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April 2017 archives

April 28, 2017
Provincial budget commitments will produce a more highly skilled workforce

Measures announced in the 2017 Ontario Budget released on April 27 will allow more students to acquire the professional and...


April 28, 2017
Flags at half-mast

Flags at all Conestoga campuses will fly at half-mast today, Friday, April 28, in recognition of the National Day of...


April 24, 2017
Library displays celebrate Conestoga's 50th anniversary

To celebrate Conestoga’s 50th anniversary, a series of displays will be available throughout the year in the Library Resource Centre...


April 24, 2017
Business student awarded national scholarship

Renee Newton, a student in the International Business Management degree program, has been awarded a $1,000 National Scholarship from the...


April 18, 2017
Minister Matthews announces provincial investment in pre-apprenticeship training

Deb Matthews, Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Development, was joined by Daiene Vernile, MPP for Kitchener Centre, and Kathryn...


April 13, 2017
Design Foundations students host year-end show

More than 450 pieces of artwork filled the grand foyer of the Waterloo Region Museum on April 12 for Skillz...


April 13, 2017
All campuses closed April 14

All Conestoga campuses will be closed on Friday, April 14 in observance of Good Friday. Classes are cancelled and there...


April 13, 2017
Insurance Institute names Conestoga grad top student in Canada

The Insurance Institute of Canada has named Olivia Pocol, a 2016 Conestoga Insurance graduate, winner of the Frank Dougan Award....


April 13, 2017
Schlegel Centre for Advancing Seniors Care launched at Conestoga

Community partners, supporters and friends joined representatives from Conestoga College, Schlegel Villages and the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging (RIA)...


April 10, 2017
Awards ceremony celebrates students and mentors

On April 6, Conestoga’s School of Health & Life Sciences and Community Services honoured students and mentors at an awards...


April 10, 2017
Clothesline Project raises awareness on campus

T-shirts decorated with messages of hope and empowerment hung throughout the Atrium at the Doon campus on April 6 in...


April 7, 2017
Conestoga student wins silver at Special Olympics World Games

Conestoga student Allie Libertini finished the 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Austria with two silver medals and a...


April 7, 2017
Ontario marks milestone anniversary for colleges

The Honourable Kathryn McGarry, MPP for Cambridge and Ontario's Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, visited Conestoga’s Doon campus on...


April 5, 2017
Bloom named one of Canada's best neighbourhood restaurants

Conestoga’s Bloom restaurant, a full-service licensed dining room that offers 3- and 4-course meals prepared by aspiring chefs and restaurant...


April 3, 2017
Pre-apprenticeship program leads to career success

Conestoga offered its first Truck and Coach Pre-Apprenticeship program in 2007 at the Guelph campus. Jeff May was among the...


April 3, 2017
Visual Merchandising Arts students host year-end show

Students in Conestoga’s Visual Merchandising Arts two-year diploma program hosted their year-end portfolio show at Communitech on March 31. The...


April 3, 2017
Pitch Day supports young entrepreneurs

Grigoriy Kozyrev and Andriy Strebkov won $2,500 at Conestoga’s third annual Pitch Day competition held March 30 at the Cambridge...


April 2, 2017
New tentative deal reached between Region and GRT workers

On Sunday, April 2, the Region of Waterloo announced that a tentative agreement had been reached with Unifor 4304, representing...