Open Space: Government misses mark with MSP

On February 16 finance minister Mike de Jong announced BC’s 2016 budget and this government’s plans for the Medical Services Plan (MSP) in the province. There was a great effort on the government’s part to reduce the cost of MSP payments for low-income families, but they’re missing the mark. Green Party of British Columbia leader […]

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25 years ago in Nexus

Cafeteria chaos: One of the main cover stories in our March 5, 1991 issue looked at a strike that almost shut down the Lansdowne cafeteria. But not quite: a one-year contract was agreed upon between Beaver Foods, who owned the cafeteria then, and their workers. The Camosun College Student Society stepped in and suggested mediation […]

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Camosun College Student Society concerned over minister of advanced education’s comments

The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) claims that minister of advanced education Andrew Wilkinson made statements regarding BC student debt in a February 3 Times Colonist article that were misleading or unrealistic. Specifically, the CCSS is concerned about Wilkinson’s claim that 61,000 students receive financial assistance. The CCSS says that this is representative of less […]

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10 things you didn’t know about Camosun (Lansdowne edition)

Camosun College opened its doors in 1971; in the past 45 years, countless students have roamed the halls and fields of the Lansdowne campus. During that time, stories have been told and myths have blossomed: tales of, for example, ghosts, underground tunnels, and, uh, turtles. Naturally, there are lots of unanswered questions, and we’re here […]

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