D Announcements
Dawson remembers on Friday, Sept. 11
Join us at 12:30 PM in the Peace Garden on Friday, Sept. 11 for the 20-year commemoration of the Dawson tragedy. Staff, students, alumni and retirees will gather with survivors and their families and the family of Anastasia De Sousa.
Painted Lady butterfly foster parents wanted
Help foster the life of a beautiful Painted Lady butterfly and reconnect with Nature and your colleagues. Caring for these small creatures is a meaningful way to support biodiversity and appreciate the important role every living thing plays in our ecosystem.
Painted Lady chrysalids are expected to arrive the third week of September, giving participants a chance to witness their remarkable transformation into butterflies. Foster parents will receive a pop-up habitat and food. All you need is a secure indoor location away from direct sunlight.
Email sustainability@dawsoncollege.qc.ca to sign up.
Vaccination Day is this coming Wednesday
Sept. 16, 9 AM to 4 PM in 3C.1
No appointment needed; open to all staff and students. Free vaccines and vaccination record updates available. Bring your RAMQ card and any vaccination records if available. First come, first served.
Enjoy the first play of the season Sept. 16-19
Before Instagram and TikTok, before the algorithm decided who we were and who we might love, there was Craigslist. This offbeat music-driven play sets actual Craigslist classifieds, missed connections, and personal ads to a witty, tuneful score. Dawson’s Professional Theatre Presents Do You Want What I Have Got? A Craigslist Cantata
Misha Solomon at Dawson Reads Sept. 17
Misha Solomon’s work has appeared in journals across Canada and has been anthologized in Best Canadian Poetry 2024, 2026, and 2027 (Biblioasis) and in On Occasion: Poems for the People (Coach House). He is a student in Concordia University’s Interdisciplinary Humanities PhD program. Author of three chapbooks, and his full-length debut, My Great-Grandfather Danced Ballet, was released by Brick Books in March 2026.
Thursday, September 17, 2-3:30 PM in 4C.1
Still space in some Campus Recreation classes
Group classes run until Dec. 1. Registration for Fall 2026 is online.
Atwater Avenue closed Sept. 26-27
Due to the 2026 UCI Road World Championships, Atwater Avenue will be closed on Saturday, Sept. 26 and Sunday, Sept. 27, including the section near Dawson College. There will be controlled crossing points for pedestrians and vehicles when the course is clear.
The City is advising people to expect significant traffic disruptions and to use the metro when possible.
College Communications
D Announcements is your virtual bulletin board for Dawson community information, events, and news briefs, released on Thursdays every other week between issues of D News.
Submit your news or info via the Communications Request Form in Omnivox under the Administrative Services menu.
- The next issue of D News will be on September 17 (submission deadline: Friday, September 11).
- The next issue of D Announcements will on September 24 (submission deadline: Wednesday, September 23).
