Impact Construction – Building the Future

We’re home and it’s better than we ever imagined!

By Kimberley FehrMay 03, 2022Comments Disabled

“Breathtaking!” “Blown-away!” “I was rendered speechless.” Some were even moved to tears. These are some of the many reactions of UTS students and staff as they crossed the threshold of our renewed school for the first time at the beginning...

We are Almost Home!

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We are Almost Home!

By Kimberley FehrApril 01, 2022Comments Disabled

We are waiting with heady anticipation for our return to 371 Bloor Street West. Our renewed school is nearly ready! The beautiful new classrooms look pristine and ready for learning, outfitted with chairs, desks, whiteboards and blackboards. Even clocks...

On the Cusp of our Brilliant Future

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On the Cusp of our Brilliant Future

By Kimberley FehrMarch 02, 2022Comments Disabled

The walls are freshly painted, creating a pristine blank slate for our future. The fully refurbished school is emerging, with beautiful finishing touches like wood shelving in the library and new display cases inset in the walls throughout the building,...

Thanks to you, we exceeded our $2M goal

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Thanks to you, we exceeded our $2M goal

By Kimberley FehrFebruary 04, 2022Comments Disabled

Together, we made it to the finish line, thanks to you and all that you do for our school! The UTS community came together to raise $2,126,762 to outfit our renewed building. Thanks to your support, UTS students will have state-of-the-art equipment and...

Closer to done

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Closer to done

By Kimberley FehrFebruary 01, 2022Comments Disabled

Every day, our renewed building looks a little more polished, as it becomes closer to being ready for our return! The concrete floor and lower rows of the Withrow Auditorium are smooth and clean, with indentations in place to hold the seating that will...

Invoking our ideals

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Invoking our ideals

By Kimberley FehrDecember 17, 2021Comments Disabled

’Twas the end of the year, when all through our new school, Not a teacher was stirring; not even a joule. The halls were quiet and the blackboards were bare In the hopes UTS students soon would be there. In the Withrow Auditorium, two seats were...

Ultimate sacrifice for freedoms of the future

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Ultimate sacrifice for freedoms of the future

By Kimberley FehrNovember 30, 2021Comments Disabled

They sacrificed everything, and they might not have anyone left to remember them, except us. One anonymous donor established an initiative to honour the 140 UTS alumni and one staff member who lost their lives in World Wars I and II by dedicating 47...

And then there was light!

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And then there was light!

By Kimberley FehrNovember 30, 2021Comments Disabled

Electricity is now travelling through transformers in the basement of the old building at 371 Bloor Street West. From there, it extends sequentially to different sections of our renewed building to allow for some very important things to happen. The ‘powering...

Team UTS for life: Tom MacMillan ’67

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Team UTS for life: Tom MacMillan ’67

By Kimberley FehrNovember 02, 2021Comments Disabled

The strong camaraderie of teams made at UTS has been a unifying theme throughout Tom MacMillan’s life and has cemented his commitment to the school as a UTS Board Director, Project Steering Committee member, Building the Future Campaign Cabinet member,...

UTS student life will be even more vibrant

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UTS student life will be even more vibrant

By Kimberley FehrNovember 02, 2021Comments Disabled

Garry Kollins, UTS Vice Principal, Foundation Years, Student Life and Student Support, thinks student life will be even more vibrant once we move back to 371 Bloor Street West. “We have a real opportunity to grow Student Life with our renewed building,”...