News at Assiniboine

The Cougar volleyball teams jump into action this Friday, October 6 and Saturday, October 7 with the women’s team hosting the Dakota College at Bottineau Ladyjacks, while the men’s team is off to Winnipeg to play in the Red River College Rebels tournament.

The Cougars Soccer teams were at home this weekend, playing against Providence University College Pilots Saturday afternoon, followed up with games against Canadian Mennonite University Blazers Sunday afternoon.

Carpentry & Woodworking students at Assiniboine Community College are building a net-zero energy home this academic year thanks to federal funding of up to $182,954 from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) towards the project.

As September draws to a close, Western Manitoba’s two post-secondary institutions are thrilled with the reaction to this year’s “Great Chemistry” campaign to welcome students for the fall term.

The college is now accepting nominations for its annual alumni awards, which will be presented at the college’s upcoming Alumni Advancement Dinner on March 8, 2018.

Wine and food. According to the experts, there’s an increased interest worldwide in both. Knowing about wine, and being able to successfully pair it with meals, is an in-demand skill.

Both Cougars soccer teams are in search of their first wins. The teams had a busy week facing the Brandon University Bobcats during the week and the Red River Rebels and St. Boniface Les Rouges on the weekend.

Forty-six nursing graduates donned their white uniforms this week at two separate ceremonies in Brandon and Winnipeg.

The cougar soccer season has officially begun. Check out the schedule...

-- Opens call to other non-profits for Grey Owl reservation -- Reservations to Assiniboine Community College’s much-anticipated annual Grey Owl Restaurant are a hot commodity. So much so that the college has helped the Brandon Regional Health Centre (BRHC) Foundation net $13,800 through auctioning off a single table of eight over each of the previous five years.