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A normal day of learning for 21-year-old aircraft maintenance technician student Brayden Krahn includes hands-on labs at the Canada

Canadian Aviation and Space Museum volunteers Peter Krayer and David Lowden present Brayden Krahn with a print of an airplane as a thank you gift.

Aviation and Space Museum. Experiential learning includes overhauling engines, airframe systems, learning about pressurization, radar and installing equipment and parts.

On Sept. 12, Krahn had finished class and was enjoying the perk of being able to walk around and visit the exhibits at the museum. He overheard two volunteer guides talking about one of the planes, so he edged closer and started talking to them. “They encouraged me to get in the cockpit,” said Krahn. “Then, they told me that the rudder pedals were broken.” Continue reading →

Algonquin College, in partnership with Ottawa Public Health, hosted the latest edition of its Future of Health and Wellness Speaker Series event on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.

An attentive crowd attended online and in person in Nawapon to discuss housing as health care.

Many Canadian cities, including Ottawa, are facing intertwined homelessness and mental health crises, resulting in more people without stable housing or access to mental health and substance use support. Across the country, there is growing discussion on better integration of health and housing systems. By collaborating to increase affordable housing and provide client-centered health and social services, including mental health and substance use support, various sectors can help people maintain stable housing, improve health outcomes and alleviate pressure on hospitals and shelters. Continue reading →

During her studies, Ibukun Olubiyi lived in many cities and attended three educational institutions, but her time in Ottawa at Algonquin College stuck with her so much that when she needed to choose a location to live and open a business, she selected the National Capital Region.

“This feels like home to me,” said Olubiyi, the new independent franchise owner-operator of Chick-fil-A Tanger Ottawa. After she graduated from the Chick-fil-A three-year Leadership Development Program she said that “Ottawa is where I have felt like home.”

A similar positive connection with Algonquin College was top of mind when looking for a place to find employees. Continue reading →