Spirit of innovation shines at Teaching Distillery with three national medals
March 13, 2026
Medals are pouring in for student crafted spirits from Niagara College’s Teaching Distillery. The Teaching Distillery – the first of its kind in Canada, which opened as a living laboratory for the College’s trailblazing Artisan Distilling program in 2018 – has won three new medals from the 2026 Canadian Artisan Spirit Competition (CASC): a gold for Bees and Blooms (Liqueur category), a silver for Spiced Old Fashioned (White Spirit category), and a bronze for London...
NC ‘raises the steaks’ with butchery program to meet surging demand
March 10, 2026
Top butchers in Canada are praising Niagara College’s recently announced artisanal butchery program poised to help fill high demand in Ontario. A one-year certificate program, Professional Butchery Techniques will welcome its first intake of students in September 2026, aimed at those interested in expanding their chef expertise or those exploring a trending artisanal craft for the first time. Beyond basic meat cutting, the program will teach various techniques from charcuterie to brining, smoking and preserving,...
Brewmaster students champion inclusivity with new Pink Boots brews
March 6, 2026
Just in time for International Women’s Day, Niagara College’s Teaching Brewery is rolling out a new roster of small batch beers that step-up support for diversity. Six new student-crafted Pink Boots beers have been created in support of the Pink Boots Society of Canada, a national non-profit organization that helps women and non-binary people in the fermented and alcoholic beverage industry advance their careers through education. “We’re proud our continued involvement with the Pink Boots...
Celebrate Niagara series brings local chefs together for unique dinner experiences
February 27, 2026
Events spotlight Niagara Falls, NOTL, West Niagara, St. Catharines and Welland Niagara College has launched a new dinner series that highlights distinct areas of the region while celebrating Niagara as a world-class dining destination. The Celebrate Niagara series will launch with five signature events held at Benchmark restaurant. Each evening will bring together local chefs from multiple renowned establishments within a distinct area of the region – each presenting a different course of the meal,...
Niagara College to host DSBN’s 28th annual Technological Skills Challenge on March 4
February 26, 2026
On March 4, more than 300 high school students from across Niagara will showcase their talents at the District School Board of Niagara’s (DSBN) 28th annual Technological Skills Challenge, hosted by Niagara College. The event will be held at Niagara College’s Welland Campus and Daniel J. Patterson Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake, where students from 16 DSBN secondary schools will showcase their talents through a series of hands-on challenges that highlight the technical, creative and practical skills...
