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Baking was a part of Claudia Arizmendi’s life long before she emigrated from Mexico to Canada more than two decades ago. But turning her passion into a successful business took vision, determination, and a diploma from Algonquin College.

Arizmendi is the woman behind Ottawa’s Cupcake Lounge, a popular specialty bakery with outlets in the Byward Market and Westboro. She has won awards for her entrepreneurship, and a loyal following for the sweet confections she bakes each day.

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Sunday, July 22, 2018, 2:45 p.m.

Algonquin College’s Ottawa Campus will be open for all classes and activities on Monday, July 23^rd .

Crews have worked through the weekend to successfully restore power to the College. While some areas are still operating on reduced power this afternoon, all areas are expected to be at full power in time for the start of the new week. This will include areas that involve our external partners, such as the Algonquin College Early Learning Centre, Pro Physio, and the Police and Public Safety Institute.

The College is drawing power from one of its two high-efficiency co-generation natural gas plants, supplemented by generators for many of the buildings.

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Saturday, July 21, 2018, 8:15 p.m.

Crews have been successful in their efforts to restore power to a large portion of the Ottawa campus. The College has been able to utilize one of its two high-efficiency co-generation natural gas plants, which together can generate enough power to cover the baseline power needs of the Ottawa campus.

As of Saturday evening, we have been able to supply power to all buildings except Buildings T, N, P and S — electrical systems for these buildings are being tested this evening and we are hopeful that power will be restored in these areas over the weekend. We do not yet have sufficient power to run the main chiller that provides cooling to most buildings, so while some buildings have full power for lighting, computers and washrooms, they do not yet have air conditioning.

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