Sunday, June 19 | 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m
Assiniboine Park
Free outdoor concerts and shows take place at the Lyric Theatre and the Performance Garden The Leaf. Plus, enjoy family-friendly activities, drumming workshops, food trucks and more! Click here to see the full schedule of events for Indigenous Peoples Day.
Newcomers Focus Group Invitation
| The Focus Group is part of the museum’s Listening Tour; a conversation meant to invite Manitobans to share their ideas about the future of the Manitoba Museum. The information gathered from community members will be used to help shape the future of the Museum. Newcomers have been identified as individuals who bring an invaluable perspective to this important process. Here are the details… Date: Monday, June 13th Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm Location: The Manitoba Museum (190 Rupert Avenue), 3rd Floor Library COVID Protocols: Masks are required at the Museum Please RSVP to Martina Hutchison mhutchison@manitobamuseum.ca if you would like to join the in-person session. Light refreshments will be served. For those of you who aren’t able to attend in person, but would like to share your input, please visit www.manitobamuseumtomorrow.ca to take part in the survey and share your ideas online. All participants are entered into a draw for some amazing prizes! |
| The Center for International Education and Global Partnerships, in collaboration with the Students Association, Applied Computer Education and the Skilled Trades and Technologies department, is hosting a Welcome Back event – CIEGP Summer BBQ Party for all students! Exchange District Campus Location: Agora, Manitou a bi Bii daziigae On Wednesday, June 8, 2022, from 11:30 AM to 1 PM, please join us for pizza and a drink! To register please click here. The Students Association will also have a prize wheel and an enter-to-win giveaway contest. If you have any questions, please email iesupport@rrc.ca. |
The Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET) is a three-year temporary visitor visa but holders of the visa can apply for a work visa at the same time that will allow any Ukrainians to work in Canada during that time. While Ukrainians are in Canada they can benefit from Canadian benefits such as business opportunities and public school for children. and English Language Classes.
Ukrainians traveling on the CUAET visa are eligible for English Language classes and do not pay tuition. English Language classes are sponsored by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
Students require a language assessment completed by Winnipeg English Language Assessment and Referral Centre (WELARC). WELARC helps newcomers to Canada by providing them with a choice of organizations that can best help with improving language skills for work, education and life in Canada. Once the assessment is completed WELARC will make a referral to Red River College Polytechnic. When the college receives the referral students are contacted with information on classes.
Students can make an appointment for the language assessment with WELARC online or by phone at 204-943-5387.
For more information about Student Support Services at Language Training Centre at Red River College Polytechnic, contact one of our Student Integration Coordinators: Jillian, Lauren or Christy.
For information from the Province of Manitoba, visit Manitoba for Ukraine.
Students are invited to attend the Employment Readiness Conference on May 25 and 26. RRC Polytech’s Student Employment Services (SES), in collaboration with the Centre for International Education and Global Partnerships (CIEGP), Academic Success Centre (ASC), and the School of Indigenous Education (SIE), is hosting the 3rd virtual Employment Readiness Conference (ERC)!
ERC 2022 will feature industry speakers, alumni and employer panel discussions, and presentations from RRC Polytech staff, covering the topics of labour market trends, cultural themes, workplace expectations, and job search best practices.
For more information, click here.
Click here to register.
Red River College Polytechnic is committed to providing barrier-free access to information, services and facilities. If you require accommodations for this event, please contact us at ses@rrc.ca.
If you have any questions, please contact Student Employment Services at ses@rrc.ca.
The LTC will be hosting a special IN-PERSON event at Manitou a bi Bii Daziigae on Tuesday, May 17th, from 11:00am-2:00pm.
The Manitou a bi Bii Daziigae LTC Meet-Up will provide an opportunity for Language Training Centre students and staff to connect with one another and learn about supports and services available to them at Manitou a bi Bii Daziigae and the Roblin Centre Campus.
Activities include:
Students will also be able to enter a draw to win some great prizes.
Everyone is welcome. We look forward to seeing you soon!
An elegy is a poem, or a lament for that which has been lost.
Reflected through music, stories and images, the Manitoba Remembers event explores the impacts of the COVID pandemic on families, communities and ways of life across our province.
Through the healing power of music, the musicians commemorate and honour our shared experience of loss while also looking forward with hope.
Click here to book free tickets to the event.
Click here for more information.
Show yourself some love by cooking a delicious and balanced meal!
Learn how to make pork or chicken adobo while cooking alongside your instructor, Abby Legaspi! This workshop is part of the Thrive event series, hosted by the RRCSA and Healthy Minds Healthy College.
Details:
• pork or chicken (thigh, legs, ribs or wings suggested)
• vinegar
• soy sauce
• pepper
• garlic
Don’t worry! If you sign up below, and check ‘yes’ to needing supplies, you will automatically be signed you up for a supply kit. Supply kits are limited, and can only be picked up at the Notre Dame Campus due to ingredient refrigeration.
The Winnipeg Police Service is dedicated to working towards a Police Service that represents the community they serve.
The Diversity and Indigenous Partnerships Section will be hosting a 3-hour virtual workshop focused on Indigenous and Diverse community members interested in a career with the Winnipeg Police Service on April 16th, 2022 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm via zoom.
The event will include an overview of the organization and a presentation about the application and hiring process.
Information will be provided on volunteer opportunities, civilian positions, cadets, and police officer opportunities within the Winnipeg Police Service.
If you are interested in attending, please send an email to WPS-communityrelations@winnipeg.ca before April 13th, 2022.
Please include the following information in the email:
Find out more about career opportunities with the Winnipeg Police Service:
https://winnipeg.ca/police/policerecruiting/default.stm
Did you know …
Come join your student support team to learn about Mental Health and Wellness Supports at RRC Polytech!
Our special guests, Breanna Sawatzky from Campus Well-Being, and Karen Gowryluk from Student Counselling Services will host a Kahoot event to help you learn about these valuable services.
It will be FUN! And there will be some great prizes!
WHEN: Thursday, March 24, 2022 @ 12:00 pm
WHERE: Online via WebEx
Click here or use the link below to join the event on March 24 @ 12:00pm
https://redrivercollege.webex.com/redrivercollege/j.php?MTID=me6ba0b91745966aa617fcf026cec1848
If you are unable to attend this event but would like more information about mental health and wellness supports at RRC Polytech, please click here or contact your Student Integration Coordinators, Jillian Hoogland (jhoogland@rrc.ca) and Lauren Joyce (ljoyce@rrc.ca).
RRC Polytech campuses are located on the lands of Anishinaabe, Ininiwak, Anishininew, Dakota, and Dené, and the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.
We recognize and honour Treaty 3 Territory Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, the source of Winnipeg’s clean drinking water. In addition, we acknowledge Treaty Territories which provide us with access to electricity we use in both our personal and professional lives.