Hamilton, ON (April 4, 2016)

Completed on time and on budget, the new transit terminal at the Fennell campus will improve commutes for Mohawk College students, faculty, staff and Mountain residents. The terminal also supports Mohawk’s efforts to create a more pedestrian-friendly campus.

The Ontario government has invested $3.3 million, through Metrolinx, to help Mohawk College build the new transit terminal. Ontario is making the largest infrastructure investment in the province’s history — more than $134 billion over 10 years, which is making 110,000 jobs possible every year across the province, with projects such as roads, bridges, transit systems, schools and hospitals. In 2015, the province announced support for more than 325 projects that will keep people and goods moving, connect communities and improve quality of life.

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More than 4,100 students, faculty and staff ride the HSR daily to and from Mohawk’s Fennell campus.

Construction on the Mohawk College Terminal began in September 2015.

The City of Hamilton received approximately $32.8 million in Metrolinx Quick Win funds through the 2008 Ontario Budget to be used for municipal capital expenditures for transit vehicles, infrastructure to support B-Line Improvements (King-Main corridor) and A-Line Improvements (James-Upper James Corridor), and James Street North Station improvements.

The Mohawk College Terminal services the HSR’s A-Line Express, Upper Kenilworth, Sanatorium and College bus routes and features outdoor heated shelters.

More than $90 million has been invested in new construction and major renovations at the Fennell campus for the direct benefit of students.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Jay Robb

Mohawk College Director of Communications

jay.robb@mohawkcollege.ca

905.979.8893

Patrick Searle

Minister Del Duca’s Office

Patrick.Searle@ontario.ca

Kelly Anderson

City of Hamilton

Kelly.Anderson@hamilton.ca

905-973-4230

The Welcome Refugees Information Fair is an opportunity to celebrate and learn about the work being done in Hamilton and the surrounding region to support refugees. There will be information about services and supports available to refugees and sponsors in the community and details on how to get involved as a volunteer or become a refugee sponsor.

For more information, contact Filomena’s office at filomena.tassi@parl.gc.ca, or visit Filomena's Facebook page.

Wayne, together with Janet Mannen at the McKeil School of Business, run Mohawk's annual toy drive for St. Ann school and Mountain Kidz Klub. The toys go to some pretty remarkable and resilient kids who've been helping out all year in their classrooms, at their school, at their homes and in their neighbourhood.

On the last day of school before Christmas break, all the students at St. Ann will go to a special assembly in the gym where mountains of backpacks stuffed with toys will be waiting. Mountain Kidz Klub will throw a holiday party where every child will get a gift.

Wayne won't be there this year to help give out the toys. Mohawk's chief elf has a big heart that's in serious need of repair. Wayne is scheduled to undergo open heart surgery at the end of November.

He postponed his surgery in part to make sure all the kids got toys this year.

Here's how you can help that happen (and give Wayne some peace of mind heading into his surgery).

Before the end of November, please do one of three things:

Make a credit card donation online. Every $25 gives one child a new toy and backpack.

Write a cheque, made payable to Mohawk College with toy drive in the memo line, and mail to:

Wayne Aubert and Janet Mannen

McKeil School of Business

Mohawk College

PO Box 2034

Hamilton, Ontario

L8N 3T2

Drop off a new and unwrapped toy to the McKeil School of Business reception desk in M Wing at the Fennell campus.

• An iPad mini;


• One of two AMEGO e-bikes and scooters;


• A one-week cycling holiday with The Great Waterfront Trail Adventure Tour: Lake Erie Edition;


• A pair of tickets to a Toronto Blue Jays game with seating at dugout level;


• Four, one-year CAA memberships;


• 32GB Toshiba Tablet;


• Raleigh Revolution Mountain Bike;


• and, many more exciting prizes!

Mohawk's 3rd annual Apps for Health Conference is underway at the College's Fennell Campus today. The conference brings health care and industry professionals together with students and educators to explore the frontiers of health, technology and education.
This year’s conference welcomes more than 350 participants and focuses on the latest advances in eHealth, mHealth and mLearning.