Jayne Imagination gets personal with friends imaginary and real

Local electronic musician Jayne Murray—also known as Jayne Imagination—released her new album Friends on July 27. And while the album—her second this year, following up May’s Messenger—is the latest step forward for Murray, she’s also looking back. Murray says that she had a spectacular childhood, so much so that she never wanted to stop being […]

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Camosun launches new Indigenous Community Wellness program

Camosun College is launching a new program this fall for Indigenous students that teaches the integration of Indigenous perspectives and practices into organizations and the greater community. The Indigenous Community Wellness program is a 10-month certificate that can be taken full-time or part-time at the Saanich Adult Education Centre. Program leader Meagan Saulnier is looking […]

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Professional Cook Training student wins cooking competition

Camosun College Professional Cook Training student Sebastian Edwards won first place in the Victoria chapter of the Regional Jeune Chef Commis, a La Chaîne des Rotisseur cooking competition held in Vancouver on June 11.  Edwards says that his love of cooking stemmed from a love of eating, which led him to the Professional Cook Training […]

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Caring for former youth in care: Figuring out the Provincial Tuition Waiver Program

The Provincial Tuition Waiver Program (PTWP) is a government benefit introduced in 2017 that helps former youth in care access post-secondary education by covering the cost of tuition. The BC government estimates that 1,900 students across BC have benefited from PTWP since it was introduced. Unlike scholarships, grants and bursaries, PTWP is classified as a […]

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Kiryn’s Wellness Corner: The importance of breathing

It’s been a month since we last connected, so let me refresh you on the two takeaways from my last article: paying attention to what foods and drink you crave and when, and paying attention to when your breath is easy and deep or restricted and shallow.  Both areas of focus take place around the […]

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Monsters on Maple Street interesting but not light summer read

Monsters on Maple Street: The Twilight Zone and the Postwar American Dream by author and historian David J. Brokaw delivers a thought-provoking examination of the relationship between the classic science-fiction show The Twilight Zone and post-World War II America.  Reading this non-fiction book is like taking a step back into the 1950s and 1960s, to […]

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Walking the Balance Beam: Finding balance in goodness

What is goodness? How do we balance the good in our lives? How do we feel goodness, see goodness, practice goodness? Goodness has a broad spectrum. Can we really measure it? What does it mean? Goodness can be displayed in the simplest of acts. If we pass someone living outside, we can offer some change, […]

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