Alumni in the News

Niagara Dailies: NC alumna Alkiie-Babe Froman comments on issues facing Indigenous youth

In a September 16 article in the Niagara Dailies, Niagara College alumna Alkiie-Babe Froman (Business Administration – International Business, 2019) comments on the issues facing urban Indigenous youth in Canada, including the housing crisis and invisible homelessness. In the piece, Froman, who is from Six Nations Reserve, draws on her experience receiving safe housing through […]

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NSERC announces $1.75 million renewal for NC Technology Access Centre

Thanks to continued investment from the federal government, Niagara College’s Canadian Food and Wine Institute (CFWI) Innovation Centre will further advance its state-of-the-art services to food and beverage companies wishing to innovate, grow and compete in the global marketplace. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has awarded a $1.75 million renewal

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Commercial Cannabis Production program secures licence to grow industrial hemp

Niagara College’s Commercial Cannabis Production program is growing its comprehensive curriculum after acquiring a licence from Health Canada to cultivate industrial hemp. A virtual jack of all trades among field and greenhouse crops, industrial hemp is a specific type of Cannabis sativa L. plant grown for a variety of uses, including home insulation, textiles, paper,