2022, Evergreen Oasis Counselling & Consulting was nominated for the Best Mental Health Service Provider award in October.
Following a public vote throughout November, Evergreen Oasis won the award, and the team was on-hand to claim it at a gala held in Prince Albert on Friday, Jan. 16.
“It was a positive feeling, knowing that our community and area are rallying alongside us and supporting the services that we provide,” Erb said, noting that the wide-ranging services offered by Evergreen Oasis are helping to fill critical mental healthcare service gaps in the region.
“We have increased access in rural and northern communities, we are person-centred, community-centred care, and we are trying to reduce stigma around mental health, providing equity and inclusion, as well as being compassionate.”
This mission to provide residents of Shellbrook and the surrounding communities with a safe, inclusive space where they can focus on “healing, growing, and thriving,” has resonated with clients, allowing Evergreen Oasis to build connections and relationships beyond Shellbrook.
This, in turn, has allowed Evergreen Oasis to expand from just Erb and Buckingham to a staff of 10, provide more services, and move to a new, larger location to better accommodate clients’ needs.
After three and a half years of serving the community, Erb feels progress has been made in combating the stigma around mental health.
“We hear people talking about mental health in the communities we serve,” she said. “ We have seen an increase of clientele throughout all demographics, and we have noticed a positive increase in supporting men and teenagers.”
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