Assiniboine/BU Medical Walk-in Clinic
2024-11-06 12:00 - 14:30, 2024-11-20 12:00 - 14:30, 2024-12-04 12:00 - 14:30, 2024-12-18 12:00 - 14:30, 2025-01-22 12:30 - 14:30, 2025-02-12 10:30 - 14:30, 2025-02-19 12:30 - 14:30 (America/Winnipeg) | room 234, 2nd floor, Victoria Ave E campus
Confidential Services Offered (but not limited to):

Medical prescriptions
Birth control, pap tests, prenatal care, pregnancy tests,
Confidential LGBT and trans health services
Partnership with accessibility services
STI testing, chlamydia and gonorrhea treatments
Referrals

With Nurse Practitioner Berly Belsar-Lawrence

Healthy Sexuality & Harm Reduction Medical Drop-In Clinic
2024-11-06 14:30 - 16:00 | room 234, 2nd floor, Victoria Ave E campus
Free and confidential services!
Drop in visit Public Health Nurse, Michelle Osudar, and a Community Health Nurse from 7th Street Health Access Centre
Get tested:

Condoms
Birth Control
Emergency Contraception
Sexual Health Education
Sexually Transmitted Blood Borne Infections (STBBI) Urine & Blood Testing
Safer Injection Supplies
Safer Smoking Supplies
Naloxone Kits

National Addictions Awareness Week
2024-11-25 08:00 - 2024-11-29 16:30
National Addictions Awareness Week prompts conversations around substance use disorder and addiction in Canada.
Students at campuses and sites across Manitoba interested in promoting National Addictions Awareness Week can download a toolkit from:

Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
Canadian Addiction Treatment Centres

Interested in learning more about innovations in mental health and addictions? Check out Health Providers: Shared Health Innovations in Mental Health and Addictions Learning Series.

Global Grains - Meal Planning Workshop
2024-11-26 11:30 - 12:30 | room 515, Victoria Avenue East campus
You are invited to one of two planning workshops:

November 26 | 11:30 – 12:30, room 515 at Victoria Avenue East

Click here to register.
You will lean a) how to plan meals efficiently (i.e., weekly meal plan), b) focusing on budget-friendly and nutritious meals (based on Canada Food Guide) while considering diverse dietary needs or preferences, that can be prepared with limited resources (i.e., oven, microwaves, hot plates).
This practical knowledge is essential for maintaining a healthy diet and managing expenses effectively.

Tools for Life - National Addictions Awareness
2024-11-27 11:30 - 12:10 | Len Evans Centre, 1035 1st Street N, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Join Alyssa Desrochers, Student Success Advisor, School of Trades, and Mireille Saurette, Wellness Advisor, and representatives from Addictions Foundations of Manitoba (AFM) for another Tools for Life event at the Len Evans Centre for Trades and Technology on the North Hill campus between 11:30 am and 12:10 pm. Location to be determined. This session will focus on lower risk use by highlighting Canada’s guidelines on alcohol, cannabis, nicotine, gambling, and gaming use.

Global Grains – Meal Planning Workshop
2024-11-28 12:30 - 13:30 | Zoom (see link above)
You are invited to one of two planning workshops:

November 28 | 12:30 – 1:30 on Zoom for students at any location: https://assiniboine.zoom.us/j/94455235020?pwd=[REDACTED] | Meeting ID: 944 5523 5020 | Passcode: [REDACTED]

Click here to register.
You will lean a) how to plan meals efficiently (i.e., weekly meal plan), b) focusing on budget-friendly and nutritious meals (based on Canada Food Guide) while considering diverse dietary needs or preferences, that can be prepared with limited resources (i.e., oven, microwaves, hot plates).
This practical knowledge is essential for maintaining a healthy diet and managing expenses effectively.

Healthy Sexuality & Harm Reduction Medical Drop-In Clinic
2024-12-04 14:30 - 16:00 | room 234, 2nd floor, Victoria Ave E campus
Free and confidential services!
Drop in visit Public Health Nurse, Jordan Sophasath, and a Community Health Nurse from 7th Street Health Access Centre
Get tested:

Condoms
Birth Control
Emergency Contraception
Sexual Health Education
Sexually Transmitted Blood Borne Infections (STBBI) Urine & Blood Testing
Safer Injection Supplies
Safer Smoking Supplies
Naloxone Kits

Healthy Sexuality & Harm Reduction Medical Clinic
2025-01-15 12:30 - 14:30 | room 234, 2nd floor, Victoria Ave E campus
ree and confidential services!
Drop in visit Public Health Nurse, Jordan Sophasath, and a Community Health Nurse from 7th Street Health Access Centre
Get tested:

Condoms
Contraceptive Counselling
Emergency Contraception
Sexual Health Education
Sexually Transmitted Blood Borne Infections (STBBI) Urine & Blood Testing
Safer Injection Supplies
Safer Smoking Supplies
Naloxone Kits

Fill Your Cup
2025-01-20 08:00 - 2025-01-24 16:30
This is an annual wellness event for connection, support and self-care that begins on Blue Monday (January 13) and ends on Bell Let’s Talk Day (January 22). We hope you will take the time to replenish your stores of mental, emotional, and physical energy this January. Refresh and recharge through this series of free activities, events, and learnings. All events are free and open to Assiniboine students and staff.

Workshop for students: From Surviving to Thriving
2025-01-20 11:30 - 12:30 | Zoom (see link above)
Workshop to build resilience and develop a plan for managing stress facilitated by Mireille Saurette. Participants will be able to: recognize their responses to stress, apply healthier responses, recognize and explore stressors, apply 4 As for dealing with stressors.
Join Zoom: https://assiniboine.zoom.us/j/99269476877?pwd=[REDACTED]

Meeting ID: 992 6947 6877
Passcode: [REDACTED]
For more information or to register, email saurettem@assiniboine.net

Bell Let's Talk Giveaway
2025-01-21 08:00 - 09:30 | MICA front entrance
Wellness Advisor will be at the MICA entrance lobby giving away some Bell Let’s Talk swag.

Tai Chi
2025-01-21 12:00 - 12:30 | “Sunshine Hallway” (between doors I & J)
Join Herb Mahood in “Sunshine Hallway” (between doors I & J).
Tai Chi is a moving medication practice. Herb Mahood makes it accessible to anyone, regardless of experience level by introducing static movements one at a time and then introducing more movement and sequencing. Every session opens and closes with an eight brocades, a gentle Qigong practice that involves intentional movement coordinated with breathing.

Bell Let's Talk Day
2025-01-22 08:00 - 16:30
Bell Let’s Talk Day is an annual day of conversations about mental health that happens nationally, that inspires us all to act towards positive change. There are many ways to take action; check out Bell Let’s Talk Tools and Resources that include tools to start a conversation about mental health, a toolkit, tools for the classroom and many mental health resources at Bell’s Tools and Resources page.
Students at campuses and sites across Manitoba interested in promoting Bell Let’s Talk Day can download a Bell Let’s Talk Toolkit.
Interested in learning more about mental health? Check out Assiniboine’s Mental Health Curriculum.

Tools for Life - Mental Health Promotion
2025-01-22 11:30 - 12:10 | Len Evans Centre, 1035 1st Street N, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Join Alyssa Desrochers, Student Success Advisor, School of Trades, and Mireille Saurette, Wellness Advisor, and representatives from Huddle for another Tools for Life event at the Len Evans Centre for Trades and Technology on the North Hill campus between 11:30 am and 12:10 pm. Location to be determined. This session will focus on mental health and promoting help seeking behavior.

Bell Let’s Talk Giveaway
2025-01-22 12:30 - 13:30 | Mazer Main Street, Len Evans Building, North Hill Campus
Wellness Advisor will be in LECTT Mazergroup Main Street by the donor wall giving away some Bell Let’s Talk swag.

Bell Let’s Talk Day
2025-01-23 08:00 - 09:30 | Vic Ave E south entrance
Wellness Advisor will be at the Vic Ave East south entrance lobby giving away some Bell Let’s Talk swag.

Tai Chi
2025-01-23 12:00 - 12:30 | “Sunshine Hallway” (between doors I & J)
Join Herb Mahood in “Sunshine Hallway” (between doors I & J).
Tai Chi is a moving medication practice. Herb Mahood makes it accessible to anyone, regardless of experience level by introducing static movements one at a time and then introducing more movement and sequencing. Every session opens and closes with an eight brocades, a gentle Qigong practice that involves intentional movement coordinated with breathing.

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Workshop for students: From Surviving to Thriving
2025-01-23 12:30 - 13:30 | Zoom (see link above)
Workshop to build resilience and develop a plan for managing stress facilitated by Mireille Saurette. Participants will be able to: recognize their responses to stress, apply healthier responses, recognize and explore stressors, apply 4 As for dealing with stressors.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://assiniboine.zoom.us/j/96173883935?pwd=[REDACTED]

Meeting ID: 961 7388 3935
Passcode: [REDACTED]

For more information or to register, email saurettem@assiniboine.net

Meal Planning Workshop
2025-01-24 12:30 - 13:30 | Zoom (see link above)
We are pleased to have Sherrill-Lee Hyra, Health Promotion Coordinator from Prairie Mountain Health as facilitator.
You will lean a) how to plan meals efficiently (i.e., weekly meal plan), b) focusing on budget-friendly and nutritious meals (based on Canada Food Guide) while considering diverse dietary needs or preferences, that can be prepared with limited resources (i.e., oven, microwaves, hot plates).
This practical knowledge is essential for maintaining a healthy diet and managing expenses effectively.
Join Zoom:
https://assiniboine.zoom.us/j/93707793956?pwd=[REDACTED]

Meeting ID: 937 0779 3956
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Healthy Sexuality & Harm Reduction Medical Clinic
2025-02-12 12:30 - 14:30 | room 234, 2nd floor, Victoria Ave E campus
Free and confidential services!
Drop in visit Public Health Nurse, Jordan Sophasath, and a Community Health Nurse from 7th Street Health Access Centre
Get tested:

Condoms
Contraceptive Counselling
Emergency Contraception
Sexual Health Education
Sexually Transmitted Blood Borne Infections (STBBI) Urine & Blood Testing
Safer Injection Supplies
Safer Smoking Supplies
Naloxone Kits

Food Adventure - Free build your lunch and enjoy a meal together
2025-02-20 11:30 - 12:30 | Victoria Avenue East, location shared upon registration
You are invited to embark on a culinary journey in our free interactive session, designed to spark your creativity and introduce you to healthy, delicious meal options. Under the guidance of Sherrill-Lee Hyra, , Health Promotion Coordinator with Prairie Mountain Health, you’ll get hands-on experience preparing your own lunch using fresh, wholesome ingredients.
Sit down with fellow participants to enjoy the meal you’ve created, fostering a sense of community and shared accomplishment. Whether you’re a seasoned cook or just starting, these sessions offer something for everyone.
Click here (www.bit.ly/ACcooking) to register and choose from two free session options at the Victoria Avenue East campus:

Thursday, February 20, 2025 from 11:30 – 12:30
Thursday, February 27, 2025 from 12:30 – 1:30

Note: Any Assiniboine student is welcome to register. Spaces are limited. If more than 30 students register for one of the two offerings, priority will be given to international students because the grant’s focus is international student.
We will confirm your registration, including the location, following your registration. The sooner you register, the better!
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to reach out. Thanks and hope to see you at our first Food Adventure.

Pink Shirt Day
2025-02-26 08:00 - 16:30
Pink Shirt Day is an annual national event against bullying. Folks at all of Assiniboine’s campuses and sites are encouraged to wear pink attire to stand against bullying today. Assiniboine is committed to creating an inclusive community where everyone feels welcomed. Let’s treat each other with kindness today and every day.
Students at campuses and sites across Manitoba interested in promoting Pink Shirt Day can wear pink and check out Pink Shirt Day website or Pink Shirt Day Canada website. For information on recognizing and preventing bullying, visit Government of Canada – Bullying.

Tools for Life - Pink Shirt Day
2025-02-26 11:30 - 12:10 | Len Evans Centre, 1035 1st Street N, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Join Alyssa Desrochers, Student Success Advisor, School of Trades, and Mireille Saurette, Wellness Advisor, and representatives from Men’s Resource Centre for a last Tools for Life event at the Len Evans Centre for Trades and Technology campus on the North Hill campus between 11:30 am and 12:10 pm. Location to be determined. This session will focus on respect, prosocial and inclusive behavior.

Food Adventure – Free build your lunch and enjoy a meal together
2025-02-27 12:30 - 13:30 | Victoria Avenue East, location shared upon registration
