Current Initiatives

This year’s Giving Day is raising funds for our Trades programs, giving students the equipment, skills, and support they need to drive local growth, ignite opportunity, and build a stronger future for our region.

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Starting November 20th, you can bid on one of the many incredible items donated by our staff and help our community. All monies raised stay within our community and support Christmas hampers and the food banks.

Coming soon!

Collection boxes will be set up inside Dawson Creek Campus Services and at the Regional Reception desk.  All foods will be donated to Networks Ministries

Collecting until Dec 19.

More initiatives coming soon!

Past Initiatives

  • Community Rallies as NLC Rodeo Team Raises Donations for Dawson Creek Food Banks

    For the second year in a row, the NLC Rodeo Team hosted the Food Round Up, collecting donations for our local food banks. The initiative partnered with Dawson Co-op again this year to maximize our efforts. Co-op provided Hunger Bags filled with $20 worth of groceries that the food banks were low on such as…

  • A season of generosity at Northern Lights College with NLC Gives Back

    It’s been a season of generosity here at Northern Lights College (NLC). Over the months of November and December, NLC along with the Northern Lights College Foundation, participated in numerous activities all aimed at giving back to our students and our communities. Check out all the ways Northern Lights College and the NLC Foundation gave…

  • Northern Lights College students and Dawson Co-op team up for February food drive 

    While local food banks received generous donations over the holiday season, shelves start to run low by February. To help bridge the gap, the NLC Rodeo Team and NLC DC Student Council joined forces to organize a community food drive, ensuring local families in need continue to have access to essential groceries.  This year, the…

  • Northern Lights College students build community connections with barn construction project 

    Northern Lights College Enhanced Carpentry Foundation students are raising the roof this winter, but not on a house.  Through a partnership with the Dawson Creek Exhibition Association (DCEA) and the City of Dawson Creek, this class is building a barn on the exhibition fairgrounds.   Enhanced Carpentry Foundation students learn the entire process of building construction,…

  • NLC Heavy Mechanical Trades students help Bear Mountain Ski Hill gear up for new season

    Our Heavy Mechanical Trades Foundation students got some great experience recently when they serviced a Prinoth BR350 snow cat and groomer. The snow cat belongs to Bear Mountain Ski Hill and was in need of track repair and servicing. Bryan Harman, a long-time volunteer with the ski hill, was thrilled with the students’ work. “This…

  • NLC and Rotary Cook for the Community

    The kitchen was filled with laughter and mirth as turkeys were carved, stock was strained, and stuffing was stirred at the Northern Lights College (NLC) Dawson Creek campus on Dec. 4. NLC and the Rotary Clubs of Dawson Creek partnered up once again for the return of the Community Dinner after being on hiatus for…