Institutions across Canada are hosting events and reflection opportunities in honour of Indigenous Veterans Day and Remembrance Day. Institutions such as Centennial College, First Nations University of Canada, the University of Guelph, and the University of Toronto held or are holding ceremonies or services on campus. The Hadiya’dagénhahs First Nations, Métis and Inuit Student Centre […]
Red River College Polytechnic has launched its Centre for Automation and Manufacturing Technology Transfer, which will aid Manitoba businesses in using automation and robotics to increase productivity. A part of the polytech’s Price Institute of Advanced Manufacturing and Mechatronics, the centre will connect businesses, faculty, and students with one another and host manufacturers-in-residence. RRC Polytech […]
For Orange Shirt Day, several institutions are raising funds for the Orange Shirt Society and other initiatives by selling shirts designed by their students and graduates. McMaster University student Talon Singleton (Migisi Sahgaigan First Nation) designed a shirt with a child in front of a sun, symbolizing life and hope. Red River College Polytechnic Nursing […]
Red River College Polytechnic has launched a new partnership with home-share provider SpacesShared where students will be able to rent spaces from local host families in Winnipeg. RRC Polytech CEO Rylan Kinnon expressed hope that the program will foster strong friendships between students and hosts as they live together, and that students will be able […]
While Red River College Polytechnic expects a near-record level of enrolment, according to RRC Polytech President Fred Meier, the polytechnic will still struggle to deal with the sharp drop in international student enrolment. Meier told CBC that the near-record enrolment “might be an offset in the amount of students that we’re seeing in total, but […]
Red River College Polytechnic will be delivering a Health Care Aide program in the Central Plains region through a partnership with Prairie Mountain Health, Southern Health-Santé Sud, and Norfolk Treherne Community Development Corporation. This program will offer students in Treherne hands-on experience and classroom instruction that will prepare them to provide care in various settings. As a […]
A group of 38 postsecondary institutions from across Canada are celebrating the launch of Labs4, an applied research commercialization engine that aims to transform research into real-world solutions. This $55M initiative will offer a variety of services—including product development and support—through a series of regional hubs and Indigenous entrepreneurship hubs across the country. “By teaching […]
Red River College Polytechnic and Yukon University have both announced that they will be reinstating programs that they previously paused and exploring the opportunity to expand these programs in the future. YukonU paused its First Nations Arts certificate program in 2023 after its lead instructor retired; the program will be returning with Tahltan carver Vernon […]
A whistleblower has reportedly shared the findings of a 2019 workplace investigation at Red River College Polytechnic, which found that federal MP and former RRC Polytech employee Rebecca Chartrand repeatedly harassed an employee while working at the institution. CBC and the Winnipeg Free Press report that RRC Polytech commissioned a third-party investigation into a complaint […]
Red River College Polytechnic has received a $1.25M gift from Qualico to support skilled trades students. With this gift, RRC Polytech will create a new Navigator positoin and expand capacity in its Introduction to Trades program, which prepares Indigenous learners for direct entry into a trades program.The Navigator position will focus on increasing student participation […]