Staff members and students from Georgian’s Muskoka Campus participated in the Bracebridge Santa Claus parade on Sunday, Dec. 6. They brought Santa’s workshop to the downtown core. They put fake snow around the tree, even though the region had snow accumulation throughout the day.

A group of Office Administration students at Georgian’s Muskoka Campus recently donated $1,925 to the Bracebridge Public Library and the Town of Bracebridge.
Funds were raised through charity barbecues and a booth the students set up for a special event in Bracebridge July 31. The money will go toward the children’s section of the library.
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Staff and faculty members at Georgian’s Muskoka Campus celebrated its spring graduation with a barbecue for students and their friends and family Aug. 5.
The day featured a draw for a variety of merchandise including flower arrangements and two tickets to a Savour Muskoka event.
The students graduated from such full-time programs as Office Administration, Personal Support [...]

Students, staff and faculty members at Georgian’s Muskoka Campus in Bracebridge took part in the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Big Bike challenge July 14. The Big Bike is a 30-seat bicycle that volunteers ride to raise funds for heart and stroke research. Last year more than 50,000 riders across the country raised over $7 million. [...]

[ July 22, 2009; 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm. 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm. 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] A mandatory information session for those interested in pursuing the Women in Skilled Trades (WIST) pre-apprenticeship general carpentry program at Georgian College’s Muskoka Campus (Bracebridge) will be held at 111 Wellington Street on July 22 from 5 to 6 p.m.

WIST, a full-time program designed for women interested in pursuing careers in carpentry, will start in [...]

Lakeland Power will help local students attending Georgian’s Muskoka Campus by providing two $1,000 scholarships. Lakeland Power distributes electricity to consumers in Bracebridge, Burk’s Falls, Huntsville, Magnetawan and Sundridge.
The awards, to be dispersed in the fall, are open to students at any level of study and in any program who are studying at the [...]

Georgian’s Muskoka Campus has received funding from the Ontario government to offer the Women in Skilled Trades (WIST) pre-apprenticeship general carpentry program this fall. The program, designed for women interested in pursuing careers in carpentry, will start in September and run through March 2010.
For more information, contact Lisa Johnson, facilitator, Women in Skilled Trades at [...]

Students in the second semester of the Office Administration program at Georgian’s Muskoka Campus recently presented the Bracebridge Public Library with a generous donation toward the cost of repairing water damage to the Muskoka Collection area of the library. The library, a vital community partner, also hosts the campus’ collection.
Students undertook a series of [...]

The Muskoka Campus of Georgian College was recently accredited as a Quality Assessed Facility by the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA).
TSSA is an organization dedicated to increasing public safety in the home, workplace and recreational facilities. This is Georgian’s second campus to receive the honour – the Barrie Campus of Georgian College was accredited [...]

Kearney resident Frank Colley (inset) was already carrying a heavy financial load when the country’s economic slump came to town. Downturn in the local market had affected the number of hours he was getting on the job as a truck driver. Worried about how he was going to support his family, Frank turned to performing [...]