N E W R E S I D E N C E FO R P R I N C E O F WA L E S C A M P U S Holland College announced plans for an 80bed residence on the corner of Grafton and Cumberland streets on the Prince of Wales Campus. The new residence will have one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartment-style units, similar to the units in Glendenning Hall, the college’s 186-bed residence located on the corner of Grafton and Edward streets. The new residence will open in September 2018. Total cost for the project is estimated to be $6.96 million.
D E N TA L A S S I S T I N G S T U D E N T S H O S T E D YO U N G N E WCO M E R S A group of 53 newly arrived immigrant and refugee children spent an afternoon in the Oral Health class at Holland College’s Dental Assisting program to find out more about oral health in a fun and interactive workshop. T H E V I S I T G AV E T H E C H I L D R E N A N O P P O R T U N I T Y TO L E A R N T H E I M P O R TA N C E O F TA K I N G C A R E O F THEIR TEETH . B R A D M U R R AY, P E I A S S O C I AT I O N F O R N E WC O M E R S TO C A N A DA
Many of the children did not have access to these types of health services before their arrival on the Island. The Dental Assisting students were thrilled to interact with the children one-on-one to show 6
them the equipment in a dental office and to make them feel comfortable and welcome. Dental Assisting students Candace Gilbert, left, and Sophie Jenkins show two little visitors from the PEI Association of Newcomers to Canada some of the equipment they will encounter in a dental office.