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Red River College is proud to again be recognized as one of Manitoba’s Top 25 Employers for building a supportive, inclusive and engaging work environment for the more than 2,300 employees who’ve built their careers at one of Manitoba’s largest post-secondary institutions.

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“When it comes to growing Manitoba’s economy and driving innovation in education, Red River College plays a vital role in preparing students and industry for the economic and job opportunities of today and tomorrow,” says RRC President Paul Vogt.

“This important job is in the hands of Red River College employees, who are extremely dedicated and passionate about making a difference in the lives of their students. We recognize this commitment of our employees and try to return the favour by ensuring the College provides an environment where staff are supported and encouraged in meaningful ways.”

RRC has a comprehensive human resources strategy that has allowed it to continue being recognized as an employer of choice, through a variety of initiatives related to recruitment, retention, professional development, succession, total rewards, labour relations and organizational effectiveness.

The College provides exceptional benefits across its nine campuses, including three weeks of vacation for new employees, maternity top-up payments for new and adoptive parents, a defined benefit pension plan, a flexible health care plan, telecommuting, and an extended paid Christmas break. There is also on-site daycare and on-site fitness facilities at several RRC campuses.

In the spirit of the holidays, RRC students and staff are encouraged to bring a canned food item with them while enjoying the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) Choir as they perform carols at the Roblin Centre Student Food Bank this Thu., Dec. 1. The event will be held in the Roblin Centre atrium from noon to 1:00pm.

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“Our Student Food Bank helps feed hundreds of RRC students and their families,” says RRCSA President Adam Taplin. “As students, we often have to decide between a night of studying or an extra shift at work to ensure we get a healthy meal. It’s only through the wonderful generosity of students, staff and the local community that we are able to restock the shelves and continue to provide food hampers year after year.” 73258_73608|“I had a vision in 2004 of having a Sweat Lodge at Red River College available for students and staff, and that vision has now become a reality,” says Elder Jules Lavallee. “It’s a legacy for everyone to enjoy, and will help to heal for years to come. It was an incredible opportunity for staff and students to work together with the same purpose.”

今年将是 WPS 合唱团首次在食品募捐活动中表演。合唱团于 1974 年首次成立时，预计只成立一年，以庆祝温尼伯市建市一百周年。 40 多年后，合唱团依然强大，代表着 WPS 与社区之间的联系。每年，该团体都会在超过 15 个不同的场地免费演出，并充当社区服务。

“We’re so excited to bring our group and holiday renditions to Red River College for the first time ever,” says Ron Smolik, Winnipeg Police Service and choir member. “Not only do we get to perform at one of the busiest campuses in downtown Winnipeg, but we get to do it while supporting a great cause.”

Post-secondary students pursuing careers as professional accountants now have a new pathway option, made possible through a partnership between Red River College, the University of Winnipeg (UWinnipeg) and the Chartered Professional Accountants of Manitoba (CPA Manitoba).

66861_67010在红河学院主修会计，然后升入温尼伯大学商业与经济学院，获得三年制学士学位，最后完成五门CPA预备课程，满足入学要求.

“我们希望继续处于满足行业需求的领先地位，”RRC 总裁 Paul Vogt 说道。 “今天与温尼伯大学的合作表明，我们正在作为一个高等教育机构网络共同努力，为学生创造更大的流动性。我们与 CPA 的合作进一步表明了我们与行业的密切联系，以及我们为确保我们的课程具有相关性、及时性和可访问性而不断做出的努力。最终结果将有利于整个行业，并为我们的学生打开更多通往有价值职业的大门。”

The three partnering institutions are committed to making the programs as accessible as possible. This commitment includes development of additional online degree courses that will provide greater accessibility and flexibility, and will support the needs of adult learners who may be in the workforce and intend to pursue the CPA designation.

“CPA Manitoba is excited by the opportunity to partner with two of Manitoba’s most highly respected post-secondary institutions,” says Todd Scaletta, President and CEO of CPA Manitoba. “Together we will provide aspiring professionals innovative pathways to the unlimited opportunities in business, accounting and finance as a CPA. This new partnership offers individuals the flexibility of efficiently achieving the academic requirements for entry into CPA’s Professional Education Program, while studying part-time and gaining practical experience full-time.”

Red River College has announced the next steps in the construction of MotiveLab, a highly specialized extreme weather testing facility that will be the first of its kind in Western Canada.

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“Manitoba’s heavy vehicle manufacturing sector is a cornerstone of our economy, and this research and testing facility is a direct result of our close ties with manufacturers, as well as our efforts to meet current and future training and technology needs,” says RRC President Paul Vogt.

“It’s an approach we are taking across all sectors to help local industry innovate, create jobs of the future and be more competitive in the global marketplace.”

A funding announcement made today provides a total of $6 million for the construction of MotiveLab, a climatic chamber that allows for year-round testing to be conducted at extreme temperatures and under full loads using a 1,000 horsepower, three-axle dynamometer. The program will also train students in this highly specialized and emerging program area. 79829_80083|Jonathan Anderson, 26, earned his iron worker credentials from RRC in 2015, and last spring wrote and passed his Red Seal exam. Over the weekend, he gathered at the Union Centre in Winnipeg to celebrate the achievement with friends, family and mentors.

“The heavy vehicle sector is faced with increasingly stringent environmental demands, which has its players pushing the envelope in terms of new design and technology implementation,” says Ray Hoemsen, executive director of Research Partnerships & Innovation at RRC.

“这一切都让位于更大的研究和测试需求。MotiveLab 将成为加拿大西部独特的设施，帮助曼尼托巴省的公司获得竞争优势。”了解更多→

On a sunny, snowless November afternoon, students, faculty and administrators gathered at Red River College’s Medicine Wheel grounds to make history at the first on-campus Sweat Lodge ceremony.

为了与 RRC 的战略重点相一致，即通过将知识、哲学和文化观点融入到节目内容和e8体育网文化中，促进土著成就，新的 Sweat Lodge 设施（包括火坑和更衣室）标志着学院迈出了第一步.

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Led by Lavallee and Mae Louise Campbell, RRC’s Elders in Residence, last week’s ceremony saw 17 people making their way into the Lodge for the inaugural sweat.

The structure, which represents the womb of Mother Earth, was made with willow branches collected and prepared in the days prior. Once the branches were in position, they were tied together and the frame was covered with canvas. The structure took approximately three hours to build, and was assembled in conjunction with Sweat Lodge teachings.

“Helping to put together the structure was a learning experience,” says a participating student from RRC’s Introduction to Trades Program. “Being Indigenous myself, it taught me some of the things that I did not know about these lodges and how they are built, and also how much work actually goes into it. It made me feel more connected to my ancestry.”Read More →

As of today, Red River College is one of four post-secondary institutions in Manitoba to offer a human resources training program recognized with a CPHR (Chartered Professional in Human Resources) designation from the(HRMAM).

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“Red River College works in partnership with industry to provide relevant and timely programming that prepares our students to transition from college to career to meet the evolving demands in the workplace,” says Jo-Anne Shay, Dean of RRC’s School of Continuing Education.

“我们的人力资源管理计划的认证为我们的学生打开了许多就业机会的大门，并为行业提供了必要的人才，以对其组织产生真正的影响。”Read More →

Once again, Red River College grads dominated the podium at this year’s比赛，其中一位即将参加加拿大烹饪锦标赛。

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A chef at Pizzeria Gusto, Friesen (shown above, at centre) won silver at last year’s event, while Makarenko (second from left), a chef at Resto Gare Bistro and Train Bar, won bronze last year.

Each year, the Gold Medal Plates event finds local chefs battling each other and the clock — with just 90 minutes to prepare and serve their creations to 500 assembled guests and judges.

The event also doubles as a fundraiser for the Canadian Olympic Foundation, which generates support to meet the technical, scientific, medical and coaching needs of Canada’s athletes.

A Red River College apprenticeship grad has made history, becoming the first deaf iron worker in Canada to receive his Red Seal certification.

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Diagnosed as deaf shortly after his first birthday, Anderson attended the Manitoba School for the Deaf and St. James Collegiate, where he played hockey and football with the help of an interpreter, finding unique ways to communicate with this teammates.

“他学会了适应，”安德森的母亲贝莎 (Bertha) 告诉 CTV 新闻。 “他听不见，但他总是有自己的沟通方式。”

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But the project he’s proudest of is the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, of which he told CTV, “My parents will say, ‘My son helped build that building,’ … I have children, and they’ll say, ‘Daddy worked there.’”

安德森希望他的成就能够激励其他有听力障碍的人继续追求他们的梦想。

“I want to show that deaf people can work with people who are not deaf,” he explains. “You can succeed and prove them wrong. If they say you can’t, show them that you can.”

Three Red River College business students are in Toronto today to showcase and pitch projects at Colleges and Institutes Canada’s82965_83013

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Working with, Robinson’s team sought to improve access to education about Canada’s Indigenous communities by offering Indigenous Immersion tours to students, including a walking tour of The Forks and a seven-day cultural trip for youth to Swan Lake First Nation.

Feliciano 的团队还与 National Leasing 合作，研究了全球各地的社会创新企业，目标是向温尼伯的当地社区和中小企业分享社会创业知识的最佳实践以及学生自己的受全球启发的商业想法。

Schlaikjar’s team worked withand, both of whom wished to further commercialize their products in international markets. With further support from the National Research Council’s Industrial Research Assistance Program, students profiled specific countries the companies thought were well-suited for expansion.Read More → 19192_19210|Facility Rentals 59249_59255|News 38838_38891|Schroeder Institute of Entertainment and Media Arts 92635_92649|Social Media 87787_87801|Read More → 51026_51039|Counselling 53111_53132|Stevenson (Airport) 59860_59879|e8体育 News 63205_63224|November 29, 2016 91763_91777|Campus Tours 26784_26803|Regional Campuses 18879_18891|Child Care 64168_64231|Overseen by the Red River College Students’ Association, the 39213_39228|Academic News 1662_1668|Back 88051_88059|← 91940_91966|Employment Opportunities 10952_11012|Price Institute of Advanced Manufacturing and Mechatronics 70361_70716|MotiveLab is a 3,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility – essentially a giant heater or freezer – that will provide opportunities for industry testing on heavy vehicles of all shapes and sizes, including transit and highway buses. Already, companies have identified more than 65 full days of demand for MotiveLab’s research and development services.

根据最新的加拿大研究型学院 50 强排名，红河学院在研究方面在大草原地区排名第一。

RRC 已不是第一次被评为领先的大学研究机构，此前已连续三年名列 Research Infosources 的前十名，并于今年早些时候获得了享有盛誉的from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Governor General of Canada.

“We definitely appreciate the acknowledgement of our efforts, but the true value of this recognition is realized when we further spread the word that Red River College serves as a critical partner in innovation for so many organizations,” says Paul Vogt, RRC’s president and CEO.

“As we continue to make substantial investments in applied research and learning resources, we see increasing interest from industry partners for us to help them solve problems, innovate, and produce graduates with the advanced technology training needed for today’s globally-competitive environment.”

The College’s swath of research resources continued to expand this year when RRC received——学院历史上最大的研究资金流入——来自 NSERC 和加拿大创新基金会 (CFI)。这项新投资使学院能够提高曼尼托巴省汽车技术和食品开发领域的创新能力。

“很高兴看到我们在如此短的时间内取得了如此大的进步，并见证了我们的工作对全省如此多的项目产生的积极影响，”RRC 研究合作与创新执行董事 Ray Hoemsen 说道。

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