Beginning on Monday, November 18, 2024, CBC Manitoba will be set up at the Notre Dame Campus for two weeks to explore topics and issues that matter to the RRC Polytech students and community as part of the Communities in Focus series.

CBC Manitoba journalist Jim Agapito, videographer Travis Golby and Community Connection Senior Producer Nadia Kidwai will be spending time digging into stories that matter to our community.

The goal of Communities in Focus is to tell stories that reflect the province’s many people and places. Communities in Focus often travels to different parts of Manitoba – they’ve been to Poplar River First Nation and Lac du Bonnet already this fall, and now they want to know more about the RRC Polytech community.

Where they will be:

They will be setting up shop on the Notre Dame Campus in the library hallway on the mall level.

Welcome event: They will be hosting a welcome event to introduce the team to the college community, and to allow the community to introduce itself, from 11 am-1 pm on Monday, Nov. 18. Students, staff and faculty are invited to say hello, grab a bite to eat and share a bit about our RRC Polytech community.

Office Hours: Community Connection Senior Producer Nadia Kidwai will be holding office hours Nov. 18 and 19, and Nov. 25, 26 and 28 from 11am-1pm – please swing by for a chat and to share your story.

Panel discussions: Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 11 am and Wednesday, Nov. 27 at 12 pm, we will be hosting informal but informative panel discussions where your fellow students take the lead and give us their perspectives on issues of the day.  

Look for topics and how to get involved in Staff and Student news in the days leading up.

Live shows: CBC will also be recording live from RRC Polytech: Radio Noon (Thursday, Nov. 21 from 12-1pm), and Information Radio (Thursday, Nov. 28 from 6am-8:30am).

Share your stories

The goal of the Communities in Focus initiative is to meet people, hear their stories and then share those stories. They want to tell stories that reflect and represent our province and out community is invited to share.

If you have a story idea, please get in touch by email: nadia.kidwai@cbc.ca or call 204-296-0846.

CBC Manitoba’s Communities in Focus series

CBC Manitoba has hosted several Communities in Focus events and toured many places across the province. Over the last year, CBC Manitoba has set up community news bureaus in the Interlake, Steinbach, Virden and Island Lake.

If you have questions about CBC’s Communities in Focus event at RRC Polytech, please contact collegerelations@rrc.ca