Dec. 6 marks the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women — on this day in 1989, 14 young women were horrifically murdered at Polytechnique Montréal in an act of gendered violence.
Wellness & Abilities
On this International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Derick Fage joined the Algonquin College community to give a compelling and vulnerable talk about his experience living with an invisible disability.
Fage is the host and producer of Daytime Ottawa at Rogers TV and the President of the Canadian Continence Foundation — a cause he has championed since going public with his personal struggle of living with chronic fecal incontinence since birth. Fage’s candid conversation focused on what he’s coined “The Relentless Pursuit of Happiness”, an inspirational chat about how he overcame the mental health challenges, loneliness and shame he’s faced as a result of his disability.
The fall semester is fast approaching — equal parts excitement and apprehension fill the air. To curb back-to-school woes, we’ve compiled a list of every day support services for new and returning students to ensure anxiousness doesn’t overtake the excitement of bounding back into campus life.