Our College Nurses Julie Drolet and Julie Gosselin want to help you stay healthy this summer. Don't take a vacation from washing your hands, wearing masks indoors and keeping a safe distance. Julie and Julie would like to recommend an article by CBC about travel in the Read More link.
The Sustainabili-team volunteers have been coming in regularly to help care for all the gardens at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ.
The first harvest was June 10. Usually, the harvest is sold at a community market at Dawson.
This year, the Sustainability Office will be alternating with one week of harvests to be donated to food banks and one week to be given to the members of the Dawson community.
To find out when it is a Dawson community week, follow the Sustainable Dawson Facebook page in the Read More link.
June is National Indigenous History Month and this Sunday, June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day. Celebrate by reading one of these books by First Nations, Métis and Inuit authors.
Click Read More for the books curated by CBC.
It is safe to say that most of us—if not all—watched the last two weeks with horror and anger at the murder of another unarmed Black man. Coupled with the recent worldwide events, this cataclysmic turning point laid bare the deep roots of racism and discrimination embedded in our social architecture. It’s not a new…
Why do our bodies and minds need to disconnect from work during vacation time? Our College Nurses Julie Drolet and Julie Gosselin tell us why: To allow our mind to focus on other things and get away from the responsibilities and issues at work (remove work emails from your phone and answer only emergency phone…
Members of the Dawson Support Staff Union are invited to attend a June 27 workshop entitled Introduction to Being an Antiracist given by Kim Crayton. The DSSU requested funding from ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ to permit any member to attend the workshop “in light of the current groundswell associated with the Black Lives Matter movement, and within…
Banana Oat Breakfast Balls 4 large, very ripe bananas 4 cups (400 gms) large flake oats (old-fashioned oats), gluten-free if necessary ½ cup (50 gms) unsweetened shredded coconut ½ cup (50 gms) ground hazelnuts or almonds or more coconut – optional ½ cup (100 gms) mini chocolate chips 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 teaspoons vanilla…
Communities around the world have been mobilizing against racism in recent days. This mobilization is a reaction to the most recent murder of another unarmed Black person.
On May 25, George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis by a police officer after saying he could not breathe and pleading for his life. Even though we are living through a pandemic, many people decided that the risk of contracting COVID-19 was less important than showing solidarity with Black, Indigenous, people of colour and other marginalized groups.
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ wishes to express our support for this struggle for justice and our desire to end systemic racism. Click Read More for the full statement.
The Dawson Blues Band has grown to 18 members, all employees of ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ, and they are working on their next release, set for next Tuesday, June 16. They want to lift us all up and raise support for our students through the .
To send us all off on a happy note, their last video before the summer break will be With a Little Help from My Friends by The Beatles.
Did you see their first video? The Dawson Blues Band released Lean on Me on May 19. Link to the video is in the Read More link.
Even though the Quebec Government continues to open up the province, we all have to keep vigilant to protect the most vulnerable and to prevent a second wave of COVID-19 infections. College Nurses Julie Drolet and Julie Gosselin advise us to:
The most recent and updated version of the COVID-19 Self-care guide from the Government of Quebec is in the Read More link.
Last Modified: June 16, 2020
