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January 2019 archives

January 28, 2019
Flags at half-mast

The Conestoga College flag will be flown at half-mast beginning today in honour of Carter Querin, a student in...


January 28, 2019
MP Bardish Chagger visits Office Administration students

On January 24, the Honourable Bardish Chagger, Member of Parliament for Waterloo Region and Government House Leader, visited students in...


January 27, 2019
Doon campus to re-open on Monday, January 28

Conestoga's Facilities Management team reports that power has been restored at the Doon campus in Kitchener. All campus buildings and...


January 27, 2019
Doon campus CLOSED - Sunday, January 27

All buildings and facilities at Conestoga's Doon campus in Kitchener will remain closed on Sunday, January 27 as efforts to...


January 26, 2019
Doon campus closed - Saturday, January 26

All buildings at the Doon campus are closed on Saturday, January 26 as the result of a power outage. At...


January 25, 2019
Get Involved Fair connects students with community volunteer opportunities

From January 22 to 24, more than 25 non-profit organizations attended the Get Involved Fair at the Doon campus. Established...


January 25, 2019
Flags at half-mast

The Conestoga College flag will be flown at half-mast beginning today in honour of Dana Woito, a Conestoga employee who...


January 25, 2019
Conestoga receives grant for Indigenous research

Conestoga has received nearly $50,000 in funding from the new Indigenous Research Capacity and Reconciliation—Connection Grants, a new federal program...


January 25, 2019
Waterloo North Hydro expands scholarship program

Waterloo North Hydro (WNH) has expanded its scholarship program at Conestoga and will now fund four annual scholarships to give...


January 18, 2019
Hospitality graduate finds sweet success with doughnut cafe

Conestoga Hospitality Management graduate Megan Dron and her husband Larry opened Red Eye Cafe and Donuts just seven months ago...


January 14, 2019
New students welcomed at Orientation

This winter, the Conestoga community welcomed approximately 1,750 new students to the college during Orientation, held January 3 and 4...


January 11, 2019
Dr. Veronique Boscart appointed president of Canadian Association on Gerontology

Dr. Veronique Boscart, director of Conestoga's Schlegel Centre for Advancing Seniors Care, has been named president of the Canadian Association...


January 9, 2019
Centre of Excellence for Cheesemaker Training to launch in Ontario

Conestoga College, in partnership with the Ontario Dairy Council (ODC) and French-language college La Cité, will launch a new Centre...