Students starting to arrive!

Students have been starting to arrive in Winnipeg for the new school year.

A Bit About St. James

For those of you who would like to know a little bit more about the neighbourhood of St. James, where our school division is located, Tourism Winnipeg has some good information you can read about here. 

Information About Your International Student Health Insurance

Here is a helpful video from Ingle Insurance with information about the health insurance plan our students have.  We will of course explain everything once students arrive, but this is good info for you to know.




Studying in Canada? Everything You Need to Know About Your Medical Coverage! (With subtitles) from mister sisu on Vimeo.

Some Canadian Foods

Canadians tend to eat a pretty typical western/American diet, with a lot of foods from other cultures thrown in due to a lot of immigration to Canada from all over the world.  Most of the typically Canadian foods tend to be snack foods for some reason.  Here is a lot of some of them, thanks again to J.J.'s Complete Guide to Canada .

	Poutine Probably the single most famous “Canadian food,” poutine is a rather unhealthy dish produced by smothering French fries with gravy and lumps of white cheese curd.
	Butter tart A flaky pastry shell filled with a rich, sugary mixture of buttery baked cream and raisins. Delicious!
	Ketchup chips Exactly what they sound like — ketchup-flavoured potato chips. The mix of sweet and salty is a decidedly acquired taste. Pickle-flavoured chips are also popular.
	Beaver tail Contains no actual beaver. Instead, it’s a hearty hunk of deep-fried dough, usually covered in sugar and cinnamon.
	Nanaimo bar Originating from the British Columbian town of the same name, these treats are made from a thick, buttery cream sandwiched between two kinds of chocolate.
	Maple-flavoured things The national symbol you can eat! Along with the ubiquitous maple syrup, Canada is home to all sorts of maple-flavoured cookies, candies and treats.
	Jos. Louis™ cakes According to a recent National Post poll, these store-bought snack cakes are one of Canada’s favourite foods. A chocolate frosted cake with white icing inside.
	Coffee Crisp™ Perhaps Canada’s most iconic chocolate bar. Coffee Crisp houses vaguely coffee-flavoured wafers in a milk chocolate coat.
	Timbits™ Made by the good people at Tim Hortons, Timbits are little more than your run-of-the-mill donut holes. But so many flavours…
	Beef Canada has an ample domestic beef supply thanks to Alberta, the country’s thriving capital of cattle ranching. Good steaks and burgers will often brag about being “Alberta-fresh.”
	Rye bread Rye is a grain that tends to grow well in cold temperatures, making it a natural Canadian crop. “Canadian-style” rye bread tends to be fairly light and fluffy.
	Smoked beef sandwich Combine beef and rye and you get a favourite offering of Montreal delis. Thick, peppery slices of spiced beef cold cuts served on equally thick rye bread.
	Smoked salmon Cooked for many hours in a special wood-burning “smoke oven,” this is the traditional aboriginal way to enjoy British Columbia’s famous salmon.
	Tourtiere Another French-Canadian favourite, tourtiere is a savoury pie made with ground beef and spices. They come in both group and individual sizes.
	Apples The most iconic fruit of North America, apples are grown across Canada, with the most famous variant being the McIntosh — first grown in eastern Ontario.
	Potatoes Like rye, potatoes thrive in winter climates and have remained another popular staple crop of farmers across the country. The tiny province of Prince Edward Island is known for little else.