Which University to Choose in Ottawa: A Comprehensive Overview

 Selecting the right university for further studies is a pivotal moment in every student's life. With a multitude of factors to consider, from the course offerings to the overall campus culture, this decision can feel overwhelmingly complex. It becomes all the more intricate when you consider the array of high-caliber

10 things to do in Ottawa this weekend – May 6-8, 2022

 Nowruz, Eid & Mother’s Day Concert When: May 7, 2022 Where: University of Ottawa, Academic Hall, 133 Séraphin-Marion Private What time: 7 pm  Admission: $25 Click here for tickets Enjoy a night of Qawwali, Ghazal, Geet, and Kathak dancing brought to you by musician and vocal performer Mushfiq Hashimi, tabla artist Ashok Dutta, and Kathak

Syntax Strategic’s diversity scholarship partnership with Algonquin College

 Ottawa-based Syntax Strategic specializes in media relations, strategic communications, marketing, design, policy, and public affairs. The company works with domestic and international clients in the public, non-profit, academic, and private sectors on various topics, including social impact, health advocacy, science, cleantech, and governance. Following the mass exodus from the workforce

NO SHAME: The Desperate Wynne Government Is Now Making Stuff Up on Doug Ford

 Photo credits: Wiki Commons We get a lot of news releases and information every day at Ottawa Life Magazine from all the political parties. Usually the information relates to a particular party position or issue they are advocating on behalf of or is a press release slamming something the government

Bluesfest Spotlight: Feeding the Volunteers

 Ottawa Life’s Festival City Series is back! We'll provide a unique look at some of your favourite events. We’ll go beyond the music with artist interviews, volunteer profiles, concert reviews and spotlights on the tastes, sights and sounds of the festival season.  Your city! Your festivals and events! Like a good sunscreen,

Chef Tim Wasylko Serves Up the Best of Ukrainian Cuisine for Global Tastes International Food Night

 Ottawa Life’s Festival City Series is back! We'll provide a unique look at some of your favourite events. We’ll go beyond the music with artist interviews, volunteer profiles, concert reviews and spotlights on the tastes, sights and sounds of the festival season.  Your city! Your festivals and events! Like a good sunscreen,

Track-Record of Innovation Continues at Algonquin College with Nine New Programs

 With the ever-changing media, technological, and scientific landscape, finding a way to educate the next generation of skilled workers is more important than ever to give them a proper chance at success. No one knows this more than Ottawa’s Algonquin College of Applied Arts which has been in the education and

Algonquin College Offers Degrees Too!  

 Photo credit: Elina Sharkova Algonquin College promotes itself as a place to transform hopes and dreams into skills and knowledge, leading to lifelong career success. The College’s many varied and popular programs attract students from near and far. Algonquin’s teaching methodology is based on a set of core values: caring,

Tara Shannon Wants to Break the Barrier Between Listening and Experiencing

 Images used courtesy of Tara Shannon. Recording session images by Ali Matthews. Have you ever experienced Inuit throat singing? I don’t mean that you have heard it somewhere or saw it performed on the stage or in film, but that you have actually experienced it? My first experience took place

Algonquin College is Making Built Heritage Hip

 Photos by Alex Mazur. With Canada’s 150th anniversary fast approaching, the face of Ottawa has been quickly evolving. The new expansion of the Rideau Centre, the LRT system and the plans for LeBreton Flats will transform the façade of the capital, proving that Ottawa is moving towards the future. But

Algonquin College Plans Institute for Indigenous Entrepreneurship

 Marie-Cecile Nottaway, photo credit to Wawatay Catering. As graduates made their way to the stage at Algonquin College’s recent convocation ceremonies, there were no violins. Instead, the graduates’ processional moved to the powerful beat of the pow-wow drum. It was a way for the College to acknowledge that the ceremony, and

Algonquin College is Igniting Passion

 On February 11th, Algonquin College launched the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, or, IgniteAC. Students and college staff alike now have access to resources that have been designed to help them launch their businesses while studying or working at Algonquin.  Algonquin’s President and CEO Cheryl Jensen has a history of

One Year (A)LIVE on Elgin!

 ABOVE: Father son team of Jon and Lawrence Evenchick celebrate year one at LIVE! on Elgin. (Photos by Andre Gagne) He’s been a booking agent, a promoter, a manger and a band member. For a guy who’s been involved with the local music scene for nearly 10 years, it only

The Facts About Algonquin College’s Saudi Arabian Campus

 Algonquin College has been engaged in international activity since 2004 through partner institutions across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. We began working with the government of Saudi Arabia on reforms and improvements to that nation's technical and vocational college system in 2009 through a campus in Jazan, Saudi Arabia.

Dedication to Community and Real Food Fuels New OCCO Kitchen

 All photos courtesy of Justin Counter. Ottawa’s number one restaurant on Trip Advisor just got a big upgrade.  For the past year, Ottawa residents have been crowding a tiny takeout restaurant on St. Joseph Boulevard in Orleans called OCCO Kitchen. The restaurant is the vision of Chef Mark Steele, the former

OPSEU Shines a Light on Inequality

 The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) represents a diverse group of 130,000 public employees across Ontario. OPSEU empowers members to solve workplace problems. The union’s expertise extends to collective bargaining and dispute resolution through to workplace health and safety and protection of human rights. Gender equality in the workplace

Get Ahead of the Curve with Algonquin Trades

 Algonquin College has been training students in skilled trades for over 45 years. Additionally, out of 20,000 students at Algonquin College, 1,900 are enrolled in skilled trades programs. Matthew Dicaire can't wait to enroll at Algonquin College in the Basic Electrical program. On top of his education, he also has to complete 9,000 hours in

Algonquin College is making waves and winning awards

 Cheryl Jensen is making an impact. Jensen became Algonquin College’s eighth President just over one year ago in August, 2014. She brought 31 years of experience as a professor, dean and vice president and a reputation for  creating strategies that responded to both industry trends and to the needs of students, employees,

Cue the Cure!

 This time two years ago, Jennifer Mielke and Jennifer Mulligan probably felt like cancer was coming at them from every angle. In August 2013 Mielke found out that a lump in her breast was “indicative of cancer.” A month before that, Mulligan lost her mother to pancreatic cancer. Vixens' executive

Curtis Lu is a Homegrown Taekwondo Champion

 In just two months, Ottawa’s Sabum Curtis Lu has won four gold medals for taekwondo in local and international tournaments. The 19-year-old’s first two golds came on June 13, during the Gen. Choi Legacy World Cup. That tournament, held at Algonquin College here in Ottawa, honours one of taekwondo’s founders,

Embracing eTextbooks: The Future of Learning

 Photo courtesy of Algonquin College All the resources you need in just a click of a mouse—or a tap of a screen. Algonquin College is transforming education through the use of etextbooks. Imagine having access to all the academic resources you needed for school in just a click of a

Beauty Beneath

 To the average person, Tornillo, Sapelle, Marupa and Ipe might seem like the names European soccer players. However, they are actually the names of art materials to Frank Diaz, owner of Buena Vista Flooring. “When you’re working with wood, stain, colours and custom designs, you can do anything. When the

Representing Canadian workers: the IBEW and Kathy Choquette

 "I knew I wanted to get into a trade,” says Kathy Choquette, an electrical foreman with Ziebarth Electrical Contractors Inc. (ZEC). Choquette is celebrating 10 years with the company and 21 years with the IBEW. It all started in 1989 when she took the Women in Trades and Technology course at

FIFA Women’s World Cup: An Ottawa Team Story

 All photos courtesy of FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 and Canada Soccer The weather outside was frightfully cold. The weather inside was delightfully toasty. Still, Thailand women’s national team soccer coach Nuengrutai Srathongvian had her fluffy brown winter jacket zipped up tight as she answered questions following a training site

Just For Cats: One-of-a-Kind Festival Celebrates All Things Feline

 What are these crazy cats up to now? Cat videos take up a large portion of the internet, usually because we humans can’t resist filming the mischief the adorable animals create. Now is the time you can partake in watching cat videos with friends and cat-lovers alike: the Just for