Wall of Fame

Congratulations, Team Canada! Team Canada won gold at the World Ball Hockey Championships in Quebec last night with a score of 3-2 against Czech Republic. Academy Canada’s own Shae-Lynn C. scored a goal in the final! Way to go, Shae-Lynn and Team Canada. Source: Saltwire – “N.L. women strike gold at world ball hockey championships”,…

Academy Canada’s Animal Grooming Graduate, Alyson, recently started her new salon called Ruff Life Spa. She recently graduated from our Animal Grooming program with honours and perfect attendance. Ruff Life Spaw is an appointment only based home based dog grooming salon. Grooms consist of bath, nails, ear cleaning, and use of clippers and/or brushes. As…

Brady H. graduated from Academy Canada’s Automotive Service Technician program with Honours in 2019 and currently works with Hickman Nissan. Brady was recently awarded the Albert Hickman Award of Excellence for Top Technician of the Year 2021! Congratulations Brady!!

Are you thinking about a career in graphic design? According to Multimedia Graphic Design instructor, Kyle McDavid, the sky is the limit. If you’re a technical minded, creative, and tech-savvy person with an eye for design, 2022 could be the start of a brand-new career for you. According to Kyle McDavid, Multimedia Graphic Design instructor,…

Academy Canada Cook (Pre-Employment) Instructor, Bernie Ann Ezekiel, taught at our Harding Road Campus in St. John’s since 2010. During that time, the Red Seal-Certified Chef has taught a wide range of students. Her students range in age from 17 to 64, with a majority of them in their 20s or 30s. While most of…

On October 3, 2021, Academy Canada Webmaster, Jack Barrett, officially became the first Special Olympian to be inducted into Canada’s highest permanent sports honours, Canada Sports Hall of Fame as well as the “Order of Sport”. For Jack, it wasn’t just an exciting moment for him, but also the 41,000 true heroes across Canada and…

On September 1, 2021, Academy Canada Webmaster, Jack Barrett, was invested into the Order of Newfoundland in the “Sports/Recreation/Fitness” category. As a former Special Olympics Powerlifter, Jack has been widely recognized for his incredible accomplishments outside and inside the competition arena. The “Order of Newfoundland and Labrador” is the province’s highest honour and recognizes individuals…

Academy Canada and Eastern Academy Webmaster has made it to one of Canada’s most well known web based encyclopedia’s, “The Canadian Encyclopedia”, for his athletic, academic, and personal accomplishments that inspires Canadians with intellectual and developmental disabilities to believe that anything is possible. Former Special Olympics Powerlifter, Jack Barrett, has made it to “The Canadian…

Our Natural Resources students were featured in the April 2021 edition issue of the “Northeast Avalon Times”. Kathryn Welbourne joined Pretty S.A.F.E. Enterprises and a group of students for a Wilderness and Remote First Aid training course. In this course, students learning how to deal with emergencies and accidents with limited supplies and when help…