Canadian Down Syndrome Society Worker Paul is a student in Columbia’s Community Support Services Department. Paul has been working at the Canadian Down Syndrome Society (CDSS) in Calgary since April of 2012. He assists with post office duties, such as …
The Calgary Fire Department members Derek Hansen and Duncan McEwan visited the LINC program Wednesday February 3rd. They spent 45 minutes with the CLB 1 class and the CLB 2 class. The topics covered were Fire Prevention, Detection and the …
Pet Therapy Presentation Presenter: Peta Laing, LPN (HCA Facilitator – Columbia College), PALS certified handler On January 10, 2016, Peta Laing came to Columbia College with her dog Mulligan to visit our Health Care Aide class. Peta and Mulligan gave …
We welcomed Karima, to our class, from the City of Calgary Waste and Recycling Services department. She taught us a lot. She demonstrated how close our cars can be from the bluc and black bins (1 metre or they won’t …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Calgary, AB – April 30, 2015 Employers around the world have expressed concerns for years about the growing gap between the skills they are looking for in new employees and the skills College and University graduates possess. …
Simon Eng is a student from the Community Support Services Department. He has been working as a volunteer at the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) in Calgary for 11 years. One of the tasks that he loves, is packing school supplies …
On Thursday March 26, 2015 the Integrated Training program held an end of the semester celebration and award ceremony. Our team is happy to report: 55% of the Sales, Service, Trades, Bookkeeping and Child Care Assistant students had either been …
On Friday January 30, 2015 the Integrated Training program held an award ceremony for students in the Sales, Service, Trades, Child Care and Bookkeeping programs. Students were recognized for their hard work, dedication and achievements over the last 2 months. …
This presentation was held to thank the Crossroads Community Church for having generously donating their space, on an ongoing basis, for our students to participate in cooking classes, karaoke, and an annual Christmas party. For more pictures, click here! Bruce …
The Columbia Learning Society extends an appreciative thank you to the Olympia Charitable Foundation for their generous donation of $5000. This donation will be primarily used towards a camping trip for our Community Support Services Department students, ensuring that all …