For Tori McLellan, working with seniors is not just a job, it’s something she loves doing. Tori has been volunteering at seniors homes since she was young. When she found out that Georgian offered the Personal Support Worker program, she knew it was right for her. Georgian College’s PSW program requires both a clinical and [...]

[ April 15, 2010; 8:00 am; 8:00 am; 8:00 am; 8:00 am; 8:00 am; April 16, 2010; 8:00 am; 8:00 am; 8:00 am; 8:00 am; 8:00 am; ] Some of Canada’s top literary writers are coming to Barrie in April, as part of the annual L3 Writers’ Conference.

Sponsored in part by Georgian’s University Partnership Centre, the conference is a major project of high school students enrolled in a unique program at Barrie’s North Collegiate.

Now in its third year, the conference is professionally planned [...]

[ March 9, 2010; 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Georgian’s annual career fair, Career Outlook Grey Bruce, will be held at the Owen Sound Campus on Tuesday, March 9, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

More than 400 area residents, local high school and Georgian students are expected to attend the career fair, which will feature a variety of employers and community employment resource agencies.

Program [...]

[ March 11, 2010; 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Dan Mallory (back row centre), a Simcoe County resident and member of the Rotary Club of Barrie, will bring his incredible story of conquering Mount Everest with his family to the Georgian College Theatre at the Barrie Campus on Thursday, March 11.

ABOUT DAN MALLORY

Dan began his quest to climb the seven summits (the highest [...]

Culinary enthusiasts and wine connoisseurs in the region can once again take part in a unique dining and wine tasting experience at Georgian’s 2010 Chef and Wine Series at the Barrie Campus.
The series, now in its sixth year, starts Feb. 19 and runs once a month until June.
Celebrating the talents of regional chefs and introducing [...]

[ March 13, 2010; 10:30 am to 3:30 pm. 10:30 am to 3:30 pm. ] The Anishnabe Education and Training Circle presents the fifth annual Traditional Pow Wow, Celebrating Our Future Generations, at Georgian’s Barrie Campus on Saturday, March 13.

The event takes place in the Athletic Centre. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. Grand entry is at noon.

Note: This is a drug- and alcohol-free event. No pets please. Admission: $3. Parking: [...]

[ April 16, 2010; 12:00 am; ] A group of students from Eastview Secondary School is hosting a fundraiser to raise money for victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti.

The event, at St. Mary’s Church in Barrie on Friday, April 16, will feature music, plays and performance art by local youths.

Cost is $15. Tickets are on sale at Eastview Secondary School. They [...]

[ February 22, 2010; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Sue Johanson, one of Canada’s foremost sex educators and counsellors, will be at Georgian’s Barrie Campus on Monday, Feb. 22.

The event will get underway in the Georgian College Theatre at 6:30 p.m.

For the past 35 years, Johanson has provided frank and honest sex education to thousands of Canadians through her lectures, radio programs and her [...]

Georgian’s Robbert Hartog Midland Campus has received funding from the Ontario government to offer a pre-apprenticeship plumbing program.
The free 31-week program, which combines theory with hands-on training, starts at the end of March.
Pre-Apprenticeship Plumbing supports the Ontario government’s focus on addressing shortages in the skilled trades by increasing the number of new entrants to apprenticeship [...]

Georgian students receive 50% off meals. Open for winter semester Feb. 1. One seating at noon. Reservations recommended. Call 722-5142, option 1.
To view menu, visit http://www.georgianc.on.ca/diningroom/.