Camosun College Student Society gets new board members with spring elections

The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) held its spring elections from Tuesday, March 24 to Thursday, March 26. Athena Pimentel was elected as Interurban executive, and Riley Lam as Lansdowne executive. Terence Baluyut was elected as finance executive, Mia Purnell as wellness and access director, Aarisca Sharma as sustainability director, and Madison Huynh as women’s […]

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News Briefs: May 6, 2026 issue

Camosun Board of Governors approves 2026/27 budget The Camosun College Board of Governors has approved a balanced budget of $160.2 million for the 2026/27 fiscal year. This is down from the 2025/26 budget of $171.95 million as the college faces budgetary pressures mainly resulting from the federal government’s cap on international students. The college is […]

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News Briefs: April 1, 2026 issue

Camosun student receives co-op awards Makayla Silvey, a student in Camosun College’s Mechanical Engineering Technology program, has received awards at the local, provincial, and national levels for her work during her co-op term. She has been named the 2025 Yvonne Thompson Page Co-op Student of the Year at Camosun, received the Association for Co-operative Education […]

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Camosun announces budget reduction of up to $9 million, advocacy groups concerned

Camosun College announced on Wednesday, March 4 that it needs to reduce its 2026-27 budget by anywhere between $7.2 and $9 million, and student and faculty advocacy groups are concerned about what this could mean for student services and job security. This announcement comes after the federal government announced cuts of approximately 49 percent to […]

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Camosun College Student Society spring election results in

The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) held its spring elections from Tuesday, March 24 to Thursday, March 26. Emma Jones was elected as external executive, Athena Pimentel as Interurban executive, and Riley Lam as Lansdowne executive. Terence Baluyut was elected as finance executive, Mia Purnell as wellness and access director, Aarisca Sharma as sustainability director, […]

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News Briefs: March 18, 2026 issue

Camosun introduces multi-factor authentication In order to improve digital security, Camosun College is requiring students set up multi-factor authentication (MFA) on their Camosun accounts. Voluntary MFA sign-up is available until Thursday, April 9, and there will be no change made during the exam period. After Wednesday, April 22, MFA will be mandatory for all students […]

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Camosun College Student Society gets ready for spring board elections

The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) is holding its biannual student board elections from March 24 to 26. This time around, there are 17 positions opening up, including external executive, finance executive, Interurban and Lansdowne executives, Indigenous director, international director, pride director, student wellness and access director, sustainability director, women’s director, and off-campus director-at-large, as […]

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