Humber in the News - June 2012 – July 2012 Highlights

August 15, 2012

 

Oshawa This Week (Oshawa); Clarington This Week (Oshawa); Whitby This Week (Oshawa); Ajax News Advertiser (Ajax); Pickering News Advertiser (Pickering), Jun. 1 – Groove Marmalade returns to Pickering Village JAM
Some Members of Groove Marmalade met through the Humber Music program. http://www.durhamregion.com/what's%20on/article/1365721--groove-marmalade-returns-to-pickering-village-jam

The Enterprise-Bulletin (Collingwood), Jun. 1 – New writer excited to be part of the team
Hannah Vanderkooy recently graduated from the Humber post-grad Journalism program. She reports for The Enterprise-Bulletin in Collingwood.
http://www.theenterprisebulletin.com/2012/06/01/new-writer-excited-to-be-part-of-team

The Globe and Mail (Toronto), Jun 4 – Two approaches to company tech training
Humber College mentioned as being one of the colleges in the GTA to offer alternative learning.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/sb-digital/web-strategy/two-approaches-to-company-tech-training/article4229324/

The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa), Jun. 6 – Young and Fine I (Will Fisher CD reviewed)
Will Fisher and a number of other Humber College Jazz program graduates release Portage.
http://blogs.ottawacitizen.com/2012/06/06/young-and-fine-i-will-fisher-cd-reviewed/

The Grid (Toronto), Jun. 6 – The club that’s making comedy fun again
Humber School of Comedy Director and author Andrew Clark mentioned in article about the Toronto comedy
scene.

The Mississauga News (Mississauga), Jun. 6 – Writer crafts comedic romp
Humber school of Comedy graduate Lesley Carlberg has her play How I Lost One Pound: The Musical preformed at the 2012 Toronto Fringe Festival.
http://www.mississauga.com/what's%20on/article/1363089--weight-loss-musical-previews-in-lorne-park

The Ponoka News (Ponoka,AB), Jun. 6 - Ponoka protégé wins Canadian short story contest
Tom McMillan wins first place in the Toronto Star’s 2012 short story contest. McMillan is awarded with $5,000 cash and tuition to attend Humber College.
http://www.ponokanews.com/community/157600225.html

Kemptville EMC (Smiths Falls); Smithsfalls EMC (Smiths Falls), Jun. 7 – A music filled trip away
Humber College Music program graduates the 24th Street Wailers continue to make good music.
http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20120607/lifestyle/A+music+filled+trip+away

Orangeville Banner (Orangeville), Jun. 7 – Find free fun at the Dufferin Youth Festival
Joe Andrews director of Humber College’s North Campus is the master of ceremonies at the Dufferin Children and Youth festival.
http://www.orangeville.com/community/life/article/1369335--find-free-fun-at-the-dufferin-youth-festival

The Lethbridge Herald (Lethbridge), Jun. 8 – Vern Dorge loves all that jazz
Former Humber School of Music graduate and instructor Vern Dorge headlines the Lethbridge Jazz festival.

The Brampton Guardian (Brampton), Jun. 8 – Rain hampers club track event
Darren Mancini wins the 1,500m at the Brampton Track Club meet.
http://www.bramptonguardian.com/sports/article/1371731--twilight-track-meet-first-in-a-trilogy

The Etobicoke Guardian (Etobicoke), Jun. 8 – Etobicoke talent front and centre at Showcase of the Arts
Students from Humber will be performing at the Showcase of the Arts
http://www.zuza.com/news-story/78544-etobicoke-talent-front-and-centre-at-showcase-of-the-arts/

Northhumberland News (Cobourg), Jun. 8 – Irving Berlin in the spotlight at Victoria Hall
Humber music student Elly McCall sings “The Songs of Irving Berlin” at the Victoria Concert Hall.
http://www.northumberlandnews.com/what's%20on/article/1370374--irving-berlin-in-spotlight-at-cobourg-s-victoria-hall

The Sudbury Star (Sudbury), Jun. 9 - Classy Lady launches solo comedy show
Humber Markerting program graduate Sandra Battaglini performs her comedy show in Sudbury.
http://www.thesudburystar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3582462

The Toronto Star (Toronto); The Toronto Star (Metro), Jun. 9, 10 – Fresh Air Fund 2012: Camp Awakening opens doors for kids with disabilities
Humber student Vanessa Haier speaks about her experience at Camp Awakening.

The Beacon Herald (Stratford), Jun. 9 – Benefits of learning by doing should not be underestimated
The Innovation Humber Incubator at Humber College is mentioned in a piece about hands on learning.
http://www.stratfordbeaconherald.com/2012/06/09/the-benefits-of-learning-by-doing

The Epoch Times (Toronto), Jun. 7 – Your child can train like the stars!
Humber College’s North Campus will be hosting the Raptors Academy basketball summer camp.

The Times (Fort Erie) Jun. 9 – Jockey trots along her own path
Humber Equine graduate Francine Villeneuve is inducted to the Fort Erie Sports Wall of Fame.
http://eedition.forterietimes.ca/doc/Fort-Erie-Times/fort-erie-times-june-9/2012060801/19.html#18

The Etobicoke Guardian (Etobicoke), Jun. 10 – Outgoing Humber College president leaves behind legacy of community building
Humber College President John Davies featured for his involvement with communities surrounding Humber.
http://www.zuza.com/news-story/78640-outgoing-humber-college-president-leaves-behind-legacy-of-community-bu/

Leamington Southpoint Sun (Wheatley), Jun. 13 – Meet Alan Penner
Alan Penner Humber Guitar program graduate is featured.

The Uxbridge Cosmos (Uxbridge), Jun. 14 – Shooting Maud
Humber Film and Television students help film a commercial for the one-woman play Maud of Leaskdale.

Inside Toronto (Toronto); The Etobicoke Guardian (Etobicoke), Jun. 14 – Women offered free horticultural course
MircoSkills and Humber College are offering the full-time Horticultural Technician Pre-Apprenticeship Program to women for free.
http://www.zuza.com/news-story/78777-humber-helps-host-free-horticultural-program-for-women/

Virtual Strategy Magazine, Jun. 14 – A Humber/IPAC Symposium: Shifting Gears Takes Place June 14&15
IPAC and Humber host the Shirting Gears symposium about Innovations and Transformation in International Development at Lakeshore campus.
http://www.virtual-strategy.com/2012/06/14/humberipac-symposium-shifting-gears-takes-place-june-14-15-2012

Share (Toronto), Jun. 14 – ‘B’dos has enjoyed long, fruitful relationship with C’da’
Jessica Rayne came to Toronto from Barbados at the age of 19 and enrolled in Humber College.

 

Daily Commercial News, Jun. 15 – EllisDon, PCL, SNC Lavalin pre-qualified to bid on Humber College construction project in Toronto
EllisDon, PCL, and SNC Lavalin are allowed to Bid on the construction of the new building at Humber College’s North Campus.
http://www.dcnonl.com/article/id50563

King Weekly (Maple). Jun. 20 – Schomberg should know…
Kevin Mengers former Instructor of Arborist appetencies at Humber is President of Advanced Tree care in Queensville. He talks modern arboriculture at the Schomberg community hall.

The Toronto Sun (Toronto); The Sudbury Star (Sudbury); Standard-Freeholder (Cornwall); The Expositor (Brantford); The Examiner (Peterborough); The Whig-Standard (Kingston); Observer (Sarnia); The Chatham Daily
News (Chatham); The Nugget (Northbay); The Daily Observer (Pembroke); The Sault Star (Sault Ste. Marie), Jun. 20 – Students put their chocolate creations to the test

Humber hosted the Caocao Barry Callebaut Canadian Intercollegiate Chocolate Competition.
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/06/19/students-put-their-chocolate-creations-to-the-test

Rocky Mountain Outlook (Canmore, AB), Jun. 21 – Bunnett, Duran, Bring Cuba to Banff
Humber Jazz faculty member Hilario Duran plays a show in Banff.
http://www.rmoutlook.com/article/20120621/RMO0302/306219992/-1/rmo03/bunnett-duran-bring-cuba-to-banff

The Citizen (Blyth); Clinton News-Record (Clinton), Jun. 21 – Coming home to theater
Humber Theater graduate Tiffany Martin returns to theater to debut at the Blyth Festival in The Devil We Know.

Observer (Sarnia), Jun. 22 – Funnyman coming home
Humber Comedy writing and performance grad Kirk Hicks plays a comedy show in Sarnia
http://www.theobserver.ca/2012/06/21/funnyman-coming-home

The Expositor (Brantford), Jun. 22 – Bicycle show and swap Sunday
Humber College music students perform at the Bicycle show in Brantford
http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/2012/06/21/bicycle-show-and-swap-sunday

Canadian Travel Press (Toronto), Jun. 22 – Bulletin Board
Trafalgar Tours names Jason Stremble, a Humber Travel and Tourism graduate, to be the new manager of the Canadian sales team.
http://travelpress.com/PHP/news.php?sid=16622

The Examiner (Peterborough), Jun. 22 – Half of literary festival events sold out
Humber creative writing teacher Kim Moritsugu will be leading a panel discussion at the Lakefield Literary Festival.
http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/2012/06/27/more-than-half-of-the-tickets-for-next-months-lakefield-literary-festival-are-sold-out

The Globe and Mail (Toronto), Jun. 23 – Unlike with unlike: We like it
Feature on art mentions the 60 Paints Show at the Humber Arts and Media Studio.

The Toronto Star (Metro), Jun. 23 – Barlow: The voice of today
Humber music grad Emilie-Claire Barlow is keeping busy with her singing and voice-acting career.
http://www.toronto.com/article/733952

The Toronto Sun (Toronto), Jun. 25 – From victims to angels
Humber Police Foundations Instructor Natasha Falle founded Sextrade 101 to help young women get out of prostitution.

Home Textiles Today (Buffalo, NY), Jun. 27 – Umbra co-founder receives honorary degree
Les Mandelbaum, co- founder and president or Umbra, presented with a 2012 Governor’s Honorary Degree in Applied science from Humber
http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/552653-Umbra_co_founder_receives_honorary_degree.php

The Sault Star (Sault Ste. Marie), Jun. 27 – Locals hope to make it big time in wrestling
Former member of the Humber Wrestling team Matthew Ferranti hopes to make it big in entertainment wrestling

Local2.ca (Sault Ste. Marie), Jun.28 – Look who’s teaching the Sault youth theatre this summer!
Benjamin Muir, the featured guest artist, will teach and co-direct a final performance piece at The Sault Youth Theatre. Muir graduated from Humber College’s theatre performance program.
http://local2.ca/ssm/viewarticle.php?id=6510

Niagara This Week; The Grimsby Lincoln News (Grimsby) Jun. 28 Hail to the Chief
Humber Law Enforcement Graduate Jeffery McGuire to take over as the Chief of the Niagara region police.

Bayview Post (Toronto), Jun. 30 – L.A Confidential
Humber graduate Benjamin Watson Jr. lands a role on television series The L.A Complex.

Canadian Immigrant (Toronto), Jun. 30 – Career, Education and Settlement Fair returns
Director of professional and continuing education at Humber Blair A. McMurchy holds workshops to help new Canadians.
http://canadianimmigrant.ca/careerfair/2012-sessions/session-1-job-hunting-networking-while-upgrading-your-educational-skills

Food in Canada (Toronto), Jun. 30 – Continuing Education for food professionals
Culinary Program co-ordinator Rudi Fischbacher speaks about the Certified Master Chef program at Humber.

Bayview Post (Toronto); Midtown Post (Toronto); The North York Post (North York); Village Post (Forest Hill); Richmond Hill Post (Richmond Hill) Thornhill Post (Thornhill), Jun. 30 – Funnyman’s life an inspiration to us all
Blind comedian Gord Paynter passes away at 57. Humber School of Comedy graduate Andre Arruda mentioned.
http://www.postcity.com/Post-City-Magazines/June-2012/Funnymans-life-an-inspiration-to-all/

The Chronicle Herald (Halifax, NS), Jul. 1 – Brennan does double artistic duty
Humber School for Writers Correspondence Program grad Binnie Brennan discusses her life as both a musician and a writer.
http://thechronicleherald.ca/books/112756-brennan-does-double-artistic-duty

The Globe and Main (Metro), Jul. 3 – Meet the new daycare-poor
Joe Henry, Manager of student access, comments on how important post-secondary education is even though day-care prices are high.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/household-finances/todays-modern-parent-daycare-poor-with-little-to-save/article4385208/

The Brampton Guardian (Brampton), Jul. 4 - Boot Drive hits new record high
Students from the Humber Fire Services Program helped raised money for fire-fighting boots.
http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news/article/1374424--boot-drive-hits-a-new-record-high

InsideToronto (Toronto);Etobicoke Guardian (Etobicoke), Jul. 4, 5– Humber College short-lists three companies to construct new learning commons
Intergrated Team Solutions, PCL Contractors Canada Inc. and SNC Lavalin Infrastructure Ontario short-listed for the contstruction of the new learning commons. Final decision will be made in spring 2013.

Barrie Advance (Barrie), Jul. 5 – Serenade presents Down Memory Lane
Humber Music program graduate Kim Salkeld to play shows at the Central United Church in Barrie.

Belleville EMC (Belleville); Northwest EMC (Campbellford); Quinte West EMC (Quinte West); Lakefield Herald (Lakefield), Jul. 5, 6 – Cool jazz, fine art in Lakefield
Kate Suhr a graduate from the School of Creative and Performing Arts will be singing at the Lakefield Jazz, Arts and Crafts festival. http://www.emcnorthwest.ca/20120705/entertainment/Cool+jazz,+fine+art+in+Lakefield+July+7

Cape Breton Post (Sydney, NS), Jul. 5 - Ontario trio-bringing fiddle and dance show to Cape Breton
Julie Fitzgerald a Humber music student will be playing in Cape Breton with her brother and sister.
http://www.capebretonpost.com/Arts/Entertainment/2012-07-04/article-3023334/Ontario-trio-bringing-fiddle-and-dance-show-to-Cape-Breton/1

The London Free Press (London), Jul. 5 – Popovic brings fearless blues to town
Heather Hill a graduate from the Humber songwriting program will be playing in London.
http://www.lfpress.com/entertainment/music/2012/07/03/19947356.html

Poss.ca (Toronto), Jul. 5 – Going beyond the comfort zone
Katherine O’Brien speaks about the job seeking skills she learned at Humber Community Employment Services.
http://www.poss.ca/en/content/going-beyond-comfort-zone

Vaughan Citizen (Vaughan), Jul. 5 – Brother inspiration for single-woman play, Stamped
Sarah Magni will be performing a one-woman show as part of the Toronto Fringe Festival. Admissions will be donated to Humber College’s Co-operative Education program.
http://www.yorkregion.com/community/article/1389106--vaughan-play-inspired-by-actor-s-brother

The Hamilton Spectator (Hamilton), Jul. 7 - Custom hospitality
Leo Stantos a graduate from Humber is profiled for his restaurant Papa Leo’s Restaurant in Hamilton.

The Weekly Voice (Toronto), Jul. 7 – Priya Ramanujam’s Urbanology
Humber Journalism Grad Priya Ramanujam is profiled for her company Urbanology Media Group. http://www.weeklyvoice.com/community-news/priya-ramanujams-urbanology/

The Ottawa Sun (Ottawa), Jul. 9 – Bell has trouble Czech-ing at Tunis
Professional Golf Management program student Ben Bell participates in the FISU world university golf championships in Czech Republic.
http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/07/08/bell-has-trouble-czech-ing-in-at-tunis

The Toronto Star (Toronto), Jul.11 - Jersey Boy finds his feet, again
Former student of Humber’s music program, Aaron Mackenzie, is profiled for his role as Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys.
http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/onstage/article/1224990--aaron-mackenzie-grateful-to-walk-like-a-man-in-jersey-boys

The Expositor (Brantford), Jul.12 - Festival celebrates Canadian talent
The Fraser Melvin Band of Humber College perform at the Brantford Blues Festival.
http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/2012/07/11/brantford-blues-fest-kicks-off-july-20

 

 

 

Lakefield Herald (Lakefield, ON), Jul. 13 - Celebrating its 18th year: Lakefield Literary Festival weekend July 20-22
Kim Moritsugu, creative writer teacher at Humber College leads a panel discussion at the Lakefield Literary Festival.
http://www.lakefieldherald.com/2012/07_13_2012/literary.html

Timesunion.com (Albany, NY), Jul.16 - Humber College Announces New President
New President and CEO of Humber College, Chris Whitaker, is profiled and quoted.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2012/7/prweb9698132.htm

Amoi Magazine (Toronto), Jul.17- Diversity and Inclusion in Education
John Davies, former Humber College president, is profiled about his roles and accomplishments during his tenure at Humber. Geraldine Babcock, Nancy Simms and student Rosa Figora are also profiled about their experiences and accomplishments at Humber.

Mississauga.com (Mississauga), Jul.17 - Mississauga documentarian releases film on Haitian orphan
Filmmaker Sonia Godding Togobo debuts her film at the Hot Docs Bloor Cinema. She is a graduate of Humber Colleges’s Film and Television program.
http://www.mississauga.com/what%27s%20on/article/1403043--mississauga-documentarian-releases-film-on-haitian-orphan

London free Press (London), Jul.18 - For her, cheese is an art form
Cheese connoisseur and graduate of Humber College, Erin Harris, sets out to change societies perceptions on handmade artisanal cheese.
http://www.lfpress.com/life/eat/2012/07/17/19997136.html

The Toronto Star (Metro), Jul.23 - Putting best feet forward
Mentions Vita Mikolajczak, a Humber advertising student turned model, and discusses her transition from a student to a professional model.

The Toronto Star (Metro), Jul. 23 - Camper discovers his funny side
Recent graduate of Humber’s Comedy: Writing and Performance program is profiled about his experience at camp Towhee as an adolescent.
http://www.thestar.com/freshairfund/article/1230270--fresh-air-fund-camper-discovers-he-s-funny

Ottawa Citizen (London), Jul.23 - Alleged breach of security delays massage certification
Program co-ordinator of Humber’s massage therapy program speaks about the delay in certification for recent massage therapy graduates.
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/Alleged+breach+security+delays+massage+certification/6973460/story.html

The Toronto Star (Toronto), Jul.25 - London 2012: Swimmer’s Olympic journey a family effort
Olympic hopeful Zsofi Balazs intends to return to study police foundations at Humber College after the London 2012 Olympic Games.
http://www.thestar.com/sports/london2012/article/1231222--london-2012-swimmer-s-olympic-journey-a-family-effort

The Toronto Star (Toronto), Jul.27- Massage therapy graduates frustrated by exam delay
Amanda Baskwill, program co-ordinator of Humber’s massage therapy program, speaks about her student’s frustrations resulting from the recent delay in certification testing.
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/1233139--massage-therapy-graduates-frustrated-by-exam-delay