Fleming College

Lindsay, ON – (Feb. 1, 2023) – Students from Fleming College’s Urban Forestry Technician program are helping the Lindsay Golf and Country Club make its fairway a little greener. The Lindsay Golf and Country Club’s tree population is predominantly Ash-most of which are infested by the Emerald Ash Borer, an invasive species that has significantly impacted urban and forested canopies across Ontario. As a result of the Emerald Ash Borer, many of the golf club’s trees are either...

Lindsay, ON – (Jan. 31, 2023) – Inspired by the Conservation Biology program at Fleming College’s Frost Campus and motivated by an international effort to save native bird populations throughout North America, Fleming’s staff and students are working toward becoming Ontario’s first official bird-friendly college campus.   It is estimated that up to one million birds die in North America each year due to window collisions, making it one of the leading causes of bird...

Peterborough, ON (Jan. 25, 2023) – Eight Fleming College students are getting ready to take an icy dip into the waters of the Trent River to support patients at Campbellford Memorial Hospital. Paramedic students Danielle Balvert, Sam Joyce, Hannah Carson, Stephan Nguyen-Duong, Theo Guenther and Taiya Martin and Practical Nursing students Alexandrea Lavoie and Belle Veinot are taking part in this year’s 31st Annual Polar Plunge.   These students are passionate about community...