(NORTH BAY, ONT.) – Canadore College will be hosting a delegation from the prestigious Founder Group today.

Founder Group, a multi-billion dollar corporation out of Beijing, China, has industry groups in academics, information technology, healthcare and finance, and is exploring potential partnerships with Canadore.

This is the Founder’s third visit to North Bay, but this time the delegation is bringing 17 students and a faculty member for a one-month stay in the city. They will take the opportunity to fully experience Canadian academics and culture on their visit.

The group is a part of Canadore College’s overarching cultural exchange program. In 2015-2016 alone, more than 100 domestic and overseas students will take part in exchanges, in addition to the 154 internationals formally studying in North Bay.

“These are wonderful relationship-building opportunities for our college and our community,” said George Burton, President and CEO of Canadore College. “North Bay is always so welcoming and accommodating to all of our students and guests. Thank you so much for your warm reception.”

Canadore trains people through applied learning, leadership and innovation. It provides access to over 65 full-time quality programs and has outstanding faculty and student services. The College and its students add nearly $290 million to the regions of Nipissing and Parry Sound. Approximately 1,000 students graduate from Canadore each year, and they join 42,000 alumni working across the globe.

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(PARRY SOUND, ONT.) -- Canadore College was successful in securing a grant from The TD Friends of the Environment Foundation to establish a Parry Sound and Area Community Apiary.

The $7,300 grant from TD was also bolstered by an additional $2,000 contribution from local company, Crofter’s Organic.

In May 2015, a workshop on honeybees, plants and food was hosted at Canadore’s West Parry Sound Campus with the help of the same partners. Based on the remarkable success and the interest taken by the broader community, Campus Manager Dr. Peter Istvan submitted the latest funding proposal to the charity.

“It was easy to take the next steps on this project because we had overwhelming support with our last program,” said Istvan. “The apiary will be a safe and hands-on education resource for the whole community. In addition, it will create ongoing awareness of the importance of pollinators in relationship to environmental changes, plants and food production.”

The Parry Sound and Area Community Apiary will be established in Spring 2016 and will initially consist of four beehives. The funding will be used to purchase the honeybees, hive equipment, honey extraction tools and other beekeeping accessories.

The apiary will enhance beekeeping-related programing and workshops at the campus, as well as serve as an educational resource for primary and secondary school teachers, the Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve, the Horticultural Society and other groups.

“We are happy to support the apiary because it will be a resource to teach visitors about bees and current bee crisis and provide a hands-on experience,” said Kevin Powless from Crofter’s. “It will also encourage small-scale beekeeping among property-owners, giving them information, demonstrations, contacts for mentors, and a resource to help them”.

Canadore College will assume primary responsibility for the management of the apiary, but will also be assisted by a Parry Sound and Area Apiary Resource Team with membership from local beekeepers, the Ontario Beekeepers’ Association and the Muskoka-Parry Sound Beekeepers' Association.

People who are interested in becoming a beekeeper, or would like to be involved with the initiative, can attend an information session on October 28 from 6 - 7 p.m. It is free to attend, but registration is required – contact 705.746.9222.

Canadore trains people through applied learning, leadership and innovation. It provides access to over 65 full-time quality programs and has outstanding faculty and student services. The College and its students add nearly $290 million to the regions of Nipissing and Parry Sound. Approximately 1,000 students graduate from Canadore each year, and they join 42,000 alumni working across the globe.

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(NORTH BAY, ONT.) – For the very first time, The City of North Bay will be celebrating World Space Week from October 8 – 10 with events focused on industry, education and community connections.

YYB North Bay World Space Week co-chairs Mayor Al McDonald and George Burton say the three-day event was designed to celebrate the benefits of space and the excitement it provokes, adding that it will appeal to people of all ages and backgrounds.

“World Space Week was declared by the United Nations in 1999 and quickly became the largest space event on earth,” said Mayor McDonald. “This is a prefect platform on which our city can continue to build an exceptional centre for aerospace, space, and related industries.”

On October 8, regional companies are invited to learn about how they can leverage partnerships with other northern Ontario companies. Hosted at Canadore College’s Aviation Technology Campus, YYB North Bay World Space Week’s Industry Day will feature ground-breaking presentations by local companies and original equipment manufacturers, demonstrations, industry tours, guest speakers and more.

“North Bay is uniquely positioned to provide expertise, land, services and other support to the aerospace and space industries,” said Burton. “We have broad reaching organizational, technological and entrepreneurial capacities.”

Nearly 1,000 students from local school boards will be taking part in Education Day on Friday, October 9 at the 22 Wing Fitness and Wellness Centre’s gymnasium and the Canadian Forces Museum of Aerospace Defence to learn about the contributions that space science and technology make to the betterment of the human condition. Students from grades 6 to 10 will take part in a variety of self-discovery activities, featured displays, multimedia platforms and hear from guest speakers.

The three-day event will conclude with Community Day on October 10 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at 22 Wing/Canadian Forces Base North Bay. Members of the North Bay and surrounding community are invited to experience the same self-discovery activities, featured displays, multimedia platforms free of charge. The evening festivities include a performance by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth, at the Capitol Centre and end with a guided deep sky observing and sky tour.

Co-chairs Burton and McDonald credit the YYB North Bay World Space Week committee with putting together such an engaging agenda. The team includes members from The City of North Bay, Canadore College, 22 Wing/ Canadian Forces Base North Bay, Swiss Space Systems, the North Bay and District Chamber of Commerce, the Canadian Ecology Centre, The North Bay Astronomy Club, Science North, the Royal Ontario Museum, and the Capitol Centre. Funding was made possible from various levels of government.

In 2014 more than 1,400 events in 80 countries celebrated the benefits of space exploration and advancement.

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Location: Commerce Court Campus     Time: 11:30 am free lunch followed by activities
Cost: Free to those who register

Teams consisting of Commerce Court students/staff battle against each other in a variety of events.

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Students vote for the Canadore Students' Council Campus Reps

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The two thousand and fifteen Faculty and Graduating Classes of Canadore College, North Bay, request the honour of your presence at the Convocation Exercises on Friday, October 2, 2015 in the College Drive gymnasium.

Reception to follow in 100 Elements

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(NORTH BAY, ONT.) -- Canadore College is hosting its Convocation Ceremonies for the Schools of Business and Management; Health, Human Care and Wellness; Language, Access and Preparatory Studies; Media, Design and Dramatic Arts; and Trades and Technology on October 2.

Guest speaker John Rankin, Interim Director of Executive Education at the DeGroote School of Business, will be speaking to approximately 130 graduates.

Rankin has held a number of senior positions in the private and public sectors over the course of his career, including as vice-president human resources at Northern Telecom, senior vice-president of dealer relations at Canadian Tire Corporation and president of Toronto’s George Brown College. Since retiring from Canadian Tire, he has served as an interim executive in the not-for-profit sector putting his years of experience to work within diverse and iconic Canadian organizations including the Royal Botanical Gardens, Conference Board of Canada and Canadian National Institute for the Blind. As a volunteer, he has worked with organizations serving a wide range of Canadians from gifted high school students to prison inmates, from Ontario colleges and hospitals, to the Federal Department of National Defence. Rankin holds a Master of Business Administration in Organizational Behaviour and Operations Research from McMaster University.

“It is with great pleasure that we welcome John to speak to our graduates and their families,” said George Burton, President and CEO of Canadore College. “His unique blend of expertise always brings new insights to any given situation. I’m also very grateful to John, for taking a chance on me early in my career. Among many things, he taught me the lifelong lesson of hiring people for their potential. ”

Students from two of Canadore College’s partnering institutions, Limerick Technical Institute in Ireland and Stanford International College in Toronto, Ont., will also be in attendance. 

Canadore is very proud of its graduates for their accomplishments and for achieving their education goals. Each year, approximately 1,000 students graduate from the College, joining a network of 42,000 alumni working across the globe.

The ceremony will be held at the College Drive Campus (100 College Drive, North Bay, Ont.) on October 2 at 10 a.m.

Canadore trains people through applied learning, leadership and innovation. It provides access to over 65 full-time quality programs and has outstanding faculty and student services. The College and its students add nearly $290 million to the regions of Nipissing and Parry Sound. Approximately 1,000 students graduate from Canadore each year, and they join 42,000 alumni working across the globe.

(NORTH BAY, ONT.) – Canadore College’s student radio station relaunched earlier today after a complete revamp.

The online Panther Radio station, has been ‘on-air’ for nearly 10 years and is run almost entirely by students in the Broadcast – Radio program.

“The students and their faculty felt it was time for a change,” said Yura Monestime, Interim Associate Dean of Media, Design and Dramatic Arts. “Let’s face it, a lot has changed over the past decade. The way audiences consume their media is completely different than even five years ago. What matters to listeners has shifted, and we are evolving to be more relevant.”

Monestime says the refresh includes new audio programming to suit the Canadore student body and a new website platform which is also mobile device friendly. In the works is a new logo inspired by Amanda Wall, a third-year student from Canadore’s Graphic Design program.

Radio students will be responsible for running five different segments with a focus on trending Pop/Hot Adult Contemporary genre music. The move was made after students polled the student body about their listening habits.

The data collected led to changes in the music scheduling to appeal to listeners aged 19-22 and to adapt music to blocks of time that associate with individual and group listening periods, as well as a reduction in the music library from over 3,500 songs to a modest 400-500 popular singles. As the semester moves forward, the radio team will also introduce talk radio segments and special guests.

For the first week, the Panther Radio will be commercial- and announcer-free, with students going live to air on the week of October 12.

Canadore trains people through applied learning, leadership and innovation. It provides access to over 65 full-time quality programs and has outstanding faculty and student services. The College and its students add nearly $290 million to the regions of Nipissing and Parry Sound. Approximately 1,000 students graduate from Canadore each year, and they join 42,000 alumni working across the globe.

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(NORTH BAY, ONT.) – Regional aerospace and space capacities will be the focus at YYB North Bay World Space Week’s Industry Day.

The City of North Bay has partnered with Canadore College and 22 Wing/CFB North Bay to offer industry the largest event in Canada as part of the internationally recognized and celebrated World Space Week. More than 60 business and community leaders will come together to discuss inter-organizational scope and partnership potential for the future.

Over the course of the day, aerospace stakeholders including Innovation Initiatives North, Motion Industries Canada, North Bay Machining Centre Inc., Ontario Northland Transportation Commission and the Offset Market Exchange (OMX) will be making presentations. All registrants will also take part in a local industry tour to showcase first-hand the flexibility of facilities.

Author Robert D. Godwin, Space Curator at the Canadian Air and Space Museum and Editor and CEO of CG Publishing, will deliver an overview presentation of Canadian space and aerospace development over the past century.

Robert Feierbach, Head of Swiss Space Systems (S3) USA, will also be delivering an update about the company’s drop test flight campaign. S3 has been working with the City of North Bay, Canadore College and other regional supporters to bring a sub-orbital launch initiative to northern Ontario.

Capt. Thomas Earle, Space Officer with 21 Aerospace Control and Warning Squadron, will highlight the achievements of the Canadian Space Surveillance System (CSSS), including the Sapphire satellite project, the satellite control and data processing centre and the Sensor System Operations Centre (SSOC) attached to the 21 Squadron located within 22 Wing/Canadian Forces Base North Bay.

Dr. Bradley Wallace, Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC), will detail the latest trends and technology to track movement in space by highlighting operations from the High Earth Orbit Space Surveillance (HEOSS).

The day wraps up with dinner and featured keynote speaker Iain Christie, executive vice president of Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC). Christie is responsible for policy files relating to small business, defence procurement, and space. He has a long history of achievement in the industry, having spent 22 years with Neptec Design Group, a specialist in spaceflight engineering. He has worked at National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Johnson Space Center training astronauts, including Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, and in the Space Shuttle Mission Control Center.

Event:       Media Scrum

Date:         Thursday, October 8, 2015

Time:        10:30 a.m.

Place:       Canadore College Aviation Technology Campus, Main

Boardroom, 55 Aviation Avenue, North Bay, Ont.

In 1999, United Nations declared World Space Week, annually, from October 4 to 10. It has grown into the largest public space event on Earth with more than 1,400 events in 80 countries participating in 2014. It is an international celebration of the contribution that space science and technology makes to the betterment of the human condition.

This year’s theme is “Discovery”. Coordinated by the City of North Bay and space stakeholders, YYB North Bay World Space Week will run from October 8 to 10, 2015. Along with Industry Day on Thursday, October 8th, Education Day will take place at 22 Wing/CFB North Bay on Friday, October 9th and Community Day will take place on Saturday, October 10th again at 22 Wing/CFB North Bay and at the Capitol Centre.

(NORTH BAY, ONT.) – On Friday, October 9, 2015, members of the media are invited to attend the inaugural YYB North Bay World Space Week’s Education Day. Organizers are expecting approximately 1,000 students who will celebrate the benefits of space and learn more about space exploration through a number of interactive displays. This year’s theme is “Discovery”. 

YYB North Bay World Space Week Education Day will take place on Friday, October 9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the 22 Wing Fitness & Wellness Centre’s gymnasium located at Canadian Forces Base North Bay on 29 Duxford Road, Hornell Heights, Ont. Please follow the signs for public parking.

In 1999, United Nations declared World Space Week, annually, from October 4 to 10.  It has grown into the largest public space event on Earth with more than 1,400 events in 80 countries participating in 2014.  It is an international celebration of the contribution that space science and technology makes to the betterment of the human condition.

Tune into the relaunched Panther Radio!

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Regional aerospace and space capacities will be the focus at YYB North Bay World Space Week’s Industry Day.

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NORTH BAY, ON – The public is invited to attend the very first YYB North Bay World Space Week Community Day.  This year’s theme is “Discovery” and the public can celebrate the benefits of space and learn more about space exploration.  There will be several inflatable planetariums from Science North and the Royal Ontario Museum, hands on displays from local representatives involved in the aerospace industry and a presentation from Professor Jaymie Mark Matthews, astrophysicist from the University of British Colombia. 

The public will learn about other planets, see a FIRST Robotics presentation by Team 1305, tour the Canadian Forces Museum of Aerospace Defence, explore displays by the North Bay Astronomy Club, Swiss Space System’s (S3) SOAR shuttle model, see a model of Canada’s Sapphire Satellite and see a meteorite display by the Nipissing Rock and Mineral Club. 

YYB North Bay World Space Week Community Day will take place on Saturday, October 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the 22 Wing Fitness & Wellness Centre’s gymnasium located at Canadian Forces Base North Bay on 29 Duxford Road, Hornell Heights, Ontario.  Please follow the signs for public parking.

Community Day will give members of the North Bay and surrounding community an opportunity to take part in World Space Week, the largest public space event on Earth!

Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend Closure for Nipissing and Canadore

Over the 2015 Thanksgiving weekend, Nipissing University and Canadore College’s Education Centre Campus will have reduced hours.

The shared campus will maintain its regular hours on Saturday and Sunday, except for the Harris Learning Library, which will be closed. All building and operations will be closed on Monday, October 12.

Nipissing University and Canadore College wish everyone a happy and safe Thanksgiving weekend.

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(NORTH BAY, ONT.) – Next Tuesday, the Canadore College Board of Governors will welcome its new members to the first meeting of the year.

Nancy Ann Hedican, Member

Recipient of the North Bay Community Service Award for leadership, dedication and compassion, Nancy Ann Hedican brings years of extensive education experience to the Board. Passionate about the betterment of community, Hedican has served in various leadership positions within charities, schools and sporting teams.

Robert Nicholls, Member

Robert Nicholls is a Senior Financial Planning Advisor for Assante Capital Management Ltd. A long-time resident of North Bay, Bob served on the Nipissing Kiwanis Club and he was involved with youth hockey, t-ball, and ultimate frisbee as coach and manager for more than 10 years. Early in his career, Bob taught accounting at Canadore’s School of Business.  He currently serves as the Chairman of the Deacon’s Board for Harbour Church. 

Dave Saad, Member

As the Manager of Tourism and Recreation for the City of North Bay, Dave Saad was involved with planning, implementation, and evaluation of major community events and projects. After retiring from the City, he operated a successful consulting business specializing in strategic planning, event management, and group facilitation.  Dave has served on Canadore’s Alumni Association Board of Directors and on the School of Sport and Recreation Program Advisory Committee.

Ravil Veli, Member

Ravil Veli was appointed CEO of the North Bay Public Library in 2014. A graduate of McGill University’s Master of Library and Information Studies, he has held administrative roles in library services in a variety of higher education settings in the U.S.  Ravil has maintained memberships in professional associations and he has played an active role on numerous boards and committees throughout his career.  He is an advocate of information literacy for the lifelong learner and appreciates the value of e-solutions in both business practices and learning platforms.

Other 2015-2016 Board of Governors Members include:

William Ferguson, Chair

Kirk Kelusky, Vice Chair

Donald Sanderson, Vic Chair

Nancy Partridge, Member at Large

Michael Kenney, Member at Large

George Burton, President and CEO

Caroline Corbett, Member

Dallas Georgie, Member

Murdoch Martyn, Member

Doug McCausland, Member

Lisa McCool-Philbin, Member

Ginette Cazabon, Secretary

Shawn Chorney, Non-Voting Officer of the College

Dr. Marguerite Donohue, Non-Voting Officer of the College

Richard Peters, Non-Voting Officer of the College

The Canadore College Board of Governors will meet regularly between October 2015 and June 2016.

Canadore trains people through applied learning, leadership and innovation. It provides access to over 65 full-time quality programs and has outstanding faculty and student services. The College and its students add nearly $290 million to the regions of Nipissing and Parry Sound. Approximately 1,000 students graduate from Canadore each year, and they join 42,000 alumni working across the globe.

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