Heartwarming

Part-time teaching faculty at Nipissing University reached a tentative agreement late Friday, averting a planned Monday strike; the deal will be presented to CASBU members for a ratification vote.

The Police Association of Ontario has opened nominations for its 11th annual Police Services Hero of the Year Awards, accepting entries from Feb. 2 to March 6, 2026, across five award categories; winners will be announced at the association's May 28 awards ceremony in Windsor.

TRU alumnus Shaminder Parmar (MBA '25) was named one of Edmonton’s 2025 Top 40 under 40 and serves as a senior urban planner with Edmonton Public Schools while chairing a committee that coordinates the city's public planning bodies.

A photo contest and a program of interactive activities marked World Wetlands Day at Cooper Marsh, ending with the announcement of contest winners. The mayor spoke about the role of marshes in slowing water and shared a personal anecdote.

The J.E. Stokes Medical Centre in Schreiber has hired Dr. Helina Janpanah as a second physician, filling a vacancy and restoring the clinic's funded complement of two full-time doctors. Some administrative work remains before she can start rostering patients, and the centre will announce her schedule and booking details when available.

The Q 100.3 FM has secured naming rights for The Q Centre Arena in Colwood for the next 10 years, extending a partnership that first began in 2014. The arena, which seats 2,781 and hosts the Victoria Grizzlies and Victoria Shamrocks, will continue to serve community sports and events.

Local Canadian Ski Patrol volunteers thanked community members for donations that helped build toboggan caches at Adanac and Lively Ski Hills. The caches provide weather-protected storage for rescue toboggans at the top of each hill.

Thompson Rivers University Students' Union is hosting a free on-campus reconciliation workshop on Feb. 18 that addresses subsection three of the 92nd Truth and Reconciliation Commission call to action; the event has 50 spots and a facilitator from First Peoples Group.

Shubenacadie Sam's Groundhog Day event in Nova Scotia was cancelled because of winter-storm warnings and unsafe driving conditions, while Wiarton Willie in Ontario and Fred la Marmotte in Quebec were still scheduled to emerge and make their traditional predictions.

The Manitoba Government and General Employees' Union welcomed a new three-year collective agreement at Red River College Polytech that expands eligibility for three days of paid bereavement leave to include additional relatives and comparable figures.