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I am pleased to provide a brief update on the newly-formed Partnerships and Enterprises division, which was created to support revenue growth and diversification &#8211; a key priority for NC as we work to adapt to shifting enrolments and achieve long-term stability. While the organizational structure of the portfolio is still being finalized, I am proud to share that the team has hit the ground running.<\/p>\n<p>The Partnerships and Enterprises portfolio brings together related partnership, enterprise, international, and revenue-generating functions from across the College, including the Niagara College Learning Enterprise Corporation (NCLEC), which includes the Teaching Winery, Brewery and Distillery; Niagara College Kingdom of Saudi Arabia LLC (NC KSA); the Institute for Global Education and Training; the School of English Language Studies; campus retail (Bookstore) operations; contract food services through Chartwells; domestic contract training, and partnership development. Bringing these areas together creates important opportunities to support NC&#8217;s long-term sustainability through thoughtful business development, diversified revenue, strategic partnerships, and strong enterprise operations. It also gives us new ways to connect the expertise across our College with partners locally, nationally, and globally.<\/p>\n<p>I am also pleased to share that NC recently joined Prime Minister Mark Carney and several Canadian businesses and organizations at the Canada-Saudi Arabia Business and Investment Forum in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. During the forum, we signed an agreement to extend our campus operations in Saudi Arabia for the next 10 years. Through NC KSA, we will continue to work with our partner, Colleges of Excellence (CoE), to support sustainable pathways to employment for Saudi learners, as the country seeks to diversify its economy, society and culture through its Saudi Vision 2030 strategy. Since 2014, NC has trained more than 12,000 learners through our CoE partnership, including 7,000 female students, and we continue to operate Saudi Arabia&#8217;s only technical academy for women. While details of the extension continue to be finalized, it will generate additional annual revenue that will help support our home campuses and contribute to the College&#8217;s broader financial recovery efforts.<\/p>\n<p>This extension of our agreement in Saudi Arabia builds on the momentum we&#8217;re building through new partnerships at home and abroad. From our recent agreement with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/2026\/03\/19\/nc-signs-agreement-with-okanagan-college-to-strengthen-wine-education\/\">Okanagan College<\/a> to expand access to wine education, to new workforce training projects in Egypt, Grenada and Guyana, we&#8217;re leveraging our expertise in applied education to build capacity abroad while supporting our operations right here in Niagara.<\/p>\n<p>Over the coming months, I will share updates as the Partnerships and Enterprises organizational structure is finalized. We will also share exciting and unique professional development opportunities for faculty and staff to support our global initiatives. 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The day honours the strength, resilience and contributions of Black communities across Canada and encourages reflection and education on the history of Black and Indigenous enslavement in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s St. Catharines celebration features a series of events highlighting the city&#8217;s rich Black history and its connection to abolitionist Harriet Tubman, while bringing the community together through culture, education and celebration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Below is a list of Emancipation Day events taking place across St. Catharines from July 25 to Aug. 1.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday July 25 &#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mydowntown.ca\/emancipationday\/\"><strong>Harriet Tubman 175<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary Arrival and Commemorative Walk<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Organized in partnership with Downtown St. Catharines and Tubman Tours Canada, this community event will feature live entertainment, local speakers, vendors, family activities, food and a special commemorative walk retracing the historic Emancipation Day procession Harriet Tubman herself participated in while living in St. Catharines.<\/p>\n<p>The event begins at 10 a.m. followed by the Commemorative Walk at 1 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday July 26 &#8211;<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.matterofblack.ca\/\"><strong>Emancipation Day STC at Lakeside Park<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>This full-day community celebration will feature live musical performances, Afrobeat dance lessons, traditional games, a vendor market showcasing local artisans and businesses, and food trucks. Attendees are also encouraged to bring a picnic and enjoy the lakeside celebration of freedom, culture and community.<\/p>\n<p>The event begins at noon and ends at dusk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday Aug. 1 &#8211; Raising of the Pan-African Flag<\/strong><br \/>\nThe commemorations conclude with the raising of the Pan-African flag at St. Catharines City Hall. Community members will gather in a ceremony of reflection, unity and pride to commemorate the abolition of slavery and celebrate shared heritage.<\/p>\n<p>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/matterofblackniagara\/\">Matter of Black<\/a> on Instagram for more event details.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Learning resources<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Those interested in learning more about Emancipation Day and Black Canadian history can explore these resources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thecanadianencyclopedia.ca\/en\/article\/slavery\">Canadian Encyclopedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/humanrights.ca\/story\/story-black-slavery-canadian-history\">Canadian Museum of Human Rights<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/books\/25-books-by-black-canadian-authors-to-read-in-honour-of-emancipation-day-2025-1.6121237\">CBC 25 books by Black Canadian authors to read in honour of Emancipation Day<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/canadian-heritage\/campaigns\/emancipation-day.html#a5\">Government of Canada Emancipation Day<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rom.on.ca\/learn\/resources\/emancipation-day-canadas-past-present-future\">ROM Emancipation Day: Canada&#8217;s Past, Present &amp; Future<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Books available through the NC Libraries and Learning Centres<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Any Known Blood<\/em>\u00a0by Lawrence Hill (<a href=\"https:\/\/niagaracollege.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/fulldisplay?docid=alma991000110869708151&amp;context=L&amp;vid=01OCLS_NCC:NIAGARA&amp;lang=en&amp;search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&amp;adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&amp;tab=Everything&amp;query=any,contains,%E2%80%A2%09Any%20Known%20Blood&amp;offset=0\">Borrow<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><em>Emancipation Day: Celebrating Freedom in Canada<\/em>\u00a0by Natasha L. 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The initiative, which debuted in April, brings Zammit&#8217;s expert gardening knowledge and passion for the natural world directly to viewers in short, engaging clips.<\/p>\n<p>Zammit has more than 35 years of experience in the world of gardening. He was the former Director of Horticulture at the Toronto Botanical Gardens, where he is still involved, and has been teaching at the College since 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the classrooms, Zammit shares his expertise with a broader audience through regular appearances on CBC Radio, hosting the popular gardening programs on the &#8220;Ontario Today&#8221; and &#8220;Here and Now.&#8221; He is also a sought-after speaker, consultant and industry contributor. His accolades include the 2019 and 2021 Garden Communicator of the Year Award from Landscape Ontario, and the 2023 Educator Award from the Perennial Plant Association.<\/p>\n<p>Zammit is deeply committed to promoting horticulture at NC. Highlighting the incredible work happening on campus and the growing importance of the horticulture industry motivated him to launch the social media series.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I work with amazing people and an amazing program so that&#8217;s really what sold me on the idea of the series,&#8221; he said. &#8220;My real goal is just to be able to share what I love to do. I&#8217;m promoting the passion for horticulture, the passion for gardening, the passion for education.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Zammit hopes that by reaching people on their screens, he can inspire them to step outside and get their hands dirty.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We all spend so much time right now on our phones. 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The series also provides a platform to showcase NC&#8217;s sustainability focus and collaborations with industry partners, including projects with organizations such as Walker Industries that highlight environmental stewardship, soil health, composting, and sustainable growing practices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In our classroom, there are students from all over. What I&#8217;m teaching, like in my sustainability class, radiates out,&#8221; he said. &#8220;That&#8217;s what social media allows us to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He also sees the potential for the videos to inspire the next generation of horticulturalists. Zammit hopes the social media series may spark an interest that leads viewers to learn more about horticulture in general, discover what the College&#8217;s horticulture programs have to offer, and explore areas on campus like the Teaching Greenhouse first-hand.<\/p>\n<p>For Zammit, horticulture isn&#8217;t simply a career focus; it&#8217;s a long-time passion that he hopes to pass on to others.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve always said horticulture is a legal addiction. It is something that excites me every day,&#8221; he said. &#8220;What I love about it, is that I continue to learn, so that I can share that with others.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And the learning doesn&#8217;t stop when the snow falls. Zammit confirmed that the series is planning to run year-round .<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Horticulture, the garden, does not stop when you live in Canada,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>For Zammit, the success of the series won&#8217;t be measured by likes or shares, but by how many more lives will be enhanced by learning about horticulture.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know what horticulture has done for me and I want to share that joy with others,&#8221; he said. &#8220;If we can put a smile on someone&#8217;s face by sharing something that will make them happy, that they can enjoy &#8211; that&#8217;s the reward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Distilling decades of complex soil and plant knowledge into bite-sized social media clips is a new challenge for Zammit, but one that he embraces with enthusiasm. He recognizes the immense opportunity of meeting today&#8217;s audience where they are &#8211; on their screens.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s hard to do short videos, because there&#8217;s so much information you want to share,&#8221; he said. &#8220;But if we can trigger someone&#8217;s interest or curiosity, then it&#8217;s good because they may want to find out more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Zammit applauded student Gabriela Palomo and recent graduate Preston Sibley for the technical work behind the scenes that brings the series to life.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s been amazing to work with the students to make it happen,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Applied learning in action<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_1649200\" style=\"width: 743px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1649200\" class=\"wp-image-1649200 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/07\/20260715_Social_Series_profile_Gabriela_Palomo_NCC_4531.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"733\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/07\/20260715_Social_Series_profile_Gabriela_Palomo_NCC_4531.webp 733w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/07\/20260715_Social_Series_profile_Gabriela_Palomo_NCC_4531-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/07\/20260715_Social_Series_profile_Gabriela_Palomo_NCC_4531-480x360.webp 480w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/07\/20260715_Social_Series_profile_Gabriela_Palomo_NCC_4531-128x96.webp 128w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/07\/20260715_Social_Series_profile_Gabriela_Palomo_NCC_4531-180x135.webp 180w, https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/insidenc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/07\/20260715_Social_Series_profile_Gabriela_Palomo_NCC_4531-720x540.webp 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1649200\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Graphic Design student Gabriela Palomo is working behind the scenes to bring Plants with Paul to the community,<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The production has involved student participation since day one. Production was first managed by Sibley, who graduated in June, before Palomo took the reins.<\/p>\n<p>Palomo, who works at the Teaching Greenhouse as a student graphic designer, created a brand identity for the series, designed the thumbnails, and handles the filming, editing, copywriting and Instagram management.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As someone who doesn&#8217;t have a background in horticulture, getting to learn about the plant world this way has been really fun and fascinating,&#8221; said Palomo. &#8220;Working with Paul has been a pleasure&#8230; I really admire people who are passionate and love what they do, and he is a great testament to that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Poised to begin the third year of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niagaracollege.ca\/media\/program\/graphic-design\/\">Graphic Desig<\/a>n in September, Palomo&#8217;s ultimate goal is to work in graphic design, UX\/UI design, product design, or brand identity creation. Her experience working on the series has opened her eyes to opportunities in social media as well.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m also really enjoying social media design so that is another possibility,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Seeing a concept through from ideation to its final form in this series has helped me gain skills for these goals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Working on the series has allowed her to apply classroom skills -like identifying whether a typeface is &#8220;not readable&#8221; or &#8220;the point size is too small&#8221; &#8211; to a real-world project.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I find it rewarding when I get to implement the things we are taught in our program &#8211; and &#8216;design with accessibility in mind,&#8217; &#8216;know your audience'&#8221; she said. &#8220;It&#8217;s a fine balance between aesthetics and function sometimes but when you get it right, it&#8217;s very satisfying.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;s particularly proud of her logo design and enjoys helping Zammit share his knowledge of plants with the community.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My background in graphic design thus far in the program has been a huge asset while working on this series. 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