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John and Adrienne Peacock

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John and Adrienne met in 1960 while attending St Francis Xavier (StFX) University. Adrienne was a home economics student from Coxheath, Nova Scotia and John was a business student from Quebec City. They were both very involved in campus life - Adrienne with the Dramatic Society and the Model Parliament, and John as President of the Debating Society and Business Manager of the varsity football team. After graduating in 1963, Adrienne qualified as a registered dietitian at University Hospital in Saskatoon and John articled with the accounting firm Clarkson Gordon in Montreal and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1966.

Alanis Obomsawin

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A member of the Abenaki Nation and one of Canada’s most distinguished filmmakers, Alanis Obomsawin is a director and producer at the National Film Board of Canada, where she has worked since 1967.

Nipissing announces 2023 honorary degree recipients

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Nipissing University will present five outstanding leaders with honorary degrees, the University’s highest distinction, during its upcoming Convocation taking place June 13 to June 15 at the R.J. Surtees Student Athletics Centre.

Emergency Telephones

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Emergency Phone locations on campus

Then & Now: Tegan McWhirter, Master of Environmental Science Graduate (2021)

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Growing up in Northern Ontario, Tegan McWhirter developed a passion for the outdoors. While pursuing her Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Environmental Science at Queen’s University, Tegan worked for the Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services (AFFES) division of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry as a Wildland Fire Fighter on the Type I (initial attack) crew.