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Feeling blue? Join the club. January can be a difficult month for people dealing with fallout from the social anxiety of the holidays and the financial strain that follows. The weather is bad, the sun is missing in action and the COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating all the issues people can experience at this time of year.

January 18 is Blue Monday, a day identified in 2005 as the gloomiest and most depressing day of the year. Identifying a specific day in this way might not be good science, but it is a good reason to consider all the ways to reduce stress and negative thinking at this or any other time of the year.

With input from Fiona Weber, RN, Student Support Services, and Doug Stringer, Manager, Counselling Services and Spiritual Centre, here are some practical tips to help you accentuate the positive. Continue reading →

Are you looking to upgrade your career? A recent high school graduate? Laid off due to the pandemic?

Our Winter Virtual Open House is coming up on Wednesday, January 20 from 3 to 7 pm. It’s open to anyone interested in learning more about the courses and services we offer at Algonquin College.

Anne Kalil, Manager of Student Recruitment, answers some common questions about the event. Continue reading →

2021 is the perfect time to pick up some new skills. And we can’t think of a better way to start than learning how to whip up some crazy tasty pancakes, all part of ACDAY1!

On Monday, as part of Virtual AC Day 1, Celebrated chef and Algonquin Alumna of Distinction, Donna Dooher, will be sharing some of her brunch secrets by demonstrating how to make her famous blueberry buttermilk pancakes, while also discussing her decades of experience in the hospitality industry. You can register for the day’s activities here.

Dooher studied in Algonquin College’s culinary program in the 1980s, where she was one of only a few women—“I think there was only three of us,” she says. After graduating, she had a stint as chef at the Ritz Restaurant in Ottawa, then went on to open Mildred Pierce Restaurant in Toronto, and then Mildred’s Temple Kitchen, which is still thriving today. She has also operated a cooking school, hosted a cooking show on the Food Network, authored an award-winning cookbook, and has acted as Chair and CEO of Restaurants Canada, as well as National Chair of Taste Canada. Continue reading →