The Department of Public Safety would like to make the Humber College (North Campus) community aware of a Toronto Police investigation into two reported Homicides that occurred off campus in the Rexdale area. The first incident occurred on September 7, 2020 in the area under the bridge on Highway 27, south of Humber College Blvd. The second occurred on September 12, 2020, in the area of the IMO Mosque located at 65 Rexdale Blvd.

Both male victims were reportedly stabbed. While no specific link has been made between the two incidents, Toronto Police are asking members of the public to be aware of their surroundings and to report suspicious behaviour.

Toronto Police Service is continuing to investigate. Anyone with information about these incidents should contact the Toronto Police Service at 416-808-2222 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477) or online at www.222tips.com.

The Department of Public Safety would like to remind the community of the services we provide, including campus walk, emergency code blue phones, 24-hour security patrols, Humber Alert emergency notifications and the Humber Guardian app for smart phones. More details about all of our services can be found at www.humber.ca/publicsafety. The Department of Public Safety has increased security patrols on campus and in the surrounding areas since the first incident.

We would also like to remind everyone to be aware of your surroundings, not openly display valuables and to report any suspicious activities to Public Safety at 416-675-8500 or to the Toronto Police Service at the numbers above.

Following the latest public health and government recommendations, Humber has put in place a range of measures to help ensure health and safety on campus. One of those measures is mandatory training for employees. 

All employees were to complete the COVID-19 Awareness Training for Humber Employees before they physically returned to campus, or by September 15, 2020, whichever came first. If you have not yet completed the training, please do so as soon as possible. The training covers the risks of COVID-19, methods of transmission, on campus safety measures, and more.

The mandatory employee training is available on Blackboard and the instructions for accessing the training are below. If you do not have access to Blackboard, please contact Occupational Health and Safety at healthandsafety@humber.ca to make alternate arrangements. The training should take approximately one hour to complete.

If you have questions about the training or if you have concerns about health and safety, please contact your manager.

COVID-19 Awareness Training for Humber Employees

To access the training on Blackboard:

1. Go to learn.humber.ca and log in with your Humber credentials (single sign-on).
2. On the main page under the “My Courses” Column, click on the “Employee COVID-19 Awareness Training” link.
3. Click on “Learning Materials” on the sidebar.
   1. If the sidebar is hidden, hover the cursor over the left side margin until the “Show Course Menu” arrow appears, and click on the arrow.
4. Click on either the image or the”COVID19 Awareness Training for Humber Employees” link above the image.
   1. If popups are blocked, click on the enable popups button or link within the popup blocked notification.

General notes:

1. The course will be available starting August 24, 2020. Employees are required to complete the training prior to returning to campus for the fall or by September 15, 2020, whichever comes first.
2. The training takes approximately one hour to complete. We strongly recommend that it be completed in one sitting.
3. Recommended Browsers are the more current versions of:
   1. PCs - Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge (Chrome-based), Mozilla Firefox
   2. Macs – Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox 

Check your browser compatibility at: https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Student/Getting_Started/Browser_Support/Browser_Checker.  

4. For technical issues, or if an employee does not have access to Blackboard, please contact healthandsafety@humber.ca for alternate options.

The Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness team has compiled a Welcome Back to Campus e-Brochure to help staff and faculty who are now working on campus. The one-page document includes helpful tips and reminders for what can be expected on campus this term.

An earlier version of this document may have been shared by managers with their teams. An updated version with the latest information can be found in the attached PDF and will also be posted on humber.ca/campus-return in the coming days.

Please keep the document handy as a quick reference in the weeks ahead.

Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness 

Alex Hoa, Assistant Manager, Cafe LinX and Retail Service, is the first member of the Humber and Guelph-Humber community to be featured in the Sustainability Spotlight Series.

After completing the post-graduate, Event Management program at Humber three years ago, Alex assisted with Etobicoke Lakeshore Culture Days, an annual event at the Lakeshore Campus, and later took on the role of Assistant Manager, Cafe LinX and Retail Services.

Alex shared with us that she is on a continuous journey to make changes in her lifestyle to incorporate sustainability. When asked to share her secret, Alex says, “the first step is to find what you’re interested in and how you can incorporate sustainability in a positive and meaningful way. Think deeply about what you’re passionate about and be willing to change or adapt.”

To read Alex's full Sustainability Spotlight feature, click on the attachment. To learn more about Alex's commitment to sustainability, click here. 

For more information about Humber’s commitment to sustainability, visit the Office of Sustainability.