The YWCA will be offering a Computers for Life course through their Steps for Success program!
Join these free beginner computer classes to get a free computer and learn basic computer skills. The course has two levels. No prior computer experience is needed to join the course.
In level 1, you will learn how to:
Use the keyboard and mouse, create and organize documents in folders, find online information and recognize scams, translate between English and other languages, use maps to plan a trip, send and receive emails and set up a computer and connect to the internet.
In level 2, you will learn how to:
Edit documents and complete online forms, store information on the internet, send attachments and links through email, apply for jobs and services online, practice video conferencing, do online shopping and banking, and protect yourself from online scams.
For more information, please call Steps for Success at 204-677-5016 or email: essentialskillywca@mts.net
YWCA is offering free training opportunities through their Steps to Success program. Steps to Success is offering a variety of courses throughout the month of September
Microsoft Excel: September 3th- September 6th, 10am- 12pm
Basic Computer: Tuesday evenings, September 10th- October 1st, 6am- 9am. Altered Minds will be supplying a free computer to each participant. Pre-registration is required
Basic Computer: Fridays, September 13th- October 4th at Burntwood School. Morning sessions between 9am- 12pm and afternoon sessions between 1pm- 4pm. Altered Minds will be supplying a free computer to each participant. Pre-registration is required
Essential Skills for Employment: September 23rd- November 22nd, 9am- 3pm. Learn employment skills, attend certification training, complete two-week job placement.
Call 204-677-5016 to register and for more details
7:30pm
Nights Sweats is a personal remembrance of gay life during the AIDS crisis. The setting is London UK during the Disco years of 1978 to 1989
Join the Thompson Public Library for a special banned book story time week. Every day from Tuesday, September 24th to Saturday, September 28th, a picture book that has been banned or challenged from schools will be read. On Tuesday and Saturday. a craft will also be included with the story.
Start Times:
Tuesday: 11:45am
Wednesday: 11:15am
Thursday: 11:00am
Friday: 11:00am
Saturday: 10:30am
The City of Thompson will be partnering with the Ma-Mow-We-Take Friendship Centre in hosting a Truth and Reconcilliation Event in honor of Orange Shirt Day at the Bill Comaskey Wellness Centre at the TRCC on Friday, September 27th from 5pm- 7pm.
This event will be honouring residential school survivors. All are welcome to attend. Free pizza, Hoop dancing performances and learn how to, and educational crafts will be available.