Restaurant International lived up to its name on Wednesday afternoon as it hosted an audience from around the world for a special graduation ceremony.
The ceremony celebrated students graduating from a new course in the School of Hospitality and Tourism that is aimed at new Canadians — all of the students graduating are Syrian refugees. The course is intended to help newcomers to Canada with language training, kitchen skills, workplace safety, and the transition from one culture to another. Continue reading Syrian refugees take centre stage at special AC grad ceremony
On June 26, Algonquin College brought together more than 80 community partners to thank them for their contributions to the Local Employment Planning Council (LEPC), hosted at the College, over the past year.
The LEPC pilot has been extended for a second phase, running from June 1, 2017 to Sept. 30, 2018.
Cheryl Jensen, President of Algonquin College, noted the College will continue “to work with our community partners on the next phase of actions in support of job-seekers, employers, employment services agencies and, perhaps most importantly, the young people who will be dreaming up new careers and pathways that will challenge us to continually evolve.”
The LEPC pilot, known locally as Ottawa Employment Hub, is one of eight pilots across the province, funded since December 2015 in part by the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario. The LEPC project aims to pilot a network of local intermediaries to improve labour market conditions in local communities through enhanced collection and distribution of local labour market data, and community engagement to drive local approaches in the planning and delivery of employment and training services.
“The support of such a diverse range of community stakeholders has truly inspired Ottawa Employment Hub to continue to harness this collective knowledge and energy during the second phase of the pilot,” said Ingrid Argyle, Ottawa Employment Hub Program Manager. “We look forward to continue working toward both provincial and local mandates through this opportunity afforded us by the Ontario government.”
Over the past year, Ottawa Employment Hub worked in partnership with a more than 150 stakeholders, including local employers, community leaders, service providers, and education and training institutions.
The Ottawa Chamber of Commerce, Ottawa Community Coalition for Literacy, and Employment Ontario Ottawa Network (represented by John Howard Society’s Community Employment Resource Centre) house LEPC staff to help drive these partnerships.
This year saw more than 400 people attend the LEPC’s Building Your Human Capital/Building Connections event in March where Ottawa employers and service providers came together to find out how they could work more closely together to connect Ottawa job seekers and students to jobs and career paths.
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Jean-Guy Fréchette
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Government and Stakeholder Relations, Algonquin College
Office: 613-727-4723 ext. 6427
frechej@algonquincollege.com
About Algonquin College:
www.algonquincollege.com
The mission of Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology is to transform hopes and dreams into lifelong success. Algonquin College, an Ontario public sector community college, does this by offering hands-on, digitally connected, experiential learning in more than 185 programs. Based in the Ottawa Valley, Algonquin College is the largest polytechnic institute in Eastern Ontario.
OTTAWA — Companies in Ottawa seeking support with big data technologies now have a new resource, thanks to funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and Algonquin College.
Algonquin College today formally announced that it will receive $2.3 million over five years ($460,000 per year) to fund a new Data Analytics Centre which will work with local and national partners to harness the power of big data for the purposes of data mining, machine learning for predictive analytics, and distributed intelligence. This initiative is the first of its kind in the Canadian college system, and will join Algonquin College’s six applied research centres under its Office of Partnerships, Applied Research, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship. Continue reading Big Data Takes A Big Step In Ottawa Thanks To New Applied Research Centre
This Saturday Algonquin College will be honouring Ken Shoultz, the first principal of the Ontario Vocational Centre, Ottawa, and the first Dean of the Technology Centre for Algonquin College, with a special ceremony and reception.
The event is one of many this year that will mark the 50th anniversary of Algonquin College, which was born when the Ontario Vocational Centre, Ottawa, and the Eastern Ontario Institute of Technology merged in 1967. Continue reading Algonquin to honour pioneer of the College
OTTAWA — Algonquin College is pleased to host The Honourable Bardish Chagger, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister of Small Business and Tourism, to its School of Hospitality and Tourism on Friday.
“It is such an honour to have Minister Chagger visit us and spend time with our learners,” said Algonquin President Cheryl Jensen. “Our School of Hospitality and Tourism has produced some of Canada’s best-known and most respected chefs, hoteliers, restaurateurs and entrepreneurs, who are working across the country and around the world.” Continue reading Minister Bardish Chagger to make announcement about culinary tourism at Algonquin College
On Wednesday morning, Algonquin College’s School of Hospitality and Tourism hosted the formal announcement of the Pre-Apprenticeship Fund by the Honourable Bob Chiarelli, Minister of Infrastructure and MPP Ottawa West-Nepean, and Marie-France Lalonde, Ontario’s Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services and MPP Ottawa-Orléans.
Announced in front of a full house in the Philip Killeen Hospitality Foyer, the Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program supports the Government of Ontario’s focus on increasing the number of new entrants to apprenticeship programs while addressing skilled trade shortages. Continue reading Algonquin College Hosts Pre-Apprenticeship Fund Announcement
They have taken us under the sea, and around the world. They have brought us on journeys back in time, and to galaxies far, far away. They have entertained and entranced us for decades with magical events – and, in doing so, they have helped make wishes come true for 100 local kids, with one brand new addition.
Saturday night, a group of Event Management graduates, current students, and faculty, coupled with suppliers, supporters, and many others came together to celebrate the program’s legacy of success over the past 25 years, and recognize the achievement of a $1 million milestone. The gala event took place in the Algonquin Centre for Construction Excellence, and was hosted by Aliya Jasmine of NBC.
“During their time in the Event Management program, our students organize charitable campaigns to support local non-profits – and for the past several years, our program has focused its support on Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada, National Capital Chapter,” explained Sylvia Densmore, Coordinator, Event Management program. “We are extremely proud of our learners. Utilizing creativity, determination, and hard work they have granted one hundred wishes for children with life-threatening illnesses, all the while gaining the skills and knowledge necessary to become professional event planners.”
“We’re very proud of the accomplishments made by this program in raising $1 million,” says Leanne Brown, Regional Director – National Capital, Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada. “We’re fortunate to have developed such strong partnerships, such as the one with Algonquin College’s Event Management program, that allow us to be able to fulfill more wishes for children in the National Capital region.”
In addition to the recognition of 25 years of graduates, and this significant fundraising milestone, the event featured three other surprise announcements. A wish was granted through Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada, National Capital Chapter to Colin. Colin is suffering from acute precursor B-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma – a relatively rare form of lymphoma – and wished for some swag to accompany his man cave.
“There are uncertainties about what’s going to happen when your child is diagnosed with cancer, and it can be a bit overwhelming. Contributions from Children’s Wish really make a difference,” says Laurie Gillespie, mother of wish recipient Colin. “The Algonquin College’s Event Management students have been great. Every event we have been to the students always go to Colin to tell him how happy they are to have him there. They treat him like royalty!”
So what’s next for the Event Management program? Expect more fabulous events – and another hard earned donation – in support of Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada this fall.
About Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada:
Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada is the largest and only all-Canadian wish granting charity dedicated to granting wishes to Canadian children between the ages of 3 and 17 who are diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. For more than 30 years, Children’s Wish has worked tirelessly to grant heartfelt wishes to nearly 25,000 children and their families – that’s three wishes each and every day, all year long!
Children’s Wish has chapter offices and professional staff in every province, and each wish family is assigned a dedicated Wish Coordinator who is able to personally and carefully structure each heartfelt wish experience to meet the particular needs of the child and their family. Travel wishes include all siblings 21 years and under living in the same household, and families travel worry-free thanks to exclusive Blue Cross insurance.
Our newly expanded reach, which includes children diagnosed with a serious neurological or genetic illness, means continued strong wish referral support through our medical community. Wish referrals continue to increase year over year, and we are proud to maintain our ‘no waiting list’ policy, thanks to our generous donors. Children’s Wish National Capital Chapter has granted 1348 heartfelt wishes in total, and currently has another 113 approved wishes waiting to be enjoyed.
Now more than ever, we are encouraging Canadians to donate and support Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada. Help us grant the next single-most heartfelt wish. Visit www.childrenswish.ca for more information and to donate.
About Algonquin College:
The mission of Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology is to transform hopes and dreams into lifelong success. Algonquin College, an Ontario public sector community college, does this by offering hands-on, digitally connected, experiential learning in more than 185 programs. Based in the Ottawa Valley, Algonquin College is the largest polytechnic institute in Eastern Ontario. Visit algonquincollege.com.
SOURCE The Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada
For further information: Ruth Dunley, Manager, Communications, Public Relations and Communications, Algonquin College, dunleyr@algonquincollege.com, 613-727-4723 ext. 6452
OTTAWA — On Thursday evening, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson presented Algonquin College with the City’s highest honour – the Key to the City – in acknowledgement of the College’s 50th anniversary and its many contributions to the capital. Continue reading Algonquin College Receives Key To The City
Algonquin College’s Emergency Management team has been closely following the rising water levels across all campuses.
In Pembroke, flood levels are in decline, and information from the Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board indicates peak levels have been reached and have declined today and will continue to recede. The water levels will continue to be monitored, although at this point in time it is not believed water will reach a level that will threaten the Pembroke Campus building.
At the College’s Perth Campus, which is currently experiencing water overflow from the nearby wet lands, the buildings and outbuildings remain unaffected by the rising water. However, there is currently some water intrusion in the parking lot area, reducing the number of available parking spots. The Emergency Management team will continue closely monitoring the situation.
We encourage anyone with concerns to visit the City of Ottawa website for up– to– date information regarding the impact of the floods and proactive measures.
The College community will be updated as the situation develops.
