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Fleming College Runs Free Public Virtual Tax Clinic
/Fleming College Students in the accounting diploma program are holding a virtual tax clinic as part of the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program for Apr. 7 and 14.
The clinic is open to students and community members free of charge. It will run from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Photo courtesy of Fleming College
To be eligible for the clinic, the maximum family income must fall within:
1 person $35,000
2 persons $45,000
3 persons $47,500
4 persons $50,000
5 persons $52,500
For households larger than 5 persons, $52,500 plus $2,500 for each additional person.
Photo courtesy of Fleming College
To book an appointment, send an email to taxclinic@flemingcollege.ca or phone 705-749-5530 ext. 1133. Once an appointment is scheduled, a Webex link will be provided that will be open during clinic hours.
Information to bring to the tax clinic in order to have your 2020 tax return completed:
Social Insurance Number (SIN)
T4A slips for CERB, CRB, CRCB or CRSB
T5007
If you are filing a tax return for the first time, you will need to provide the date you arrived in Canada
T2202A Tuition Receipt, which can be downloaded from the student portal
Rent receipts if rent paid in Ontario during 2020
Medical expense receipts
T4 Statement of Income
Any other tax-related slips you may receive in the mail such as T5 and T3 slips (for investment income)
For more information, please email: taxclinic@flemingcollege.ca.
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Fleming College Hosts Digital Multicultural Showcase
/In an effort to promote diversity, inclusion and integration, Fleming College will host its Multicultural Showcase - Virtual Edition as a celebration of world cultures on Mar 26. and 27.
Countries such as Brazil, India and Jamaica will be featured in this semester’s showcase. Photo Courtesy of Fleming College.
The free event is open to all ages and participants do not have to be affiliated with Fleming to attend. It will feature games, music, dance, demonstrations and educational activities about other cultures in a virtual setting.
“The showcase’s focus has always been to give students a multicultural experience and understanding that they’re not alone in terms of culture,” said Cristina Sad, Fleming International Student Advisor. “But also to integrate them with the community.”
Guest stars will feature actor Linda Kash, — best known for her role as the Philly Cream Cheese Angel who will be doing an improv workshop — local musicians Sarah-Jayne Riley and Lorinda Frudd, friends Erin Blackstock & Joanna Van Ginkel and singer-songwriter Jemar Phoenix and Mike D. from The Hooch.
Linda Kash has made appearances in popular TV shows such as Seinfeld and Sabrina the Teenage Witch. She has hosted the morning program CJWV-FM for Magic 96.7 FM in Peterborough. Photo courtesy of Fleming College.
Friday will have pre-recorded sessions about Indigenous heritage, cultural displays and LGBT+ talks with their Student Administration Councils.
Saturday will feature interactive videos with trivia games, Taekwondo classes, world music and a household scavenger hunt.
The activities hosted are an outlet for students to help deal with school stress and isolation during these difficult times, and also connect with others, according to Sad.
“This virtual showcase is different as we want the showcase to support students with their mental health issues and promote well-being,” she said.
Participants are encouraged to discuss world music as well as joining in playing With the musicians. Photo Courtesy of Fleming College.
The event was previously run as an in-person event every fall and winter semester. There are prizes for the trivia events and will require certain apps to be downloaded in order to participate.
Sad encourages everyone to participate to learn more about others since Peterborough is a multicultural society. She wants inclusivity to be a key part of the event.
“There is room for being in the company of others without being controlled or criticized,” said Sad. “It’s a safe space and they will really enjoy it.”
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Trent and Fleming Partner for Diploma-to-Degree Programs
/Fleming College students can upgrade their diplomas into Trent University degrees from a new agreement between both institutions announced on Tuesday.
Business, fishing and wildlife, mental health and addiction diplomas graduates of Fleming can earn degrees in Business Administration, Social Work or Indigenous Bachelor of Education according to the press release.
“Trent University is pleased to continue to collaborate with our postsecondary partners at Fleming College on new pathways for students to transition to degree studies and achieve career success,” said Dr. Leo Groarke, Trent president and vice chancellor. “These new pathways will support graduates in gaining in-demand skills to contribute to economies both locally, across Canada and around the world.”
The Faryon Bridge overlooking the Otonabee River. The bridge connects between the campus’s East Bank and West Bank. Photo Courtesy of Trent University.
Business Students can use Fleming College’s Business or Business Human Resources programs towards 10 Trent credits towards their Bachelor of Business Administration degree.
Graduates of Fleming College’s Mental Health and Addictions Worker Diploma program are eligible to fast-track into Trent’s Bachelor of Social Work. Students become registered social workers upon graduation.
Fleming graduates receive five credits towards their university degree. At Trent, social work students have the opportunity to complete 700 hours of hands-on supervised field placement in the professional years of the program.
Fleming College was founded in 1967 with David Sutherland — husband of former Peterborough mayor Sylvia Sutherland — as their first president. Photo Courtesy of Fleming College.
Trent has offered an Indigenous Bachelor of Education exclusive to Indigenous students, available only to this program.
The degree fosters a new generation of Indigenous educators who honour the culture, language, and knowledge of Indigenous students. Graduates from Fleming’s Fish and Wildlife Technology advanced diploma program will receive 10 transfer credits toward their Indigenous Bachelor of Education at Trent.
Cobourg, Haliburton and Lindsay have their own respective Fleming campuses. Photo Courtesy of Fleming College.
“Growing our partnership with Trent University is important to Fleming College,” said Maureen Adamson, Fleming College president. “It emphasizes the rich higher education opportunities that exist in the Peterborough area.”
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Local Teacher Introduces Indigenous Issues High School Course
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Kevin Robinson, Adam Scott Collegiate Vocational Institute teacher, introduces a course called "Indigenous Issues in Film”.
Find out more about Robinson’s experience with the class and its impact it has had on the school. David Tuan Bui has the story in the video above.
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Local Teacher Creating Positivity Despite Virtual Classroom
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Teaching virtually has not stopped Bradley Conlin, a teacher at Highland Heights Public School, from creating a positive learning atmosphere.
Find out more about Conlin’s challenges and joys from teaching Grade 1 students since teaching online in March 2020 by watching the YouTube video above. Our David Tuan Bui has the story.
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Fleming College Partners With Kenjgewin Teg To Offer Practical Nursing Program On Manitoulin Island
/Fleming College is partnering with Kenjgewin Teg to offer Practical Nursing training to Indigenous learners on Manitoulin Island, Ont. (Mnidoo Mnising). The two institutions recently signed a five-year agreement to offer Fleming’s Practical Nursing program through Kenjgewin Teg, an educational institute on Mnidoo Mnising that provides Indigenous culturally relevant learning.
“Fleming College is committed to Truth and Reconciliation and as a post-secondary institution, we have an opportunity and an obligation to incorporate Indigenous knowledge into our curriculum,” says Maureen Adamson, Fleming College President. “Fleming College is honoured to partner with Kenjgewin Teg and support the principles of Truth and Reconciliation that will create positive change in healthcare.”
Kenjgewin Teg will act as the service provider to offer Fleming’s Practical Nursing program, tentatively scheduled to start in Spring 2021. Theory curriculum will be delivered virtually, while clinical learning will be on-site at other key local partner locations including the Manitoulin Health Centre, St. Joseph's General Hospital Elliot Lake, Mnaamodzawin Health Services Inc. and Noojmowin Teg Health Centre.
Maureen Adamson, Fleming College President
“Going forward, our local Mnidoo Mnising and surrounding communities will continue to see more opportunities in health and wellness programs at Kenjgewin Teg as we continue working together with valued partners like Fleming College and other Indigenous institutes who support culturally relevant training and education hosted closer to home,” says Stephanie Roy, President of Kenjgewin Teg.
“Manitoulin Health Centre is excited to support a locally grown Practical Nursing program,” adds Paula Fields, Vice President Clinical Services & Chief Nursing Officer at the Manitoulin Health Centre.
“Recently, due to COVID-19 and additional opportunities for nurses, we have found a shortage of local nursing staff,” Fields says. “It is beneficial to offer a program locally as graduates will have ties to the Island and be aware of the unique diversity of the patients that we serve, resulting in positive outcomes for patients. It is really a win-win for the students and our Manitoulin Island communities.”
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Fleming College To Host Virtual Open House On November 7th
/Fleming College is welcoming hundreds of prospective students and their families at their Virtual Open House event on Saturday, November 7th, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The event, which is traditionally held at the College’s campus locations, will be held online this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
At Fleming’s Virtual Open House, there are a series of “rooms” that prospective students and their families can enter to do the following:
get answers to questions
meet our dedicated faculty and staff
find out about student services
learn how to apply with our Admissions staff
and of course, learn about our broad range of programs
Online virtual tours and 360 images of Fleming’s campuses in Peterborough, Lindsay and Haliburton are also available.
To register for this informative event, click here.
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Fleming College Will Be Starting Fall Term Online And Then Plan Is To Transition To Face-to-Face Classes
/Fleming College will begin the Fall semester using online and alternative delivery on September 8th. The College’s “Fleming Safe" plan will ensure that students can complete the learning outcomes required in their programs while maintaining the highest possible safety standards in compliance with all government and public health directives.
“Our Fall semester will be delivered through alternate models as we prepare for multiple scenarios for our campuses and classrooms to create the utmost in safe learning environments,” says Maureen Adamson, President, Fleming College.
“The plan allows flexibility to react to the loosening of health and safety restrictions by being ready to begin face-to-face, applied learning responsibly and appropriately. We do not anticipate that all health and safety restrictions will be lifted all at once—we are ready to respond swiftly to advance student success effectively given the circumstances that will present themselves,” she adds.
Photo courtesy Fleming College
Fleming will work with community partners to re-establish field placements, field trips, clinical placements and other applied learning opportunities aligned with health and safety directives.
Teams assigned to academic programming and facilities protocols are now assembling detailed plans for the return to classes in September. Alongside planning for the return to class and access to campus facilities this fall, the college is also assessing how students will safely access residence, food services and athletics.
“I want to thank our students for their patience,” adds Adamson. “We are taking these steps to provide as much certainty as we can for students and their families at this point in time. In keeping with our guiding principle of ‘safety first’, we are dedicated to moving forward and mitigating any risk of recurrence.”
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Fleming College Offering Two FREE Pre-Apprenticeship Programs
/Fleming College is partnering with Community Employment Resource Partnership to offer two free programs at the Sutherland Campus: Pre-apprenticeship Carpenter and Pre-apprenticeship Electrician.
Both programs are full-time, Monday to Friday, 30 hours per week. They start with in-class academic studies, job readiness, and secondary trade training for eight weeks. Students then progress to primary training for 12 weeks before concluding the program with a paid work placement.
These two programs are offered completely free to successful candidates, including tuition, books, safety equipment and trade specific tool kits. The Pre-apprenticeship Carpenter program will start March 15th, while the Pre-apprenticeship Electrician program will start March 30th.
Photo courtesy Fleming College
