Fleming College

An episode of the Rick Mercer Report that features Loggersports and Open House events at the Frost Campus of Fleming College will air on Tuesday, Nov. 13.

Mercer spent the day at the campus on Saturday, Nov. 3. He participated in the college’s 30^th annual Loggersports Competition and took part in program demonstrations that were part of Fleming’s Fall Open House that day. Students from programs such as Forestry, Urban Forestry, Outdoor Adventure Skills, Blasting Techniques and Resources Drilling and Blasting were part of the filming for the segment.

“We were thrilled to have Rick and his team at our Frost Campus. As viewers will see, he is very funny, very fit and incredibly fearless,” said Drew Van Parys, Fleming’s Director of Marketing. “Our students and staff did a fabulous job helping Rick participate in the events and setting up a uniquely Fleming College surprise demonstration.”

The episode will air on CBC and CHEX TV at 8 p.m. on Nov. 13.

Located in the heart of Central Ontario, Fleming College has campus locations in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg and Haliburton. Named for famous Canadian inventor and engineer Sir Sandford Fleming, the college features more than 90 full-time programs in Community Development and Health, Continuing Education, Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Justice and Business, Skilled Trades and Technology, and Visual Arts. Fleming College has 5,900 full-time and 10,000 part-time students, and more than 63,000 alumni.

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For more information:                 

Laura Copeland, Communications Officer, 705-749-5530 x 1370 or copeland@flemingc.on.ca