Posted on Monday, August 24th, 2026
On Friday, Aug. 21, members from Ottawa Community Housing and La Cité visited Algonquin College to celebrate graduates of the OCH’s Build Your Path (BYP) trades program, which provides construction training for OCH residents.
More than two dozen people attended a presentation and award ceremony at the Algonquin Centre for Construction Excellence (ACCE) which saw the graduates of the BYP receive certificates, cheers and good wishes for their efforts.
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Posted on Friday, August 14th, 2026
On Saturday, Aug. 15, Algonquin College’s own AC Rocketry club will join rocket enthusiasts from around the country in Timmins, Ont., for Launch Canada’s annual rocketry challenge.
Launch Canada is a non-profit dedicated to the development and advancement of aerospace and rocketry innovation in Canada. Each year, it holds an event where dozens of student rocketeers from Canada’s universities test and display their inventions. AC Rocketry will be the first college team to participate in the event’s history, and its 11 members have plenty to show off.
Their rocket, Monarch, will be showcased at the event, with a goal of reaching 30,000 feet. Monarch is the club’s third rocket, following their first successful launch, Kratos, in October, as well as subsequent flight of Lykos in May.
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Posted on Friday, August 14th, 2026
On Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, President Claude Brulé received a special recognition from City of Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe. Brulé was awarded a commemorative coin, celebrating Ottawa’s 200th anniversary, in recognition for community leaders who have made an impact in Ottawa.
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