representatives of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 and georgian college sign an agreement to formalize their partnership and announce two new degree/diploma programs. front row, from left, are lakehead board of governors chair david tamblyn; lakehead president and vice-chancellor dr. brian stevenson; georgian president and ceo dr. marylynn west-moynes; georgian board of governors chair tom mcbride. back row, from left, are barrie mayor jeff lehman; simcoe north mpp patrick brown; oro-medonte mayor harry hughes; orillia councillor ted emond; georgian student governor kirk sarfo; and former georgian vice president catherine drea.

june 8, 2017 - simcoe county, on

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 and georgian college signed an agreement today formalizing their partnership to bring increased degree options to central ontario. they also announced the latest offering of two new combined programs to begin september 2018.

presidents of the two institutions signed the lakehead-georgian partnership in front of both boards of governors, government representatives and invited special guests.

“today is a very special day for 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 and georgian college,” said lakehead president and vice-chancellor dr. brian stevenson. “we have the great pleasure of announcing two more programs that will be offered to 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 under the lakehead-georgian partnership, thereby doubling the number to four programs designed to give 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 the practical and theoretical skills they need to succeed in the workforce.”

“our two academic institutions continue to work diligently and creatively – ensuring our partnership grows to meet the need for degree-level education in our communities,” said georgian college president and ceo dr. marylynn west-moynes. “with the lakehead campus in orillia and georgian’s main campus in barrie, we are proud to serve 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and employers with innovative, collaborative programs for today’s economy.”

lakehead-georgian programs allow 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 to complete a university degree and college credential in only four years, combining academic and applied learning to graduate job-ready.

two new lakehead-georgian programs announced today will begin in september 2018:

• honours bachelor of science in applied life science degree with biotechnology - health diploma  
• honours bachelor of science in computer science with computer programmer diploma

meanwhile, 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 in the first two lakehead-georgian partnership programs will begin their classes this september in:

• bachelor of engineering (electrical) degree with electrical engineering technology advanced diploma. it is the first engineering degree in central ontario
• honours bachelor of arts and science - environmental sustainability (specialization in ecosystem management) degree with environmental technician diploma

academic and service teams from lakehead and georgian continue to collaborate on a number of fronts, including the development of new programs for the years ahead.

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for media inquiries: mark hall, senior communications specialist, georgian college, mark.hall@georgiancollege.ca or 705.728.1968, ext. 1008.

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 has about 9,700 full-time equivalent 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and 2,000 faculty and staff in 10 faculties at two campuses in orillia and thunder bay, ontario. lakehead is a fully comprehensive university: home to ontario’s newest faculty of law in 44 years, the northern ontario school of medicine, and faculties of engineering, business administration, health & behavioural sciences, social sciences & humanities, science & environmental studies, natural resources management, education, and graduate studies. in 2016, for the second consecutive year, re$earch infosource ranked lakehead first among canada’s undergraduate universities. visit www.hsbcwebinars.com.

degrees, diplomas, certificates, apprenticeships and more – georgian college offers more than 125 market-driven programs to accelerate your success. georgian is ontario’s #1 co-operative education college and #1 in graduate employment among all ontario colleges. we're recognized as a trailblazer in entrepreneurship and social innovation education. georgian is home to 11,000 full-time 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , including 1,500 international 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 from 60 countries. in 2017, we are celebrating our 50^th anniversary.

dr. brian stevenson, left, lakehead’s president and vice-chancellor, and wolfie (centre) welcomed achievement program participants and activeu staff to campus on thursday.

june 1, 2017 – thunder bay, on

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s activeu staff hosted nearly 30 young people on thursday, june 1 as part of the annual achievement program day on campus.

lakehead president and vice-chancellor dr. brian stevenson started the achievement program in 2011 to help 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 obtain a post-secondary education at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . 

“the achievement program is important because financial need should not be a barrier for young people to live their dreams,” said dr. stevenson.

“the exceptional education offered at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 allows our 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 to reach their full potential,” he added. “the achievement program offers children who might otherwise not have been able to attend university the opportunity to experience it.”

children in grades 4-12 participate in programming yearly in their school, community and at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , and earn credits each year to go towards tuition fees at lakehead.

ahead of celebrating graduates at convocation ceremonies on june 2 and 3, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's achievement program day welcomes the next generation of lakehead 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 from grade six to nine. 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 are selected based on financial need.

tom warden, lakehead’s director of athletics, was excited to welcome the young people to campus. “a big thank you to everyone who is assisting with this day on campus, which provides 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 with a unique learning opportunity provided by our athletes and academics,” warden said.

amanda stefanile, achievement program coordinator, said she was happy to have the 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 on campus for the day. “this program is about inspiring young people to believe in themselves and their future goals, and to have fun doing it,” stefanile said.

achievement program day on campus had 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 exploring campus through educational activities in the faculty of natural resources management, the school of nursing, in recreational programs with varsity athletes, and cultural programming with the office of aboriginal initiatives.

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media: for more information or to arrange interviews, please contact brandon walker, media relations officer, at (807) 343-8177, or mediarelations@lakeheadu.ca.

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 has about 9,700 full-time equivalent 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and 2,000 faculty and staff in 10 faculties at two campuses in orillia and thunder bay, ontario. lakehead is a fully comprehensive university: home to ontario’s newest faculty of law in 44 years, the northern ontario school of medicine, and faculties of engineering, business administration, health & behavioural sciences, social sciences & humanities, science & environmental studies, natural resources management, education, and graduate studies. in 2016, for the second consecutive year, re$earch infosource ranked lakehead first among canada’s undergraduate universities. visit www.hsbcwebinars.com.

dr. brian stevenson, lakehead's president and vice-chancellor, thanks rbc for the generous gift to develop the rbc work-integrated learning program in the faculty of business administration.

may 31, 2017 – thunder bay, on

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 announced today a commitment from rbc that will expand experiential learning opportunities and provide 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 with sought-after workforce skills.

a grant of $250,000 from rbc future launch will support the development of the rbc work-integrated learning program in the faculty of business administration. 

the program will offer 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 opportunities for learning and on-the-job training where they gain the skills and practical knowledge that ensure a successful transition to a career. 

“阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 has long benefitted from the vision and support of rbc,” said dr. brian stevenson, president & vice-chancellor of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . “today’s generous gift is an example of rbc’s ongoing investment in our 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 ’ need for more experiential learning opportunities so they may be ready for the challenges that will face them as future leaders.”

through programming offered by the rbc work-integrated learning program, 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 will participate in integrated learning opportunities including mentorship and an experiential learning placement. these experiences will give them valuable soft and technical skills, as well as confidence and knowledge that will better prepare them to enter the workforce.

“experiential learning is an important part of lakehead’s innovative educational environment,” said dr. bahram dadgostar, dean of the faculty of business administration. “with rbc’s generous support, the university can enhance the opportunities provided to our 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , allowing them to apply knowledge gained in the classroom, explore new ideas and ways of thinking, and have diverse experiences.”

“our collective prosperity will depend on today’s young people and their ability to take on a future that brings with it unprecedented technological and economic change,” said murray walberg, rbc regional vice president - career sales. “that’s why through rbc future launch, we’re working together with community leaders, industry experts, educators and employers to encourage new ways of thinking and approaches to drive long-term, sustainable solutions and ventures in the world of work for future generations. we’re excited to partner with lakehead, who is leading the way with experiential learning to help ensure workforce security and stability, today and long into the future.”

rbc future launch is a 10-year, $500-million commitment to help young people gain access and opportunity to the skills, job experience, and career networks needed for the future world of work.  the initiative is the result of two years of conversation with young canadians from coast to coast. rbc identified three critical gaps to help prepare young people for successful futures: experience, skills and networks.

the rbc work-integrated learning program will admit 20 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 annually – both business and non-business 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 enrolled in lakehead’s entrepreneur certificate program will be eligible to apply. the program will be delivered across both the thunder bay and orillia campuses.

if you are an individual or small-to-medium sized enterprise located in thunder bay, orillia, or surrounding communities, and you are interested in becoming a mentor and hosting an experiential learning placement, please contact david richards at 807-343-8525 or david.richards@lakeheadu.ca. 

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media: for more information or to arrange interviews, please contact:

brandon walker

media relations officer

tel.: 807-343-8177

mediarelations@lakeheadu.ca

murray walberg

rbc regional vice president - career sales

tel.: 807-684-8312

murray.walberg@rbc.com

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜  has about 9,700 full-time equivalent 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and 2,000 faculty and staff in 10 faculties at two campuses in orillia and thunder bay, ontario. lakehead is a fully comprehensive university: home to ontario’s newest faculty of law in 44 years, the northern ontario school of medicine, and faculties of engineering, business administration, health & behavioural sciences, social sciences & humanities, science & environmental studies, natural resources management, education, and graduate studies. in 2016, for the second consecutive year, re$earch infosource ranked lakehead first among canada’s undergraduate  universities. visit www.hsbcwebinars.com.

royal bank of canada (rbc) is canada’s largest bank, and one of the largest banks in the world, based on market capitalization. we are one of north america’s leading diversified financial services companies, and provide personal and commercial banking, wealth management, insurance, investor services and capital markets products and services on a global basis. we have over 80,000 full- and part-time employees who serve more than 16 million personal, business, public sector and institutional clients through offices in canada, the u.s. and 35 other countries. for more information, please visit www.rbc.com/.

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april 26, 2017 – thunder bay, on

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 will recognize five exceptional people at this year’s three convocation ceremonies on friday, june 2 and saturday, june 3 at the thunder bay community auditorium.

kevin page, bob dhillon, and rudolf wahl will each receive an honorary degree for their remarkable achievements.

“these individuals are being recognized for their exceptional accomplishments in public service, business, and mining,” said dr. brian stevenson, lakehead’s president and vice-chancellor. “convocation is not only a time to celebrate what our 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 have achieved, but the contributions of special members of our community, as well.”

lakehead will also honor the dedication of dr. inderjit nirdosh and dr. james franklin, who will each be named fellow of the university.

david tamblyn, chair of lakehead’s board of governors, explained that this year’s fellows were selected because of the many ways in which they have given back to the university community.

“for years, lakehead 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 have benefitted from dr. nirdosh and dr. franklin in their roles as professors, through their fundraising and personal contributions, and by volunteering their time,” tamblyn said. “these are the qualities we recognize and honour by naming them fellows of the university.”

as announced in early march, former ontario liberal party leader and past chair of confederation college’s board of governors lyn mcleod will be formally installed as lakehead’s ninth chancellor on friday, june 2, at the first of the university’s three thunder bay campus convocation ceremonies.

honorary degree recipients

kevin page

kevin page is the current chief executive officer of the new institute of fiscal studies and democracy at the university of ottawa.

prior to this position, he was the jean-luc pepin research chair in the faculty of social sciences at the university of ottawa from 2013 to 2016.

page was canada's first parliamentary budget officer from 2008 to 2013.

he has 27 years of experience in the federal public service with most of that time spent at three central agencies responsible for budgeting, including the department of finance, the treasury board secretariat and the privy council office.

kevin was the assistant secretary to cabinet for macroeconomic policy before becoming canada's parliamentary budget officer.

he has a master's degree in economics from queen's university and an honours bachelor of arts in economics from 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . born in fort william (thunder bay), ont., kevin is married and a father of three children.

page will receive an honorary doctor of laws on friday, june 2 at 2 pm. 

bob dhillon

bob dhillon is the president and ceo of mainstreet equity corp., as well as the founder and largest shareholder. mainstreet (tsx: meq) has achieved a 1,270% total return on investment from sept 2013 - sept 2014, making it canada’s highest performance real estate company.

mainstreet’s assets are valued at over $1.5 billion, consisting of more than 10,000 apartment units in western canada, and growing.

he has directly supported 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s international outreach to india. he was also instrumental in helping 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s faculty of business administration develop connections within india.

dhillon currently sits on the canadian mortgage and housing corporation (cmhc) board, the biggest canadian crown corporation, and he is the honorary consul general for belize in canada.

he owns a private island in belize that he is developing into a world-class tourist resort. dhillon is also the author of the book business and retirement guide to belize and he ownsnational payments, a visa and mastercard-approved merchant processing business involved with the financial services industry.

some of dhillon’s notable achievements include: recipient of the sikh awards (london, uk) 2016 business man of the year, recipient of the india association of manitoba and university of winnipeg 2016 lifetime achievement award, and recipient of the ernst and young 2015 entrepreneur of the year for the prairies real estate and construction category.

dhillon will receive an honorary doctor of commerce on saturday, june 3 at 9:30 am.

rudolf wahl

rudolf (rudy) wahl was born in minden (germany) and immigrated to canada in 1988. initially he was hired as mechanical shop leader at the dickenson mine, balmertown, and subsequently by barrick gold corporation (1989-2008) as a mechanical leader and continuous improvement coach at the williams mine, hemlo.

wahl became an independent prospector in 1989 working in the relatively-unexplored terrace bay-marathon -white river area of northwestern ontario.

his work has resulted in the discovery of more than 30 mineral properties with gold, base metal, strategic metals and diamond potential.

his exemplary work ethic has earned him recognition by the ministry of northern development and mines as one of the most productive prospectors in the province.

currently, he is a member of the thunder bay prospectors and developers association; the prospectors and developers association of canada; and is a director of tashota resources inc.

in 2012, he received the lifetime achievement award from the northwestern ontario prospectors association (nwopa) for outstanding work as a prospector in northwestern ontario.

in 2015, wahl received the nwopa bernie schneider’s discovery of the year award for 2014 for his discovery of a potential high-grade niobium deposit within the prairie lake area.

wahl has cooperated with 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 faculty and 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 in research on his mineral properties.

wahl will receive an honorary doctor of science on saturday, june 3 at 2 pm. 

fellows of the university

dr. inderjit nirdosh

dr. inderjit nirdosh, a professor emeritus of chemical engineering, came to thunder bay in 1981 to work as a faculty member in the school of engineering at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 .

dr. nirdosh obtained external research funding throughout his career. notably, he received 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s first ever prestigious nserc strategic grant award in 1985, followed by three more such awards. he has seven patents and has published numerous research articles in various reputable scientific journals.

he has also earned many merit awards, was the co-recipient of the inaugural 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 distinguished researcher award (1989), and has been recognized with the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 distinguished instructor award (1995) and several other prestigious provincial and national teaching awards.

dr. nirdosh served as faculty advisor for the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 student chapter of the canadian society for chemical engineering from 1989 until his retirement in 2012, leading the chapter to numerous top national honours.

he has tirelessly solicited funds to establish several undergraduate and graduate bursaries for lakehead 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 . dr. nirdosh was honoured with the inaugural faculty advisors award by the canadian society for chemical engineering in 1999 and was elected to the fellowship of the chemical institute of canada in 2000.

outside of his university work, dr. nirdosh has promoted the art and cultural forms of india in the wider community through such activities as the raag-rung music circle, which has brought top-ranked artists to thunder bay. these concerts raise funds for causes such as the northern cancer research foundation and post-secondary student scholarships at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 and confederation college.

in addition to his academic and community work, inder is an accomplished poet and lyricist in the urdu, hindi and panjabi languages of india. 

dr. nirdosh will be named fellow of the university on friday, june 2 at 2 pm.

dr. james m. franklin 

originally from north bay, dr. james franklin is focused on unravelling the reasons for the exceptional mineral endowment of the canadian shield.

he received his phd from the university of western ontario and then joined lakehead where he was the university’s first economic geology professor from 1969-75.

dr. franklin then joined the geological survey of canada (gsc), continuing base metal and gold research throughout the shield.

 in 1981 he took a 10-year excursion to lead the gsc’s marine minerals program, discovering “black smoker” systems on the modern seafloor. from this sea- and land-based work, he developed robust guidelines that helped steer modern exploration. in 1992 he became chief scientist for the geological survey of canada.

he has volunteered to teach short courses for lakehead’s society of economic geologists student chapter, donating his usual fee to the bernie schnieders memorial award. dr. franklin has maintained strong links with the geology department, acting as a mentor to both faculty and graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 .

he helped establish the dr. melville bartley cesme memorial scholarship in honour of the founding principal of lakehead technical institute by contributing $25,000 to 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 .

since “retiring” from the gsc (1998), james advises approximately 70 exploration companies world-wide.

dr. franklin is a board member of four companies, and helped develop base metal and chrome resources in the ring of fire, sturgeon lake, wyoming and mexico.

dr. franklin is a fellow of the royal society of canada, an adjunct professor at several ontario universities, and past president of the geological association of canada and the society of economic geologists.

he has published over 200 papers and book chapters, and innumerable abstracts.  james has a passion to discover more new mines in northwestern ontario.

dr. franklin will be named fellow of the university on saturday, june 3 at 2 pm.

convocation schedule

friday, june 2 – 2 pm

• faculty of engineering
• faculty of law
• faculty of medicine

saturday, june 3 – 9:30 am

• faculty of business administration
• faculty of health & behavioural sciences
• faculty of natural resources management

saturday, june 3 – 2 pm

• faculty of education
• faculty of science & environmental studies
• faculty of social sciences & humanities

graduands are asked to arrive by 1 pm for the afternoon convocation ceremonies and by 8 am for the morning ceremony.  

more information on 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s convocation ceremonies is available at www.hsbcwebinars.com/current-世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 /graduation

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media: for more information or to arrange interviews, please contact brandon walker, media relations officer, at (807) 343-8177, or mediarelations@lakeheadu.ca.

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 has about 9,700 full-time equivalent 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and 2,000 faculty and staff in 10 faculties at two campuses in orillia and thunder bay, ontario. lakehead is a fully comprehensive university: home to ontario’s newest faculty of law in 44 years, the northern ontario school of medicine, and faculties of engineering, business administration, health & behavioural sciences, social sciences & humanities, science & environmental studies, natural resources management, education, and graduate studies. in 2016, for the second consecutive year, re$earch infosource ranked lakehead first among canada’s undergraduate universities. visit www.hsbcwebinars.com.

getting out into the field will be part of the ontario master naturalist program (omnp) at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s thunder bay campus this summer. the inaugural session is open to naturalists and those interested in environmental stewardship.  photo credit: ontario nature.

may 24, 2017 – thunder bay, on

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 will be offering its innovative ontario master naturalist program (omnp) at the thunder bay campus starting this summer.

aimed at naturalists and those dedicated to environmental stewardship, the program, which launched in 2015 at the orillia campus, is a partnership with ontario nature designed to broaden participants’ knowledge and expertise of the natural world through formal training and guidance.

a first-of-its-kind in canada, the program is passionately spearheaded by award-winning orillia-based naturalist bob bowles.

“there is such a strong, active naturalist community out there that has a great appetite for the type of research and education that this program provides,” explained bowles. “many naturalists have taught themselves through their own independent field-work, but we are hoping that this program will also help to provide the foundation from which naturalists, new and old, can expand their studies and research.”

plants, insects, reptiles, birds, rocks and wetlands are just a few of the topics that participants will delve into during the program. in thunder bay, the inaugural session will run from july 10 to 16, and involves seven modules that combine fieldwork and in-class instruction.  participants will also complete 30 hours of volunteer service for a non-profit organization involved in environmental or naturalist work.

although not an accredited university course, participants will receive a certificate for completing the master naturalist program. 

“the program not only enhances education about conservation issues, but it gives many naturalists – those who care deeply about the environment – the opportunity to be formally recognized,” said caroline schultz, executive director, ontario nature.

“bob connects lakehead with the vibrant community of naturalists across the province of ontario, and the expansion to thunder bay will add an exciting new facet to this incredible program,” said dr. linda rodenburg, coordinator of community programs at lakehead’s orillia campus.

now in its third year, the program has grown to include a spring segment at both orillia and thunder bay campuses, four fall sessions, and two winter workshops. since 2015 close to 200 people have participated in various components of the program.

details, including registration information, can be found online at lakeheadu.ca/masternaturalist, ontarionature.org/masternaturalist or by contacting masternaturalist@lakeheadu.ca.

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media: for more information or to arrange interviews, please contact brandon walker, media relations officer, at (807) 343-8177 or mediarelations@lakeheadu.ca.

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜  has about 9,700 full-time equivalent 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and 2,000 faculty and staff in 10 faculties at two campuses in orillia and thunder bay, ontario. lakehead is a fully comprehensive university: home to ontario’s newest faculty of law in 44 years, the northern ontario school of medicine, and faculties of engineering, business administration, health & behavioural sciences, social sciences & humanities, science & environmental studies, natural resources management, education, and graduate studies. in 2016, for the second consecutive year, re$earch infosource ranked lakehead first among canada’s undergraduate universities. visit www.hsbcwebinars.com.

ontario nature protects wild species and wild spaces through conservation, education and public engagement. ontario nature is a charitable organization representing more than 30,000 members and supporters, and 150 member groups across ontario. for more information, visit ontarionature.org.

may 26, 2017 – thunder bay, on

researchers at wilfrid laurier university, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 and the university of toronto have taken a first step toward producing a comprehensive report card on the sustainability of canada’s food systems.

their new report, “food counts: a pan-canadian sustainable food systems report card” brings together 61 existing measures of social, environmental, and economic well-being to examine food systems at the national level. unlike existing food systems report cards, which focus on isolated perspectives such as economic productivity or individual health outcomes, food counts builds on existing efforts to create an integrative set of measurements to assess whole food systems, taking a range of relevant factors into account, from ecological, economic, health, labour, and educational points of view. there are plans to update it regularly to track trends.

“the food counts report card highlights the limitations of existing indicators and the need to reassess the way we approach and advocate for social justice, ecological regeneration, regional economies and active democratic engagement,” said dr. charles levkoe, canada research chair in sustainable food systems and an assistant professor at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . “there is a lot more research needed to understand the path towards sustainable food futures and this report card is a vital step in that direction.”

some areas where canada is doing well, from a social justice point of view, include that agricultural wages are going up while fatalities among farm workers are going down. more farms are using water conservation measures and more households are composting.

areas where canada is not doing as well include that fruit and vegetable consumption is going down and is lower than average among indigenous peoples. a set basket of food is becoming more expensive and household food insecurity is going up, with food bank use also on the rise. there are fewer, older farmers on fewer, larger farms and they are in greater debt. farmers are using more chemical fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides, and agricultural greenhouse gas emissions are going up.

“developing sustainable food systems is complicated,” said dr. alison blay-palmer, director of the laurier centre for sustainable food systems, centre for international governance innovation chair in sustainable food systems and an associate professor at laurier and the balsillie school of international affairs. “we need to think about how our food is grown or harvested, who has access to healthy food, and how these things impact our environment and local economies. this report card helps us understand where we are doing well, where we can improve, and where we need more information.”

the report was produced with funding from the social sciences and humanities research council of canada by the fledge (food: locally embedded, globally engaged) research and knowledge-sharing partnership, which is hosted at laurier. the report can be accessed online at https://fledgeresearch.ca/foodcounts/. twitter: #foodcounts.

media contacts

dr. charles levkoe, assistant professor
canada research chair in sustainable food systems
阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜
clevkoe@lakeheadu.ca

dr. alison blay-palmer, associate professor
centre for international governance innovation chair in sustainable food systems
wilfrid laurier university
ablaypalmer@wlu.ca

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media: for more information or to arrange interviews, please contact brandon walker, media relations officer, at (807) 343-8177, or mediarelations@lakeheadu.ca.

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 has about 9,700 full-time equivalent 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and 2,000 faculty and staff in 10 faculties at two campuses in orillia and thunder bay, ontario. lakehead is a fully comprehensive university: home to ontario’s newest faculty of law in 44 years, the northern ontario school of medicine, and faculties of engineering, business administration, health & behavioural sciences, social sciences & humanities, science & environmental studies, natural resources management, education, and graduate studies. in 2016, for the second consecutive year, re$earch infosource ranked lakehead first among canada’s undergraduate universities. visit www.hsbcwebinars.com.

dr. les fleischer, an assistant professor with lakehead’s faculty of health and behavioural sciences, will present at the next “in conversation” event at the orillia public library on may 16.

may 11, 2017 – orillia, on

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s dr. les fleischer will be the final speaker in this year’s “in conversation” series.  fleischer will present the unconscious in everyday life: dreams, slips, and jokes at the orillia public library on tuesday, may 16, 2017 at 6:15 p.m.

the unconscious mind regularly reveals itself in many aspects of everyday life.  we can be greatly influenced by thoughts, feelings, and memories that we are unaware of.  in his presentation, fleischer will delve into how everyday events such as dreams, slips of the tongue, bungled actions, and jokes can help us understand ourselves better and improve decision-making – contributing to happier, more fulfilling lives.

an assistant professor with the department of social work, faculty of health and behavioural sciences at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , fleischer’s research interests and scholarship are in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy, dreams, mental health, and the education of mental health professionals.  he also has his own private practice.

this event is free and open to the public. registration is required, and can be done by emailing info@orilliapubliclibrary.ca; by calling 705-325-2338; or in person at the library (36 mississaga st. west).

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media: for more information, please contact jaclyn bucik, communications and marketing associate, at 705-330-4008 ext. 2014 or jaclyn.bucik@lakeheadu.ca.

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 has about 9,700 full-time equivalent 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and 2,000 faculty and staff in 10 faculties at two campuses in orillia and thunder bay, ontario. lakehead is a fully comprehensive university: home to ontario’s newest faculty of law in 44 years, the northern ontario school of medicine, and faculties of engineering, business administration, health & behavioural sciences, social sciences & humanities, science & environmental studies, natural resources management, education, and graduate studies. in 2016, for the second consecutive year, re$earch infosource ranked lakehead first among canada’s undergraduate universities. visit www.hsbcwebinars.com.

tom doherty hugs prime minister justin trudeau at the ceremony held in ottawa.

kathy cepo presents the prime minister with the robot team t-shirt.

may 11, 2017 – thunder bay, on

two exceptional 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 alumni received the prime minister’s award for teaching excellence at the canadian museum of nature in ottawa on may 3.

when tom doherty (bed, hba and ba from lakehead and med from western) received his award, he gave prime minister justin trudeau a great big hug. 

“as a proud métis, it is our culture to greet someone through embrace, and so i greeted him as any proud métis would have,” doherty said, adding that he became very emotional when receiving this teaching award.

doherty currently works as the student retention lead at keewaytinook okimakanak board of education in balmertown, ont. he is on a leave of absence from st. john school in red lake where he taught kindergarten to grade 9.

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doherty said attending 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 and serving on the student union helped him realize his potential.

“achieving the goals i set for myself as a lakehead student gave me a sense of accomplishment. it taught me that no matter where you come from in life, with hard work and dedication nothing can stop you from achieving success,” doherty said.

his desire to succeed empowered him to become a teacher. “i impact 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 by helping them achieve their dreams through action,” he said.

kathy cepo (bed from lakehead) was nervous before meeting prime minister trudeau, until she spoke with him. “he very quickly put me at ease and made me feel comfortable,” she said. 

cepo teaches science and chemistry to 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 from grade 9 to 12 at st. joseph’s catholic high school in st. thomas, ont.

five years ago, she and two colleagues started first team 4525 renaissance robotics, a competitive team allowing 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 to design, build, and program a new 120-pound robot each year that plays a unique game with robots around the world.

approximately 10 per cent of 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 at st. joseph’s participate on the robotics team, and 84 per cent of graduates from the team pursue studies in science, technology, engineering, and/or mathematics.

“my time at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 affirmed that i made the right career choice,” cepo said.

“from lessons learned in the classroom at the university to those learned during my practicums - i feel that i had a great start to my career.

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“lakehead’s faculty of education is pleased to congratulate tom doherty and kathy cepo, along with the other recipients of this prestigious award,” said dr. john o’meara, dean of lakehead’s faculty of education.

“tom and kathy’s commitment to – and passion for – teaching and learning is an example to all educators. this commitment speaks to the exceptional education offered at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ,” dr. o’meara added.

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media: for more information or to arrange interviews, please contact brandon walker, media relations officer, at (807) 343-8177, or mediarelations@lakeheadu.ca.

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may 9, 2017 – thunder bay, on

scientists today announced that the rising star cave system has revealed yet more important discoveries, only a year and a half after it was announced that the richest fossil hominin site in africa had been discovered, and that it contained a new hominin species named homo naledi by the scientists’ who described it.

the age of the original homo naledi remains from the dinaledi chamber has been revealed to be startlingly young in age. homo naledi, which was first announced in september 2015, was alive sometime between 335 and 236 thousand years ago. this places this population of primitive small-brained hominins at a time and place that it is likely they lived alongside homo sapiens. this is the first time that it has been demonstrated that another species of hominin survived alongside the first humans in africa.

the research, published today in three papers in the journal elife (elifesciences.org), presents the long-awaited age of the naledi fossils from the dinaledi chamber and announces the new discovery of a second chamber in the rising star cave system, containing additional specimens of homo naledi. these include a child and a partial skeleton of an adult male with a remarkably well-preserved skull. 

the new discovery and research was done by a large team of researchers from the university of the witwatersrand (wits), james cook university, australia, the university of wisconsin, madison, united states, and more than 30 additional international institutions have today announced two major discoveries related to the fossil hominin specieshomo naledi. 

the team was led by professor lee berger of the university of the witwatersrand in johannesburg, south africa, and a national geographic explorer in residence. the discovery of the second chamber with abundant homo naledi fossils includes one of the most complete skeletons of a hominin ever discovered, as well as the remains of at least one child and another adult. the discovery of a second chamber has led the team to argue that there is more support for the controversial hypothesis that homo naledi deliberately disposed of its dead in these remote, hard to reach caverns.

the dating of homo naledi is the conclusion of the multi-authored paper entitled: the age of homo naledi and associated sediments in the rising star cave, south africa, led by professor paul dirks of james cook university and the university of the witwatersrand (wits).

the naledi date is surprisingly recent. the fossil remains have primitive features that are shared with some of the earliest known fossil members of our genus, such as homo rudolfensis and homo habilis, species that lived nearly two million years ago. on the other hand, however, it also shares some features with modern humans. after the description of the new species in 2015, experts had predicted that the fossils should be around the age of these other primitive species. instead, the fossils from the dinaledi chamber are barely more than one-tenth that age.

“the dating of naledi was extremely challenging,” noted dirks, who worked with 19 other scientists from laboratories and institutions around the world, including labs in south africa and australia, to establish the age of the fossils.  “eventually, six independent dating methods allowed us to constrain the age of this population of homo naledi to a period known as the late middle pleistocene.”

the age for this population of hominins shows that homo naledi may have survived for as long as two million years alongside other species of hominins in africa. at such a young age, in a period known as the late middle pleistocene, it was previously thought that only homo sapiens (modern humans) existed in africa.  more critically, it is at precisely this time that we see the rise of what has been called “modern human behaviour” in southern africa – behaviour attributed, until now, to the rise of modern humans and thought to represent the origins of complex modern human activities such as burial of the dead, self-adornment and complex tools.

the dating game

the team used a combination of optically stimulated luminescence dating of sediments with uranium-thorium dating and palaeomagnetic analyses of flowstones to establish how the sediments relate to the geological timescale in the dinaledi chamber.  

direct dating of the teeth of homo naledi, using uranium series dating (u-series) and electron spin resonance dating (esr), provided the final age range. “we used double blinds wherever possible,” says professor jan kramers of the university of johannesburg, a uranium dating specialist. dr. hannah hilbert-wolf, a geologist from james cook university who also worked on the dinaledi chamber, noted that it was crucial to figure out how the sediments within the dinaledi chamber are layered, in order to build a framework for understanding all of the dates obtained.

“of course we were surprised at the young age, but as we realised that all the geological formations in the chamber were young, the u-series and esr results were perhaps less of a surprise in the end,” added professor eric roberts, from james cook university and wits, who is one of the few geologists to have ever entered the dinaledi chamber, due to the tight 18cm-wide constraints of the entrance chute.

dr. marina elliott, exploration scientist at wits and one of the original “underground astronauts” on the 2013 rising star expedition, says she had always felt that the naledi fossils were ‘young’. “i’ve excavated hundreds of the bones of homo naledi, and from the first one i touched, i realised that there was something different about the preservation, that they appeared hardly fossilised.” 

homo naledi’s significant impact

in an accompanying paper, led by berger, entitled homo naledi and pleistocene hominin evolution in subequatorial africa, the team discuss the importance of finding such a primitive species at such a time and place. they noted that the discovery will have a significant impact on our interpretation of archaeological assemblages and understanding which species made them.  

“we can no longer assume that we know which species made which tools, or even assume that it was modern humans that were the innovators of some of these critical technological and behavioural breakthroughs in the archaeological record of africa,” says berger. “if there is one other species out there that shared the world with ‘modern humans’ in africa, it is very likely there are others. we just need to find them.”

john hawks of the university of wisconsin-madison and wits university, an author on all three papers, says: “i think some scientists assumed they knew how human evolution happened, but these new fossil discoveries, plus what we know from genetics, tell us that the southern half of africa was home to a diversity that we’ve never seen anywhere else."

“recently, the fossil hominin record has been full of surprises, and the age of homo naledi is not going to be the last surprise that comes out of these caves i suspect,” adds berger.

a new chamber and skeleton

in a third paper published at the same time in elife, entitled new fossil remains of homo naledi from the lesedi chamber, south africa, the team announces the discovery of a second chamber, within the rising star cave system, which contains more remains of homo naledi. 

“the chamber, which we have named the lesedi chamber, is more than a hundred meters from the dinaledi chamber. it is almost as difficult to access, and also contains spectacular fossils of naledi, including a partial skeleton with a wonderfully complete skull,” says hawks, lead author on the paper describing the new discovery. fossil remains were first recognised in the chamber by rick hunter and steven tucker in 2013, as fieldwork was underway in the dinaledi chamber. 

the name “lesedi” means “light” in the setswana language. excavations in the lesedi chamber began later, and would take nearly three years.

no easy access

“to access the lesedi chamber is only slightly easier than the dinaledi chamber,” says elliott, who was lead excavator of the fossils from the new locality. “after passing through a squeeze of about 25cm, you have to descend along vertical shafts before reaching the chamber. while slightly easier to get to, the lesedi chamber is, if anything, more difficult to work in due to the tight spaces involved.”

hawks points out that while the lesedi chamber is “easier” to get into than the dinaledi chamber, the term is relative. “i have never been inside either of the chambers, and never will be. in fact, i watched lee berger being stuck for almost an hour, trying to get out of the narrow underground squeeze of the lesedi chamber.” berger eventually had to be extracted using ropes tied to his wrists.

the presence of a second chamber, distant from the first, containing multiple individuals of homo naledi and almost as difficult to reach as the dinaledi chamber, gives an idea of the extraordinary effort it took for homo naledi to reach these hard-to-get-to places, says hilbert-wolf. 

“this likely adds weight to the hypothesis that homo naledi was using dark, remote places to cache its dead,” says hawks. “what are the odds of a second, almost identical occurrence happening by chance?”

so far, the scientists have uncovered more than 130 hominin specimens from the lesedi chamber. the bones belong to at least three individuals, but elliot believes that there are more fossils yet to be discovered. among the individuals are the skeletal remains of two adults and at least one child.  the child is represented by bones of the head and body and would likely have been under five years of age.  of the two adults, one is represented by only a jaw and leg elements, but the other is represented by a partial skeleton, including a mostly complete skull.

meeting naledi

the team describes the skull of the skeleton as “spectacularly complete”. “we finally get a look at the face of homo naledi,” says peter schmid of wits and the university of zurich, who spent hundreds of hours painstakingly reconstructing the fragile bones to complete the reconstruction.

the skeleton was nicknamed “neo” by the team, chosen for the sesotho word meaning “a gift”. “the skeleton of neo is one the most complete ever discovered, and technically even more complete than the famous lucy fossil, given the preservation of the skull and mandible,” says berger.

the specimens from the lesedi chamber are nearly identical in every way to those from the dinaledi chamber, a remarkable finding in and of itself. “there is no doubt that they belong to the same species,” says hawks. the lesedi chamber fossils have not been dated yet, as dating would require destruction of some of the hominin material. “once described, we will look at the way forward for establishing the age of these particular fossils,” says dirks. elliot adds, however, that as the preservation and condition of the finds are practically identical to that of the naledi specimens from the dinaledi chamber the team hypothesizes that their age will fall roughly within the same time period.

berger believes that with thousands of fossils likely remaining in both the lesedi and dinaledi chambers, there are decades of research potential. “we are going to treat ongoing extraction of material from both of these chambers with extreme care and thoughtfulness and with the full knowledge that we need to conserve material for future generations of scientists, and future technological innovations,” he says.

52 scientists from 35 departments and institutions were involved in the research.

wits vice-chancellor and principal, professor adam habib said: “the search for human origins on the continent of africa began at wits and it is wonderful to see this legacy continue with such important discoveries."

public display

the original fossils of these new discoveries, as well as those from the original rising star expedition will be put on public display at the maropeng visitors centre, cradle of humankind world heritage site from may 25^th.  the exhibit will be the largest display of original fossil hominin material in history.   

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dr. matt tocheri, canada research chair in human origins at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , was involved with the comparative analysis of the wrist and hand bones from the new homo naledi material from the lesedi chamber.

dr. tocheri is in indonesia and he is available for interviews through skype or by phone.

media: to arrange an interview, please contact brandon walker, media relations officer, at (807) 343-8177, or mediarelations@lakeheadu.ca.

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 has about 9,700 full-time equivalent 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and 2,000 faculty and staff in 10 faculties at two campuses in orillia and thunder bay, ontario. lakehead is a fully comprehensive university: home to ontario’s newest faculty of law in 44 years, the northern ontario school of medicine, and faculties of engineering, business administration, health & behavioural sciences, social sciences & humanities, science & environmental studies, natural resources management, education, and graduate studies. in 2016, for the second consecutive year, re$earch infosource ranked lakehead first among canada’s undergraduate universities. visit www.hsbcwebinars.com.

dianne miller, front row centre, former general manager of the forest ecosystem science co-operative inc., celebrates the dean's forestry award with lakehead president and vice-chancellor dr. brian stevenson, dr. ulf runesson, dean of the faculty of natural resources management, and faculty and 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 from natural resources management on the president's balcony overlooking lake tamblyn.

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阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 has received a gift that will last forever.

the forest ecosystem science co-operative inc. recently dissolved, and it has given a $100,000 gift from surplus funds to create the dean’s forestry award at lakehead.

the forest ecosystem science co-operative inc. dean’s forestry award will be given to a student with a keen interest in forest sustainability in their first semester in lakehead’s honours bachelor of science in forestry program.

as long as the student maintains an 80 per cent average or higher, he or she will continue to receive the forest ecosystem science co-operative inc. dean’s forestry award for each of the four years they are an undergraduate student at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 until graduation.

a new student will receive this award every four years. the award amount is generated from the interest derived from the gift, meaning values will vary, but it will be approximately $3,500 in 2017/18.

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“by establishing this award as an endowment, forest ecosystem co-operative inc. has created an exceptional legacy that will last forever,” said dr. brian stevenson, lakehead’s president and vice-chancellor.

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“when industry invests in our 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 – especially early on in their academic journey – it enhances the level of professionalism and confidence in our graduates,” dr. runesson said.

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media: for more information or to arrange interviews, please contact brandon walker, media relations officer, at (807) 343-8177, or mediarelations@lakeheadu.ca.

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 has about 9,700 full-time equivalent 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and 2,000 faculty and staff in 10 faculties at two campuses in orillia and thunder bay, ontario. lakehead is a fully comprehensive university: home to ontario’s newest faculty of law in 44 years, the northern ontario school of medicine, and faculties of engineering, business administration, health & behavioural sciences, social sciences & humanities, science & environmental studies, natural resources management, education, and graduate studies. in 2016, for the second consecutive year, re$earch infosource ranked lakehead first among canada’s undergraduate universities. visit www.hsbcwebinars.com.