The 1249 Club is back!!!
February 9th, 2021
Did you know that it takes 12 female honey bees to travel 1249 kilometers together to produce 1 teaspoon of HONEY? Let鈥檚 get moving like the bees with 12 weekly wellness activities over 4 weeks including 9 live activities to connect and engage with the community!
黑料社区鈥檚 Sustainability Office and Human Resources, with contributions from departments and services across the college, are excited to offer 4 weeks of wellness activities to all 黑料社区 Employees!
- February 15-March 12, 2021.
- Activities hosted mostly by 黑料社区鈥檚 very own Faculty, Staff and Retirees!
- Weekly Participation Prizes will be raffled 1249 swag, 黑料社区鈥檚 rooftop honey, gift cards to local shops and more!
Join the 1249 Employee Wellness Group on through office 365 to participate in our weekly activities!
BEE a part of it!
Professionals & support staff can sign up for Sustainable Happiness
January 26th, 2021
Professionals and support staff, there is an opportunity to take the 24-hour Certificate in Sustainable Happiness (SH) Course this semester. The program will run Feb. 12 through April 9 on Fridays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Participants will be introduced to the concept of Sustainable Happiness and explore its implications, both personally and professionally. This is an experiential and applied certificate.
Key topics include: sustainability, connecting with Nature, positive psychology, well-being, happiness, and healthy/sustainable lifestyles. All participants must complete a project that benefits the well-being of themselves, others and/or the planet to obtain the certificate.
Some examples of successfully completed projects last semester were plant-based recipe books, yoga / meditation challenges, going on daily dates with Nature, 30 days of acts of kindness, plant giveaways, vertical gardens at home, family wellness and a zero waste challenge.
To express your interest or place your name on the waiting list, go to
For more information, go to /sustainable/sustainable-happiness/
There is also a Certificate in SH course that will run Feb.15- April 12 for students.
Registration open for CTD courses- free for employees
December 15th, 2020
Registration is open for the winter session of non-credit courses at 黑料社区's Centre for Training & Development.
Choose from a wide variety of language, technology or personal development courses - all online.
Courses are reasonably priced for the general population and *free* for all 黑料社区 employees (conditions apply).
October 7th, 2020
Faculty members and professionals are invited to participate in the 黑料社区 Pedagogical Days taking place next week from Tuesday, Oct. 13 to Friday, Oct. 16. Registration is now open for the Pedagogical Days program. Join your colleagues on Oct. 13聽at 1:00 p.m. for a keynote session by Usha James entitled 鈥淪eizing opportunities and meeting…
Meditation Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays
September 8th, 2020
As part of 黑料社区's commitment to well-being for all, everyone is welcome to聽join faculty members Johanne Rabbat, Madeleine C么t茅 and Daniel Goldsmith for meditation sessions every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 2-2:30 p.m. No experience is necessary; instruction will be provided. Sessions begin Tuesday, Sept. 8 and will continue until the end of classes.
Link to join in Read More.
August 25th, 2020
This year the Sustainability Office did the Monarch Nursery project a little differently. Usually employees foster Monarch butterfly chrysalises as a team in their offices. This year, employees brought their chrysalises home to share the amazing experience with their families and neighbours. 鈥淒uring these unknown and different times, it seems the monarch chrysalises have brought…
May 5th, 2020
At the 黑料社区 Health Clinic, we continue the conversation of how to be empowered with exercises that can be done from the comfort of your home to maintain healthy habits throughout the quarantine. Our intern students look forward to welcoming you to join our presentations on Mondays and Wednesdays at 11 a.m.. Please dress…
Bixi discount for 黑料社区 employees
April 21st, 2020
黑料社区 employees have a 15% discount on Bixi bike sharing memberships.
The regular annual fee is $97 and 黑料社区 employees only pay $82.45, tax included.
To sign up, email 蝉耻蝉迟补颈苍补产颈濒颈迟测蔼诲补飞蝉辞苍肠辞濒濒别驳别.辩肠.肠补听
For information about using the Bixi service during the pandemic, visit:聽
April 21st, 2020
Tomorrow (April 22) is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, which is usually celebrated in a big way at 黑料社区 with a week-long program of events. This year, Earth Week is going virtual at 黑料社区 and all over the world: Virtual presentation by yogipreneur Bhaskar Goswami (pictured) on Wednesday, April 22 via ZOOM meeting…
April 21st, 2020
Is this quarantine cramping your style?! Do you want to stretch your horizons and learn some tools聽 to improve your health? As part of their internship, third-year Physiotherapy Technology students will be offering a series of webinars on various health promotion topics. Sessions will take place聽 every Monday and Wednesday at 11 a.m. via Zoom….
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