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Emblem Corp. (TSXV:EMC)
(EMC.WT)
(“Emblem” or the
“Company”), on behalf of
its health and education subsidiary GrowWise Health Limited
(GrowWise), and
Durham College
(DC) are pleased to announce their signing of a memorandum
of understanding (MOU) to begin integrating cannabis-related
learning into many of DC’s post-secondary programs and building
professional development courses. The MOU is the first-ever
agreement in the province of Ontario between a cannabis education
service and a post-secondary institution.
“This is an incredibly exciting opportunity, both for GrowWise
and for Durham College,” says Adam Saperia, President of GrowWise
Health. “GrowWise is already a leader when it comes to education
for patients. As interest in the cannabis industry grows, so too
does the need for education, and GrowWise is ideally positioned to
meet these professional educational demands for healthcare
professionals and the wider market.”
The agreement builds on the college’s highly successful Medical
Cannabis Fundamentals for Business Professionals course which was
introduced in 2017 by DC’s School of Continuing Education in
collaboration with GrowWise.
Today’s announcement paves the way for more cannabis-focused
courses to be offered. It will also allow for DC to begin offering
its students work placements with cannabis industry partners and
opens the door for eventual applied research opportunities within
the industry.
“As an institution we are continually striving to develop and
deliver leading-edge learning solutions,” says DC President, Don
Lovisa. “As a proven developer of education and training for
organizations of all types, today’s agreement will allow us to
design and develop co-branded courses, both online and in-class,
that will be offered directly to healthcare professionals, patients
and other stakeholders in Canada’s emerging cannabis space.”
In addition to providing subject matter expertise as well as
funding, GrowWise and Emblem will work collaboratively with DC to
identify applied research and experiential learning opportunities
both in the medical and recreational cannabis industries.
About GrowWise Health
GrowWise Health, a subsidiary of Emblem Corp., provides patients
and healthcare providers with personalized education to make
informed choices about medical cannabis treatments. With education
centres across Ontario and British Columbia, prospective patients
can learn more at www.growwisehealth.com.
About Emblem
Emblem Corp. is a fully integrated licensed producer and
distributor of medical cannabis and cannabis derivatives in Canada
under the ACMPR (Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes
Regulations). Led by a team of cannabis experts and former health
care and pharma executives, it has three distinct verticals –
cannabis production, patient education centers, and pharmaceutical
dosage form development. Emblem trades under the ticker symbol EMC
on the Toronto Venture Exchange (TSXV).
About Durham
At Durham College (DC), the student experience comes first. With
campuses in Oshawa and Whitby and a learning site in Pickering, the
college offers more than 12,000 full-time post-secondary and
apprenticeship students access to more than 140 full-time and eight
apprenticeship programs in a number of different disciplines,
enabling them to develop the skills required to meet the demands of
today’s job market. The college is also set to launch its first
four-year degree program, the Honours Bachelor of Health Care
Technology Management, in September 2018.
The Oshawa campus features the state-of-the art Student Services
building and will soon feature the Centre for Collaborative
Education, a legacy project tied to DC’s 50th anniversary in 2017.
The new facility will bring together local, Indigenous and global
communities, providing a new home for several of the college’s most
innovative and ground-breaking programs.
The Whitby campus features the award-winning W. Galen Weston
Centre for Food, which includes Bistro ’67, a full-service,
teaching-inspired restaurant, and Pantry, a retail store featuring
food prepared by students in the college’s culinary programs.
For more information, visit www.durhamcollege.ca or call
905.721.2000.
For further information contact:
Ali Mahdavi Vice President, Capital Markets and Investor
Relations Emblem Corp. 416.962.3300 alimahdavi@emblemcorp.com
Melissa McLeanCommunications specialist, Communications and
MarketingDurham College905.721.2000 ext.
2952melissa.mclean@durhamcollege.ca
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