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Summer Sports Camps at Providence Cancelled

Summer Sports Camps at Providence Cancelled

May 28, 2020 - We are sad to announce that, due to COVID-19 restrictions, we cannot hold overnight sports camps at Providence this summer. We delayed our decision as long as possible in the hopes that public health guidelines would change. Unfortunately this year,...

Summer Sports Camps at Providence Cancelled

Summer Sports Camps at Providence Cancelled

May 28, 2020 - We are sad to announce that, due to COVID-19 restrictions, we cannot hold overnight sports camps at Providence this summer. We delayed our decision as long as possible in the hopes that public health guidelines would change. Unfortunately this year,...

How To Apply: Canada Emergency Student Benefit

How To Apply: Canada Emergency Student Benefit

The Canadian government announced in April a number of federally-funded initiatives to help students pay for university or college in the fall. One of those initiatives is the Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB) which is aimed at helping students who are unable to...

Providence Plans for an On-Campus Opening in September

Providence Plans for an On-Campus Opening in September

May 19, 2020 – It’s been more than two months since the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted our winter term. Our campus closed in March and students finished their courses and exams remotely. But now, as spring is officially here, Providence is well on its way planning for...

Changes to Providence’s Music and Sociology Programs

Changes to Providence’s Music and Sociology Programs

In response to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Providence, along with all other universities and colleges across the country, is engaging in the process of planning for different scenarios when our campus reopens in the fall. We now find ourselves in the...

A Frontline View of COVID-19

A Frontline View of COVID-19

Nancy (McDougall) Wells graduated from Providence in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She pursued further studies in nursing, and is now working as a Registered Nurse at the Health Sciences Center in London, ON. She spoke to us about what it is like to be a...

2020 Graduation Postponed To Oct 10th; Student Awards Announced

2020 Graduation Postponed To Oct 10th; Student Awards Announced

April 15, 2020 - DUE TO COVID-19, our students have moved off the Otterburne campus and completed their final assignments and exams online. Our graduation ceremony that was scheduled on April 18th has been rescheduled for the fall. Graduation activities will now take...

In Memory of Rev. Dr. Lawrence Wilkes

In Memory of Rev. Dr. Lawrence Wilkes

On March 31, 2020, Rev. Dr. Lawrence Wilkes, age 80, passed away from COVID-19. Wilkes was a graduate of Providence, then known as the Winnipeg Bible College (WBC). He leaves this world a better place as he was a difference maker for the Kingdom of God. Here is a look...

Announcement of New Vice President of External Relations

Announcement of New Vice President of External Relations

MARCH 23, 2020 - Providence announces that Samantha Groenendijk is the new Vice President of External Relations. On Saturday, March 14th, the Board of Governors met and approved the recommendation of the search committee to promote Samantha to VP External. She now...