PIP Monthly News

A recap of the Peterborough Immigration Partnership’s work in February 2019   An Introductory Course in Screen Printing provided six newcomer women a chance to creatively express themselves, network, and build their community This winter, 6 newcomer women participated in a two-month introductory screen printing series by Madderhouse Textile Studios. The program, specially developed and…

A recap of the Peterborough Immigration Partnership’s work in January 2019 Peterborough Immigration Partnership to sponsor panel at ReFrame Film Festival Over the years, the New Canadians Centre and Peterborough Immigration Partnership have been proud supporters of the ReFrame Film Festival. At this year’s event, we will be sponsoring the panel “Who Gets to Tell…

A recap of the Peterborough Immigration Partnership’s work in December 2018 Newcomer Kitchen Peterborough is the newest vendor at the Peterborough Regional Farmers Market (PRFM) During the month of December, and with much support and enthusiasm, the Peterborough Regional Farmers Market (PRFM) welcomed its newest food vendor: Newcomer Kitchen Peterborough. This is a great opportunity…

A recap of the Peterborough Immigration Partnership’s work in November 2018 PIP’s ESL Forum hosts Professional Development Day with focus on skills for supporting ESL-Learners On October 24th, the Peterborough Immigration Partnership’s ESL Forum, in collaboration with Trent University organised a professional development day for ESL instructors in Peterborough. Fifty participants were in attendance, including…

A recap of the Peterborough Immigration Partnership’s work in October 2018 Pathways to Employment: Economic Integration Through Skills Training Over the past three months, the Peterborough Immigration Partnership has delivered three training programs to build the skills of newcomers in the food services and sewing sector. Culinary Skills Training 32 hours of training delivered to…

A recap of the Peterborough Immigration Partnership’s work in the month of September 2018 Newcomer Kitchen Peterborough finds success at VegFest 2018 The Newcomer Kitchen Peterborough ran a successful food vendor booth on September 16th at the second annual VegFest. This event concluded the group’s nearly year-long training with the New Canadians Centre and the…

A recap of the Peterborough Immigration Partnership’s work in the month of August 2018 PIP in Action: Newcomer Kitchen Peterborough hosts lunch delivery at Peterborough Public Health Over the last 2 months, Newcomer Kitchen Peterborough has been receiving business-integrated training with the help of the Nourish Project. This included learning about recipe scaling, pricing and…