The AC Summer Market is coming up fast!

Posted on Friday, July 9th, 2021

Block off your calendars and get ready for some sizzling summer fun!

At this year’s AC Summer Market on Thursday, July 15, from 10:45am-1:45pm, come connect with your Algonquin College community as we evoke the sights, sounds, and tastes of summer! Read about a few of the sessions you can expect to see at the Market!

Dig In to the Ottawa Food Scene

Feeling peckish? Looking for new places to #eatlocal? Stop by the Summer Market on July 15 to hear from Melissa Mui, an Algonquin College Nursing grad and founder of Mel’s Hangry Table, as she virtually takes us to her top five favourite restaurants in Ottawa.

We recently chatted with Mel, a cuisine and lifestyle blogger, about the Ottawa food scene and some of her favourite places to eat and foods to try.

“The Ottawa food scene is growing,” said Mui. “A lot of new things I see in Toronto in Montreal are now coming to Ottawa, which is great.” This includes fusion dishes like Korean cheese corn dogs, rolled ice cream and different takes on shawarmas and poutines. “People are expanding their palates,” said Mui.

Over the past few months Mui has kept up with supporting local restaurants and has shared some of her favourite spots with her followers. In advance of her July 15 talk, here are some of her other recommendations:

Explore the Outdoors and find the City’s Hidden Gems

If you’re looking to explore the outdoors this summer, come to the session on responsible, connected hiking hosted by Girl Gone Good’s Victoria Walsh, which is running as part of the College’s virtual Summer Market on Thursday, July 15.

“With the pandemic, you realize how much we have here,” says Walsh, who has spent many years exploring the trails around Ottawa. “It would take me another five years to hike everything in Ottawa. There’s just that many good trails.”

Walsh is a military veteran and full-time IT consultant who recently completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Algonquin College, which she may or may not use to go into mental health nursing one day. She is also the founder of Girl Gone Good, a company dedicated to encouraging physical and mental wellness through a safe and responsible connection to nature formed via activities such as hiking.

Girl Gone Good’s website, which is augmented by the @girlgonegood and @littlehikersclub Instagram accounts (the latter dedicated to kids’ exploration of nature) and two books , feature trail guides, trail finders, hiking resources, and outdoor-themed merchandise, the proceeds of which go to two charities, Boots on the Ground (24/7 peer-to-peer support for Ontario EMS) and the Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust.

Walsh started the Girl Gone Good website 10 years ago as a way to share her travels.It slowly evolved into a hiking and health website. She describes herself as a “frequent flyer,” and through independent travel and four deployments over 14 years in the military, she has visited over 40 countries.

Beer, Bubbles and Buddies

Chat with Ottawa’s favourite makers of all things bubbly – Dominion City Brewing Company and City Seltzer. Learn which beer or non-alcoholic seltzer to pair with local in-season produce while discussing building community through food and drink.

Josh McJannett is Co-Founder at Dominion City Brewing Co. in Ottawa, Ontario. Founded with a mission to craft quality, artisanal beer emphasizing a connection with the land and the people who make it possible, Dominion City opened its doors in 2014. Over the last five years, Dominion City has earned a reputation for brewing quality beer, operating as a caring and contributing member of their community and a leading voice in Ontario’s craft beer community.

Before Dominion City, Josh spent a decade in public affairs advising elected officials and providing strategic and regulatory counsel to some of Canada’s largest and most successful companies in a range of industries, including media and telecommunications, financial services, and food and beverage manufacturing.

Register now and get in on the fun!


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