Fall Seed Cleaning, Squash Tasting, and Pie Making

Event Date: 
Saturday, November 22, 2025 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm EST
Event Location: 
Roots Community Food Centre, 450 Fort William Road, Thunder Bay
Event Contact Name: 
Charles Levkoe
Event Contact E-mail: 

Fall Seed Cleaning, Squash Tasting, and Pie Making
Saturday November 22, 2025
1:00-4:00pm
Roots Community Food Centre
450 Fort William Road, Thunder Bay

First Aid Training

Event Date: 
Saturday, October 25, 2025 - 8:30am to 5:00pm EDT
Event Location: 
OA 1025
Event Contact Name: 
Sara Corcoran
Event Contact E-mail: 

Looking to get certified in First Aid and CPR? St. John Ambulance is offering a Standard First Aid, CPR Level C course through a flexible blended learning model – complete part of the course online at your own pace, and the rest in person at Lakehead University in Orillia.

What’s Included:

  • Standard First Aid, CPR Level C
  • 3-year certification
  • Meets workplace requirements and OH&S standards
  • Includes injury prevention, CPR, and AED training

Course Format:

  • Blended learning: 6-7 hours online at your own pace
  • In-person session: 7.5 hours on campus
  • The online module must be completed BEFORE attending the in-person session

Participants are responsible for covering the course cost, which is $195.

To register, please contact Sandra Brown at 705-726-0991 or Sandra.brown@sja.ca.

Payment of $195 can be made over the phone with a credit card.

Space is limited – register early to secure your spot.

This opportunity is being facilitated by Student Health & Wellness and Career Services & Co-op to support students in building essential life and workplace skills.

Resilience and Connection: Practical Tools for Well-Being

Event Date: 
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm EDT
Event Location: 
The Dining Hall, Orillia Campus

This presentation explores regulation as the foundation of well-being, highlighting how our nervous system states influence learning, collaboration, and creativity. 

Drawing on research and lived experience, Heidi Warren shares practical, transferable tools to support resilience, balance, and compassion in everyday life. Participants will leave with strategies to try out as well as ideas to reflect on in their own contexts. 

Due to the hands-on group work, the presentation will not be available via livestream. 

🍂🍃Community Garden Party! Campus Beautification Day🍃🍂

Event Date: 
Thursday, October 30, 2025 - 2:00pm to 6:00pm EDT
Event Location: 
Thunder Bay Campus Garden by Lakehead University Hangar [https://maps.app.goo.gl/yEvEuSNnnmGinzqbA]
Event Contact Name: 
Carolina Camacho
Event Contact E-mail: 

Community Garden Party! Oct 30, 2025 - Campus Beautification Day

🍂🍃Help us put the garden to bed for the winter! 🍂🍃

  • All are welcome
  • Come anytime
  • Brief overview at 4 p.m.
  • Light refreshments provided
  • Walk-ins welcome

🗓️ When: Thursday, Oct. 30, from 2 to 6 p.m.  🕓

Where: Thunder Bay Campus Garden by The Hangar (check the Google pin here for the exact spot! [https://maps.app.goo.gl/yEvEuSNnnmGinzqbA]📍)

The whole campus community is encouraged to sign up ahead of time, but drop-ins are welcome. Interested participants can bring their own garden gloves and trowels, but it is not required.

** You are welcome to participate for as long as you would like. **

** We appreciate any help you are able to provide **

NRMT Seminar: Mapping trees and wood properties of tropical hardwoods in Ghana: a sabbatical story

Event Date: 
Friday, November 14, 2025 - 10:00am to 11:00am EST
Event Location: 
BB1054
Event Contact Name: 
Nathan Basiliko
Event Contact E-mail: 

Please join the NRMT Seminar "Mapping trees and wood properties of tropical hardwoods in Ghana: a sabbatical story" by professor Mat Leitch who will share about his research partnership with a range of institutions in Ghana, and on his sabbatical experience in Ghana in 2025.

All are welcome, and please see the attached poster for more information about the NRMT Seminar Series.

NRMT Seminar: Can run-of-river hydropower meet the needs of the North? A case analysis of the Albany River

Event Date: 
Friday, October 31, 2025 - 10:00am to 11:00am EDT
Event Location: 
Braun Building BB1054
Event Contact Name: 
Nathan Basiliko
Event Contact E-mail: 

Please join us for the NRMT Seminar by visiting scholar Charlene Monaco from Queens University, "Can run-of-river hydropower meet the needs of the North? A case analysis of the Albany River watershed." Hosted by Dr. Martha Dowsley in Geography and Anthropology.

Please see the attached poster with more information about our seminar series. All are welcome!

Pitch Your Business and Learn What Investors Want

Event Date: 
Thursday, October 23, 2025 - 10:00am to 11:00am EDT
Event Location: 
Ingenuity Connections Theatre, CASES Building, FB 2023 and Zoom
Event Contact Name: 
Alyson MacKay
Event Contact E-mail: 

Learn How to Pitch Your Business

🚀 Get ready to impress investors and stand out!

Join us for a hands-on session where you'll learn:
✔️ What investors really want to hear
✔️ How to structure a winning pitch
✔️ Tips for telling your business story with impact
✔️ Common mistakes to avoid

Whether you're preparing for a pitch competition or seeking funding, this session will help you build confidence and clarity in delivering your message.

Perfect your pitch. Grow your business.

Session will be delivered by Ian Lane, Executive Director, Northern Ontario Angel Network.

Also available hybrid-reach out to Alyson MacKay, Manager Ingenuity for Zoom link.

International Fireside Chats

Event Date: 
Thursday, November 27, 2025 - 10:00am to 11:00am EST
Event Location: 
Meet Katie in the Dining Hall
Event Contact Name: 
Katie Stevenson
Event Contact E-mail: 

What’s a Fireside Chat? We want to hear your highlights, challenges, and recommendations relating to the International office so that we can help provide an enriching and rewarding experience. Bring your coffee and let's chat.

International Fireside Chats

Event Date: 
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 - 2:30pm to 3:30pm EDT
Event Location: 
Meet Katie in the Dining Hall
Event Contact Name: 
Katie Stevenson
Event Contact E-mail: 

What’s a Fireside Chat? We want to hear your highlights, challenges, and recommendations relating to the International office so that we can help provide an enriching and rewarding experience. Bring your coffee and let's chat.

MA Thesis Proposal Defense - Psychology: Amy Stern

Event Date: 
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm EDT
Event Location: 
ATAC 3004 or Zoom
Event Contact Name: 
Kelsey Mullin
Event Contact E-mail: 

Please join us for Amy Stern's MA Thesis Proposal Defense. This is hybrid defense, should you wish to attend in person it will take place in ATAC 3004.

Title: An Evaluation of Canadian Educators’ Acceptance of Digital Mental Health Tools

Supervisor: Dr. Aislin Mushquash

Second Reader: Dr. Ed Rawana

GSC Chair: Dr. Josephine Tan

Please email admin.psych@lakeheadu.ca for Zoom link and passcode

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