December 22: Inclement weather for Niagara
December 22, 2017
A special weather statement is in effect for Niagara with five to 10 cm of snow expected by Friday evening (Dec. 22). The snow is expected to be mixed with freezing drizzle beginning Friday morning. Precipitation is expected to taper off to patchy drizzle Friday night as the temperature edges just above the freezing mark. Motorists should be prepared for reductions to visibility and poor winter travelling conditions tonight into Friday. Poor winter driving conditions...
Dec. 11: Inclement weather expected for Niagara
December 11, 2017
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Niagara on Monday, Dec. 11. Widespread accumulating snow is likely this afternoon, tonight (Dec. 11) and into Tuesday (Dec. 12) with an expected snowfall of five to 10 cm by Tuesday morning. The snow is expected to begin this afternoon and taper off to a few flurries later tonight or Tuesday morning. Although localized amounts of 10 to 15 cm are possible, the snowfall warning criterion...
Community Care of St. Catharines & Thorold selected as Niagara College’s Many Hands recipient
December 5, 2017
Community Care of St. Catharines & Thorold has been selected as the 21st recipient of Niagara College’s Many Hands project. The annual project sees Niagara College students support a local community non-profit organization with fundraising, marketing and public awareness of the agency. In the Spring of 2018, students in NC’s Event Management (Graduate Certificate) program will plan, manage and host a fundraising event to help Community Care. “Community Care St. Catharines & Thorold is extremely...
Tap into your inner bootlegger at Project Brew December 8
December 4, 2017
Niagara College Brewmaster students to host Prohibition-style beer festival at the Market Square Brewmaster students from Niagara College are turning back the clock to the Roaring Twenties and serving up their next craft beer festival, Prohibition style. Project Brew Bootlegger’s Ball will be held on Friday, December 8 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the St. Catharines Market Square. Seventeen one-of-a-kind beers crafted by students in their final term of the College’s Brewmaster and Brewery...
Niagara College greens its way to a Canadian first with Audubon certification
November 30, 2017
Niagara College has become the first postsecondary educational institution in Canada to be designated a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary. The College’s Niagara-on-the-Lake Campus has achieved the designation through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program (ACSP), an Audubon International program. It is the eighth property in Canada and the 37th in the world to be certified in the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program. The College was commended for projects it has undertaken to enhance its wildlife habitat, achieve...
