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College hosts fifth annual Moose Hide Campaign event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On May 14, Niagara College’s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/indigenouseducation\/\">Indigenous Education department<\/a> hosted its fifth annual Moose Hide Campaign event, bringing together students, employees and community members in support of ending violence against women and children through an Indigenous-led grassroots movement.<\/p>\n<p>The day began at sunrise in the Indigenous Garden at the Daniel J. Patterson Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake with a sacred fire ceremony. Members of the NC community gathered to connect, reflect and offer traditional medicines as part of the ceremony.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1615205\" style=\"width: 456px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1615205\" class=\" wp-image-1615205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/Moose-Hide-2026-300x200.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"446\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/Moose-Hide-2026-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/Moose-Hide-2026-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/Moose-Hide-2026-800x533.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/Moose-Hide-2026-540x360.webp 540w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/Moose-Hide-2026-338x225.webp 338w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/Moose-Hide-2026-180x120.webp 180w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/Moose-Hide-2026-810x540.webp 810w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/Moose-Hide-2026.webp 825w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1615205\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NC’s Moose Hide Campaign event invited participants to pledge to honour, respect and protect women and children, and to work to end violence against them.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>“It was a powerful gathering, with ceremony led by my Anishinaabe brothers and a sharing circle held with care by colleagues,” said Karl Dockstader, Indigenous Education Cultural Advisor. “At the same time, it reminded us that there is more work to be done here, and that this responsibility continues beyond any single day”.<\/p>\n<p>Special guests Dylan Ritchie, Bear Clan from Saugeen First Nation, and Chris Shawanoo, Turtle Clan from Stony Point First Nation, joined the event as teachers and fire keepers — spiritual stewards responsible for maintaining sacred ceremonial fires. Throughout the morning, they shared personal stories about their upbringing, the importance of preserving Indigenous culture, and the role Indigenous men play in ending gender-based violence.<\/p>\n<p>Later in the morning, participants gathered for a sharing circle, where employees, students and community members reflected on their reasons for attending while listening and learning from one another’s experiences.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Chris McGrath, Vice President, Students, welcomed guests to the sharing circle and spoke about the College’s ongoing commitment to reconciliation through learning, reflection and action.<\/p>\n<p>“The Niagara College community has been on a journey of reconciliation for many years,” said Dr. McGrath. “We continue to learn with our Indigenous employees and students about the ways that we can engage as a community to not only acknowledge the truth, but more importantly to take meaningful action that will help author new narratives about Indigenous Peoples’ strength, potential and flourishing.”<\/p>\n<p>Dr. McGrath also highlighted the ongoing crisis of gender-based violence in Canada, sharing several statistics affecting Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQIA+ people:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One in three women in Canada will experience sexual assault in her lifetime.<\/li>\n<li>Although Indigenous women account for approximately five per cent of all women in Canada, they represented about 26 per cent of women killed by an intimate partner in 2022.<\/li>\n<li>Forty-three per cent of Indigenous women have experienced sexual assault at least once since the age of 15.<\/li>\n<li>Eighty-six per cent of 2SLGBTQIA+ Indigenous women have experienced intimate partner violence in their lifetime.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Moose Hide Campaign began in British Columbia more than a decade ago along the <a href=\"https:\/\/highwayoftears.org\/\">Highway of Tears<\/a> and has since grown into a nationwide movement supported by Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians alike.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1615206\" style=\"width: 692px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1615206\" class=\" wp-image-1615206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/Moose-Hide-group-300x154.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"682\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/Moose-Hide-group-300x154.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/Moose-Hide-group-768x395.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/Moose-Hide-group-800x411.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/Moose-Hide-group-640x329.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/Moose-Hide-group-400x206.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/Moose-Hide-group-180x93.webp 180w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/Moose-Hide-group.webp 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1615206\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NC community members participate in a sharing circle during the Moose Hide Campaign event.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As part of the event, Moose Hide pins were distributed to attendees as symbols of their commitment to honouring, respecting and protecting women and children. By taking the pledge, participants committed to supporting truth and reconciliation, reversing the harms caused by residential schools, and fostering safer communities for women and children.<\/p>\n<p>“The number of men showing up matters. What we do next matters even more. Abusive language, overtalking, belittling, gaslighting, minimizing, making women a punchline are not harmless; they are part of the same continuum as overt violence, reinforced by systems that fail to protect women, trans and queer people, especially those navigating multiple forms of harm at once,” said Dockstader. “Our responsibility is to listen, to show up, and to intervene in those moments, including with ourselves”.<\/p>\n<p>The event followed NC’s observance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/2026\/04\/21\/save-the-date-nc-red-dress-day-event-to-honour-mmiwg2s-on-may-5\/\">Red Dress Day on May 5<\/a>, when red dresses were displayed at both campuses to honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit people (MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+).<\/p>\n<p>“The Moose Hide Campaign is a social movement born from the deep respect that Indigenous men have for Indigenous women, from traditions that are grounded in honour, caring and love,” said Dr. McGrath. “By wearing the moosehide today, I renew my commitment to not only speaking and standing with Indigenous women…but also to taking action to ensure that all women can fully live and express their truths and potential in ways that are free from risk, threat, and harm.”<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about how you can help end violence against women and children, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/moosehidecampaign.ca\/campaignday\/\">Moose Hide Campaign website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":53,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.niagaracollege.ca\\\/insidenc\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/20\\\/niagara-college-hosts-fifth-annual-moose-hide-campaign-event\\\/\"}' class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular\" data-original-width=\"660\"><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 655px; 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School of Nursing honours National Nursing Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On May 13 and 14, the College’s Applied Health Institute foyer was transformed into a hub of inspiration and pride celebrating the “power of nurses to transform health” – the theme for this year’s National Nursing Week (May 11-17).<\/p>\n<p>Organized by Jackie Crawford and Jaymie Tyrer, Clinical Supervisors within NC’s Myhal School of Nursing, the two-day event featured interactive activities and displays that engaged the college community and honoured the impact that nurses have on patients’ lives.<\/p>\n<p>Empowerment cornhole with bedpan targets offered participants a chance to discuss resilience strategies and what nurses need to feel empowered before taking a shot at winning prizes, nursing memorabilia and photos honoured the past, and a collaborative banner titled, “Nurses impact lives by …” invited the NC community to complete the powerful statement.<\/p>\n<div 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href=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/20260513_nursing_week_ncc_3302_scaled\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1612218\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/20260513_Nursing_Week_NCC_3302_scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1334\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"4","credit":"NIAGARA COLLEGE","camera":"NIKON Z 8","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1778681712","copyright":"2023","focal_length":"36","iso":"3200","shutter_speed":"0.00625","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"20260513_Nursing_Week_NCC_3302_scaled\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/20260513_Nursing_Week_NCC_3302_scaled-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/20260513_Nursing_Week_NCC_3302_scaled-1024x683.jpg\" style=\"margin: 2px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/20260513_Nursing_Week_NCC_3302_scaled-216x216.jpg\" width=216 height=216 title=\"20260513_Nursing_Week_NCC_3302_scaled\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<p>There are plans for the three-by-six-foot banner to be displayed within the Myhal School of Nursing as a visual testament to the profession’s influence.<\/p>\n<p>During the week, healthcare partners visited the College to tour the innovative labs where future nurses are learning the skills required to become compassionate and resilient healthcare providers.<\/p>\n<p>On May 13, nursing leaders from Niagara Region Public Health, including Diane Vanecko, Chief Nursing Officer, and Bev Richter, Nursing Practice Specialist, were welcomed to campus by NC Dean of Health Sciences Dr. Sin\u00e9ad McElhone and the Myhal School of Nursing’s Associate Dean Courtney Evers and Associate Director, International Nursing Graduate Studies and Clinical Education, Sarah McGeown. Public Health partners with the College to provide valuable placements for nursing students.<\/p>\n<p>During their tour, Vanecko and Richter engaged with nursing faculty, staff and students and received a glimpse at the construction of the future Health Education Building, currently underway at the Welland Campus. Once open in 2027, the expansion will create spaces for an additional 800 students studying in NC’s in-demand healthcare program areas, including nursing.<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":53,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.niagaracollege.ca\\\/insidenc\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/15\\\/myhal-school-of-nursing-honours-national-nursing-week\\\/\"}' class=\"tiled-gallery type-square\" data-original-width=\"660\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item\"><a border=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/20260513_chief_nursing_officer_of_public_health_tour_ncc_7647_scaled\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1612219\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/20260513_Chief_Nursing_Officer_of_Public_Health_Tour_NCC_7647_scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1334\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"2.8","credit":"NIAGARA COLLEGE","camera":"NIKON Z 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class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Associate Dean Courtney Evers (left) shows Diane Vanecko (right) and Bev Richter (middle) from NR Public Health a patient room inside NC’s nursing lab<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item\"><a border=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/20260513_chief_nursing_officer_of_public_health_tour_ncc_7621\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1612220\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/20260513_Chief_Nursing_Officer_of_Public_Health_Tour_NCC_7621.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1334\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"2.8","credit":"NIAGARA COLLEGE","camera":"NIKON Z 8","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1778683244","copyright":"2025","focal_length":"33","iso":"1000","shutter_speed":"0.004","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"20260513_Chief_Nursing_Officer_of_Public_Health_Tour_NCC_7621\" data-image-description=\"\" 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data-image-title=\"20260513_Chief_Nursing_Officer_of_Public_Health_Tour_NCC_7825\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/20260513_Chief_Nursing_Officer_of_Public_Health_Tour_NCC_7825-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/20260513_Chief_Nursing_Officer_of_Public_Health_Tour_NCC_7825-1024x683.jpg\" style=\"margin: 2px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/20260513_Chief_Nursing_Officer_of_Public_Health_Tour_NCC_7825-216x216.jpg\" width=216 height=216 title=\"20260513_Chief_Nursing_Officer_of_Public_Health_Tour_NCC_7825\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item\"><a border=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/20260513_chief_nursing_officer_of_public_health_tour_ncc_7991\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1612224\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/20260513_Chief_Nursing_Officer_of_Public_Health_Tour_NCC_7991.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1334\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"3.2","credit":"NIAGARA COLLEGE","camera":"NIKON Z 8","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1778685918","copyright":"2025","focal_length":"28","iso":"2500","shutter_speed":"0.005","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"20260513_Chief_Nursing_Officer_of_Public_Health_Tour_NCC_7991\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/20260513_Chief_Nursing_Officer_of_Public_Health_Tour_NCC_7991-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/20260513_Chief_Nursing_Officer_of_Public_Health_Tour_NCC_7991-1024x683.jpg\" style=\"margin: 2px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/20260513_Chief_Nursing_Officer_of_Public_Health_Tour_NCC_7991-216x216.jpg\" width=216 height=216 title=\"20260513_Chief_Nursing_Officer_of_Public_Health_Tour_NCC_7991\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<p>National Nursing Week also provided an opportunity for the College to highlight the innovative nursing research led by professor Dr. Holldrid Odreman and his ONSET group of student researchers. Recent research includes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/2026\/05\/13\/nursing-research-team-uses-escape-room-model-to-study-interprofessional-collaboration\/\">pilot study that explored how escape room design elements compare to traditional classroom learning<\/a>, bringing together nursing (BScN and PN), PSW and paramedic students in scenarios aimed at strengthening teamwork competencies that are critical in patient care settings.<\/p>\n<p>The team submitted an e-poster presentation on the study to the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) website for National Nursing Week and presented a poster at Niagara Health Knowledge Institute’s sixth annual Research Day on May 7.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/2026\/05\/07\/celebrate-the-power-of-nurses-during-national-nursing-week\/\">Celebrate the power of nurses during National Nursing Week<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/2026\/05\/08\/nursing-a-new-era-of-research\/\">Nursing a new era of research<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/2026\/05\/13\/nursing-research-team-uses-escape-room-model-to-study-interprofessional-collaboration\/\">Nursing research team uses escape room model to study interprofessional collaboration<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 13 and 14, the College’s Applied Health Institute foyer was transformed into a hub of inspiration and pride celebrating the “power of nurses to transform health” – the theme for this year’s National Nursing Week (May 11-17). 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a free preventative dental care visit on campus May 20-22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NC’s Dental Assisting Clinic is offering <em><strong>free<\/strong> <\/em>preventive dental care appointments at the Welland Campus next week, May 20-22 for students, employees, and family members for evening appointments at 5:30 p.m. Dental appointments can include cleaning and polishing.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on our clinics and what to expect, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/alliedhealth\/dental-clinic\/services\">www.niagaracollege.ca\/alliedhealth\/dental-clinic\/services<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To <strong>book an appointment,<\/strong> call 905-735-2211 ext. 7758, email <a href=\"mailto:ncdentalclinic@niagaracollege.ca\" class=\"autohyperlink\">ncdentalclinic@niagaracollege.ca<\/a>, or visit the clinic reception desk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NC’s Dental Assisting Clinic is offering free preventive dental care appointments at the Welland Campus 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Shawn Bennett receives provincial honour for a lifetime of courage, compassion and community impact"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For more than three decades, Shawn Bennett has dedicated his life to serving others, as a firefighter, soldier, chaplain, mentor, volunteer and mental health advocate.<\/p>\n<p>A graduate of NC’s General Arts and Science program in 1995, Bennett has built a career defined by public service, resilience and a commitment to helping others. This year, that work was recognized with one of Ontario’s highest civilian honours: the Queen Elizabeth II Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1612161\" style=\"width: 354px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1612161\" class=\"wp-image-1612161 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/Shawn-Bennett-3.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"344\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/Shawn-Bennett-3.webp 412w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/Shawn-Bennett-3-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/Shawn-Bennett-3-270x360.webp 270w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/Shawn-Bennett-3-169x225.webp 169w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/Shawn-Bennett-3-101x135.webp 101w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/Shawn-Bennett-3-405x540.webp 405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1612161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bennett receiving the Queen Elizabeth II Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship at the investiture ceremony that took place on April 14 at the Lieutenant Governor’s Suite at Queen’s Park in Toronto.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This medal recognizes individuals whose leadership and exceptional volunteer service have left a lasting impact on their communities and helped build a stronger Ontario and Canada. Bennett was selected as one of only ten recipients across Ontario.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his firefighting and military career, Bennett was repeatedly exposed to traumatic emergencies, fatal accidents and loss, experiences that eventually led to a diagnosis of complex PTSD.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than retreat from that struggle, Bennett transformed it into purpose, dedicating his life to supporting people through adversity and strengthening suffering communities around him.<\/p>\n<p>Receiving provincial recognition became an especially monumental moment because of his journey.<\/p>\n<p>“I felt very humbled and honoured,” Bennett said. “PTSD makes you catastrophize everything. You feel like you constantly prove yourself. Being among the Queen Elizabeth II Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship recipients was proof that I did something worthwhile.”<\/p>\n<p>Held at Queen’s Park at the Lieutenant Governor’s residence, the ceremony brought together community leaders and changemakers from across the province, a moment Bennett still describes as surreal and humbling.<\/p>\n<p>“I know I earned my way there, but just to be included, and accepted for who I am, felt very special,” he said.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>A life built around service<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Bennett’s dedication to service began in 1985 when he joined the Lincoln and Welland Regiment as a reservist with the Canadian Armed Forces. Over the next 26 years, he served with the Lincoln and Welland Regiment as an infantry sergeant, training allied troops internationally, teaching on military courses and participating in exercises across Canada and abroad.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1611529\" style=\"width: 391px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1611529\" class=\" wp-image-1611529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/467814461_618242924036711_2088537287622534061_n.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"381\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/467814461_618242924036711_2088537287622534061_n.webp 413w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/467814461_618242924036711_2088537287622534061_n-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/467814461_618242924036711_2088537287622534061_n-270x360.webp 270w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/467814461_618242924036711_2088537287622534061_n-169x225.webp 169w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/467814461_618242924036711_2088537287622534061_n-101x135.webp 101w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/467814461_618242924036711_2088537287622534061_n-405x540.webp 405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 381px) 100vw, 381px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1611529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bennett served for 26 years with the Lincoln and Welland Regiment as an infantry sergeant, representing Canada internationally through military training, ceremonies and performances across Canada, Europe and the Caribbean.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>His military experiences took him from the mountains of Jamaica to ceremonies in Europe, where he represented Canada internationally as Drum Major of the Regimental Band for eight years.<\/p>\n<p>Among his many international experiences, Bennett led performances at Beat the Retreat ceremonies in front of Major General Sir Isaac Brock’s birthplace in Guernsey, laid wreaths at military cenotaphs in England, became the first Canadian to fire the Noon Gun at Castle Cornet in Guernsey, and performed at Chelsea Barracks in London for veterans.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Bennett was building a second career in public safety.<\/p>\n<p>In 1991, he joined the St. Catharines Fire Department, beginning what would become a 35-year career as a professional firefighter.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout those decades, Bennett became known not only for responding to emergencies, but also for mentoring firefighters, supporting colleagues in crisis, helping organize firefighter funerals and serving as a protocol officer for departments across Niagara. He was nominated for the Medal of Bravery in 2006 and later received both provincial and federal exemplary service medals recognizing decades of distinguished service.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Turning trauma into advocacy: The Valhalla Project Niagara<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1611530 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/20210914_152122.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"639\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/20210914_152122.webp 850w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/20210914_152122-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/20210914_152122-768x384.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/20210914_152122-800x400.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/20210914_152122-640x320.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/20210914_152122-400x200.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/20210914_152122-180x90.webp 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After decades on the front lines of emergency response, the emotional impact of Bennett’s work began to take a toll, and he was ultimately diagnosed with complex PTSD.<\/p>\n<p>At a time when PTSD was still stigmatized within emergency services, Bennett became one of the first firefighters in the region to openly take leave due to operational trauma.<\/p>\n<p>“One thing people don’t realize is you don’t forget those tragic calls,” he said. “You carry them with you forever.”<\/p>\n<p>This experience pushed him toward a new mission of helping others feel less alone in their own similar struggles.<\/p>\n<p>“I don’t want people to go through all those years of not understanding what was wrong with them,” he said.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Bennett co-founded the <a href=\"https:\/\/valhallaprojectniagara.org\/\">Valhalla Project Niagara<\/a> alongside military veteran and retired Peel police officer Graham Bettes. The Niagara-based charity provides free residential programming for veterans, first responders and others living with operational stress trauma and injuries. The program focuses heavily on peer support, connection and community, bringing together participants from across Canada and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>Many participants in the program arrive carrying intense shame, isolation and emotional exhaustion.<\/p>\n<p>“Once they realize they’re in a room with people from all these different walks of life that all have the exact same symptoms, exact same experiences, they realize there’s no shame in what they’re going through,” he said.<\/p>\n<p>A major part of the program’s impact comes from vulnerability and peer connection, with participants seeing others, including Bennett, openly discuss their own struggles with PTSD and operational trauma.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1611531\" style=\"width: 420px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1611531\" class=\"wp-image-1611531\" 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Siren, who has played an important role in supporting his journey with PTSD and operational trauma.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>“I’m a big guy, tattooed, goatee, and I have tears coming down my face when I talk about certain things,” Bennett said. “I try to show them that when you lose the shame, you can start healing.”<\/p>\n<p>A central part of Bennett’s philosophy is the Latin phrase <em>Nunquam Unis<\/em>, meaning “never alone,” a phrase tattooed on his body that has become deeply connected to the organization’s peer-support model.<\/p>\n<p>“None of us with PTSD are ever truly alone,” he said.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Service dogs and literacy programming<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>One of the earliest initiatives launched through the Valhalla Project Niagara involved providing professionally trained service dogs to veterans and first responders living with PTSD.<\/p>\n<p>Working alongside his wife, Melodi, a master dog trainer, Bennett helped purchase and train seven service dogs for participants at no cost.<\/p>\n<p>The dogs play an important role in helping participants manage anxiety and emotional regulation, while Bennett’s own service dog, Siren, remains an important part of his daily life.<\/p>\n<p>Together, Bennett and his wife also operated a nine-year literacy program using service dogs to help children and new Canadians improve reading skills in schools across Niagara.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Supporting troops overseas<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Over the years, Bennett has co-led numerous community and military support initiatives focused on improving morale, connection and support for Canadian Armed Forces members serving overseas.<\/p>\n<p>He helped establish a “Support the Troops” initiative that delivered more than 200 care packages across seven deployments while also coordinating the delivery of school supplies to a girls’ school in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>The program continues today through annual holiday outreach efforts, including sending more than 300 Christmas cards to deployed troops each year.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Community advocacy and volunteer work<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Bennett’s commitment to community care has also extended into local outreach, family support and mental health advocacy throughout Niagara.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1611532\" style=\"width: 463px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1611532\" class=\"wp-image-1611532\" src=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/Fairview-Park-Labyrinth.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"453\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/Fairview-Park-Labyrinth.webp 733w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/Fairview-Park-Labyrinth-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/05\/Fairview-Park-Labyrinth-480x360.webp 480w, 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The labyrinth, sometimes referred to as a healing garden, is a walking path designed for meditation, mindfulness and personal reflection, helping reduce stress, encourage gentle exercise and support individuals living with mental health conditions and PTSD.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>He and his wife helped provide winter clothing, boots and other essentials for newcomer families and students, ensuring every child at Lincoln Centennial School in St. Catharines received a toque, mittens and scarf, while also launching a boot program for children in need.<\/p>\n<p>Bennett has volunteered with organizations including the Kidney Foundation, Brain Injury Community Re-entry, Sport by Ability Niagara, the Humane Society, the Royal Canadian Legion and Walk for Guide Dogs.<\/p>\n<p>He also spent three years lobbying to establish a public labyrinth at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niagarathisweek.com\/life\/pulling-the-sadness-away-st-catharines-labyrinth-a-coping-tool-for-first-responders\/article_757f5176-b0bf-57bd-b19b-d160d425adfc.html\">Fairview Park in St. Catharines<\/a> to support mental health and wellness for residents.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his advocacy work, Bennett has delivered educational talks to service clubs, first responder organizations, detention centres and community groups, helping reduce stigma surrounding PTSD, suicide and operational stress injuries.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Continuing his mission<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Now an ordained Fire Chaplain and chaplain trainer in Ontario, Bennett supports veterans, first responders and families through grief, trauma and crisis. His work includes suicide intervention, grief counselling, supporting families of deployed troops, officiating funerals and weddings, and mentoring fellow chaplains.<\/p>\n<p>Even with the provincial recognition and decades of accomplishments behind him, Bennett says his work is far from finished. At 59 years old, he still has many goals ahead, including continuing advocacy work, training future chaplains and expanding mental health education initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>Through The Valhalla Project Niagara, he remains committed to expanding peer support networks and helping veterans and first responders feel less isolated in their struggles.<\/p>\n<p>“I plan on making it to 100,” he said with a laugh. “I’ve still got a lot of things I want to do.”<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Awards, honours and recognition<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Throughout his decades of military service, firefighting, volunteerism and community advocacy, Bennett has received numerous honours recognizing his contributions to Niagara and beyond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Awards and recognitions include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Queen Elizabeth II Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship<\/li>\n<li>Canadian Service Medal with Bar<\/li>\n<li>Regional Chair’s Award<\/li>\n<li>Queen’s Jubilee Medal<\/li>\n<li>20-Year Provincial Exemplary Firefighter Service Medal with Three Bars<\/li>\n<li>25-Year Federal Exemplary Service Medal with Two Bars<\/li>\n<li>Battle Buddy Award for Supporting Veterans<\/li>\n<li>Scout Youth Award<\/li>\n<li>Certificate of Appreciation from Rotary International<\/li>\n<li>Certificate of Appreciation from the Army Cadet League<\/li>\n<li>Two St. Catharines Volunteer Awards<\/li>\n<li>Heart and Stroke Lifesaver Award<\/li>\n<li>Quilt of Valour<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Learn more<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>To learn more about Shawn Bennett and The Valhalla Project Niagara:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/valhallaprojectniagara.org\/\">The Valhalla Project Niagara<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Government of Ontario: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ontario.ca\/en\/backgrounder\/1007295\/queen-elizabeth-ii-ontario-medal-for-good-citizenship-2024-and-2025-recipients\">Queen Elizabeth II Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship 2024 and 2025 Recipients<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Catharines Standard: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stcatharinesstandard.ca\/life\/niagara-region\/valhalla-project-niagara-needs-help-in-mission-to-aid-veterans-and-first-responders-with-ptsd\/article_e997334f-ed6f-5925-ba92-4aa278ded996.html\">Valhalla Project Niagara needs help in mission to aid veterans and first responders with PTSD<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Niagara this Week: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niagarathisweek.com\/life\/an-injury-to-the-brain-healed-through-the-heart-valhalla-project-helps-first-responders-heal\/article_50e581cf-01e4-5b61-ba1f-fbb6cfee498d.html\">‘An injury to the brain, healed through the heart’: Valhalla Project helps first responders heal their mental health<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Niagara this Week: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niagarathisweek.com\/life\/pulling-the-sadness-away-st-catharines-labyrinth-a-coping-tool-for-first-responders\/article_757f5176-b0bf-57bd-b19b-d160d425adfc.html\">Pulling the sadness away: St. Catharines labyrinth a coping tool for first responders<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Niagara Now: <a href=\"https:\/\/niagaranow.com\/featured.phtml\/being-here-i-dont-feel-alone-anymore-valhalla-projects-learn-to-live-program-helps-veterans-first-responders-through-ptsd\/\">‘Being here I don’t feel alone anymore’: Valhalla Projects Learn to Live program helps veterans, first responders through PTSD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stcatharinesstandard.ca\/life\/valhalla-project-aims-to-pull-people-back-from-their-ptsd\/article_ff7e4a0c-eff2-5e25-9d04-85fbecce2bfa.html\"> Catharines Standard: Valhalla Project aims to pull people back from their PTSD<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Niagara this Week: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niagarathisweek.com\/news\/valhalla-project-niagara-offers-proactive-solution-to-first-responder-ptsd\/article_6c8867d8-8795-51bc-90cf-b84fd8a83028.html\">Valhalla Project Niagara offers proactive solution to first-responder PTSD<\/a><\/li>\n<li>CHCH: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chch.com\/chch-news\/exploring-the-healing-paths-of-a-labyrinth\/\">Exploring the healing paths of a labyrinth<\/a><\/li>\n<li>CityNews: <a href=\"https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/2019\/12\/09\/service-dogs-vets-first-responders\/\">Meet the service dogs who will help vets and first responders<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For more than three decades, Shawn Bennett has dedicated his life to serving others, as a firefighter, soldier, chaplain, mentor, volunteer and mental health advocate. 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