One of the three locations where coordinators will lead STEM outreach. Pictured is the Western Arctic Research Centre in Inuvik (Photo by: Aurora College)
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Aurora College Plans Board of Directors Meetings for 2024

Connor Pitre
By Connor Pitre

The Aurora College Board of Governors has set its schedule of regular meetings through until the end of the 2023-2024 academic year, with a combination of virtual and in-person sessions.

Members of the public are welcome to attend. Anyone who wishes to make presentations or delegations to the Board must make their intentions known in writing, along with a written version of their presentation, question or delegation, at least four days in advance of the meeting. How and when to submit requests and materials will be shared publicly prior to each meeting,

The meetings have all been scheduled, but may change if the need arises.

November 30, 2023 – Virtual

January 23, 2024 – Virtual

February 23, 2024 – Virtual

March 20, 2024 – Virtual

April 24-25, 2024 – Inuvik

May 22, 2024 (tentative) – Virtual

June 5-6, 2024 – Fort Smith

September 2024 (TBD) – Yellowknife

Connor Pitre
Connor Pitre
Born and raised in Central Alberta, Connor Pitre attended the Western Academy Broadcasting College in Saskatchewan, before making his way to the NWT in November of 2021. Since then, he has become a regular staple of the True North FM crew in the News department, and occasionally filling in on the afternoon show.

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