Fleming College will be closed July 1, and we wish everyone a safe and inclusive Canada Day. While this is a day of celebration, it is also a time to reflect, honour and recognize the original people of this land, Indigenous People. Fleming recognizes the invaluable contributions and diverse perspectives as we continue to work toward Truth and Reconciliation, we encourage everyone to start this Canada Day acknowledging all perspectives and how we can each contribute to our shared society.
Please see below some ways and readings to engage and learn more about truth and reconciliation:
Fleming College Indigenous Knowledge Leader Elizabeth Stone joins two saplings together as volunteers construct a Teaching Lodge at Fleming’s Haliburton School of Art + Design.
Peterborough
ON – (June 22, 2022) – Fleming College is adding a new
diploma program to its School of Health and Community Services.
Registration for the Respiratory Therapy Advanced Diploma has already
begun. Classes will take place at
the
College’s Sutherland Campus,
in the
purpose-built respiratory
therapy lab with new, state-of-the-art equipment.
“Fleming is once
again
expanding our School of Health and Community Services to include programs that
address a crucial need in our health care
sector,” said Fleming College
President
Maureen Adamson. “There is a projected
shortage of qualified respiratory therapists over the next decade in our
region, in our province and across our country.
The COVID-19 pandemic showed us how important
it is to address that shortage.”
The six-semester
interactive program begins in January 2023, reducing the program time from
three years to two. During their time at Fleming students will learn
how to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate safe, therapeutic
cardio-respiratory interventions for a wide array of patients and clients.
Students will graduate with the knowledge, skills, and clinical
judgement to deliver optimal cardio-respiratory care.
Two 420-hour field placements take place
during the final two semesters. Students will be able to complete the
Indigenous Perspectives Designation offered in this program, adding a
competitive advantage to their resumes.
Respiratory therapists are
able to work in hospitals,
long-term care homes, hyperbaric clinics with a family health team or work in a
home, private business or in an independent practice. Employment
income
for respiratory therapists
averages about
$78,000 per year in the Peterborough region.
About
Fleming College Fleming College respectfully acknowledges that we
are situated on Michi Saagiig Anishinaabeg lands and territory. Located in the
heart of Central Ontario, Fleming College has campus locations in Peterborough,
Lindsay, Cobourg and Haliburton. Named for famous Canadian inventor and
engineer Sir Sandford Fleming, the college features more than 100 full-time
programs in Arts and Heritage, Business, Environmental and Natural Resource
Sciences, General Arts and Sciences, Health and Wellness, Justice and Community
Development, Skilled Trades and Technology, and Continuing Education. Fleming
College has more than 6,800 full-time and 10,000 part-time students, and 80,000
alumni.
Peterborough
ON – (June 17, 2022) – Fleming
College is
celebrating the rich culture, contributions,
and diversity of Indigenous People across the northern part of Turtle Island as
Indigenous
History Month continues.
Fleming’s Indigenous Perspectives Team members have
planned events across all College campuses next week, June 20-24.
Monday, June 20: Students and staff will build
a Teaching Lodge at the Sutherland Campus from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Teaching Lodges offer a place for
students and staff to gather in a traditional Indigenous setting, where we can
learn, teach, utilize Indigenous Pedagogy and
hold meetings and ceremony.
A Teaching Lodge was built at the Frost Campus
June 6. The last Teaching Lodge installment will take place at
the Haliburton Campus on
June 27.
Fleming Staff and students build a Teaching Lodge at the Frost Campus
A guided exhibit explaining some of the treaties
between Indigenous communities and Canadians
will
run throughout the week at the Sutherland Campus. Tours will run
from 1 – 3 p.m.
Tuesday, June 21: Day of solidarity at all three
campuses for National Indigenous Peoples Day.
Wednesday, June 22: Frost
Campus will host a guided exhibit explaining some of the treaties between
Indigenous communities and Canadians from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Sutherland Campus
will host a drum making/repair workshop with Knowledge Holder Anne Taylor at 10
a.m. in the Indigenous Student Services Lounge (limited spaces
available).
Thursday, June 23: Strawberry Picking from 9:30 – 11 a.m. at The Berry
Patch. Strawberry pickers can drop
by the Sutherland Campus’s
Indigenous Student Services Lounge from
12 – 4:30 p.m. to make scone,
strawberry compote and enjoy
a strawberry feast.
Friday, June 24: Three
Sisters
planting at the new Indigenous Perspectives garden at the Sutherland Campus
from 9 – 11 a.m.
There will be a
Sacred Fire at the outdoor Cultural Space (Sutherland Campus)
from 2 – 4 p.m.
Fleming Staff are encouraged to
participate in “In Their Moccasins,” a game with quizzes and narrative branching (choose your own adventure
style) elements. It is designed to build capacity for empathy for Indigenous
students’ lived realities. Contributions
to the game were
made by Fleming Indigenous students.
This year marks an important milestone for
Fleming College’s Indigenous Perspectives Designation (IPD).
More than
2,000 students have
now graduated
with their IPD. IPD
students have chosen to incorporate more in-depth knowledge of First Nation,
Inuit and Métis peoples, cultures, histories, traditions, and contributions
through the course of their Fleming College studies.
Fleming has also created a new logo to
be used by the Indigenous Perspectives team
and initiatives.
The new logo for Indigenous Perspectives and initiatives.
We’re looking forward to seeing you!
About
Fleming College Fleming College respectfully acknowledges that we
are situated on Michi Saagiig Anishinaabeg lands and territory. Located in the
heart of Central Ontario, Fleming College has campus locations in Peterborough,
Lindsay, Cobourg and Haliburton. Named for famous Canadian inventor and
engineer Sir Sandford Fleming, the college features more than 100 full-time
programs in Arts and Heritage, Business, Environmental and Natural Resource
Sciences, General Arts and Sciences, Health and Wellness, Justice and Community
Development, Skilled Trades and Technology, and Continuing Education. Fleming
College has more than 6,800 full-time and 10,000 part-time students, and 80,000
alumni.
Peterborough,
ON – (June 10, 2022) – Fleming
College is pleased to announce that Tyler Scott, a Co-op Diploma
Apprenticeship, Culinary graduate from the class of 2011, is the recipient of
the 2022 Alumnus of Distinction Award. This prestigious award is presented to
an alumnus who attains outstanding career success and professional achievement.
Scott was the owner and executive chef of Rare Restaurant located
in Peterborough, Ontario. In a time where the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked
havoc on the restaurant industry, Tyler and his team at Rare worked hard to
pivot through various closures.
In
April 2022, Tyler and his wife Kassy, announced the news of an exciting new
chapter and will be launching Rare Escape: Outdoor Guided Culinary Experiences.
The pair have a passion for the outdoors and are excited to offer this unique culinary
experience in Peterborough & The Kawarthas.
“Working in the restaurant/hospitality
industry is mentally and physically exhausting. It’s taken us a little while,
but we are finally starting to get a grasp on this lifestyle. Our way of
recharging has always been to escape into nature. ‘Rare Escape’ is our
inspiration to keep pushing forward,” Tyler said.
The traditional Rare restaurant will also transform into a
Culinary Arts Studio, a space to host an array of different events aimed at
bringing the community together through a love for local ingredients. The
studio will host pop-up food events, community events, backdoor goods for
retail (frozen meals, preserves and dehydrated food), culinary seminars taught
by Chef Tyler Scott, local collaborations, intimate tasting dinners and more.
“Fleming College is proud to
have contributed to Tyler’s successes over the years,” said Fleming College
President Maureen Adamson. “His dedication to his craft and community makes him
an exemplary alumnus and a great example of what Fleming is all about. We wish
him the best of luck in his next adventure and can’t wait to see what he
achieves next.”
Tyler
will be honoured with the Alumnus of Distinction Award during Fleming College’s
Convocation on June 17.
About
Fleming College
Fleming
College respectfully acknowledges that we are situated on Michi Saagiig
Anishinaabeg lands and territory. Located in the heart of Central Ontario,
Fleming College has campus locations in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg and
Haliburton. Named for famous Canadian inventor and engineer Sir Sandford
Fleming, the college features more than 100 full-time programs in Arts and
Heritage, Business, Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, General Arts
and Sciences, Health and Wellness, Justice and Community Development, Skilled
Trades and Technology, and Continuing Education. Fleming College has more than
6,800 full-time and 10,000 part-time students, and 80,000 alumni.
Peterborough,
ON – (June 8 2022) – After a
two-year hiatus from in-person celebrations due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
Fleming College is hosting six in-person Convocation ceremonies at the
Peterborough Sport and Wellness Centre June 14 – 17, 2022.
Convocation is one of the most important events
at the College, and a pivotal moment in a student’s academic career.
This
year, students in multiple programs will be graduating with their Indigenous
Perspectives Designation (IPD). Those students will receive a letter
acknowledging this accomplishment in their graduation package. IPD students
have chosen to incorporate more in-depth knowledge of First Nation, Inuit and
Métis peoples, cultures, histories, traditions, and contributions through the
course of their Fleming College studies.
Fleming College Congratulates the Class of 2022!
The Convocation schedule for Sutherland campus is as follows:
June 15 at 2 p.m.:
This ceremony also features the first time a remote, Indigenous cohort of
students from the Wiikwemkoong First Nation will graduate as part of the
Educational Support program.
Fleming College congratulates this year’s #Classof2022!
Members of the media are welcome and encouraged
to attend any the Convocation ceremonies. If you plan to attend, please contact
Communications Officer Sarah Deeth at 705-749-5530 ext. 1161 or email sarah.deeth@flemingcollege.ca.
About Fleming
College
Fleming College respectfully acknowledges that we are situated on
Michi Saagiig Anishinaabeg lands and territory. Located in the heart of Central
Ontario, Fleming College has campus locations in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg
and Haliburton. Named for famous Canadian inventor and engineer Sir Sandford
Fleming, the college features more than 100 full-time programs in Arts and
Heritage, Business, Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, General Arts
and Sciences, Health and Wellness, Justice and Community Development, Skilled
Trades and Technology, and Continuing Education. Fleming College has more than
6,800 full-time and 10,000 part-time students, and 80,000 alumni.
Peterborough, ON – (June 8, 2022) – Fleming College is helping to address gaps in housing for seniors and post-secondary students through its participation in Canada HomeShare Peterborough.
Canada HomeShare Peterborough is part of a 10-city housing pilot program that supports aging in place for older adults while providing safe and affordable housing to Fleming and Trent University students. Those students provide up to seven hours of support by way of companionship, helping with household chores or running errands for local, older adults in their home in exchange for reduced rent of around $400 to $600 a month. It is being launched through a partnership between the Trent Centre for Aging & Society and Canada HomeShare.
Canada HomeShare Peterborough will launch in the fall of 2022.
An information session is taking place June 15 at 2 p.m. at the Trent University Student Centre at 1680 West Bank Dr. Please contact aging@trentu.ca to RSVP or for more information on the session. Visit here for more information on Canada HomeShare Peterborough.
About Fleming College Fleming College respectfully acknowledges that we are situated on Michi Saagiig Anishinaabeg lands and territory. Located in the heart of Central Ontario, Fleming College has campus locations in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg and Haliburton. Named for famous Canadian inventor and engineer Sir Sandford Fleming, the college features more than 100 full-time programs in Arts and Heritage, Business, Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, General Arts and Sciences, Health and Wellness, Justice and Community Development, Skilled Trades and Technology, and Continuing Education. Fleming College has more than 6,800 full-time and 10,000 part-time students, and 80,000 alumni.
City of Kawartha Lakes, ON – (June 6,
2022) – Students at Fleming College’s Frost Campus are set
to celebrate an academic milestone during two Convocation ceremonies June 10.
The 2 p.m. ceremony will host all remaining School of
Environmental and Natural Resource Science programs, and students graduating
from the School
of Trades and Technology programs housed at the Frost Campus.
This year also marks the
first time students graduating from the Conservation
and Environmental Law Enforcement program will be able to graduate with their
Indigenous Perspectives
Designation. Those students will receive a letter acknowledging
this accomplishment in their graduation package. IPD students have chosen to
incorporate more in-depth knowledge of First Nation, Inuit and Métis peoples,
cultures, histories, traditions, and contributions through the course of their
Fleming College studies. Convocation is one of the most important events at the
College, and a pivotal moment in a student’s academic career. Fleming College
is proud of all our graduating students and their accomplishments.
Members of the media are welcome and encouraged to
attend the in-person ceremony. If you plan to attend, please contact
Communications Officer Sarah Deeth at 705-749-5530 ext. 1161 or email sarah.deeth@flemingcollege.ca.
About
Fleming College Fleming College respectfully acknowledges that we
are situated on Michi Saagiig Anishinaabeg lands and territory. Located in the
heart of Central Ontario, Fleming College has campus locations in Peterborough,
Lindsay, Cobourg and Haliburton. Named for famous Canadian inventor and
engineer Sir Sandford Fleming, the college features more than 100 full-time
programs in Arts and Heritage, Business, Environmental and Natural Resource
Sciences, General Arts and Sciences, Health and Wellness, Justice and Community
Development, Skilled Trades and Technology, and Continuing Education. Fleming
College has more than 6,800 full-time and 10,000 part-time students, and 80,000
alumni.
Peterborough
ON – (June 3, 2022) –
SAFTY, a Fleming research project
focused on creating Sex Trafficking Awareness Visuals and Training
Materials Targeting Oppressed Female-Identified Young Persons, is looking for
members for its Survivor Advisory Committee (SAC). The SAC will help oversee
the project’s development and help ensure it comes from a place of lived
experience.
Project leads Heather Doughty, photographer and
creator of INSPIRE: The
Women’s Portrait Project, and Heather Sago, coordinator of
Fleming’s accredited Child and Youth Care Program, as well as CYC program graduates
and students will work alongside Survivors of Sex Trafficking with the hope of
humanizing sex trafficking and highlight the act of seeking support. The
project aims to build awareness of the sex trafficking process and the
availability of safety resources amongst at-risk female-identified youth,
caregivers, and service providers. The project also highlights targeted
populations including Indigenous, Black, Trans and youth in care or previously
in care.
The
acronym SAFTY was chosen intentionally with the letter “E” left out to denote
that there is no one-size-fits-all safety measure, and that safety should be
unique to each individual. SAFTY also implies that there are no promises or
guarantees to safety, only that those helping will do everything to assist
victims to survive, and ideally thrive. Funding for the project, approximately $300,000, was awarded from Public
Safety Canada’s Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime.
The seven-member SAC will be led by SAFTY research
project supporter, sex trafficking survivor and Victim Services of Durham
Region Crisis Intervention Counsellor Karly Church.
Karly states that safety is the number one focus of those she works with and a
key part of exit preparation- safety is not just ensuring
someone’s physical well-being but working to ensure their basic needs are met.
The SAC will consist of a diverse cross-representation
of Sex Trafficked Survivors, who are representative of oppressed populations
such as those from/in care systems (child-welfare and/or youth justice), BIPOC,
and 2si+LGBTQ communities, and at least three members will be residents of the
central east region. At least three members will have exited within the last
five years. Each member of the SAC will receive a $50/hour honorarium as well
as travel coverage if required ($0.40/km). Members will need to commit to
approximately four, two-hour sessions, in fiscal years 2022-2023 plus an
additional seven hours of material review time in 2023. The SAC would
provide guidance on each of the four phases of the research steps:
Service-provider focus groups
Survivor and/or Survivor-led service provider
interviews
Survivor and/or Survivor-led service provider
portraits
Pilot of educational materials to female-identified
young persons most at risk for sex trafficking, their caregivers, and/or
potential service providers.
For more information on the project or SAC
membership application requirements and deadlines, please see https://safty.ca or contact Primary Investigator Heather Sago at (705)
749 – 5530 ext. 1872 or email info@safty.ca
Fleming Child and Youth Care
Fleming CYC program standards exceed Ministry
of Ontario requirements. It provides an extensive and high level of training in
preparation for field work with a 100% employment rate several years running.
The program has unique stream of courses related to children’s mental health
and trauma, including sexual exploitation and sex trafficking, and advocacy.
The program also features the Indigenous Perspectives Designation option. For more information about the CYC
Program at Fleming College, visit: https://flemingcollege.ca/programs/child-and-youth-care and be sure to check out their social media pages.
About
Fleming CollegeFleming College respectfully acknowledges that we are situated on Michi
Saagiig Anishinaabeg lands and territory. Located in the heart of Central
Ontario, Fleming College has campus locations in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg
and Haliburton. Named for famous Canadian inventor and engineer Sir Sandford
Fleming, the college features more than 100 full-time programs in Arts and
Heritage, Business, Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, General Arts
and Sciences, Health and Wellness, Justice and Community Development, Skilled
Trades and Technology, and Continuing Education. Fleming College has more than
6,800 full-time and 10,000 part-time students, and 80,000 alumni.
Mai travelled to the west coast as part of Team Ontario after winning a gold medal at the Skills Ontario competition earlier this month.
Fleming College Culinary management student Mai Dong prepares her dish during the Skills Canada National Competition.
The Skills Canada
competition pitted Mai against some of Canada’s top culinary students.
Mai travelled to
Vancouver with fellow Fleming student Bailey Wozdak. Bailey won a gold medal
during the Skills Ontario competition, and competed in Vancouver in the
carpentry division. Fleming College
congratulates both Mai and Bailey on their success and thanks them for
representing their College.
Fleming College Carpentry Technologist David Vasey, Fleming students Bailey Wodzak and Mai Dong and Fleming College Trades and Technology Professor Steve Benns in Vancouver.
Peterborough ON – (May 30, 2022) –
Students
enrolled in Fleming’s
Haliburton School of Art + Design (HSAD) will celebrate Convocation June 3 during
the College’s first in-person ceremony in two years.
Eighty-one students enrolled in programs housed at the Haliburton Campus
are set to receive their diplomas at 2 p.m.
Among those graduating June 3 are the first HSAD students who have
pursued their Indigenous
Perspectives Designation (IPD). Those students will receive a letter
acknowledging this accomplishment in their graduation package. IPD students
have chosen to incorporate more in-depth knowledge of First Nation, Inuit and Métis
peoples, cultures, histories, traditions, and contributions through the course
of their Fleming College studies.
Convocation is one of the most important events at the College,
and a pivotal moment in a student’s academic career. Fleming College is proud
of all our graduating students and their accomplishments.
Members of the media are welcome and encouraged to attend the
in-person ceremony. If you plan to attend, please contact Communications Officer
Sarah Deeth at 705-749-5530 ext. 1161 or email sarah.deeth@flemingcollege.ca.
About Fleming College Fleming College respectfully acknowledges that we are situated on
Michi Saagiig Anishinaabeg lands and territory. Located in the heart of Central
Ontario, Fleming College has campus locations in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg
and Haliburton. Named for famous Canadian inventor and engineer Sir Sandford
Fleming, the college features more than 100 full-time programs in Arts and
Heritage, Business, Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, General Arts
and Sciences, Health and Wellness, Justice and Community Development, Skilled
Trades and Technology, and Continuing Education. Fleming College has more than
6,800 full-time and 10,000 part-time students, and 80,000 alumni.
For more information, please contact:
Sarah Deeth
Communications
Officer
705-749-5530
ext. 1161
sarah.deeth@flemingcollege.ca
Peterborough
Sutherland Campus
599 Brealey Dr.
Peterborough
ON K9J 7B1
Ph: (705) 749-5530
Lindsay
Frost Campus
200 Albert St. S., Box 8000
Lindsay
ON K9V 5E6
Ph: (705) 324-9144
