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Assiniboine announces nearly $700K in financial awards, celebrates recipients and donors
BRANDON, Man. (November 29, 2023) – At this year’s #HumbleBrag Student Award recognition event, Assiniboine Community College has announced that it has distributed $677,550 in financial awards for the 2023-24 academic year. “We are grateful to be able to gather with our student award recipients to celebrate their achievements, while also showing gratitude to our donors who make it possible,” said Vice President of Advancement, Derrick Turner. “We continue to see increases in the number of new awards
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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT Presently the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum is closed but our Canteen Building is available for rent year round and you can shop our Tiger Moth Gift Shop by appointment, call 204-727-2444. The museum will re-open on April 1, 2024 - Weather permitting. The museum’s RCAF WWII Memorial is open to the public from sunrise to sundown. The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum is Canada’s only air museum solely dedicated to the preservation of those who trained and fought
PBR Canada’s Elite Cup Series Returns to Brandon, Manitoba For Third Consecutive Season May 25, 2024
BRANDON, Man. (November 22, 2023) – For the third consecutive year, PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Canada’s elite Cup Series will buck into Brandon, Manitoba, holding the PBR Brandon Chute Out at Westoba Place at the Keystone Centre on May 25, 2024. PBR Canada’s Cup Series regularly features Canada’s best riders alongside some of the organization’s top international athletes, squaring off against the rankest bucking bulls from across the nation. For one night only, fans will witness exhilarating 8-second
New ElevateIP Program Plays Crucial Role in the Success of Canadian Start-ups
What is ElevateIP?ElevateIP is a program funded by the Government of Canada aimed at equipping and supporting Canadian start-ups with the tools and knowledge to understand, strategize, protect, manage and leverage their intellectual property (IP).Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP is an IP Service Provider through North Forge (in collaboration with Communitech Corporation and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada) and will be able to support start-ups through the development of IP strategies and by
Cenovus donates $300,000 to Assiniboine’s Prairie Innovation Centre
BRANDON, Man. (November 16, 2023)— Cenovus Energy is donating $300,000 toward Assiniboine Community College’s Prairie Innovation Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and Chemical Engineering Technology program. This partnership aligns with two of Cenovus’s key social investment focus areas – Future-ready youth and Resilient communities – and will help provide for the development of lab space within the Prairie Innovation Centre to enhance specialized agriculture programs and learning at the college. “We
Assiniboine Practical Nursing Dean recognized for leadership by Interlake-Eastern RHA
BRANDON, Man. (November 9, 2023)— Assiniboine Community College’s Dean of Nursing, Suzanne Nicolas, has received a Community Leadership Award from the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority (IERHA). Nicolas joined the college in 2018 and has been an instrumental leader for Assiniboine’s Practical Nursing program. She helped establish the School of Nursing at Assiniboine and has guided a significant expansion of Practical Nursing programs across Manitoba. “It is a tremendous honour to be recognized
MB Government Establishes Westman Regional Cabinet Office
Westman Residents Offered Direct Connection to Government: PremierBRANDON—Premier Wab Kinew travelled to Brandon today to announce the establishment of a new Westman regional cabinet office that will act as a liaison between families, businesses and community organizations in Westman and the Manitoba government. “Our government has been entrusted to govern on behalf of all Manitobans and we are very happy to announce our plans to serve the people of Brandon and Westman region,” said Kinew. “This is a