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Please be advised that Residence on Ottawa Campus will undergo a temporary power disruption Monday afternoon as power is transferred back from generators to the Ottawa Hydro grid.

The power outage will begin between 3:00 to 3:30 p.m. and power will be restored between 3:30 and 4 p.m.

Disruption to Wi-Fi in Residence is expected to begin at 2:30 p.m. will return approximately an hour after power is restored.

There will be some disruptions to power to the rest of Ottawa campus after 10 p.m. on Sept. 24. On Tuesday, Sept. 25, there will be similar disruptions as Physical Resources moves the rest of the campus back to the Ottawa Hydro grid.

In the wake of Friday’s severe storms, Algonquin College recognizes that many in our College community are coping with difficult situations.

While the balance of fees would normally be due tomorrow, the College understands that many students and their families are facing extraordinary circumstances. For this reason, we will extend the deadline by one day (and possibly longer, on a case-by-case basis).

If you have questions about your fees, or if you were affected by the storms and need support, please use the following numbers for assistance:

Fees or Financial Aid related: 613-727-0002

Registrar’s website: https://www.algonquincollege.com/ro/

Personal support/counselling: 613-727-4723 ext. 7200

Student Support Services website: https://www.algonquincollege.com/studentsupportservices/

Please be advised that the Ottawa Campus will be open for all regularly scheduled activity, including classes, tomorrow, Monday, Sept. 24. However, due the ongoing power outages and non-functioning traffic signals caused by Friday’s severe weather events, the College recognizes that some students and employees may not be able to make it to the campus safely. We encourage everyone to put their own safety and security first.

Physical Resources crews worked through the weekend to establish temporary power supplies in many areas. Please note that the College will be working to reduce demands on our temporary power supplies. This will mean that we will not be able to run our heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems at full capacity to avoid the possibility of further power disruptions. Students and employees may notice that some areas may not have ideal temperatures. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience.

We want to thank everyone for their patience.

Sunday, Sept. 23:

Teams from Physical Resources are continuing to work on restoring power to the ACCE Building, which is operating on emergency power today.

All regularly scheduled classes and services in the ACCE Building have been suspended today — if you have received notification from a teacher for a class in ACCE being rescheduled elsewhere in the College today please proceed with that information, otherwise consider that your class is suspended outright for today.

We expect power to be restored in time for tomorrow’s classes and will provide updates.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your attention to this notice.

Please watch for updates on myAC and the College’s social media channels throughout the weekend.

The Algonquin College community is rallying to respond after Friday’s devastating storm and power outage.

In the aftermath of the storm, parts of the College and surrounding neighbourhoods were left without power well into the weekend. An influx of visitors to the campus caused increased demand for food and beverages and long lines began to form at several on-campus locations.

On Sunday, Campus Services will have more culinary and service staff on site to respond to this increased demand, especially at 35th Street Market Café in Residence, where there was substantially more food purchased on Saturday than usual. More staff will also be brought in to work at Tim Horton’s on campus and Starbucks in the Student Commons will also remain open.

As well, the Salons in D Building will be open and available for people to charge their phones and a complimentary coffee station will be set up for visitors to the campus.

Campus Services will be monitoring the situation closely and responding to demand as it arises.

Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018, 7:40 a.m.

Please be advised that the ACCE building remains without power. All regularly scheduled afternoon classes and activities in ACCE are suspended until Sunday. All other Ottawa Campus classes and activities are operating as scheduled.

Physical Resources crews and Ottawa Hydro continue to work to restore power. Please watch for updates on myAC and the College’s social media channels.

We will provide further updates as more information becomes available.

Thank you for your patience as we continue to work to restore power and our apologies for the inconvenience.

Please watch for updates on myAC and the College’s social media channels throughout the weekend.