Posted on Friday, May 15th, 2026
From left to right, Cameron Love, President and CEO, The Ottawa Hospital; James Schlegel, President and CEO, Schlegel Healthcare; Natalia Kusendova-Bashta, Ontario MPP and Minister of Long-Term Care; George Darouze, MPP, Carleton; and Claude Brulé, President and CEO, Algonquin College.
On the Riverside Campus of The Ottawa Hospital, construction of the city’s newest long-term care home is well underway as Schlegel Villages marks a major milestone in the development of The Village of Riverbank Terrace. The 256-bed Village represents the latest expansion of Schlegel Villages’ mission to bring its social model of living to more communities across the province. The organization is proud to partner with the Province of Ontario, The Ottawa Hospital, and Algonquin College to bring this vision to life.
“With construction underway, today marks a significant milestone for the Schlegel Villages Ottawa project,” says Natalia Kusendova-Bashta, Minister of Long-Term Care. “Once finished, 256 residents will have a new home where they can receive the care they need.”
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Posted on Wednesday, May 13th, 2026
Kevin Holmes, Senior Program Manager, Applied Research and Candi Jeronimo, Executive Engagement, Amazon Web Services Canada.
On May 13, Kevin Holmes, Senior Program Manager, Applied Research and Candi Jeronimo, Executive Engagement, Amazon Web Services Canada, led a discussion at the Polytechnics Canada Showcase on democratizing AI and making enterprise technology accessible to main street business and social sector organizations.
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Posted on Tuesday, May 12th, 2026
National Nursing Week serves as an annual reminder of the importance of the nursing field and to recognize the skills and dedication of nurses throughout Canada. It highlights both the celebration of the present and the possibilities of the future in the field, allowing a time to reflect on how nursing education is delivered both today and tomorrow. 
At Algonquin College, educators like nursing professor Elizabeth Delavan are using simulation technology, one of the most powerful learning tools in modern healthcare education, to prepare learners for the complexities of the healthcare field. The College’s simulation labs provide learners with an approximation of what a real healthcare environment would be like, giving them firsthand experience with the work they will do in their future career.
“The purpose of simulation is for students to practice practical nursing skills in a safe learning environment,” said Delavan. “We can replicate certain human characteristics, like a heartrate, or breath sounds, or bowel sounds, pulses in the wrists and the feet, eyes that can blink. The simulators can mimic a lot of that. We can then set up scenario-based learning for our students, which allows for active, hands-on engagement, especially for emergency-based situations, which is not always possible in an acute healthcare setting.”
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