The following message was sent to all staff and students from Melanie Gudmundson, Chief Human Resource Officer

This week marks the beginning of another exciting semester ahead and it’s wonderful to see the halls begin to fill with staff, faculty and eager learners back on our campuses across the province.

As we prepare for the term, we want to remind the College community that your health and safety remains our top priority. While the threat of COVID-19 remains low in our community, as we approach Influenza season, it’s important to remain diligent and do our part to stop the spread of all communicable diseases.

As a reminder, RRC Polytech continues to take the following preventative precautions to keep you safe while on-campus:

• RRC Polytech staff and students must stay home when sick, even if symptoms are mild.
• Sanitizer stations remain available throughout our campuses. Regular handwashing and sanitizing, especially after using high touch areas, helps to prevent the spread of bacteria.
• While there is no change in our mask policy, we support the use of masks on-campus.
• All staff and students, who are able, are encouraged to receive their COVID-19 vaccines and booster shots, as well as the flu shot once available. RRC Polytech allows staff up to three hours of medical leave to receive their vaccines or booster shots, or to accompany a family member to receive their vaccines and boosters.
  • RRC Polytech will share more details on COVID-19 booster and flu vaccine clinics on-campus this fall as this information becomes available.

As we approach cold and flu season, we must all do our part to stop the spread of illness. Collectively, we all achieve more when we are healthy.

Thank you for your commitment in helping keep RRC Polytech campuses safe places to study and work. We will continue to provide health updates as needed. If you have any questions, please contact safety@rrc.ca.

Thank you,

Melanie Gudmundson
Chief Human Resource Officer