Keyano College has suspended its carpentry program and laid off 19 staff, marking the beginning of the college’s efforts to reduce its 2020-21 fiscal year budget by $3 million.

Keyano College’s name comes from a Cree word that roughly translates to “sharing.” The school is located in the fast-growing municipality of Wood Buffalo and situated near a huge boreal forest.

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Former Keyano College president Trent Keough was found to have grossly mismanaged senior-level employees, public funds and the delivery of a public service, following a joint investigation by the ...

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At Keyano, with about 1,400 students, the 20 cuts included 12 academic staff, mostly in fine and liberal arts. Another northern college in Grande Prairie cut 28 positions, but just four in ...

In March, COVID-19 stopped in-person classes at the college. At the time, Keyano was already in the process of layoffs and 32 staff were permanently let go by the end of the summer.

Most Keyano students are from Fort Mac. Fire cut short Grade 12 year two months early, so college instructors are having to help new students catch up.

The $9.2 million is part of a $50-million program that includes Athabasca University, Northern Lakes College and Portage College. Sawhney visited Keyano on Monday to announce the funding.

More than a decade later a training program run by the Athabasca Tribal Council (ATC) and Keyano College helped Cortez, who was working as a line cook until recently, realize her dream last month.

Keyano College — which has campuses in Fort McMurray and Fort Chipewyan as well as learning centres in Fort McKay and Gregoire Lake — approved the Chicago principles on July 11.

The introduction of a cricket team to the slate of athletic programs at Keyano College is expected to draw more international students to the school. Irfan Bangash is coaching the Keyano Huskies ...