Columbia International College

Columbia International College has been awarded the Eat Smart! Award of Excellence. This award recognizes Columbia’s long-standing commitment to meeting students’ physical needs and providing them with a large selection of healthy meals.

The Eat Smart! Award of Excellence recognizes schools that meet exceptional standards based on three criteria:

1. A variety of healthy food choices that emphasize whole grains, vegetables, fruits and lower fat options.
2. A track record of food safety based on the requirements of Ontario’s Food Premises Regulation and at least one fulltime kitchen employee certified in safe food handling
3. A 100% smoke-free environment in compliance with the Smoke-Free Ontario Act (2005)

Everyday, every meal, our students are treated to fresh, nutritious and delicious meals. By providing students with a balanced diet prepared by the Sodexo team at Columbia, we ensure that our students have everything they need to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

“[The] Eat Smart! School Program has become recognized throughout Ontario,” says Suzanne Neumann, a Public Health Nutritionist for the City of Hamilton. “The program provides schools an exciting opportunity to support and promote healthy choices and life-long health promoting habits for students.”

The Canadian Cancer Society (Ontario Division), the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, and the City of Hamilton Public Health Services are all key supporters of the Eat Smart! program.

Columbia is honoured to be a recipient of this prestigious award and we will continue to provide our students with the nutritional needs so critical to their growth and success.