Fleming College

Peterborough, ON (Nov. 20, 2023) – Fleming College is proud to introduce Blaze, the Fleming Phoenix, to its students, staff, and campus communities.

Blaze was named following two rounds of voting-students, staff, faculty, and community members were encouraged to make suggestions during a naming contest in early November.

After receiving more than 130 suggestions, the names were pared down to four-Blaze, Fuego, Nimkii and Ash. Those names went through a round of polling, with Blaze coming out as the clear winner by more than 100 votes.

Fleming College first introduced its new varsity mascot and branding in early September.

Blaze the Phoenix replaces the Fleming Knight, which served the Fleming College community for more than 50 years.

Fleming College would like to thank everyone who helped choose a new name for our mascot.

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 media enquiries, please contact:
Sarah Deeth
Communications Officer
sarah.deeth@flemingcollege.ca
705-749-5530 ext. 1161

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Peterborough, ON (November 15, 2023) - The votes are in, the polls are closed, and the Fleming College community has spoken. A new name has been chosen for Fleming’s new mascot!

The winning name will be revealed Friday, November 17 at 6 p.m., just before the Fleming Phoenix take on La Cite at the Peterborough Sport and Wellness Centre. Everyone is welcome to attend the celebration. The women play at 6 p.m., and the men play at 8 p.m. The first 100 fans will receive a free set of Phoenix Cheerstix!

The name was chosen following two rounds of voting. The first round invited Fleming students, staff and community members to suggest their name for the Phoenix. The top four suggestions were compiled during the second round, and once again the Fleming community was asked to vote for their favourite name.

Fleming College wishes to thank everyone who participated in our naming contest.

Media wishing to attend Friday’s celebration can contact Communications Officer Sarah Deeth at 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 media enquiries, please contact:
Sarah Deeth
Communications Officer
sarah.deeth@flemingcollege.ca
705-749-5530 ext. 1161

Web: flemingcollege.ca
Facebook: facebook.com/flemingcollege
Twitter: @FlemingCollege
Instagram: @flemingcollege

Peterborough, ON (November 14, 2023) - The sights, sounds and tastes of cultures from around the world will fill Fleming College’s Sutherland Campus during the 2023 Multicultural Showcase, taking place November 16 and 17.

Hosted by Fleming’s International Student Services, this two-day event is a chance for Fleming to showcase the traditions and heritage of its diverse community, with an incredible range of cultures to learn about.

International Bites is returning to the Showcase this year. Culinary students will be preparing and serving dishes from around the world from 12 – 1 p.m.

Students Edward Louis Capili and Bethel Anne will be demonstrating their dishes created for the Cooks the Books culinary competition. Edward will be making Lengua in a mushroom cream sauce served on turmeric-scented Jasmine rice. Bethel will be recreating her Braised oxtail and pickled papaya spring roll with siracha aioli dish.

The event also features daily activities including arts and crafts from India and China, an opportunity to learn about Indigenous medicines like Tobacco, Sage, Cedar, Sweetgrass, and play Ghanaian games and learn about Rangoli art.

A full schedule of performers can be found here.

The showcase is free to attend, accessible and suitable for all ages. Events run from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Main Foyer each day. Free parking is available in the Aspen or Oak parking lots.

Media wishing to attend the showcase can contact Communications Officer Sarah Deeth at 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 media enquiries, please contact:
Sarah Deeth
Communications Officer
sarah.deeth@flemingcollege.ca
705-749-5530 ext. 1161

Web: flemingcollege.ca
Facebook: facebook.com/flemingcollege
Twitter: @FlemingCollege
Instagram: @flemingcollege

Peterborough, ON (November 8, 2023) - Fleming College will host a Remembrance Day Ceremony Friday, November 10 at its Sutherland Campus.

The ceremony begins at 10:50 a.m. outside the Kawartha Trades and Technology Centre and will include a reading of “In Flanders Fields,” the laying of wreaths and a moment of silence just after 11 a.m.

Fleming College will livestream the ceremony on its Facebook and YouTube pages. Members of the community are welcome to join the virtual event.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flemingcollege

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/flemingcollege

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 media enquiries, please contact:
Sarah Deeth
Communications Officer
sarah.deeth@flemingcollege.ca
705-749-5530 ext. 1161

Web: flemingcollege.ca
Facebook: facebook.com/flemingcollege
Twitter: @FlemingCollege
Instagram: @flemingcollege

Lindsay, ON (November 7, 2023) - Fleming College is offering free training to new aquaculture students in a nation-wide initiative aimed at upskilling Canada’s workforce.

Through an agreement with the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University in Newfoundland, Fleming College will cover the cost of the first semester tuition fee, including ancillary fees, for 20 Aquaculture Foundations students. This funding is available for the January 2024 intake.

The compressed first semester begins January 2 and runs straight through to March 29. There will be no mid-semester reading break.

There is a growing need for aquaculture training and workers in Canada. Fleming’s world-renown program focuses on fish culture, aquaculture techniques and fish husbandry, with a unique focus on Indigenous studies and practices in the aquaculture industry.

This new initiative is part of the Growing the Canadian Aquaculture Workforce of the Future program, sponsored by the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council, administered through the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University.

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 media enquiries, please contact:
Sarah Deeth
Communications Officer
sarah.deeth@flemingcollege.ca
705-749-5530 ext. 1161

Web: flemingcollege.ca
Facebook: facebook.com/flemingcollege
Twitter: @FlemingCollege
Instagram: @flemingcollege