Sault offers information sessions for Algoma Steel employees

Sault College recently hosted information sessions for Algoma Steel employees who are set to be laid off in March. These sessions were designed to prepare attendees for their careers after Algoma Steel. College staff, employment professionals, and officials with the Steelworker POWER Action Centre presented information on topics such as employment supports, available programs, and […]

Sault College has responded to the recent layoffs at Algoma Steel by putting together supports to help affected employees as they transition to new careers. The college is offering employment and career support including career advising, resume support, and connections with employers; academic upgrading and pathways; and student success and wraparound supports. “Sault College is […]

Institutions across Canada are welcoming youth to their campuses for special programs and camps this summer. Several universities gave youth hands-on opportunities to expand their scientific knowledge: Laurentian University hosted the Shad Canada program, where Grade 10 to 11 students learned about STEAM and entrepreneurship; at the University of Lethbridge, high school students had the […]

Sault College has declared eight full-time support staff positions redundant, with written notice of reassignment provided to affected employees, reports CTV News. Sault Director of Communications and Stakeholder Relations Staphanie Pagnucco told theSault Star that up to six workers could be laid off when the cuts take effect in 90 days, but the final number […]

Students and faculty at Sault College, the University of Prince Edward Island’s Atlantic Veterinary College, and the University of Saskatchewan are engaged in a variety of initiatives this summer to help the birds. Sault aviation students Ben Appleton and Lucas Newman were recently asked to transport an orphaned barred owl to a rehabilitation facility in […]

Sault College President David Orazietti recently spoke to CBC about how the college is experiencing increasing difficulty maintaining its core programming in the face of decreasing international enrolment and the provincial tuition freeze. Orazietti said that about 20 of the college’s programs—including some tailored for international students—are being phased out. While the college plans to […]

Eleven colleges in Ontario have come together to form the Ontario Regional Economic Workforce and Innovation Network (OREWIN), a college network devoted to protecting Ontario’s economic future. OREWIN will be chaired by Canadore College President George Burton and will include Cambrian College, Canadore, Collège Boréal, Collège La Cité, Confederation College, Fleming College, Lambton College, Loyalist […]

Conestoga College and Conestoga President John Tibbits are calling on the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to dismiss the defamation lawsuit launched by Sault College and Sault President David Orazietti. The lawsuit calls for a full public retraction, direct apology, and $200K in damages. Conestoga reportedly filed a statement of defence in the Fall arguing […]

Sault College and Registered Professional Accountant (RPA) Canada have signed a new pathway agreement that creates a fast-track route to the RPA designation. Sault’s Business Accounting program students in the RPA designation pathway will complete all but two of the required courses for the designation; the remaining two courses will be available online through RPA […]