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Your Student Support Team
Join your Student Support team for a fun-filled evening of bowling on Friday, October 18th at Polo Park Bowling Lanes.
The activity is free and includes:
Space is limited. Registration is required. Please visit Lauren (room 418) or Jillian (room 419) to register.
Registration begins on Monday, October 7th at 9:00AM.
Are you looking for an opportunity to practice your English outside of class?
Do you want to meet new people?
Why not join other LTC students and volunteers from the community for English Conversation Club?
Contact Jillian (jhoogland@rrc.ca) if you have any questions.
The Downtown Winnipeg BIZ is excited to celebrate downtown Winnipeg’s largest street festival! ManyFest will see an anticipated 50,000-plus people celebrating at Memorial and Broadway September 6-8, 2019.
There will be fun for all ages, including live musical performances, food truck wars and games for children.
For more information, click here.
If you walk or drive around town this Saturday and Sunday, you might notice that there are many items on the curb in front of people’s houses and apartments. That’s because this weekend is a Giveaway Weekend in Winnipeg. It’s a great time to get rid of some household items that you no longer use or to browse the curbs for some gently used finds.
Tips if you are giving away items:
Tips if you are looking for items:
For more information, please visit click here.
The LTC Health and Safety Committee meets quarterly (four times per year) to discuss health and safety concerns. The team consists of management, employee, and student representatives. Meetings are typically 2-hours long.
Students who are interested in careers in security or business in particular may gain valuable experience for their resume from being a part of this committee – although students from any field can benefit and are welcome.
Interested students should email Darka, DBurczynski@RRC.CA, and Sherry, slseymour@RRC.CA, including their class schedule. Deadline – September 10th.
The staff at the Language Training Centre wants to give a warm welcome to all of our new students in the Intensive English for International Students program. We look forward to meeting you and helping you to settle comfortably in Winnipeg. Please check this site regularly for information about special events for students. Have a great term!
The Museum offers free general admission on the first Wednesday of every month from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Please note that the exhibition Mandela: Struggle for Freedom is not included in this special offer. The Level 1 Gallery is closed to visitors on free nights.
For more information, click here.
Every year, on September long weekend, Broadway Avenue hosts one of the summer’s biggest events as 60,000+ Winnipeggers attend the popular street festival, ManyFest.
When: Friday, September 6 to Sunday, September 8, 2019.
Where: Broadway Avenue, downtown Winnipeg
Volunteers are needed to create a fun and safe festival experience.
For 12 hours of volunteering, you will receive:
Deadline to apply is August 5, 2019. Spots will be filled as applications are submitted, so apply early to secure your spot!
To apply click here.
For two weeks in August, Winnipeg is home to Folklorama, the largest and longest-running multicultural festival of its kind in the world!
On Saturday, July 27th, join Folklorama in kicking off the 2019 Folklorama Festival at the Lyric Theatre at Assiniboine Park, from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
This is a free event that offers fun for the whole family. Activities include:
For more information on the kick-off event, click here.
If you would like learn more about Folklorama, please click here or visit the website at www.folklorama.ca.