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This year’s AC Summer Market is coming up TOMORROW, July 15! Come connect with your Algonquin College community as we evoke the sights, sounds, and tastes of summer! Here is another example of what you can expect at the market. Be sure to check out the first highlight blog post here, as well.

Runaway Picnic Pop-up Offers Designer-Curated Escape

During the height of the pandemic, with travel restrictions and isolation getting people down, one Algonquin College alumna thought how wonderful it would be to run away for a picnic – and not just any picnic.

Think of fine cutlery, china and crystal set atop a linen-clad table adorned with cushions and set in a park, on the beach or in a quiet forest clearing. The food and drink would be whatever your appetite desires, produced locally by chefs from across the city. Continue reading →

Block off your calendars and get ready for some sizzling summer fun!

At this year’s AC Summer Market on Thursday, July 15, from 10:45am-1:45pm, come connect with your Algonquin College community as we evoke the sights, sounds, and tastes of summer! Read about a few of the sessions you can expect to see at the Market!

Dig In to the Ottawa Food Scene

Feeling peckish? Looking for new places to #eatlocal? Stop by the Summer Market on July 15 to hear from Melissa Mui, an Algonquin College Nursing grad and founder of Mel’s Hangry Table, as she virtually takes us to her top five favourite restaurants in Ottawa.

We recently chatted with Mel, a cuisine and lifestyle blogger, about the Ottawa food scene and some of her favourite places to eat and foods to try.

“The Ottawa food scene is growing,” said Mui. “A lot of new things I see in Toronto in Montreal are now coming to Ottawa, which is great.” This includes fusion dishes like Korean cheese corn dogs, rolled ice cream and different takes on shawarmas and poutines. “People are expanding their palates,” said Mui. Continue reading →

The Weston Family Foundation Skilled Trades Initiative is helping keep pace with the demand for a skilled trades’ workforce by increasing the number of highly skilled professional leaders with Red Seal certifications. The primary goal remains to target, recruit and retain participating students who will become employed in one of the construction, manufacturing and transportation sectors, broaden students’ perspectives, and motivate them to effect change in their home communities. This program helps to position today’s young leaders for national and international success.

Algonquin College has awarded the Weston Family Scholarship in the Skilled Trades to a total of 137 students in manufacturing, transportation and construction programs, including 33 Weston Family Alumni. Continue reading →