Members of Parliament visit GBC
The Federal Conservative Post-secondary Education Caucus met at George Brown College on Oct. 12 to review how colleges are preparing their students for employment in the ever changing economy and workforce. Visiting MPs met students from the Food Innovation and Research Studio (FIRSt) and heard about several projects they have been working on. FIRSt is a research facility that supports the food industry by helping industry partners develop and commercialize new food products and recipes in a timely, cost effective and customer-focused manner. – George Brown College
Student Association by-elections
Voting for the fall 2012 by-elections of the Student Association will commence on Nov. 8. It will look to fill the positions of campus director at Waterfront, community services & ECE representative, health sciences representative, construction & engineering technologies representative and board of governors representative. The nomination process for the elections is over. See the back of this issue of The Dialog for a complete calendar of byelection events. – Preeteesh Peetabh Singh
Break zone day posponed
The break zone day scheduled on Oct. 9 at George Brown College’s St. James Campus, was postponed due to unavailability of facilitators. Nevertheless, break zone week will be conducted as schedule at the Casa Loma Campus from Nov. 19 to 23. It will include sessions on laughter yoga, meditation, yoga, anger release and groove journey. – Preeteesh Peetabh Singh
Halloween haunt at Canada’s Wonderland
Tickets for the Halloween haunt at Canada’s Wonderland are now available at the Student Association offices at all George Brown campuses. Priced at $25 for students and $34 for guests. The Halloween celebrations will feature live shows and bloodcurdling mazes.
– Preeteesh Peetabh Singh
Man Shot at East York bar
A man was shot three times on Saturday morning at Red House Bar & Grill. Police are still searching for a suspect, although two men were inspected and one was released and the other is being charged for hindering a peace officer. The victim was taken to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre immediately. The incident took place at 12:30 a.m. on Saturday. –Jasnur Singh Gill
Girl aged five in critical condition after being attacked by dogs in Pelham
Around 5:30 p.m. on Friday, a five year old girl was attacked by three Rottweiler in Pelham Ontario. She was taken to the hospital near Welland, later she was taken to the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. The dogs are being seized at Welland Humane Society. –Jasnur Singh Gill
