73 paid internships for GBC students have been funded by Mitacs since December 2022 This year, George Brown College (GBC) received an award to further support its research and innovation development programs. The college is the first in Canada to be awarded the Mitacs Accelerate Umbrella award. This award is valued at $4.5-million and can…
SA Vendors equate poor sales to lack of students. The students are back but that has not equated to food sales. Student Association (SA) vendors at the George Brown College (GBC) Casa Loma campus have been seeing a lack of sales since coming back post-pandemic. This is something that is quite troubling for the newly…
Born in Peru, Guillermo Tavera came to Canada in 1978 looking for opportunities and a better future. His journey in Canada began as a construction worker – he had no idea where his life would take him. Today, he is the head chef at La Dolce Vita, a restaurant vendor with the Student Association of…
Art therapy groups offer emotional outlet for people who are experiencing different stressors Younge Street Mission (YSM) is a local charity tackling immediate needs in the community while educating individuals on mindfulness and self-coping skills. The virtual trauma-informed art therapy group offered by the mental health department of YSM plays a major role in doing…
This year’s Audible Indigenous Writers’ Circle is open for application. Audible first launched the program in 2021, aiming to boost the voices of indigenous writers in Canada. It is a writing workshop for discovering potential indigenous writers and supporting their industrial development. This six-month mentorship and workshop program is for individuals who identify themselves as…
The government is finding ways to support young people’s involvement in the skilled trades industry Limberlost Place, located at the Waterfront campus, is the first mass-timber architecture with net-zero carbon emission being built in Ontario. It is scheduled to be open for students in January 2025. The building is designed to maximize contact with…
Muhammad Usman, incoming director of education & equity, made many vows to students on the campaign trail. The elections are over, and a new Board of Directors is on the horizon. The recent General Election saw more than 45 students run for 10 positions on the Student Association (SA) board. This included three executive positions…
Ontario took a step away from universal healthcare 30 years ago, and international students are still paying World Health Day, celebrated annually on April 7, is observing the theme ‘Health for All’ in 2023. While Canada is known for its universal and free healthcare, the narrative does not extend to all international students in the…
Incoming director of student experience, Peter Corno has clear goals to execute. General Elections at the Student Association of George Brown College (SAGBC) have come to an end. Among 11 candidates vying to be elected as the director of student experience, Peter Corno, the class representative of the Construction Management program, stood out with a…
Mohammedshadabkhan ‘Sid’ Pathan to replace long-time board member Sri Krishna Rajan as DCI. The position director of communications and internal (DCI) on the Student Association (SA) Board of Directors has finally been filled. After an election cycle in the fall where no one ran for the position and the incumbent had to extend his stay,…
GBC amongst top 10 in several categories of CourseCompare’s annual rankings George Brown College (GBC) was ranked among the top-10 in seven categories on CourseCompare’s outcomes-based rankings for 2023. The college ranked number eight in the categories of best college of Ontario and Canada’s best co-op programs, ranked number five in categories of best film…
Government to fund training programs for people to start their career as outdoor workers. This year, Outward Bound Canada received funding from the government’s sectoral initiative program for their training academy. The training academy is a project responding to the impact that COVID has on the outdoor industry. The initiative of Outward Bound Canada is…
