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Lessons in truth telling with Premier’s Awards nominee Ryan Thorpe

By Elyse Howarth
November 5, 2021

Alumnus Ryan Thorpe is Niagara College’s 2021 Premier’s Awards Recent Graduate nominee. Just two years out of college, Thorpe uncovered a para-Nazi group recruiting in Winnipeg through his investigative reporting.

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Lessons in prioritizing community need with Premier’s Awards nominee Kevin Smith

By Elyse Howarth
October 27, 2021

Alumnus Kevin Smith is Niagara College’s 2021 Premier’s Awards Health Sciences nominee. In his more than three decades of service in emergency care, Smith has created partnerships to respond to changing community needs.

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Lessons in seizing your creative passion with Premier’s Awards nominee Mark Suknanan

By Elyse Howarth
October 22, 2021

Alumnus Mark Suknanan is Niagara College's 2021 Premier's Awards Creative Arts and Design nominee. As Priyanka, Suknanan has found his creative passion, while becoming Canada’s favourite drag queen.

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Lessons in empowering with Premier’s Awards nominee Monique Belair

By Elyse Howarth
October 14, 2021

Alumna Monique Belair is Niagara College’s 2021 Premier’s Awards Community Services nominee. As one of only five female firefighters in the Canadian military when she began her career, Belair is making it her mission to help young women realize a future in the fire service.

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Worth the weight: Business alum rises to top of bulk food chain

By Tiffany Mayer
October 12, 2021

Set Jason Ofield free in a bulk food section and he’ll likely make a beeline for something sweet.  Trail mixes, chocolate-covered nuts, protein bars — those are what Ofield will...

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CFWI alumna devours competition on Top Chef Canada

By Jessica Torok
October 12, 2021

The Niagara College alumna can call herself a Top Chef and have it ring true in every sense of the title. Karbelnik, who graduated from NC’s Culinary Management Co-op program...

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