Here 2 Help in the New Year of 2012

A Happy Holidays and New Year to all returning students and a warm welcome to all new students in the year 2012. We are Here 2 Help in the new year and would like to remind our students of important dates coming up in the new year.

Important Dates for Students

• January 9, 2012 - Winter Term Start Date (for most programs)
• January 20, 2012 - Deadline to withdraw from program and be eligible for tuition refund.
• January 2nd-6th, 2012 - Early OSAP release dates, get your OSAP early and avoid the lines.
• February 7, 2012, Deadline for Winter Term OSAP applications

For more details on deadlines and applications visit http://www.algonquincollege.com/RegistrarsOffice/ for further information.

It will be an incredible year for learning and the city is going to help with some great artists from all over the globe coming to Ottawa this year to entertain and enlighten the youthful masses. Here are a list of incredible performers/performances to look out for in the new year.

Entertainment Dates for 2012

Ottawa International Motorcycle Show - Jan 13 - 15th - Feel the Power! 2012 Ottawa International Motorcycle Show proudly presents Eastern Ontario Western Quebec's 3rd annual motorcycle extravaganza to be held at the new Capital Exhibition Centre.

Juno Awards - March 26 - April1st - Last year we hosted the Genie's at the NAC, can we top it this year? Filled with tons of stars and featuring performances from Blue Rodeo, Feist and Deadmau5.

Roger Waters and The Wall - June 25th - Pink Floyd returns to Scotiabank Place since 2010 for another performance of one of the best albums of all time, The Wall.

Van Gogh Exhibit - May 25 - Sep 3rd - Approximately 50 paintings by the Dutch master will be on display at the National Art Gallery.

Ottawa Food & Wine Show - November - One of Ottawa's biggest festivals got even bigger this year, expanding its show to a full five days to accommodate it's increasingly large crowd every year.

Ottawa Bluesfest (RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest) - July 4-15th - Bluefest acquired a new head sponsor this year, which could vastly change the line-up for this years festival. With the increasing popularity of the events and bigger sponsor, this year hopes to shape into one of the greatest yet.

For information on any of these events and many more events in Ottawa, please visit http://www.ottawakiosk.com/events.html