Cholesterol: Eating to Reduce your Risk

Date

Thursday June 19, 2025
11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location

Online

This one-hour, instructor-led seminar by TELUS Health will explore the significant impact of nutrition on reducing Cholesterol risks. 

Session Details: In this one-hour, instructor-led seminar, participants will:

  • Identify causes of high cholesterol

  • Differentiate between types of cholesterol and fats

  • Adjust diets to lower cholesterol and associated health risks

  • Discover superfoods that aid in reducing cholesterol

The session features lectures, interactive discussions, and opportunities for Q&A.

Food power: Reducing cancer risk

Date

Friday June 13, 2025
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Location

Online

This one-hour, instructor-led seminar by TELUS Health will explore the significant impact of nutrition on cancer prevention.

Participants will gain insights into:
 

  • The relationship between dietary factors and cancer risk

  • Strategies to reduce cancer risk through informed food choices

  • Planning a balanced, health-promoting diet

  • Identifying antioxidant-rich foods that support overall health


The session combines informative lectures with interactive elements, including Q&A, group discussions, and virtual engagement tools, ensuring a comprehensive learning experience.

Wellness Walk

Date

Thursday June 26, 2025
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm

Location

Meet at HR Central, Flemming Hall.

As part of our commitment to employee wellbeing, join us for a rejuvenating Wellness Walk along the waterfront.

Take a well-deserved break and immerse yourself in the tranquil surroundings. In just 25 to 30 minutes, recharge your mind and body, promoting mental wellness through movement and connection with nature. Let's prioritize mental health together by embracing this opportunity to destress, unwind, and foster a culture of wellbeing in our workplace. Don't miss out on this refreshing activity!

Managing Time as a Leader

Date

Monday December 8, 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location

Online

Explore the benefits of managing your time as a leader and realize how respecting other people’s time, as well as your own, can result in reduced stress and increased levels of engagement by creating time to build meaningful connections.

This is one of the five core courses required for the Enhancing Wellbeing and Preventing Burnout (EWPB) Certificate.

Finding Balance

Date

Monday December 15, 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location

Online

There are many hurdles to achieving work and life balance. Please join us to learn some strategies to create balance in your life, helping employees to manage their workload, and even make work enjoyable again!

This is one of the five core courses required for the Enhancing Wellbeing and Preventing Burnout (EWPB) Certificate.

Effective Communication for Workplace Wellbeing

Date

Monday December 1, 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location

Online

Strong communication is the foundation of a healthy and engaged workplace. But how do we navigate difficult conversations, reduce stress, and foster collaboration?

Join us for this interactive two-hour workshop where you’ll gain practical tools to enhance dialogue, minimize conflict, and create a psychologically safe work environment. Through case studies and dynamic discussions, you’ll learn strategies to overcome defensive communication patterns, balance advocacy with inquiry, and build confidence in meaningful conversations.

Burnout: Signs, Symptoms and Prevention

Date

Monday November 17, 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location

Online

This session will not only discuss the signs and symptoms of burnout but will also discuss what strategies you can put in place to help your team THRIVE. Join your peers as together we build a leadership culture of burnout recognition and prevention.

This is one of the five core courses required for the Enhancing Wellbeing and Preventing Burnout (EWPB) Certificate.

Autonomy Supportive Leadership: Coaching Employees to Enhance Wellbeing

Date

Monday November 24, 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location

Online

By providing this sense of autonomy (choice and agency), managers can reduce their own work burden and coach employees to more meaningful contributions, preventing against burnout.

This is one of the five core courses required for the Enhancing Wellbeing and Preventing Burnout (EWPB) Certificate.

Planting and Welcoming the New Season

Date

Thursday May 29, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Location

³ÉÈË´óÆ¬ Community Garden behind Nicol Hall

Join us for a joyful time of planting, connection, and fresh beginnings! In this hands-on session, we’ll sow seeds, transplant young plants, and welcome the new season together in the newly established gardens. It’s a beautiful opportunity to pause, reflect, and plant hope, literally and figuratively! Whether you have a green thumb or just love being outdoors, this hour promises grounding energy, shared purpose, and a lot of fun in the soil. Let’s dig in and make something beautiful, together!

³ÉÈË´óÆ¬ Community Garden: Savouring Past Achievements

Date

Tuesday May 27, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Location

³ÉÈË´óÆ¬ Community Garden behind Nicol Hall

Let’s take a mindful pause to reflect, connect, and celebrate the beautiful moments we’ve grown together! Join us for an outdoor session where you’ll receive a photo from last season and a hand-picked dried flower, a small memento of a meaningful season in the Queen's Community Garden. In small groups, we’ll savour the memories, share our stories, and appreciate the impact of our collective journey. Don’t miss this cozy, heartwarming hour of reflection and connection!